AtoB, Super Payments, and Pomelo each recently raised funding to build out their businesses.

The number of financial services deals declined 31% compared to Q1.

Survivors will find new ways to generate revenue while keeping their customer base intact.

Robot colleagues on the rise: As robots enter more industries, startups are developing systems for the bots to work collaboratively with humans. Economic turbulence will help and hinder the movement.

AI startups target corporate fear: Mounting recession anxiety is infusing accounting AI startups with cash. Long-term investor interest in AI applications will remain diverse, but startups may have to pivot.

A difficult market environment is reshaping insurers’ priorities. Insurers that focus on improving customer lifetime value and meeting evolving consumer expectations can turn challenges into opportunities.

Klarna is staring down a potential 85% valuation cut—here’s what fintechs will have to contend with in H2.

Few startup fintechs from a decade ago were able to withstand the force of incumbent financial institutions. Neobanks that can’t get their act together soon may face the same fate.

The CEO claims the neobank’s strategy is right on track. But it’s not profitable, it’s burning through funding, and its low revenue this year hurts the possibility of more funding.

Substack wasn’t the answer to digital publishing’s problems: The company has opted out of a Series C amid economic uncertainty.

The continent’s fintechs attracted about $3.3 billion in funding last year as investors recognized the region’s huge growth potential.

Investment soared sevenfold in 2021 for UK-based fintechs—here’s why we expect that trend to carry through 2022.

With a $550M raise, the crypto as a service platform quadrupled its valuation to $8B as large companies increasingly seek out opportunities in digital currencies.

Funding in Latin America and Asia, where there’s pent-up demand from underserved customers, reached record highs.

Opportunities will abound this year, too, due to diminishing cash use and the enormous latent demand for fintech services.

African fintechs raised nearly $3 billion in 2021—here’s how it’ll fuel the next wave of innovation on the continent.

Closing the digital divide and improving investment in emerging technologies have been on President Joe Biden’s tech policy agenda since he began his term. The long-awaited Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act finally passed through Congress in early November with bipartisan support, and it includes funding for increasing the affordability and adoption of high-speed internet in remote and underserved areas. Although not without its problems and compromises, the package provides a strong foundation for lowering the cost of connectivity across the country.

Brazil-based credit startup Open Co, India’s BNPL card fintech Uni, and cannabis card provider SuperNet are all meeting unmet payment needs.

This report explores what’s driving UK neobanks’ growth and how incumbents can defend their share of the digital bank account holder market.