{"id":6430,"date":"2019-02-27T17:23:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T17:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/europe\/?p=6430"},"modified":"2019-04-12T14:13:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T14:13:02","slug":"european-fintech-briefing-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/europe\/analyses\/european-fintech-briefing-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"European Fintech Briefing 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This short briefing will give you a detailed overview of all the funding activity of the Fintech industry during 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The UK still led Europe during 2018 in <strong>Fintech investments<\/strong>, mainly driven by Worldpay\u2019s acquisition ($12,8B) and Funding Circle\u2019s IPO ($2,4B).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">DATA PROVIDED BY\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/invyo.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>INVYO ANALYTICS<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Access your own dashboard now<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The Fintech Briefing 2018<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6433\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fintech-insights.com\/research-portal\/reports\/european-fintech-briefing-2018\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6433\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Fintech-Europe_Short-Briefing_2018-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Fintech-Europe_Short-Briefing_2018-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Fintech-Europe_Short-Briefing_2018-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Fintech-Europe_Short-Briefing_2018-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Fintech-Europe_Short-Briefing_2018-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Download PDF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In this brief, you will get the funding activity of all <strong>European FinTech start-ups<\/strong> during 2018. A brief overview is also shared on the <strong>most funded Fintech<\/strong> and the <strong>most active VC investors<\/strong> in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>We partnered with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fintechforum.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Fintech Forum<\/strong><\/a>, a leading Fintech hub in Continental Europe, to provide you with a year in review of all the major announcements made in Fintech at a European level.<\/p>\n<p>Out of <strong>3,500+ indexed FinTech<\/strong> companies in Europe, the report also highlights interesting trends like the <strong>top\u00a03 most funded start-ups<\/strong> in each category.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Key takeaways<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#x1f538; Out of the top <strong>10 most funded<\/strong> companies in Fintech, <strong>60% of them<\/strong> are based in the United Kingdom;<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f538; <strong>Netherlands<\/strong> is positioned second in Europe driven by <strong>Adyen&#8217;s IPO<\/strong> ($8,3B). <strong>Sweden<\/strong> positions on the third place driven by <strong>iZettle&#8217;s acquisition<\/strong> by PayPal ($2,2B);<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f538; <strong>Digital banking<\/strong> was the hottest segment for Fintech, with <strong>nearly 50%<\/strong> (in value) of <strong>total investments<\/strong> caught during 2018;<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f538; Other sectors like <strong>Insurtech<\/strong> and <strong>Crypto<\/strong> are still in their early-days compared to its peers <strong>in the US or Asia<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>&gt;&gt; Access the briefing for FREE by following this <a href=\"https:\/\/fintech-insights.com\/research-portal\/reports\/european-fintech-briefing-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">link<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Share your feedback by leaving a comment below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This short briefing will give you a detailed overview of all the funding activity of the Fintech industry during 2018. 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