In August 2016, a startup called Wealthsimple ran an experiment that contradicted everything its competitors believed about acquiring high-net-worth customers. Instead of...
In October 2020, Cathie Wood published a 15-page research paper through ARK Invest titled “Big Ideas 2021” that included a section predicting...
In June 2019, Transferwise, now Wise, took out a full-page advertisement in the Financial Times that consisted entirely of a table comparing...
In early 2017, Kabbage co-founder Rob Frohwein faced a growth challenge that his company’s marketing team could not solve through conventional channels....
In 2014, a compliance technology company called Comply Advantage published its first annual report on global financial crime trends. The report was...
In May 2020, during the first months of the pandemic, a small British fintech called Tide faced a crisis that threatened its...
In 2016, a Dublin-based regulatory technology startup called Fenergo had a problem that many enterprise fintech companies share: despite serving some of...
Early-stage fintech funding, covering seed and Series A rounds, reached $14.8 billion globally in 2024, accounting for 58% of all fintech deals,...
An estimated 1.4 billion adults worldwide remain unbanked, according to the World Bank’s 2024 Global Findex Database. That number has decreased from...
Fintech startups raised $29.1 billion in venture capital globally during the first three quarters of 2024, according to data from CB Insights....
On 7 August 2024, Nigerian fintech Moniepoint published a detailed breakdown of its agent banking network expansion on TechCrunch Africa. The article,...
In February 2025, Checkout.com founder Guillaume Pousaz was named to Bloomberg’s list of the 50 most influential people in global finance. Pousaz...
In Q3 2024, Marqeta published a report analysing the shift from physical to virtual card issuance across its platform. The report, based...
In March 2024, London-based fintech startup Zilch secured a $100 million funding round after a 12-month digital PR campaign that generated coverage...
In June 2024, Brazilian fintech Ebanx announced its expansion into 15 African markets, a move that caught many industry observers by surprise....
In 2024, the global fintech ecosystem added approximately 4,200 new companies, bringing the total to over 34,000 fintech firms operating worldwide. Of...
In March 2025, a Harris Poll survey of 2,400 US consumers found that 67% would not trust a fintech company with their...
In November 2024, Brex co-founder Henrique Dubugras published a detailed analysis of corporate card spend patterns across 30,000 startups on the company’s...
In October 2024, London-based embedded finance company Weavr raised a $40 million Series B at a valuation that its lead investor, Tiger...