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Fintech investment continues slow decline

Total global investment in fintech fell from $62.3 billion across 2,287 deals in H2’23 to $51.9 billion across 2,255 deals in H1’24.

06 August 2024

Company announcement/people

Hannah Donson appointed as KPMG's UK head of fintech

KPMG in the UK has appointed Hannah Dobson as its new Head of Fintech.

12 June 2024

News/retail

Innovate Finance sets out Open Finance roadmap

Building on open banking to enable wider data sharing across financial services products including savings, mortgages and insurance, could unlock an extra £30.5 billion GDP a year for the UK, says a paper from Innovate Finance and KPMG.

15 April 2024

News/predictions

Ireland’s fintech funding slumps

2023 saw a 94% decline in funding for Irish fintechs, according to recently published research.

25 March 2024

Company announcement/markets

KPMG forms AI innovation boosting partnership with Databricks

KPMG UK has formed a strategic alliance with Databricks, a leader in data and artificial intelligence. The alliance will help the firm’s clients get the most out of their data and AI and empower them to innovate at a faster pace.

15 March 2024

News/startups

UK fintech investment down 34% in 2023

Total UK fintech investment dropped to $12.3 billion in 2023, down 34% from $18.7 billion in 2022, according to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech, a bi-annual report on fintech investment trends

06 February 2024

Company announcement/people

Karim Haji appointed global head of financial services at KPMG

Karim Haji has been appointed Global Head of Financial Services (FS) for KPMG International.

03 October 2023

News/startups

Irish fintech funding slows down

Funding levels in Ireland's fintech sector have fallen again in the last 12 months due to economic and geopolitical challenges.

21 August 2023

News/crypto

Canadian fintech investment plummets

Investment in Canadian fintech companies dropped three-fold in the first half of 2023 as valuations continued to slide to levels not seen since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, driven primarily by macroeconomic concerns, according to KPMG.

18 August 2023

News/startups

Emea fintech takes biggest hit in funding downturn

The European fintech industry bore the brunt of a global drop in fintech funding during the first half of 2023, declining by more than half over the peceding period.

31 July 2023

Company announcement/payments

KPMG and Volante Technologies deliver ISO 20022 maturity model

Volante Technologies, the global leader in cloud payments modernization has deepened its existing partnership with KPMG LLP by developing a new ISO 20022 maturity model to help payment service providers determine ISO adoption readiness.

13 July 2023

Finextra TV/payments

Embedded Finance: Who is Leading the Payments Revolution?

Dr Kay Swinburne, Vice Chair, Financial Services, KPMG, speaks at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2023 about the biggest trends across the UK fintech landscape today, who is leading the charge, the risks that come with new payment trends, and where cash fits in.

19 April 2023