Pulse of Fintech h1 2020

Pulse of Fintech
H1 2020
September 2020
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Welcome to the H1’20 edition of Pulse of Fintech, a The increasing use of digital financial services models will KPMG Fintech professionals include
biannual report showcasing major activities and trends likely also spur investments in ancillary areas, such as partners and staff in over 50 fintech hubs
within the fintech market globally and in key regions fraud prevention, digital identity management and around the world, working closely with
around the world. cybersecurity. financial institutions, digital banks and
fintech companies to help them
H1’20 was unlike any time period ever seen before. The We discuss these trends and other issues in this edition understand the signals of change, identify
rapid emergence of COVID-19 was a major black swan of the Pulse of Fintech. We also address a number of key the growth opportunities and develop and
event, sending ripples throughout public markets and questions relating to the fintech market today, including: execute their strategic plans.
driving changes in customer and business behaviors on
— How could regulation enhance cryptocurrency
an unprecedented scale. Given the pandemic, it’s no Ian Pollari
investment?
surprise that deals activity ground almost to a halt, with Global Co-Leader of Fintech,
many of the completed deals in H1’20 hangover from — Why is payments such a hot ticket for VC investors KPMG International,
2019. globally? Partner and National-Sector
Leader, Banking,
Fintech investments during H1’20 put a spotlight on long- — How is the wealthtech sector evolving to become KPMG Australia
term trends, including the growing importance of APIs more digital?
and open data and the blurring of lines between fintech, — Why could regtech see increasing investment? Anton Ruddenklau
big tech and platform providers. They also highlighted the Global Co-Leader of Fintech,
acceleration of digital trends, such as the use of digital We hope you find this edition of the Pulse of Fintech KPMG International,
payments and importance of digital business models. insightful. If you would like to discuss any of the Partner and Head of Digital &
information contained in this report further, contact us or a Innovation, Financial Services,
Looking forward, uncertainty is expected to linger through KPMG local advisor. KPMG in the UK
the remainder of the year. Payments will likely continue to
be a very hot and competitive sector for fintech
investment, while regtech could grow on the radar of
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investors as corporates look to better manage risk. specified. Data provided by PitchBook unless
otherwise specified.
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Contents
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Global Fintech
insights segments
— Global fintech — Payments
investment — Insurtech
— Regtech
04
analysis (VC, PE,
M&A) — Wealthtech
— Top 10 deals — Blockchain/
— Fintech trends in cryptocurrency
H2 2020 — Cybersecurity
Featured Regional
interviews analysis
— Google Cloud
— InvestHK
— Stone & Chalk
27 32 37 — Americas
— EMEA
— ASPAC
Spotlight articles
— Stay ahead with data analytics in the cloud
— Don’t overlook tax when building fintech
capabilities
Global insights
Fintech segments
Global fintech investments in H1’20 recorded
$25.6B with 1,221 deals Featured interviews
Spotlight articles
Regional insights
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Global insights
Lack of mega M&A activity brings global fintech investment down — VC remains strong
At mid-year, global fintech investment across M&A, PE and VC was US$25.6 Growth-stage companies driving widespread fintech
billion globally. The lack of mega-M&A deals, such as 2019’s acquisition of investment Global insights
WorldPay by FIS for US$42.5 billion, was the key driver of the decline. Global VC
As startups set their sights on growth, they are attracting significant attention and
investment in fintech remained robust, accounting for US$20 billion globally.
funding, not only domestically, but from global investors and corporates looking to
gain market share and access.
Despite COVID-19, strategic deals getting done
During H1’20, Australia-based Airwallex and Judo Bank raised US$160 million in
It is undeniable that COVID-19 had an impact on fintech deal activity in H1’20.
VC investment and US$146.6 million from PE investors respectively, while Japan- Fintech segments
New deals activity ground almost to a halt, with many of the completed deals in
based Paidy raised US$251 million, Sweden-based Klarna raised US$200 million
H1’20 reflecting long lead times and carryover activity from 2019. Many of the
and Brazil-based Nubank raised US$300 million. France and the Philippines also
completed strategic deals also highlight fintech trends unaffected by the pandemic.
saw US$100 million+ fintech deals in H1’20.
For example, Visa’s pending acquisition ofPlaid for US$5.3 billion recognizes the
growing importance of open data and API enablement in financial services. Governments focusing on next steps of fintech evolution
Dominant payment providers will continue to acquire fintech capabilities they can Featured interviews
During H1’20, a number of governments made big moves to push their fintech
then provide to banks and other financial institutions. Payments and lending
agendas forward. In its 2020 Budget, the UK announced a strategic fintech sector
remained the most strategic areas of investment, accounting for large deals in Asia
review to explore how the government can support fintech growth and
(i.e., Gojek, Pine Labs), the Americas (i.e., Stripe, Chime, AvidXchange) and
competitiveness1.
Europe (i.e., Revolut).
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In March, Australia re-opened submissions to its Select Committee on Financial
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Technology and Regulatory Technology to better understand how COVID-19 has
We continue to see strategic deal activity and as COVID- affected the sector and identify supports that can be rapidly deployed2. Meanwhile,
19 has highlighted, digitization efforts are becoming a Hong Kong (SAR) introduced an ‘opt-in’ licensing program for Digital Asset
critical imperative. This also reflects the reality that building Exchanges, and Singapore also introduced a licensing program for Digital Asset
Exchange and platforms.
(internally) generally takes a longer time and, hence, Regional insights
strategic M&A and investments can play an important role
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to respond more quickly.
1 https://www.cityam.com/budget-2020-government-to-issue-uk-fintech-sector-review
2 https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Financial_Technology_and_Regulatory_Technology/
FinancialRegulatoryTech
Ian Pollari
Global Co-Leader of Fintech, KPMG International,
Partner, National Banking Leader, KPMG Australia #fintechpulse
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Global insights
Big techs and platform companies blurring the lines of fintech Trends to watch for globally
Global insights
Big techs and platform providers remained active in the fintech space in H1’20 in a COVID-19 will likely remain an active driver for fintech investment heading into
bid to extend their market reach and customer value propositions. Indonesia-based H2’20. Regtech companies could gain traction, particularly those focused on
ride-hailing platform Gojek, which also has a digital-payments offering, raised credit-related solutions.
US$3 billion in H1’20 from investors including Google, Tencent, Facebook and
Data analytics for financial services will become critical as financial institutions
PayPal3. Both Gojek and its rival Grab also made their own fintech investments.
look to gain access to alternative sources of data to enrich their understanding of
Gojek acquired Philippines-based payments company Moka in April, while Grab
customers and their risk exposures. Fintech segments
acquired Singapore-based robo-advisor Bento in January. The intermingling of big
tech, platforms and fintech is only expected to grow as companies on all sides The ongoing acceleration of digital trends will drive investment not only in direct
work to extend their reach and value. fintech solutions, but in all of the enabling technologies, such as cybersecurity,
fraud prevention and digital identity management.
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Corporates doubling down on fintech investment due to
COVID-19
Fintech investors are focused on big bets and safer Featured interviews
COVID-19 has significantly accelerated digital trends. The rapid demand for and
use of digital platforms, digital banking, no-touch payments and other fintech- deals right now. This is making it difficult for smaller
related services in every region of the world is driving many financial services fintechs, even those with good business models, to raise
companies to double down on their fintech investments. funding. Some of them won’t have the liquidity they
Financial institutions that have been lackadaisical about fintech to-date are need to make it through the current crisis. Heading into Spotlight articles
recognizing that the industry dislocation caused by COVID-19 will have long-term
H2’20, we will likely see more consolidation and more
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implications and are, therefore, quickly increasing their investments.
opportunistic investments.
Anton Ruddenklau
Global Co-Leader of Fintech, KPMG International, Regional insights
Head of Digital Innovation, Financial Services, KPMG in the UK
3 https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2020/paypal-facebook-invest-expand-with-gojek-in-southeast-asia

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Global insights
After mega-years, fintech cools down
Total global investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech Global
Globalventure
ventureactivity
activityininfintech
fintech
2017–2020* 2017 – 2020*
2017–2020* Global insights
3,639
3,286 2,888
2,914 2,683
2,271
1,016
Fintech segments
1,221
$60.2 $150.4 $150.4 $25.6 $23.4 $55.1 $39.3 $20.0
2017 2018 2019 2020* 2017 2018 2019 2020*

Deal value ($B) Deal count Deal value ($B) Deal count
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Global M&A activity in fintech Global PE growth activity in fintech
2017–2020* 2017–2020*
648
511
561 103
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82
92
174
31
$35.4 $90.6 $107.3 $4.0 $1.4 $4.7 $3.7 $1.6
Regional insights
2017 2018 2019 2020* 2017 2018 2019 2020*
Deal value ($B) Deal count Deal value ($M) Deal count
Source: Pulse of Fintech H1’20, Global Analysis of Investment in Fintech, KPMG International (data provided by PitchBook), *as of 30 June 2020.
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Global insights
Cross-border buyers press pause
Global cross-border M&A activity in fintech Global VC activity in fintech with corporate participation
2017–2020* 2017–2020* Global insights
666
162 156
197 640
486
67 Fintech segments
270
$20.4 $57.9 $58.8 $0.7 $7.6 $35.8 $20.8 $12.2

Global median M&A size ($M) in fintech
2017–2020* 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2017 2018 2019 2020*
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Global median M&A size ($M) in fintech Global median pre-money valuations ($M) by stage in fintech
2017–2020* 2017–2020*
$61.1 $170.0
$142.0
$45.0 Spotlight articles
$46.8
$38.2 $82.4
$79.5
$24.0 $21.0 $28.8

$14.1
$6.4 $7.5 $9.7 Regional insights
$5.6
2017 2018 2019 2020* 2017 2018 2019 2020*
Angel & seed Early VC Late VC

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Volume declines overall amid global pressures
Total global investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech Global M&A activity in fintech
2017–Q2 2020
Global insights
2017–Q2 2020
$100 1200 $80 200
$90 180
$70
1000 160
$80 Fintech segments
$60
$70 140
800
$50
$60 120
$50 600 $40 100

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$40 80
$30
400 60
$30
$20
$20 40
Spotlight articles
200
$5.5
$6.4
$10
20
$13.9
$23.5
$15.9
$19.8
$31.5
$16.1
$74.7
$11.0
$10
$10.6
$15.0
$12.0
$22.6
$35.5
$44.0
$29.9
$41.0
$24.6
$14.8
$85.9
$25.1
$13.9
$11.7
$9.0
$2.0
$2.0
$6.0
$0 0
$0 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2017 2018 2019 2020 Regional insights
2017 2018 2019 2020
Deal value ($B) Deal count

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Global insights
Corporates stil boost overall venture funding
Global venture activity in fintech Global VC activity in fintech with corporate participation
2017–Q2 2020 Global insights
2017–Q2 2020
$30 900 $25,000 250
800
$25
$20,000 200 Fintech segments
700
$20 600
$15,000 150
500
$15
400
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$10,000 100
$10 300
$3,323.8
$3,204.7
$1,960.9
200
$1,931.9
$2,296.3
$1,426.8
$5,000 50
$20,851.5
$5 Spotlight articles
$7,139.4
$4,561.0
$3,683.4
$4,445.3
$9,302.8
$7,541.9
$4,635.3
100
$11.4
$26.3
$13.5
$11.2
$4.0
$5.5
$5.5
$8.3
$9.8
$7.6
$7.8
$8.8
$9.2
$8.8
$0 0 $0 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2017 2018 2019 2020
Deal value ($B) Deal count Angel & seed
Early VC Late VC Deal value ($M) Deal count

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Top 10 global fintech deals in the H1 2020
H1 2020
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1. Gojek — $3B, Jakarta, Indonesia — Payments/transactions — Series F
2. Open Lending — $1.3B, Austin, US — Lending — M&A

Fintech segments
3. Grab — $886M, Singapore — Payments/transactions — Late-stage VC**
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5 8 4. Stripe — $850M, San Francisco, US — Institutional/B2B — Late-stage
5 4
VC
1
2 5. RDC — $700M, King of Prussia, US — Regtech — M&A
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9 10
3 5. Chime (Financial Software) — $700M, San Francisco, US — Banking
— Series E
7. N26 — $570M, Berlin, Germany — Banking — Series D

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8. Revolut — $500M, London, UK — Payments/transactions — Series D
9. Robinhood — $430.3M, Menlo Park, US — Wealth/Investment

management — Series F
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10. Navi Technologies — $397.9M, Bengaluru, India —
Payments/transactions — Angel***
**Grab’s round is classified as late-stage VC until further documentation confirming it is Series I is available.
***Navi’s round is classified as angel given the fact a consortium of individual investors was responsible for the funding.
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Global insights
Mid-sized fintechs continue to consolidate
Global strategic M&A of fintech by select acquirers* Global strategic M&A of fintech by select acquirers*, top 10 deals in 2020*
215 Company Acquirer Date Deal size ($M)
186
Prepaid Financial
192 EML Payments 4/1/2020 $162.3
Services
Moka
Gojek 4/20/2020 $130.0 Fintech segments
67 (Financial Software)
Innovest Systems SS&C Technologies 5/18/2020 $120.0

$14.6 $43.2 $83.8 $0.9
Allied Irish Banks,
2017 2018 2019 2020* Payzone Ireland 1/1/2020 $83.4
First Data
Elavon México Banco Santander 3/13/2020 $82.1 Featured interviews
Gold Coast Bank Investors Bancorp 4/3/2020 $63.5

Mid-sized fintechs continue to consolidate in pursuit of
market share or new products and services
Nord Pool Spot Euronext 1/15/2020 $63.1
Although M&A has fallen off given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Spotlight articles
overall, there are still a slew of deals, albeit often smaller than in the past, still Ventanex
Realtime Electronic
2/10/2020 $50.0
being cut by strategic acquirers positioning for larger market share as they Payments
look to grow into more commanding positions, or in search of overall

Delerrok Cubic 1/3/2020 $39.0
expansion of capabilities, whether in products or services or both. Much
activity still remains concentrated in payments, as can be seen in the table to
Deltix Labs EPAM Systems 2/3/2020 $29.6 Regional insights
the right, however, some banks are also trying to elevate their capabilities and
also consolidate to boot.
Note: select acquirers refers to companies that are either within financial services or were valued at or raised $100 million at the time of a transaction.

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Global insights
Top fintech trends for H2 2020
COVID-19 is a black swan event, affecting every region of the world significantly during H1’20. Widespread efforts to contain the virus Global insights
have driven a significant shift in both customer and business behaviors, a shift that has affected many sectors, including fintech.
In our still uncertain world, here are our top predictions for fintech in H2’20:
Acceleration of digital trends Strategic deal activity from corporates

COVID-19 is driving a major shift in customer behaviors — with a There will be increasing fintech investment from corporates, not Fintech segments
rapid increase in the use of digital payments models and online only in customer-orientated digital technologies, but also in the
product and service channels. It has also shifted how businesses back office space as a means to improve operations and better
operate, with many accelerating investments in digital channels and manage costs.
related enablers in order to meet customer needs. This acceleration
will continue to drive fintech investment geared toward succeeding
in the ‘new normal’. Featured interviews
Consolidation
With many early stage fintechs struggling to attract continued
Rise of platform business models funding, H2’20 will likely see increasing consolidation among
fintechs, in addition to increasing acquisition activity as
Platform companies and large tech companies will continue to
opportunistic investors look for deals.
branch into financial services areas, such as payments to broaden Spotlight articles
their service offerings, provide seamless services to customers
across their digital ecosystem and drive expansion into new
markets. Governments focusing on fintech regulations
Governments across the globe will continue to focus on regulation,
whether customer privacy, open banking or the issuance of new
Fintechs moving into adjacencies licenses. While much of the regulation will be to keep consumers Regional insights
In order to better compete and gain additional market share, mature safe, it will be increasingly used to foster fintech investments and
fintechs will continue to expand into adjacencies to drive more encourage sector growth.
customer value.
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Fintech segments Fintech segments

— Payments
— Insurtech
— Regtech Featured interviews
— Wealthtech
— Blockchain/cyrptocurrency
Spotlight articles
— Cybersecurity
Regional insights
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Fintech — Payments
Payments space no less active despite lack of mega-mergers
Total global investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in payments 2019 saw several mega-mergers in the payments space, including the US$42.5 billion
2017–2020* acquisition of WorldPay by FIS and the US$22 billion acquisition of First Data by Global insights
Fiserv. With no mega-mergers as of yet in 2020, investment in the payments pace
looks soft, however, associated global deals activity remained very strong in H1’20.
387 396 H1’20 VC deals focus on mature payments providers

377 In H1’20, investors in the payments space focused on late-stage companies, a trend
Fintech segments
that reflected investment patterns more broadly given the uncertainty related to
COVID-19. During the first 6 months of the year, Stripe raised US$850 million, Chime
raised US$700 million and Revolut raised US$500 million.
M&A could see surge in H2’20 as COVID-19 takes toll

M&A activity could see a surge in H2’20 as investors or companies that have built up Featured interviews
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their cash reserves look for bargains. The extended impact associated with the
pandemic could cause early-stage and less liquid payments startups major
challenges, creating opportunities for their better-capitalized counterparts. More
mega-mergers are also possible as large companies look to build out their
$17.0 $48.9 $78.5 $9.7 capabilities, create scale and become more price competitive. Spotlight articles
2017 2018 2019 2020*
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Fintech — Payments
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Corporates adapting to change
We will likely see more bundling of the Global insights
The payments space is one area where leading corporates are
not resting on their laurels. Mastercard and Visa are both active capabilities that are necessary to deliver a
dealmakers, both from an acquisition standpoint and from a
partnering perspective. Neither appears to expect money
seamless experience for digital transactions
movement to continue along traditional rails. They are working to at the point of sale, online and through
enhance the capabilities of their legacy infrastructure to emulate a
more real-time money movement and to provide more mobile. Fintech segments
capabilities, particularly in the B2B space. For example, in H2’20,
Visa announced its acquisition of API-focused Plaid for US$5.3 We may also see more startups focusing on
billion4, while Mastercard announced its acquisition of open
banking focused company Finicity for US$825 million5.
vertical industries, whether it's healthcare,
real estate or others to provide a highly Featured interviews
Niche payments companies still attracting funding
` digital and frictionless customer experience.
While large players continued to attract the lion’s share of funding
in the payments space, there continued to be room for nimble And there will likely be larger scale
organizations looking to take friction out of the payments process
to attract funding. This was particularly true for companies
acquisitions in the play as well, as we begin
Spotlight articles
targeting niche verticals, such as healthcare payments or cross to look beyond domestic payments and begin
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border payments.
thinking about cross-border.
Trends to watch for in H2’20
Chris Hadorn
Heading into H2’20, the payments space will likely see more Global Leader of Payments, KPMG International Regional insights
bundling of capabilities in order to deliver a more seamless Principal, Financial Services, KPMG in the US
customer experience for digital transactions. There will likely also
be an increase in startups focusing on niche verticals, such as
healthcare and real estate, and on solutions targeting the cross-
border payments space. 4 https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/13/visa-to-acquire-plaid-the-fintech-powering-venmo-and-other-banking-apps-for-5point3-billion.html
5 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mastercard-scoops-up-open-banking-company-finicity-amid-big-digital-push-2020-06-23 #fintechpulse
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Fintech — Insurtech
Insurtech investors pull back in H1’20 amid storm of challenges
Total global investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in insurtech VC investment in insurtech dropped significantly in H1’20 as a number of factors
2017–2020* combined. Even before COVID-19 slowed down the deal pipeline globally, the Global insights
insurtech sector saw pullback from corporate investors due to frothy valuations
and from traditional VC firms due to the lack of significant exits outside of a few
466
large acquisitions.
435
US leading global insurtech drive
390 Fintech segments
The US continued to be the dominant insurtech center globally, accounting for
seven of the top 10 insurtech deals in H1’20, including six US$100 million+ funding
rounds (i.e., Duck Creek Technologies, Oscar, Zing Health, Pie Insurance, States
Title and Policygenius).
However, opportunities for insurtechs are increasing in Europe and Asia, as

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evidenced by the US$81 million PE investment in India-based Digit insurance, the
partial buyout of Hungary-based Netrisk for US$61 million and the US$53 million
funding round by Alan Health Insurance in France.
143 Traditional VC investors rewarding insurtech challengers

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Recently, a significant proportion of VC funding in the insurtech sector has gone to
companies looking to grow by becoming a full stack carrier, such as Lemonade or
Metro Miles, or by looking to write on someone else’s paper. In H1’20, several
$11.1 $15.8 $13.4 $2.3
MGA-model insurtechs attracted large deals, including US-based workers
2017 2018 2019 2020* compensation focused Pie Insurance, UK-based pet insurer Bought by Many6 and
US-based cyber insurtech Coalition. Insurtech investors are increasingly focusing Regional insights
Deal value ($B) Deal count on profitability, investing in companies with scalable business models that are able
to grow their topline revenue and expand their offerings into new markets.
Source: Pulse of Fintech H1’20, Global Analysis of Investment in Fintech, KPMG International (data provided by PitchBook), 6 https://insurance-edge.net/2020/05/05/no-corona-didnt-stall-insurtech-bought-by-many-gets-78m-funding-boost
*as of 30 June 2020.
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Fintech — Insurtech
US-based insurtechs making acquisitions in bid for growth
In the US, a number of mature insurtechs have realized that between COVID-
19 uncertainty, growing valuations and the difficulty corporates have
experienced integrating acquired insurtechs that an M&A exit might not deliver
the desired ROI to investors. This has led some to take growth into their own
“ We’ve always thought of insurtechs as
the acquisition targets. Now we’re
starting to see the trend where insurtechs
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hands in order to attract additional investment and make a future IPO more are becoming the acquirers. I think this is
appealing. For example, digital title company States Title acquired title
underwriter North American Title in early 2019 as part of an acquisition a very important distinction and is why Fintech segments
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strategy that saw it significantly increase its transaction volume7. In H1’20,
States Title raised a US$123 million funding round. some are able to raise so much money.
Gary Plotkin
Trends to watch for in insurance
Global Insurtech Leader, KPMG International,
Insurtech unicorn Lemonade, which has made a name for itself digitizing Principal, Insurance Management Consulting Leader, KPMG in the US Featured interviews
homeowners and renters insurance, went public in July 2020. The firm’s stock
price shot up initially before pulling back somewhat over the following month.
The overall success of the IPO may well open the door to a bevy of insurtechs
looking to raise money in the public markets.
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7 https://www.inman.com/2020/05/21/digital-closing-startup-states-title-raises-123m-latest-funding-round
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Fintech — Regtech
As regulations evolve, regtech becomes more pivotal
Total global investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in regtech
Despite a decline in the number of regtech deals, total investment was on pace at
2017–2020* mid-year to exceed 2019 investment. As jurisdictions around the world continue to Global insights
evolve regulations related to financial services, such as privacy rules and open
banking regimes, regtech is only expected to become more important.
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Regtech booming as companies face pressure to reduce costs,
improve compliance
Fintech segments
143 Given the challenges associated with COVID-19, financial services companies
globally are facing increasing pressure to reduce costs. At the same time, many
are embracing digital business models and digital solutions in order to service their
customers remotely — solutions that present new risks that companies must
89 manage. This is driving increasing interest in regtech as financial institutions look
to enhance their ability to manage regulatory compliance without increasing the
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structural costs.
Regulations keep changing, making compliance more complex

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II), the Fundamental
Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), various regulations related to the protection
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of personal data, the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products
$1.5 $4.2 $3.4 $1.9
Regulation (PRIIPs) and other regulations have reshaped and will continue to
2017 2018 2019 2020* reshape the regulatory and compliance environment in financial services.
Individual jurisdictions have also introduced requirements for fintechs, such as
Deal value ($B) Deal count Singapore’s new Payment Services Act. As requirements continue to evolve, both
in terms of requirements and complexity, regtech is expected to become more Regional insights
important, particularly for companies operating on a global scale that need to be
compliant across jurisdictions.

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Fintech — Regtech
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Regulators embracing regtech
Regulators in a number of jurisdictions are driving interest and investment in Digital transformation is still one of the Global insights
regtech as a means to improve compliance among their regulated entities. For

example, the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
main drivers of regtech. We see a lot of
established LabCFTC as a mechanism to support innovation and improve the
quality and competitiveness of regtech and broader solutions. In the UAE, the
regtechs dedicated to helping financial
Financial Services Regulatory Authority of the Abu Dhabi Global Market institutions keep track of new regulations Fintech segments
(ADGM) is conducting several regtech pilot projects, including the use of bots
for dealing with license applications and trialing of API-enabled regulatory and their potential impact. KYC,
monitoring8.
customer protection and data security are
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Trends to watch for in regtech
In Europe, there will likely be increasing opportunities and demand for
also driving the advancement of regtech.
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regtechs that can help companies manage the transition between UK and EU
financial regulations, and respond more readily to changing regulations in both
Fabiano Gobbo
jurisdictions post-Brexit. Corporates are expected to become more interested
Global Head of Regtech, KPMG International
in regtech moving forward, particularly in areas like KYC, customer protection Partner, Risk Consulting, KPMG in Italy
and data security.
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8 https://www.adgm.com/media/announcements/fsra-launches-regtech-initiatives
Regional insights
Not for distribution in the USA. # fintechpulse

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Fintech — Wealthtech
Consolidations projected as wealthtech investment remains soft
Total global investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in wealthtech As one of the younger areas of fintech, wealthtech started to see a slowdown in
2017–2020* investment in 2019 as investors focused more on late-stage companies and safe Global insights
bets. This trend continued in H1’20 due to the global impact of COVID-19,
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although investment is trending upward year-over-year, due, in part, to a US$135
million raise by US-based Aspiration.
Wealth managers rethinking operating models in wake of

35 COVID-19 Fintech segments
31 COVID-19 has moved technology to the top of the agenda for many wealth
managers given their sudden inability to do work traditionally. They’ve had to very
quickly rethink their business models and find ways to do what they have done for
decades using technology. While investment will likely remain soft for the
remainder of 2020, the enhanced focus on wealthtech will likely revitalize the
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space in 2021.
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Robo-advisory getting a second lease on life
Over the past 12 months, robo-advisory lost some of its shine as investors realized
the long-term nature of the play. The space is starting to get a second lease on life,
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however, due to decreasing interest rates and an increasing appetite by individuals
$0.2 $0.8 $0.3 $0.2 to invest themselves rather than suffer the cost of traditional approaches while
getting average returns. This shift has highlighted the validity of the business
2017 2018 2019 2020* model and helped to enhance management and investor confidence. The main
challenge for robo-advisory firms will likely revolve around managing through the
Deal value ($B) Deal count next 3 to 5 years or more that it will take to be seen as mature businesses. Regional insights
Source: Pulse of Fintech H1’20, Global Analysis of Investment in Fintech, KPMG International (data provided by PitchBook),

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Fintech — Wealthtech
Consolidations could come by year-end
Consolidations are expected in the wealthtech space either through consolidating books of business for Global insights
companies that do not have the working capital needed to sustain them, or through the forging of big
partnerships in order to drive economies of scale. As equity backers balk at the timeframes required to
get high growth but low-margin businesses to profit, they will likely look for opportunities to liquidate or
divest some investments. This is likely to prompt established wealth managers and banks to make deals
in order to grow or expand their own lines of business.
Fintech segments
Trends to watch for in wealthtech
Heading into H2’20, there will likely be an increase in opportunistic deals as wealthtechs with inherently
good technologies struggle.
Over the medium term, there will likely be more investment in the less glamourous areas of wealthtech as
traditional wealth managers look to improve their back and middle offices.
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“ COVID-19 has really put into sharp relief the operating costs of
the wealth management business and everyone has learned
that you can’t simply run a business from sitting at home. Spotlight articles
This has really amped up the technology agenda for established

wealth management companies to find better ways of doing
what they have done for decades but with technology. This is Regional insights
”
going to revitalize the sector long-term.
Bill Packman
Partner and Wealth and Asset Management Consulting Lead,
KPMG in the UK
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Fintech — Blockchain/cryptocurrency
Blockchain ecosystem continues to evolve despite drop in investment
Total global investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in blockchain & VC investment in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space fell during H1’20, due
cryptocurrency partly to COVID-19 and partly the intensifying focus on value. Digital asset platform Global insights
2017–2020*
Bakkt’s US$300 million funding round was the largest in the sector in H1’20,
827 followed by cross-border payments firm Ripple’s US$200 million raise.
Vertical-integration taking priority as blockchain consortia

focus on driving real value
Fintech segments
During H1’20, blockchain consortia continued to shift away from a homogenous
573 approach towards a focus on bringing together value chain partners to develop
sector-specific, vertically-integrated use cases. Given the complexity of supply
chains, lack of trust and increasing availability of data, it is expected that in H2’20
blockchain activity will focus on enablement. For instance, developing common
languages (e.g. data taxonomies) to support blockchain use and foster trust.
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Digital Asset Exchange licensing draw attention to Hong Kong
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(SAR) and Singapore
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Licensing of digital asset exchanges was a key topic in H1’20, particularly in Asia.
H1’20 saw virtual asset providers examining the regulatory framework release by
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the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission in Q4’19. The framework
allows digital asset exchanges to be licensed and regulated under a new sandbox-
$5.2 $6.9 $4.6 $1.2
style approach9, although it is limited to providers with at least one virtual asset
2017 2018 2019 2020* considered to be a security.
In June 2020, the Monetary Authority of Singapore implemented the Payment
Deal value ($B) Deal count Regional insights
Services Act, which included a licensing regime for digital asset exchange and
platforms10. Both licensing initiatives could attract interest from global crypto
Source: Pulse of Fintech H1’20, Global Analysis of Investment in Fintech, KPMG International (data provided by PitchBook), platforms looking to gain investor trust and user traction.
9 https://hongkong.dentons.com/en/insights/articles/2020/may/5/a-comprehensive-guidance-for-crypto-exchange-operators-in-hong-kong/
10 https://news.bitcoin.com/singapore-introduces-licensing-for-crypto-platforms/

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Fintech — Blockchain/cryptocurrency
“ Globally, we see virtual asset providers

becoming the new digital channels and
conduits to collateralized and tokenized
COVID-19 accelerating government interest in digital
currencies — particularly in Asia
COVID-19 has intensified the shift away from cash in many jurisdictions. This has
helped accelerate the focus of different governments on digital currencies.
During H1’20, China accelerated its development of a digital renminbi. In May, it
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assets. Fractional investments in less initiated a trial of the e-RMB in four cities11. In the same month, officials in China
liquid assets or new types of products also proposed the creation of a pan-Asian stablecoin in order to improve cross-
border trade in the East Asia region12.
Fintech segments
and services like tokenized ESG credit Trends to watch for in H2’20
supporting the circular economy, I think Looking forward, the digital asset trading platforms that obtain regulatory licenses
are the next innovations we are going to will likely be in a better position to attract trust and institutional money. In the vein of
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”
JP Morgan, other corporate players will likely also move forward with issuing their
see. own collateralized tokens. Over the next 6 to 12 months, digital ledger technology
(DLT)-focused startups and blockchain consortia will likely also look to blend DLT
Laszlo Peter with other technologies in order to create new products and services.
Head of Blockchain Services, Asia Pacific, KPMG Australia
11 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/28/china-starts-major-trial-of-state-run-digital-currency/ Spotlight articles
12 https://cryptobrowser.io/news/china-officials-propose-the-creation-of-an-east-asian-stablecoin//
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Fintech — Cybersecurity
H1’20 cybersecurity investment soars past 2019 annual total
Total global investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech: cybersecurity
At mid-year, total investment in cybersecurity was well above the investment seen
2017–2020* in all of 2019, led by the US$700 million acquisition of anti-fraud firm RDC by Global insights
Moody’s in February. As businesses around the world scrambled to empower
57 people to work from home due to COVID-19, there was a significant increase in
concern about attacks, ransomware and potential internet disruptions. Concern
about general fraud was also high as governments allocated significant funds to
49 mitigate the impact of the pandemic on both individuals and businesses.
Fintech segments
Detective capabilities and automation take center stage
In H1’20, there was an increasing focus on detective capabilities and products, in
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addition to a continued focus on identity and access controls related to consumer
privacy and consumer fraud prevention. AI and automation were also big priorities
for corporates looking for ways to better manage their spend. Given the rapid rise in
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remote access and use of online channels, it is expected that both corporates and
other investors will increasingly invest in password-less technologies, biometrics
and behavior monitoring solutions.
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Cloud is the new normal
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While there has been a strong shift toward cloud solutions over the past few years,
the pandemic has seriously challenged many legacy firms that have not gone down
$180.5 $519.7 $592.3 $870.8 the cloud path. The sudden strain on legacy infrastructure resulting from the major
shift to remote work poses a serious threat to operational resilience. With
2017 2018 2019 2020*
companies also looking for quick ways to create digital customer sales and service
channels, cloud is quickly becoming the new normal. These shifts are driving Regional insights
Deal value ($M) Deal count
companies to rethink their risk and controls to account for different platforms and
connections, which will likely lead to an upswell in interest in cloud governance and
Source: Pulse of Fintech H1’20, Global Analysis of Investment in Fintech, KPMG International (data provided by PitchBook), security solutions.

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Fintech — Cybersecurity
Consolidations are coming Trends to watch for in cybersecurity
Global insights
In H2’20, there could be some consolidation among cybersecurity startups as Over the next 6 months, cybersecurity is expected to be a very hot area of
VC investors focus on big ticket offerings and small firms struggle. More investment, particularly in areas related to cloud security and governance.
mature cybersecurity firms will likely use the opportunity to pick up their Access and identity management will likely also be big priorities given the
smaller competitors and gain market share. There could also be a few large- increasing focus on fraud prevention and detection.
scale acquisitions as global companies sell off portions of their cybersecurity
businesses to more traditional managed services firms.
Fintech segments
“
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Given how people are now working and how
businesses are now operating, we’re already seeing
a huge uptick in interest in cybersecurity, particularly
in consumer identity and access controls. Spotlight articles
Looking forward, we’re going to see big interest in

fintechs focusing on fraud prevention and on Regional insights
providing smooth, more password-less cyber
capabilities. Interest is going to absolutely explode if
”
it hasn’t already. Charles Jacco
#fintechpulse
Principal, Financial Services Information Protection
and Cyber Security Leader, KPMG in the US
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Global insights
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Adrian Poole — Head of Financial Services,

Google Cloud Platform UKI
King Leung — Head of Fintech, InvestHK Featured interviews
Alex Scandurra — CEO, Stone & Chalk

Spotlight articles
Regional insights
#fintechpulse
Featured interview with Adrian Poole, Google Cloud UKI
Google: Taking friction out of financial services
Can you tell us about Google Financial Services? How has Google been working with fintechs?
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Our mission is to help clients in financial services solve their biggest problems and We have been working with fintechs for many years. Most recently, in the UK,
transform their businesses, Our focus is on solving our clients’ challenges, from we’ve created a fintech incubator to accelerate how fintechs create their offerings
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) to improving their liquidity and go to market. As a part of the incubator, we’re working to bring the best of the
calculations, how they think about risk and pricing and reducing friction in their Google brands together [Google Cloud, Google Ads, Google Pay, etc.] to help
contact centers. fintechs succeed. We’re also working with systems integrators, like KPMG, to bring
more value to fintechs, whether it's creating the initial landing zones or providing
What trends are you seeing in financial services? the assurance of those landing zones from a security and compliance perspective. Fintech segments
With a post-COVID lens on your question, the number one theme that has come
What is Google’s involvement with Reimagined Credit?
up is cost takeout and the acceleration to digital, such as the migration out of
datacenters, hosting things like Oracle and Microsoft, and moving to more cloud Reimagined Credit is one of the solutions that came out of the KPMG Google
native technologies. Cloud Alliance. It’s aimed at transforming commercial lending by providing banks
relevant, timely and predictive insights to assess their customers’ needs.
The second theme we’re seeing is around reinventing the core. A lot of clients Featured interviews
have reached out to us to discuss mainframe modernization and migration, and Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggle to get their value
we’re doing a lot of work with fintechs like Thought Machine and Temenos to recognized by banks when looking for financing. With Reimagined Credit, banks
provide alternatives for clients in that space. can leverage a wider range of data — like demand and market data, network
analysis, competitor information — to get better insights and make more informed
The third theme, I’d say, is around how to use data effectively. Our clients know
and timely decisions.
they have a lot of internal data and that there's a lot of data that's available Spotlight articles
externally. They want to be able to integrate that data to get more insights and then The development of this solution started in the UK, but we’re now working with a
apply artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to become number of Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks globally, in the UK, Canada, Germany and the
more predictive, and to provide more personalization around what they do. US.
From Google Cloud’s perspective, that can all be done within a wrap of a This is just the beginning. If you think about the overall holistic needs of SMEs,
collaboration solution. Our G Suite productivity solutions include documents, what we're trying to do is predict needs, but then help service any requirements
spreadsheets and presentation tools, but also Google Meet for video conferencing, through the lifecycle of a loan, so thinking about liquidity, risk and return on Regional insights
which has been very topical in the current COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve seen investment.
increased demand with over 100 million daily Meet participants globally.
Part of the work we’re doing with KPMG is building an ecosystem to go around
this. We're bringing in firms like Quantexa to make it more of a holistic solution, as
opposed to a point solution. We’re also thinking about what some of the new use
Not for distribution in the USA. cases could be around these models. #fintechpulse
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Featured interview with Adrian Poole, Google Cloud UKI
What do you expect to see for the future of fintech?
The fintech environment is becoming a very positive ecosystem. The age About KPMG Reimagined Credit for SME Banking
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where we build these megalithic applications is gone. I think the future will be
about pulling together best-in-class fintechs and independent software Built on Google Cloud, Reimagined Credit is designed to give banks
vendors (ISVs) to create a patchwork of microservices. This approach means the relevant insights to intuitively assess their commercial customers’
that change can happen more quickly. needs while reducing time to credit decision and funds disbursement.
What really excites me is how fintechs can be a key element to accelerating The Machine Learning algorithms seek to enhance existing data
change and how we can collectively work to reduce friction in financial points with market and company data to generate in-depth and Fintech segments
services and provide more personalized services. predictive financial profiles, anticipating bank customers’ financial
needs and offering a tailored product set.
“
Reimagined Credit can also give banks the ability to visualize and
understand their client relationships with their buyers, suppliers,
What really excites me is how fintechs providers and investors. It aims to transform lengthy product cycle
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can be a key element to accelerating times from months to under an hour and automates ongoing
monitoring — offering RMs, product managers and customers an on-
change, and how we can collectively demand decision support.
work to reduce friction in financial The approach challenges ‘one-size-fits-all banking’ and is designed
to increase return on equity, market penetration and portfolio growth,
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services and provide more while also reducing cost and improving brand perception.
”
personalized services.
Find out more about Reimagined Credit and other solution areas
Adrian Poole from the KPMG and Google Cloud alliance: home.kpmg/googlecloud
Head of Financial Services, Regional insights
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Featured interview with King Leung, InvestHK
InvestHK: A phased approach to fintech
Can you tell us about InvestHK? Looking ahead, phase three is going to be about more advanced products that
require sophisticated technologies such as AI and DLT to support and deliver. Global insights
InvestHK has been around since the early 2000s. Its primary mandate is to attract
companies, investors innovation labs, etc. to set up in Hong Kong in a way that How has COVID-19 affected fintechs in Hong Kong?
promotes a richer ecosystem in various strategic sectors. We have nine sector
One area is remote on-boarding, such as KYC and digital ID. There are numerous
teams. The fintech team is the newest, established back in 2016. Under the
companies in that space, but for them the pace of adoption has been modest. The
directive of Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB), our Fintech Unit is
past few months changed all that. Some of the leading incumbent players have seen
also responsible for helping foster a vibrant Fintech Ecosystem with the ultimate
online customer growth of 30-40 percent. Newer players are seeing 100 percent Fintech segments
goal of raising the competitiveness of the financial services sector in Hong Kong.
customer growth. There is no doubt the pandemic is a factor in this growth. People at
How is the fintech ecosystem evolving in Hong Kong? home are doing their banking and looking for related services online.
Our ecosystem is evolving in phases. During the first phase, we saw lots of activity What are you most excited about for the future?
on low hanging fruit. Payments is a good example of this. Hong Kong is the center Over the past 12 months, Hong Kong has issued a number of new virtual bank
of a lot of cross-border payments and transactions. Because of our unique licenses. Now, various licensees are revving up operations. For example, Mox
position, we have a very large and well-developed payments ecosystem. A number
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Bank collaborated with Mastercard on a credit/ATM card with no numbers. This is
of companies are getting sizeable investing funding. For example, Airwallex, one of a good development in terms of security and consumer protection. Imagine that
our unicorns, recently closed a US$160 million investment in April. Lending is also every new virtual bank will have a new hook to set themselves apart. We are
part of phase one, as well as wealthtech because of Hong Kong’s enormous excited about what those new innovations will look like.
market size for wealth management.
“
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Now, I would say we are in phase two. As a part of phase two, we are seeing
the rise of insutech, regtech and enterprise solutions. Hong Kong has many
banks, insurance companies and asset managers so we have very fertile soil for
Our ecosystem is evolving in phases…
B2B fintech solution providers. Two other segments that might not be mainstream Looking ahead, phase three is going to be
but highly strategic in Hong Kong are capital markets and the digital asset space. It
goes without saying that because of Hong Kong's world leading capital market, about more advanced products that require Regional insights
major players such as HKEX and investment banks are actively looking for sophisticated technologies such as AI
”
innovative technologies. Hong Kong is also one of the largest crypto markets in
terms of liquidity flow. In November 2019, our regulator launched a new regulation and DLT to support and deliver.
that will give licenses for crypto exchanges. This is really going to legitimize the
whole crypto space, which will likely spur more investment here in Hong Kong. King Leung
#fintechpulse
Not for distribution in the USA. Head of Fintech, InvestHK
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Featured interview with Alex Scandurra, Stone & Chalk
Stone & Chalk: Power of impact networks
Can you tell us about Stone & Chalk?
Founded in Fintech in 2015, Stone & Chalk is a not-for-profit which brings together
founders, investors, mentors, industry and government stakeholders into what we
“ There’s no better way for large organizations to
improve performance and reduce time and cost to
market than by collaborating with startups
and scale-ups and innovating from the
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”
call an impact network, which is designed to drive growth, advocacy and
commercialization. We've got campuses in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, with outside in. Alex Scandurra
approximately 150 startups and scale-ups that are our physical residents.
CEO, Stone & Chalk
What do you mean by ‘impact network’? Fintech segments
For some time we’ve struggled with what to call ourselves, as in many ways, we
How important is collaboration with fintechs and how are
are creating a new category. We run accelerator programs, we incubate
partnerships evolving?
companies and we're a service provider to corporates and governments. So, we've
coined the term ‘impact network’ to really encapsulate what we do for our There’s no better way for large organizations to improve performance and reduce
customers and the role our stakeholders play. time and cost to market than by collaborating with startups and scale-ups and
innovating from the outside in.
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How would you describe Australia’s fintech ecosystem?
We're seeing a lot more collaboration with larger scale fintechs compared to a few
We've got a broad array of fintechs — everything from payments to origination years ago. For example, Afterpay, a consumer credit provider that has only
platforms, compliance platforms that are enterprise grade to wealth management.
been around for 5 years and is already listed with a market cap of about US$20
There's a lot happening on alternative lending. Neobanks have been resurging
billion, just launched a partnership with Qantas Loyalty in terms of allowing
over the last few years…[and] alternative credit models. There has been quite a Spotlight articles
customers to Afterpay purchases through Qantas' loyalty program.
nice explosion in both the B2C and the B2B space, either B2B or partnering
through enterprise to reach the end-consumer. What’s next for Stone & Chalk?
How is COVID-19 affecting fintech investment? Stone & Chalk residents and alumni have secured over AU$520 million (~US$376
million) in funding in just 5 years from when we first commenced operations. Now,
A lot of organizations are trying to implement new systems to help them with
we’re taking our impact network from being a physical-centric model to a hybrid Regional insights
compliance [while] limiting manual effort and human error. Likewise, when it comes
physical/digital offering. It’s a journey that we started before COVID-19, but have
to origination, there's a lot of focus around improving cost-to-income ratios and certainly accelerated because of it. Our vision is to bring together all leading
structural cost takeout through various forms of modernization and automation of
innovators and people that are trying to solve the world's most pressing business
core business processes.
and social challenges. And so, for us, going digital and providing support across
our impact network for organizations in any location is fundamental. #fintechpulse
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Spotlight Fintech segments
Stay ahead with analytics in the cloud

— COVID-19 has accentuated the need for rapid
insight and control Featured interviews
Don’t overlook tax when building fintech

capabilities
— A consistent and aligned approach is key in an Spotlight articles
age of enhanced scrutiny
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#fintechpulse
Spotlight — Artificial intelligence/data & analytics
Stay ahead with data analytics in the cloud
COVID-19 has accentuated the need for rapid insight and control ramifications for each of the risk stripes? What exposures do we need to manage
differently? How do we even know what is driving the changes? Global insights
One of the most critical and elusive resources of any financial institution is data. As
organizations interact with customers in more digital ways, the mass of data grows. In such times, leveraging data for insight moves from being a nice-to-have to an
Integrating, accessing and managing data, with strong governance and controls, is a essential requirement. And with events moving so quickly, speed is of the essence.
prerequisite for financial businesses today, both for compliance and ethical reasons.
The reality is that in our conversations with many clients over the past few frenetic
But in many institutions, particularly for the established more traditional months, the ability to access and harvest insights from internal and external (both
players, this data is frequently disparate, held across a range of platforms and structured and unstructured) data has become a pressing issue. The models and Fintech segments
systems. Because of this, firms struggle to generate value-adding insight from all the platforms used to gather data have come under stress in such a volatile, fluid and
customer data held throughout the enterprise. indeed unprecedented environment. Most likely, no internal model can be built fast
enough to deal with the situations we are experiencing.
Connecting internal and external data has become significantly more top of mind in
the midst of COVID-19. So much has changed so quickly. A bank’s customers are This is compounded by the fact that internal data really is only part of the story: it is
suddenly in very different financial positions compared to life pre COVID-19 and many essential to factor in external data too. Without reference to external data and
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factors are driving those changes, often faster than models can be adapted. emerging signals, how can any financial institution make truly robust decisions as
the implications and knock-on effects of COVID-19 ripple through sectors and
geographies?
Connecting internal and external data is key in a post-COVID-19
mind-set: Harnessing the power of the cloud
Inevitably, the adaptability of risk functions has become a key concern. How has the It is in circumstances like this that the power of technology can help companies
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pandemic affected business segments or individual clients? What are the break new ground, bringing new capabilities into the enterprise. It is a time for firms
“
to embrace data integration and analytics in the cloud. This is why at KPMG, our
Financial Services Data Strategy team, together with experts from our Digital
Connecting internal and external data has Lighthouse enablement teams, have been working with the major cloud providers to
become significantly more top of mind in the create solutions: flexible and scalable platforms that bring together cloud Regional insights
”
capabilities to help executives such as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Chief
midst of COVID-19. Financial Officer (CFO) or Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) harvest the power of
their internal data and combine that with insights from external data to make faster
and more informed business decisions.
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Spotlight — Artificial intelligence/data & analytics
KPMG solutions work via cloud platforms, where analytics tools can be turned One of the strengths of converging data and analytics in the cloud is the access to
toward data brought in from traditionally disconnected sources. The scale and smart and innovative analytics and intelligence tools. Commercial loans, for Global insights
speed of public cloud platforms allow firms to source and analyze a whole range of example, are often complex with bespoke wording and terms in contractual
available information about a counterparty, including news reports, press releases, agreements. Traditional tools may struggle to recognize the relevant underlying
annual reports, 10k and other corporate filings, social sentiment and more. From data needed in source systems and loan documentation. But using the cloud and
this, and integrated with internal data, it builds a Decision Board presenting key AI, an application can be taught to identify relevant data for making faster and
information and options for execution and interaction. more informed business decisions.
Fintech segments
By utilizing the cloud, new capabilities are opened up, such as access and
Multiple applications
proximity to third party data, the ability to process information at accelerated pace
and increased scale, innovations around data analytics, data modelling and AI Credit risk is perhaps the most obvious use case for these cloud capabilities as we
techniques. This creates a fuller picture, faster than any existing internal approach, navigate the impact of the pandemic. But in fact, such applications can be applied
with immediate integrations with workflow and execution tools. to almost any need that relies on data-driven decision-making, such as operational
risk issues, climate risk, macro-economic considerations, customer engagement
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Focusing in and experience management, etc.
Take credit risk as one example. As stresses hit the cruise industry, which has been In this highly uncertain period, now is the time to harness the power of the cloud
significantly curtailed by the pandemic and faces an uncertain future, models and and advanced data analytics to assess the picture today and help predict and
teams struggled to find external leading indicators and how the “ripple effect” would inform your actions in response to future needs for confident and immediate
transcend single-counterparty views. Using a cloud-based approach to data response to volatile market conditions.
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management, it becomes possible to quickly assess the size of a lender’s direct
exposure to cruise sector clients and also any related counterparties that supply
services or goods to the cruise industry, such as catering, fuels, uniforms etc. It will Contributors
present key information and relevant insights that can inform credit decision-making
Benjamin Roberts Damian Smith Bryce Wagner
going forward. For an insurer, it could help actuaries assess the risks involved in
Principal, Financial Director, Digital Director, Risk Regional insights
providing coverage of different types and so factor that in to the setting of premiums.
Services Risk & Architecture Leader, Consulting,
For an asset manager, it could help assess the value or prospects of companies in KPMG in the US
Regulatory, Technology KPMG in the US
their funds. The applications are wide-ranging, for both front and back-office use cases Lead, KPMG in the US

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Spotlight — Tax
Don’t overlook tax when building fintech capabilities
A consistent and aligned approach across taxes is key to This is even more the case now, with COVID-19 having placed significant
managing commercial and fiscal risk in an age of enhanced pressure on public purses the world over. Increasingly, consumers are also taking Global insights
scrutiny account of companies’ contribution to society when making their buying decisions,
amplifying the commercial significance of being seen to get your tax right.
COVID-19 may have impacted on fintech deal activity in the first half of this year,
but there is little doubt that investing in fintech services through either in-house In order to establish the appropriate tax base, financial institutions need to
development, partnerships or acquisition may be a significant focus for many consider where and how value is created and how the existing narrative changes
financial institutions across the spectrum in the months to come. The pandemic with the fintech involvement. Fintech segments
has made the digital agenda more critical than ever — and fintech capabilities
Historically, technology activities in financial institutions have been viewed as
could be central to success.
supportive in nature. As fintech becomes more embedded within the core
Whatever route you are taking to creating a fintech footprint, there are a myriad of operations of financial institutions, possibly assuming some or all of traditionally
issues to consider. But one important area that often gets overlooked at the outset human roles in terms of key functions and management of risks, that may
is tax. In any fintech operation, technology is central to the value they create. This necessitate a revisiting of value drivers. A change in value drivers may, in turn,
makes them fundamentally differentiated from traditional financial services, where impact which jurisdictions/legal entities are entitled to the profits and where your Featured interviews
the typical value drivers are people and capital, with technology an enabler. This tax base needs to be reported, which of course will drive your effective tax rate.
distinction creates different tax issues that must be factored in if you are not to
encounter unwelcome surprises later on, especially as your fintech operation
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expands into new territories and broadens its customer base.
The OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project has focused on tax In order to establish the appropriate tax Spotlight articles
transparency and recommended wide ranging reforms since 2015. The OECD is
currently focused on addressing the immediate and longer term tax challenges
base, financial institutions need to consider
arising from digital business models and the digitalization of the economy more where and how value is created and how the
generally.
existing narrative changes with the fintech
”
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business operating in its jurisdiction, physically as well as digitally, is paying what involvement.
they consider to be its fair share.

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Spotlight — Tax
Technology service or financial service? of responsibility and risk at each stage in the value chain is often a determining
factor but the considerable divergence between global regions on what is seen as
When considering how exactly to characterize intra-group relationships and flows in
falling in or out of indirect or digital services taxation make this challenging to
engaging with tax authorities on transfer pricing and corporate tax, there are several
navigate. Holistic consideration of tax implications at the outset for the key
indirect tax grey areas it is also worth considering at the outset. For example, Global insights
jurisdictions can help guide commercial decisions about the business model and
whether to present the activity as a single bundled service or break it down into its
the strategy for engagement with the different tax authorities. It will also be
constituent technology and functional components. This may not seem intuitive to
important to think about the quality of data available and the ability of the in-house
the business but it can have significant implications for costs and profit margin — for
tax team to meet ever growing tax reporting obligations.
instance in the EU, where there is still an (increasingly outdated) distinction between
mere technology services (subject to VAT) and substantive financial services
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(potentially VAT exempt). This somewhat arbitrary distinction leads to uncertainty Fintech segments
and, increasingly, litigation around fintechs — which has finally prompted the UK and With tax scrutiny likely to continue to rise in the post COVID-19 landscape, it is
EU recently to review their overall approach to financial services VAT as more important than ever that fintech activities and their tax costs and implications
digitalization progresses and traditional distinctions break down further. are properly factored into the business’s due diligence on deals and overall
strategy. A best practice would be for the tax department to work closely with the
Digital Services Tax (DST) business, becoming a strategic partner in decision-making.
There is also the related area of Digital Services Taxes (DST) which have been Ideally you should be able to articulate your story clearly, ensure that it considers Featured interviews
introduced in various countries around the world. These regimes are primarily and aligns across all aspects of tax, and factor tax considerations into every stage
designed to tax platform-based technology services — but, not being harmonized of the growth of your fintech operations.
and with broad definitions and vague guidance as to what is in scope, there is
concern that in some countries they might be applied to certain aspects of financial
services too. What’s more, while they may not apply to some parts of a fintech Spotlight articles
business — a core payments services for example – they could apply to others —
e.g. an associated shopping and rewards platform. Contributors
It is critical, therefore, in considering the relevant parts of your business or
Peter Dylewski Burcin Nee
weighing up fintech investment opportunities to be clear on how services are
Global Financial Services Indirect Global Financial Services Transfer
viewed in each territory from a commercial and regulatory perspective and to Tax Leader, KPMG International, Pricing Leader, KPMG International, Regional insights
consider the tax implications of the different potential business models. The level Associate Partner, KPMG in the UK Principal, KPMG in the US

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Global insights
Fintech segments
In H1’20, fintech investment in the Americas reached
$12.9B with 587 deals Featured interviews
Spotlight articles
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#fintechpulse
Regional insights — Americas
As M&A plummets, VC fintech investment in the Americas on record pace
Fintech investment in the Americas dropped sharply in H1’20, driven In Q2’20, European challenger banks Revolut and N26 both entered the US
primarily by a lack of large M&A deals. The largest M&A deals in H1’20 market. Digital bank Chime’s US$700 million raise is expected to help it better Global insights
included a US$1.3 billion reverse merger by Open Lending and the compete and grow. Lending company SoFi meanwhile made a big play to expand
US$700 million acquisition of AML/KYC due diligence company RDC by its capabilities, announcing its acquisition of white-label payments company Galileo
Moody’s. for US$1.2 billion.
At mid-year, M&A investment was less than US$3 billion, while Q1’20 saw
Lemonade’s proceeds with strong IPO and reap the rewards
the lowest quarter of M&A investment since Q1’13. The pandemic likely Fintech segments
had M&A investors holding back, rethinking valuations. During H1’20, IPO exits in the fintech space, similar to IPO exits more broadly,
were put on pause due to the impact of COVID-19 and its related uncertainty.
A great growth vehicle despite COVID-19 Unicorn insurtech Lemonade, however, bucked expectations with its IPO in July.
Fintech VC investment in the Americas remained strong (US$12.9 billion), on pace After several years of dramatic growth, Lemonade had a very strong debut on the
to exceed the 2019 record. The US accounted for most of this investment (US$8.6 New York Stock Exchange, rising well above its initial offering price before pulling
billion) as US investors see fintech as a significant growth vehicle. The payments back somewhat in the month that followed. The successful IPO may well spur Featured interviews
space was the hottest sector for VC investment, with Stripe raising US$850 million, other fintechs to consider possible IPOs heading into H2’20.
Chime raising US$700 million and B2B payments company AvidXchange raising
Trends to watch for in the Americas
US$388 million.
The biggest concern for many fintech investors in the Americas, particularly in the
Other late-stage companies across fintech verticals also raised large funding
US, is the length of time it will take for the economy to recover from the impact of
rounds, including wealthtech Robinhood (US$430 million) and cryptocurrency Spotlight articles
COVID-19. If the economy continues to stabilize, the second half of 2020 could see
company Bakkt (US$300 million).
even stronger fintech investment. The economy, in conjunction with credit quality,
could be a significant driver of fintech activity in the lending space.
Maturing fintechs recognize that size matters — especially now
Banks, many better capitalized than they were during the 2008–2009 financial
Given the growing fintech market in the US, it’s becoming readily apparent that crisis, will be important to watch as they could make some big investments in an Regional insights
size matters when it comes to long-term success. In the current environment, the effort to accelerate their digital agendas. PE money will likely also rise as investors
strongest fintechs will continue to get stronger while others struggle and run out of look for opportunistic deals.
cash. Scale will be particularly important for fintechs in the digital banking and
lending spaces as competition heats up.

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Acquirers and investors pull back but stil spend up
Total investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech in the Americas Venture activity in fintech in the Americas
2017–2020* 2017–2020* Global insights
1,239
1,646
1,224 911 1,198

1,524
587
$30.2 $66.0 $67.8 $12.9 $8.6 $15.8 $18.5 $9.3
2017 2018 2019 2020* 2017 2018 2019 2020*

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M&A activity in fintech in the Americas PE growth activity in fintech in the Americas
2017–2020* 2017–2020*
358 49
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270 43
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282
97 12
$21.0 $49.6 $47.9 $2.9 $666.6 $568.7 $1,409.8 $710.3

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2017 2018 2019 2020* 2017 2018 2019 2020*

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VC remains strong
VC activity in fintech with corporate participation in the Americas Venture remains somewhat insulated
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2017–2020*
An important contributor to the relative strength of venture financing trends was the
role that corporates played, as they kept up a healthy pace of participation overall,
269 271
especially in larger deals that pushed their tally of VC invested in associated
rounds to a massive $5.0 billion. This is a testament to the imperatives that
179 corporates view the fintech space as compelling, whether it be in gaining exposure
to more mature businesses in the space or to position for strategic alliances down Fintech segments
112 the line.
$2.9 $6.6 $7.7 $5.0
2017 2018 2019 2020*

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Median M&A size ($M) in fintech in the Americas Median pre-money valuations ($M) by stage in fintech in the Americas
2017–2020* 2017–2020*
$118.4 $215.0 $200.0

$100.0
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$137.5
$100.0
$44.5 $35.0 $43.1

$37.7 $22.5 $30.0
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$6.9
2017 2018 2019 2020*
2017 2018 2019 2020* Angel & seed Early VC Late VC

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Capital stil flows even as volume diminishes
Total investment activity (VC, PE, M&A) in fintech in the Americas M&A activity in fintech in the Americas Global insights
2017–Q2 2020 2017–Q2 2020
$35 500 $30 120
450
$30
$25 100 Fintech segments
400
$25 350
$20 80
300
$20
250 $15 60
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$15
200
$10 40
$10 150
100
$5 20 Spotlight articles
$2.4
$5
$1.7
$1.3
$12.7
$25.6
$12.8
$26.2
$11.6
$17.8
$29.5
$16.8
$32.2
$11.1
50
$5.5
$4.9
$4.2
$6.4
$3.9
$7.4
$6.5
$7.3
$7.2
$6.9
$8.8
$7.1
$7.6
$5.8
$7.1
$0 0 $0 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
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VCs are stil investing large sums
Venture activity in fintech in the Americas VC activity in fintech with corporate participation in the Americas
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2017–Q2 2020 2017–Q2 2020
$6 400 $3,000 90
350 80
$5 $2,500
Fintech segments
70
300
$4 $2,000 60
250
50
$3 200 $1,500 Featured interviews
40
150
$2 $1,000 30
100
20
$1 Spotlight articles
$500
$1,164.0
$1,965.9
$1,631.1
$1,870.2
$1,817.2
$1,970.9
$2,519.4
$1,424.7
$2,494.1
$2,514.5
50
$487.3
$944.9
$895.6
$540.7
10
$1.7
$2.2
$2.5
$2.1
$3.1
$3.9
$5.1
$3.7
$3.7
$5.0
$5.6
$4.1
$4.3
$4.9
$0 0 $0 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2017 2018 2019 2020
Deal value ($B) Deal count Angel & seed Early VC Late VC

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Regional insights — Americas: Canada
Canadian financial institutions driven to reimagine the future
Fintech deals and investment in Canada dropped dramatically in H1’20, as deals
Total fintech investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in Canada Global insights
became more difficult to complete due to COVID-19. The pandemic, however, also drove
2017–2020*
fintech interest as the use of digital technologies shot up significantly, both by consumers
and by financial institutions working to enable their employees to work from home. This
$4,000 60 shift, which moved some digital agendas forward by years in a matter of weeks, is
expected to continue to catalyze interest in fintech.
$3,500
50 As banks and other Canadian financial institutions reimagine the future of their
Fintech segments
operations in a post-COVID world, it is likely that corporate VC funds will flow. VC
$3,000
investors in Canada will likely also increase their investments as they look to capitalize
40 on the increasing interest in fintech.
“
$2,500
$2,000 30 In Canada, everyone is climbing out of the immediate COVID-19

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exigencies and focusing on what the new normal will mean for things
$1,500 like distribution channels, digital, the need for cost reduction and what
20
new models for their workforces will look like. And, of course, looking
$1,000
at the scenarios for the next 18 months around credit losses.
$403.5
$366.1
$362.4
$321.5
$3,775.2
$1,753.5
10
$157.4
$144.5
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$673.7
$753.6
$112.7
$500 The financial services industry, including regulators and lawmakers, is
$51.8
$95.6
$65.3
going to remain focused on these immediate questions for a while.

$0 0
But, where there are fintechs that can help fill gaps that maybe weren’t
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
noticed in the past around digital or payments or regtech solutions,
”
2017 2018 2019 2020
deals will still get done. They just may take longer to consummate. Regional insights
John Armstrong
*as of 30 June 2020. Partner, National Financial Services Leader, KPMG in Canada

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Regional insights — Americas: United States
US corporates embrace fintech as pace of disruption accelerates
Total fintech investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in the US Corporate fintech investment in the US reached a record of US$2.4 billion in Q1’20,
Global insights
2017–2020* almost matching it again in Q2’20. Corporate investment remained high despite the
uncertainty, due in part, to the predominantly strategic nature of the investments.
$35 400 US corporates see fintechs as a way to augment their capabilities and support their
business strategies, making the business case for investments strong even during a
$30 350 pandemic. The acceleration of digital trends and the business model disruption caused
by COVID-19 will likely keep corporate investment high into H2’20 as less digitally- Fintech segments
300 enabled corporates increase investments.
“
$25
250
$20 In the US, COVID-19 has put uncertainty into what
200 valuations should be, so we’ll probably continue to see a
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$15 dip until we get a better sense of the extent and timing of
150 the recovery.
$10
100 However, the mature fintechs, like those in the payments
$5
space, have already started to show signs of recovery in Spotlight articles
50
May and June compared to their performance in March
$10.8
$11.8
$29.1
$15.8
$30.9
$10.5
$6.7
$3.4
$6.5
$8.6
$6.3
$5.6
$5.3
$6.6
and April. I think we’ll continue to see those fintechs
”
$0 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 performing well.
Robert Ruark
Principal, Financial Services Strategy and Fintech Leader,
Source: Pulse of Fintech H1’20, Global Analysis of Investment in Fintech, KPMG International (data provided by PitchBook), KPMG in the US

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Americas
Top 10 fintech deals in the Americas in H1 2020
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1. Open Lending — $1.3B, Austin, US — Lending — M&A
2. Stripe — $850M, San Francisco, US — Payments/transactions — Late-stage VC

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3. RDC — $700M, King of Prussia, US — Regtech — M&A
2
10 3 3 3. Chime (Financial Software) — $700M, San Francisco, US — Payments/
6 transactions — Series E
1
7 5. Robinhood — $430.3M, Menlo Park, US — Wealthtech — Series F
5
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6. Avidxchange — $388M, Charlotte, US — Regtech — Series F
7. Nubank — $300M, Sao Paulo, Brazil — Payments/transactions — Late-stage VC
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9 7. Bakkt — $300M, Atlanta, US — Blockchain/cryptocurrency — Series B
7
9. BBVA-Paraguay Business — $263.2M, Asuncion, Paraguay — Lending — M&A
10. Varo — $241M, San Francisco, US — Payments/transactions — M&A

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Source: Pulse of Fintech 2020, Global Analysis of Investment in Fintech, KPMG International (data provided by PitchBook), *as of 30 June 2020.
#fintechpulse
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Fintech segments
In H1’20, investment in fintech companies in Europe,

Middle East and Africa (EMEA) recorded
$4.6B with 391 deals

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#fintechpulse
Regional insights — EMEA
Europe records second-highest quarter of VC fintech investment in Q2’20 and Middle East
sprouting new early-stage fintech hubs Global insights
Despite a decline in M&A activity that pulled overall fintech investment in Open banking in Europe taking more time than hoped
Europe down significantly in H1’20, VC investment continued to be very
While the innovation expected from open banking is taking longer to materialize
strong. Q2’20 saw the second-highest quarter of VC investment in fintech
than expected, Europe continued to move forward with its fintech agenda. During
after Q1’20.
H1’20, the European Commission held a consultation on a new digital finance
strategy and fintech action plan for Europe to guide its activities over the next 5 Fintech segments
Several jurisdictions within the Middle East have continued to work to become
years13.
fintech hubs and fintech investment in the region was focused primarily on
early-stage deals in H1’20, although Israel-based wealth manager Pagaya
COVID-19 spurring digital acceleration across the Middle East
raised US$102 million Series D around in late June.
COVID-19 has accelerated the acceptance of digital business models in a region
Challenger banks raise big deals across Europe that has a very strong tradition of in person, relationship-based service provision. Featured interviews
This is driving traditional banks in the region to increasingly consider partnerships
During H1’20, challenger banks attracted five of the 10 largest deals in Europe,
and alliances with fintech companies able to help them with their accelerated
including N26 (Germany), Revolut (UK), Klarna (Sweden), Starling Bank (UK) and
digital journey.
Qonto (France). The deals reflect the growing focus on challenger banks as they
work to scale and become competitive, not only in Europe, but globally. In H1’20,
Trends to watch for in EMEA
Revolut and N26 both joined Klarna in the US market. Spotlight articles
The next 6 months could be rocky for fintech investment in Europe depending on
COVID-19 a big roadblock, yet also an opportunity the length of time it takes to recover from COVID-19. The challenger banking
space will continue to be hot as digital banks continue to grow and enter new
COVID-19 is a major challenge for fintechs across Europe, particularly early-stage
markets. Tokenized assets will one key area to watch over the next few quarters.
companies with less liquidity. New entrepreneurs and startups are also facing
challenges given the typical avenues for making connections are limited. The The fintech market in the Middle East is expected to expand and diversify for the Regional insights
pandemic, however, is also creating opportunities due to its impact on digital foreseeable future, key jurisdictions all investing in fintech ecosystems. As fintech
customer behaviors, including a major shift away from cash and an uptick in the hubs slowly mature, the region will likely see increasing investment as early-stage
demand for digital tools, products and services. Well-capitalized fintechs and those fintechs grow.
able to respond quickly to the shifting needs of customers could see strong growth. 13 https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations/finance-2020-digital-finance-strategy_en

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Q2’20 hits near-record tally for deal value
Total investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech in EMEA Venture activity in fintech in EMEA
2017–2020* 2017–2020* Global insights
1,090 1,074
979 840 858

734
322
Fintech segments
391
$4.4 $4.6 $8.0 $4.0

$16.9 $44.2 $61.9 $4.6
2017 2018 2019 2020*
2017 2018 2019 2020* Deal value ($B) Deal count
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M&A activity in fintech in EMEA PE growth activity in fintech in EMEA
2017–2020* 2017–2020*
213 37
220 34
182
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$12.3 $37.6 $52.5 $0.5 $277.0 $2,028.1 $1,455.1 $134.9

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2017 2018 2019 2020* 2017 2018 2019 2020*

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Late-stage valuations remain unstoppable
VC activity in fintech with corporate participation in EMEA Dry powder pressure and competition for deals keeps median
2017–2020* financings, valuations and more high Global insights
173
Even though multiple startups are facing significant pressures, the best-capitalized
151 companies continue to draw plenty of capital from investors that have mandates to
153
keep disbursing the record sums of dry powder that the venture industry amassed
85
over the past few years. Fintech is no exception, hence the indomitable tally of
valuations at the late stage remaining undaunted thus far. It remains to be seen if Fintech segments
even that tally shifts due to the economic ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic,
going forward.
$1.9 $1.7 $3.5 $2.1
2017 2018 2019 2020*

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Median M&A size ($M) in fintech in EMEA Median pre-money valuations ($M) by stage in fintech in EMEA
2017–2020* 2017–2020*
Angel & seed Early VC Late VC $132.2

$53.9 Median M&A size ($M)
$39.9 Spotlight articles
$30.0
$49.0 $51.2
$22.7
$20.8
$10.9
$16.5 Regional insights
$7.5 $10.9 $10.6
$4.2 $5.4 $5.3
2017 2018 2019 2020*
2017 2018 2019 2020*

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Volume subsides again
Total investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech in EMEA M&A activity in fintech in EMEA Global insights
2017–2020* 2017–2020*
$60 350 $50 70
$45
300 60
$50
250 50
$40 $35
200 $30
40
$30 Featured interviews
$25
150
30
$20
$20
100 $15 20
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$10 $10
$5.4
50
$4.3
$4.1
$4.0
$3.5
10
$2.8
$2.4
$2.3
$20.9
$10.5
$48.0
$1.8
$8.8
$6.5
$6.3
$2.6
$5
$1.9
$19.4
$45.4
$1.6
$0.8
$7.3
$8.0
$5.1
$5.1
$1.2
$0.3
$0.2
$0 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 $0 0
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2017 2018 2019 2020

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Corporates engage at a record sum
Venture activity in fintech in EMEA VC activity in fintech with corporate participation in EMEA
2017–2020* 2017–2020* Global insights
$3.0 300
$1,200 60
$2.5 250
$1,000 50 Fintech segments
$2.0 200
$800 40
$1.5 150
$600 30 Featured interviews
$1.0 100
$400 20
$0.5 50 $200 10 Spotlight articles
$1,041.7
$1,072.6
$1,139.8
$394.3
$414.9
$285.6
$834.7
$477.7
$394.9
$374.1
$410.8
$714.5
$667.0
$960.8
$0.8
$0.9
$1.1
$1.5
$1.0
$1.3
$1.2
$1.1
$2.8
$2.0
$1.7
$1.4
$2.0
$2.1
$0.0 0 $0 0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2017 2018 2019 2020 Regional insights
Deal value ($B) Deal count Angel & seed
Early VC Late VC Deal value ($M) Deal count

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Regional insights — EMEA: France
France’s fintech gains attractiveness in Europe with the French government support
Total fintech investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in France The fintech investment environment in France remained strong in H1’20, despite a
sharp drop in deals activity brought on by COVID-19. While challenger banks,
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2017–2020*
lending, regtech, payments and business platforms (Younited Credit, October, alan,
Wynd, Swile, Lydia, iBanFirst…) remains the most active fintech space in France,
$1,600 30
other subsectors are gaining more attractiveness (Insurtech, Open Banking, AI) with
a strong focus on new B2B2C business models. Challenger business bank Qonto
$1,400 raised $115 million Series C funding round led by Tencent and DST Global but the
25 Fintech segments
big banks are also becoming more focused on this next generation of Banks
$1,200 (Société Générale acquired freelancer challenger bank Shine)
20 The French government has also identified fintech as a key industry to support the
$1,000
economic stimulus plan (French Tech Visa, R&D Tax reliefs, launch of the Next 40
index, French Tech Bridge with COVID-19 funding measures). The State will also
$800 15 maintain through Bpifrance (Banque publique d’investissement) its support for Featured interviews
innovative companies with nearly c. £1,2 billion in innovation aid planned for 2020
$600
“
(grants, repayable, advances, loans, etc.).
10
.
$400 Pre-COVID-19, fintech-driven financial services has been attracting
$149.8
$118.9
$132.8
$130.9
$108.4
$115.0
$101.4
5 significant investments. COVID-19 has in fact fast tracked the digital

$1,486.4
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$324.3
$79.5
$200
$243.4
$234.6
economy and significant investments are being made now by
$45.4
$47.6
established banks and insurance companies, which can also lead to

$0 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 acquisition and more investments from investors. A French fintech
2017 2018 2019 2020
ecosystem will also emerge to meet the growing demand for robust
Regional insights
ESG data and we will also start to see some consolidations. France is
now well-positioned to be an emerging fintech hub in Europe with new
”
Source: Pulse of Fintech H1’20, Global Analysis of Investment in Fintech, KPMG International (data provided by PitchBook), collaboration between the State, incumbents and global players.
Stephane Dehaies
Not for distribution in the USA. Partner and Fintech Leader, KPMG in France #fintechpulse
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Regional insights — EMEA: Germany
COVID-19 shifting banking industry in Germany — and view of fintech
Total fintech investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in Germany Although Q1’20 was soft, fintech investment in Germany was relatively resilient
overall in H1’20, led by the US$570 million raise by N26, a US$73 million raise by
Global insights
2017–2020*
Trade Republic and a US$65 million raise by Solarisbank.
$2,000 40
COVID-19 is acting as a positive driver for many fintechs as it is shifting people’s
$1,800 views of digital banking. It is also driving interest in the B2B space as corporates
35 look to quickly improve their digital operations. Over the medium term, these shifts
$1,600 could help fintechs become more sustainable and improve their paths to Fintech segments
30 profitability.
$1,400
“
25
$1,200
In Germany, we are seeing that fintech is a proven and
$1,000 20
sustainable business model and that the strong level of Featured interviews
$800
15 investment will survive through the crisis or even
$600 become stronger.
10
$230.5
At the same time, fintechs with a high burn rate that

$210.4
$400
$142.7
$127.3
$130.1
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$1,183.9
$1,735.8
have yet to achieve reasonable levels of revenue will be

$87.0
$356.1
$531.2
$401.8
$282.1
$246.5
$941.3
5
$200
severely challenged. Investors are focusing on safer
$0 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
bets right now, so early-stage and less well-positioned
companies could struggle to get the funding they need
”
Deal value ($M) Deal count to survive.
Bernd Oppold
Source: Pulse of Fintech H1’20, Global Analysis of Investment in Fintech, KPMG International (data provided by PitchBook), Partner, Advisory, KPMG in Germany

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Ireland gains attractiveness in wake of Brexit
Total investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech in Ireland H1’20 was exciting for fintech in Ireland, with the US$162 million acquisition of
Irish-founded Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) by Australia’s EML Payments Global insights
2017–2020*
(note that the company has its head office in London but a joint front office in
$180 14 Dublin, hence its deal value ascribed to UK funding aggregates), the US$83
million acquisition of Payzone Ireland and a US$80 million funding round by
$160 Fernego. Mastercard also announced plans for a technology hub in Dublin.
12
Ireland also continued to gain traction from UK-based fintechs such as Starling
Bank and Revolut, looking to create a Brexit-hedge given the 12-month lead-in
10 period will expire in January 2021.
$120
Ireland is expected to remain hot into H2’20 as UK and global fintechs work to
8 ensure they are able to service their customers across Europe.
“
$100

6 COVID-19 has certainly accelerated the move to
$60 adopt digital payment methods. At the start of
4 lockdown, the Irish banks moved swiftly to increase
$40
the tap-and-go limit on debit and credit cards, making
$17.4
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2
it easier to tap a card rather than use cash. And the
$108.2
$166.6
$20
$8.6
$30.6
$65.6
$51.5
$99.7
$28.6
$51.2
$30.0
$8.0
$0.0
$0.0
. word Revolut has almost become a verb. ‘Just Revolut

$0 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 me’ has become a familiar expression to instruct the
2017 2018 2019 2020 transfer of funds. Digital payment methods are now Regional insights
mainstream. It was starting to happen prior to H1’20,
”
but COVID-19 has really accelerated the trend.
Anna Scally
Partner and Fintech Leader, KPMG in Ireland
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Regional insights — EMEA: Sweden
Sweden’s fintech dominance continues in Nordic region
Total fintech investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in Sweden The fintech investment environment in Sweden remained strong in H1’20, despite
2017–2020* a sharp drop in deals activity brought on by COVID-19. Global insights
A US$200 million raise by digital bank Klarna and a US$100 million raise by API-
$2,500 20
focused Tink in January helped offset very slow activity in March and April. While
payments remains the most active fintech space both in Sweden and the Nordic
18
region, other subsectors are gaining more attention, including insurtech and
$2,000 16 regtech.
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In May, digital loan refinancing company Anyfin raised US$30 million. The big
14
banks in Sweden are also becoming more focused on fintech, particularly regtech
$1,500 12 after one bank was given a severe fine in H2’20 for not being in compliance with
anti-money laundering requirements.
“
10
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$1,000 8 We live in a low-interest market and there is a lot of
capital that has to go somewhere, so there is still a
6
$338.5
strong appetite for fintech investment in Sweden.
$277.3
$266.8
$240.2
$500 4
$208.4
$185.5
While there is a lot of uncertainty around COVID-19, Spotlight articles

$2,208.6
$898.0
$816.4
$485.8
$16.2
$17.0
$61.9
2
fintech is showing a lot of resilience as a sector. There’s
$4.3
$0 0 a lot of interest, particularly from established, traditional

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
financial institutions that are still looking to invest in
”
these kinds of solutions.
Mårten Asplund
Head of Financial Services, KPMG in Sweden

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Regional insights — EMEA: United Kingdom
UK corporates doubling down on fintech funds
Total fintech investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in the UK The UK saw a solid amount of fintech funding in H1’20 with several US$100 million+
2017–2020* megadeals (e.g., Revolut, Checkout.com, Starling Bank and Currency Cloud). Global insights
$50,000 140 Corporate investment is expected to become a big focus in the UK, given that many
financial services companies are looking to double down on their fintech funds given
$45,000 the major digital dislocation in the market due to COVID-19. Over the long-term, the
120
impact of the pandemic could be beneficial in terms of accelerating digital change
$40,000 Fintech segments
initiatives amongst corporates.
“
$35,000 100
$30,000
80
Current events are driving a real digital
$25,000 dislocation in the financial services market.
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$20,000
60 Certainly, here in the UK, legacy firms are
$15,000
realizing that they need to become a lot more
40
progressive in terms of how they invest in new
$5,941.7
$5,055.7
$4,953.3
$2,449.2
$10,000
$2,410.8
$2,205.1
capabilities. The corporates will likely come out

$13,126.3
$45,127.8
$1,204.0
$1,368.4
$1,080.0
$726.0
$953.3
$930.1
$5,000
of this a lot stronger and with a much firmer
”
$0 0 commitment to fintech investment.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2017 2018 2019 2020 Anton Ruddenklau Regional insights
Deal value ($M) Deal count Global Co-Leader of Fintech, KPMG International,
Partner, Head of Digital & Innovation, KPMG in the UK

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Regional insights — EMEA: Israel
Open banking in Israel delayed by COVID-19, but remains a priority
Initially, Israel targeted December 2020 for its open banking regime. Due to Total investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech in Israel
COVID-19, the target date has been moved to March 2021. The shift to open 2017–2020* Global insights
banking could cause a shakeup in banking given the sector is currently dominated $140 Deal count 16 Deal value ($M)
by five banks. Open banking is also expected to spur innovation investment by 14
$120
these banks so they can remain competitive. Some banks are already looking at
$100 12
where to invest, how to use APIs and what partners to work with in order to
10
improve customer services. $80
8 Fintech segments
$60
$29.0
6
$28.0
New digital bank in Israel still targeting 2021 launch
$22.9
$25.6
$21.8
$18.7
$40
$14.1
$12.1
$121.0
4
$63.8
$48.1
$64.2
$9.5
$35.4
In H2’19, the Bank of Israel issued its first new banking license in 40 years for the $20 2
establishment of a new digital bank. The First Digital Bank (in setup), is helmed by
$0 0
one of Mobileye’s cofounders, Amnon Shashua. The standalone digital bank Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
would be unique given it would use an outsourced IT core banking platform.
2017 2018 2019 2020 Featured interviews
Despite COVID-19 challenges, the new bank is expected to launch in H2’21.
As online transactions skyrocket, Israel fraud prevention
“
companies could see increased interest

With the acceleration of digital trends, there will likely be an uptick in interest in The vision of Open Banking is to turn the financial industry into Spotlight articles
Israeli companies like Forter and Theta Ray, that are focused on cybersecurity plug-and-play, allowing customers to own their data and the ability to
and fraud prevention. Israel could also see interest in its payments-specific
choose how and when to use it. However there are still obstacles in
security firms, like Paygilant, start to grow. The Government of Israel is working to
spur innovation at the intersection of financial technologies and cybersecurity. In
the way, such as privacy, cyber, technology barriers and legal
May, it partnered with Mastercard and Enel X to announce the creation of a issues, that need to be solved in order for this vision to come true.
We hope that the fintech industry will have the long breath needed Regional insights
”
fintech-specific cybersecurity innovation lab.
make this change together with the financial services industry.
Illanit Adesman
Partner, Financial Risk Management,
Not for distribution in the USA. KPMG in Israel #fintechpulse
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Regional insights — EMEA: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia encouraging development of fintech ecosystems
“
Global insights
As part of its Vision 2030 strategy, Saudi Arabia established the Fintech Saudi
initiative to support the development of a fintech ecosystem focused on
Between 2017 and 2019, the value of fintech
enhancing financial inclusion and encouraging digital financial services. transactions increased at a rate of over 18 percent each
year, reaching US$20 billion in 2019. Two-third of the
As a part of this, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) launched a
fintech regulatory sandbox to support emerging fintechs. These initiatives have investments in the field of payments — in April 2020, the
Fintech segments
helped grow a number of fintechs, including Hala (formerly Halalah), STC Pay number of smart phone payment transactions, increased
and Geidea. In H2’20, SAMA also approved new payments licenses for e-wallet
providers Bayan Pay and Hala14.
by 352 percent compared to the year before.
Diversity of early-stage fintechs in Saudi Arabia likely to The central bank is poised to develop the local fintech
boost investment over time ecosystem through initiatives such as Fintech Saudi and
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While payments is a key focus for fintech development, Saudi Arabia has also the regulatory Sandbox, and works with other
seen fintechs sprouting in other sectors, including lending (e.g., Scopeer, stakeholders including the capital markets authority to
Manafa Capital), insurtech (e.g., Tameeni, Bcare), wealthtech (e.g., Wahed
Capital, Haseed Invest), personal finance (e.g., Malem Financing, Sulfah) and drive growth. Through this close collaboration of
investment banking (e.g. Smartstream). regulators, incumbents and newcomers in the financial Spotlight articles
Given the mix of sectors and strong government support, it is expected that sector, Saudi Arabia is sending a strong signal to the
fintech investment will grow as the ecosystem matures.
world about its ambitions in the fintech arena. As digital
transformation continues to gain traction, more sector
growth — and therefore investment — is expected
”
Regional insights
heading into H2’20.
Ovais Shahab
14 https://xpressriyadh.com/sama-approved-licences-for-digital-wallets-in-saudi-arabia/
Head of Financial Services
KPMG in Saudi Arabia
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Regional insights — EMEA: United Arab Emirates
UAE Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) providing opportunities for fintech testing and development
“
Global insights
The UAE is a strong proponent of fintech. The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM),
one of the Abu Dhabi financial fee zones, provides a number of fintech support The UAE government has moved forward with a
structures. The most prominent of these is RegLab, which operates as a sandbox number of initiatives in order to help and foster
for financial institutions and fintechs to develop and test their offerings.
the growth of fintech. The RegLab, a sandbox
In H2’20, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of the ADGM launched three
regtech pilot projects to help financial institutions improve their compliance and risk
style program for fintechs, is a big part of this Fintech segments
management. The projects include an AI-powered regbot for license applications, effort, in addition to programs like
API-enabled monitoring of licensed institutions and a move to digitize regulations16.
accelerateHER to promote diversity in
UAE government providing funds and support for startups and entrepreneurship. These, combined with startup
entrepreneurs
funds, will be a big part of developing the UAE’s Featured interviews
”
The Government of the UAE offers a number of funds and support programs for
startups and entrepreneurs, including the Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund fintech ecosystem over time.
(US$550 million).
Abbas Basrai
In order to encourage diversity, UAE accelerator DIFC FinTech Hive also Partner and Head of Financial Services,
established the accelerateHER mentorship program in partnership with Carter KPMG in the Lower Gulf region Spotlight articles
Murray specifically to develop female fintech talent17.
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16 https://www.adgm.com/media/announcements/fsra-launches-regtech-initiatives/
17 https://www.difc.ae/newsroom/news/difc-fintech-hive-launches-career-mentorship-programme-accelerateher/
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Top 10 figlnotech
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2020
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1. N26 — $570M, Berlin, Germany — Banking — Series D
2. Revolut — $500M, London, UK — Payments/transactions — Series D

3 9
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3. Klarna — $200M, Stockholm, Sweden — Payments/transactions —
1 Late-stage VC
5 4 2
6
4. Prepaid Financial Services — $162.3M, London, UK** —
8 Payments/transactions — M&A
7
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10 5. Checkout.com — $150M, London, UK — Payments/transactions —
Series B
6. Starling Bank — $123.1M, London, UK — Payments/transactions —

Late-stage VC***
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7. CurrencyCloud — $121.8M, London, UK — Payments/transactions —
Series E
8. Qonto — $115.8M, Paris, France — Payments/transactions — Series C
9. Tink (Financial Software) — $100.2M, Stockholm, Sweden — Regional insights

Lending — Series E
Source: Pulse of Fintech 2020, Global Analysis of Investment in Fintech, KPMG International (data provided by PitchBook), *as of
30 June 2020. **Prepaid Financial Services’ head office is in London, so per PitchBook methodology, its headquarters is listed as 10. Onfido — $100M, London, UK — Cybersecurity — Late-stage VC
residing in the UK. However, it has a front office in Ireland and was founded by Irish entrepreneurs, so it also operates within the
Irish venture ecosystem. ***Starling Bank’s fundraise was conducted across several tranches over a period of time, which per
PitchBook methodology were summed and also indicated as closed when the final tranche was concluded. #fintechpulse
Not for distribution in the USA. © 2020 KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), a Swiss entity. Member firms of the KPMG network of independent firms are affiliated with KPMG International. KPMG International provides no services to clients. No member
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In H1’20, fintech companies in Asia Pacific received
$8.1B with 243 deals Featured interviews
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#fintechpulse
Regional insights — ASPAC
In Asia Pacific, big fintechs keep growing while the small struggle
In H1’20, the biggest fintechs in Asia continued to gain ground, while smaller Governments in Asia Pacific shaping fintech future
fintechs struggled for profitability and to attract new investments. Global insights
Regulation to shape the future of fintech was a critical focus in H1’20 in Asia.
Battle for Southeast Asia continues as Gojek and Grab grow Singapore introduced the Payments Services Act, legislation that includes
payments offerings regulatory requirements and a licensing program for cryptocurrency exchanges.
Southeast Asia was the hottest region for fintech investment in H1’20, led by a US$3 Hong Kong (SAR) created an opt-in regulatory framework for Digital Asset
billion raise by Indonesia-based platform provider Gojek and an US$886 million Exchange, although the licenses are only available to exchanges that deal with at
Fintech segments
raise by its Singapore-based competitor Grab. Both platform providers are actively least one security.
expanding their payments services in the region. In January 2020, Grab acquired
As a result of COVID-19, Australia re-opened submissions to its Select Committee
robo-advisor Bento, while Gojek acquired offline payments and cloud POS company
on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology, a senate committee tasked
Moka in April 2020.
with reviewing fintech and regtech activities and identifying ways to support
sustainable sector growth, in order to understand how the pandemic is affecting
Tech giants and platform players becoming dominant force in Featured interviews
fintechs and how the government can best support them.
Asia Pacific
The increasing activity of platform players and large tech giants in the fintech Trends to watch for in Asia Pacific
space across Asia showcases how the lines between fintech and other sectors are
The ongoing US-china trade tension is likely to accelerate the focus by Chinese
blurring. In H1’20, Google, Tencent, Facebook and PayPal were all involved in
technology groups on Southeast Asia, as investments in the US, India and Europe
Gojek’s funding round, while Facebook announced a US$5.7 billion equity
become more challenging. Spotlight articles
investment in India’s Reliance Jio, which launched both direct e-commerce and
Whatsapp platforms in H2’20. COVID-19 is resulting in a concentration of capital into companies that are well
known and at later stages, in part because it is difficult to diligence earlier-stage
companies remotely. As such, there will be a reduction and localization of Seed
and Series A investments.
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Fintech investment takes a breather
Total investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech in Asia Pacific Venture activity in fintech in Asia Pacific
2017–2020* 2017–2020* Global insights
903 809
711 688
626 627

216
$13.1 $40.2 $20.6 $8.1 $10.4 $34.7 $12.9 $6.7

2017 2018 2019 2020* 2017 2018 2019 2020*
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M&A activity in fintech in Asia Pacific PE growth activity in fintech in Asia Pacific
2017–2020* 2017–2020*
77
71 17
14 14 Spotlight articles
47
8
19
$0.6
$2.2 $3.5 $6.9
$462.3 $2,075.3 $861.5 $782.0 Regional insights
2017 2018 2019 2020*
2017 2018 2019 2020*

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Caution reigns supreme
VC activity in fintech with corporate participation in Asia Pacific VC firms pull back to a degree
After such a frenzied period of consolidation and mega-deals, it is only natural to
observe a downturn cyclically. The immediate impact of the COVID-19
pandemic as well as its ensuing, ongoing ramifications all contributed
244 196 significantly to investors’ caution, as well as the prolongation or cancellation of
156
investments that were initially planned to be made. Given the slide in deal sizes
at the late stage, it is also clear that mega-deals ceased to skew medians quite Fintech segments
73
as much in the past 1.5 years, while the early and angel and seed stages saw
healthy tallies of financing sizes persist. There is still plenty of appetite and
$27.5 $9.5 $5.1
$2.8 resources for funding, it is simply more muted with caution as firms do more due
2017 2018 2019 2020* diligence given heightened risks.
Looking forward, it is difficult to see caution not playing some role at least in the
remainder of 2020. It is not that investors are viewing fintechs unfavorably, just Featured interviews
Median venture deal sizes ($M) by stage in fintech in Asia Pacific that they are waiting until there is more certainty around the full economic
2017–2020*
ramifications of the pandemic. Much of the rationale for consolidation amid mid-
stage companies persists as they look to achieve synergies and cut costs, while
$30.0
large venture-backed companies, such as Gojek and Grab that are pivoting into
$25.0 fintech, will continue to raise large sums to fund their expansions and/or pivots. Spotlight articles
$21.4 $20.0
$8.6
$6.8 $6.9 $7.7
$1.0 $1.3 $1.3 $1.4

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2017 2018 2019 2020*
Angel & seed Early VC Late VC

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Fintech investment slows down
Total investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech in Asia Pacific M&A in fintech in Asia Pacific
2017–2020*
$3.5 25
$25 300
$3.0
250 20
$2.5
200
15
$15 $2.0
150 Featured interviews

M&A activity in fintech in Asia Pacific $1.5
PE growth activity in fintech in Asia Pacific
2017–2020*
$10 2017–2020* 10
100
$1.0
$5
50 $0.5
$0.2
$0.2
$1.6
$0.1
$21.9
$0.1
$1.5
$0.5
$2.0
$0.8
$2.1
$1.2
$3.1
$0.5
$0.4
$4.3
$5.0
$7.5
$5.6
$5.3
$3.5
$3.0
$5.6
$8.5
$5.8
$0.3
$2.2
$2.2
$0 0 $0.0 0
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2017 2018 2019 2020 2017 2018 2019 2020

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Venture financing evens out at subdued level
Venture activity in fintech in Asia Pacific VC activity in fintech with corporate participation in Asia Pacific
2017–2020*
$25 300
$20,000 90
$18,000 80
250
$20 $16,000 Fintech segments
70
$14,000
200 60
$15 $12,000
50
150 $10,000 Featured interviews
M&A activity in fintech in Asia Pacific PE growth activity in fintech in Asia Pacific 40
$10
2017–2020* $8,000
2017–2020*
100 30
$6,000
$2,280.0
20
$4,000 Spotlight articles
$1,199.5
$5
$18,490.6
$5,497.7
$7,211.1
$4,087.0
$998.0
$981.0
$921.0
$853.3
50
$545.2
$572.1
$779.7
$464.9
$2,000 10
$1.3
$1.4
$21.1
$2.4
$1.9
$4.7
$7.2
$3.5
$2.8
$1.8
$7.9
$4.9
$1.9
$1.8
$0 0
$0 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
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2017 2018 2019 2020 2017 2018 2019 2020
Deal value ($B) Deal count Angel & seed Early VC Late VC
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Regional insights — ASPAC: Australia
Scaling fintechs attracting attention in Australia
Total investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech in Australia Australia is showing itself to be a strong fintech hub globally, with solid
2017–2020* investments in H1’20 despite rising pandemic concerns, including a US$146 Global insights
million raise by Airwallex and a US$130 million raise by Judo Bank.
$1,400 20
Installment financing was a hot topic as Zip acquired US-based QuadPay and
18 China-based mega-giant Tencent bought shares in Afterpay.
$1,200
As fintechs in Australia aggressively work to scale, they are expected to drive
16
increasing investment in the space. Additional offshore acquisitions are also Fintech segments
$1,000 14 expected as fintechs target international growth.
“
12
$800 One area of fintech that continues to gain
10
investor and funding support is the ‘buy now,
8
pay later’ or instalment finance sector. Through
$400 6 COVID-19, more merchants are looking to
$214.9
$198.8
$183.6
$151.8
enhance their e-commerce/POS options for

$144.2
4
$1,173.7
$88.8
$200
$75.3
their customers who have shifted their Spotlight articles

$344.7
$405.4
$273.2
$364.5
$30.6
$31.4
”
2
$0 0 purchasing their activities to online/mobile.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2017 2018 2019 2020
Ian Pollari
Global Co-Leader of Fintech, KPMG International, Regional insights
Partner and National Banking Leader, KPMG Australia

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Regional insights — ASPAC: Mainland China and Hong Kong (SAR)
Fintech investment in China remains stalled
Fintech investment in China dropped for the eighth-straight quarter in Q2’20, the US$285 million in fintech
investment a shocking contrast from the peak high of US$20.7 billion in Q2’18.
The decline partly reflects the maturity of China’s fintech market, which is dominated by a small number of big
“ China’s economy has recovered a lot from
COVID-19 although it is still a tenuous
situation. Many fintech businesses have
been negatively impacted. This is
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players, in addition to changes to government fintech policies. Two of China’s mega-giants held secondary challenging for some of the smaller
listings in Hong Kong (SAR) in H1’20, with Alibaba raising US$11 billion and JD.com raising US$3.9 billion. fintechs due to the need for extra funding
In H1’20, the Chinese government enhanced interest in the lending space as it mandate local governments to to manage cash flow — funding that is
”
open their data to fintechs in order to generate innovative lending solutions to support COVID-19 recovery. Fintech segments
difficult to obtain.
Andrew Huang
Banks in Hong Kong (SAR) upping their game Partner and Fintech Leader, KPMG China
After issuing licenses in 2019, there were big expectations for Hong Kong (SAR)’s digital banking space in
“
2020. While the launches of some of the recipient banks have been delayed due to COVID-19, the issuance
of the licenses is forcing other banks in the region to up their digital game. This is driving increasing Featured interviews
We’ve seen ESG investment appetite grow
corporate investment as banks get ready to compete with more digitally-enabled competitors.
in the US and Europe and that trend is
Total investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech in mainland China coming to Asia. A fintech ecosystem will
2017–2020*
emerge to meet the growing demand for
$25,000 150
Deal value ($M) Deal count robust ESG data, harnessing using new Spotlight articles
$20,000
100 technologies such as IoT, Big Data, AI and
$15,000
blockchain. Hong Kong (SAR) is well-
$4,120.5
$4,230.1
$3,348.6
$2,526.1
$2,619.1
$20,697.5
$10,000
$1,571.1
50 positioned to be a regional hub for this

$973.8
$901.6
$808.1
$563.1
$512.3
$323.1
$284.9
$5,000 emerging industry, given its regional lead in Regional insights
”
$0 0 securities trading.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Barnaby Robson
2017 2018 2019 2020 Partner, Deal Advisory, KPMG China
Source: Pulse of Fintech H1’20, Global Analysis of Investment in Fintech, KPMG International (data provided by PitchBook), *as of 30 June 2020. Not for distribution in the USA. #fintechpulse
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Regional insights — ASPAC: India
India: a key opportunity for fintech investors
Total investment activity (VC, PE and M&A) in fintech in India Despite COVID-19, India continued to see solid fintech investment in H1’20,
2017–2020* led by a US$398 million angel investment in Navi Technologies, a US$300 Global insights
million PE raise by Pine Labs and the US$185 million acquisition of
$2,500 50 PaySense by Netherlands-based PayU.
45 While the ongoing pandemic and challenges with international deal-making

could put a damper on fintech investment in India in H2’20, the region is
$2,000 40 expected to remain a major opportunity for investors over the medium and Fintech segments
long-term.
35
“
$1,500 30
25 Pre-COVID-19, fintech-driven financial services

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$1,000 20
especially in lending, insurtech and distribution
has been attracting significant investments.
15
COVID-19 has in fact fast tracked the digital
$277.2
$272.6
$256.8
$500 10
economy and significant investments are being Spotlight articles
$136.6
$1,763.2
$1,994.9
$1,052.4
made by established banks and insurance

$393.2
$373.3
$573.3
$692.8
$454.0
$749.7
$647.5 5
$0 0 companies, which can also lead to acquisition
”
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
and more investments from investors. Regional insights
2017 2018 2019 2020
Deal value ($M) Deal count Sanjay Doshi
Partner and Head of Financial Services Advisory
KPMG in India

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Regional insights — ASPAC: Singapore
Government of Singapore driving fintech future
Total investment
Total activity
investment (VC, (VC,
activity PE and
PEM&A) in fintech
and M&A) in Australia
in fintech in Singapore While fintech investment was down in H1’20 in Singapore, there was a significant
2017–2020*
2017–2020* amount of activity, particularly from the government. In order to help businesses Global insights
through the current crisis, the government has pushed for more lending and
$6,000 35
microlending offerings to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), whether by
banks or by fintechs.
30 The government also continued to evaluate digital bank license applications,
$5,000
which could be issued in H2’20. Fintech segments
“
25
$4,000
20 In Singapore, we’re seeing mature fintechs really

$3,000 securing big raises. So, while the total number of
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15 fundraising events has come down, the quantum
$2,000 per deal is a lot higher. We’re also starting to see
10
some consolidations, particularly in the payments
$1,000 space. These are all signs of how the fintech
$2,543.3
$5,001.4
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$218.1
5
$247.1
$191.4
$170.2
$104.8
$138.6
$129.2
$135.6
$915.5
$57.7
$48.2
$78.2
market in Singapore and across Southeast Asia
”
$0 0 is really beginning to mature.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2017 2018 2019 2020 Tek Yew Chia
Regional insights
Partner, Head of Financial Services Advisory
KPMG in Singapore

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6 5 1. Gojek — $3B, Jakarta, Indonesia — Payments/transactions — Series F
4 2. Grab — $886M, Singapore — Payments/transactions — Late-stage VC**
7 Fintech segments
3. Navi Technologies — $397.9M, Bengaluru, India — Payments/
transactions — Angel***
3
4. Pine Labs — $300M, Noida, India — Payments/transactions — PE
2 growth
1 5. Paidy — $251M, Tokyo, Japan — Payments/transactions — Series C Featured interviews
6. KSNET — $237M, Seoul, South Korea — Lending — Buyout

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7. PaySense — $185M, Mumbai, India — Payments/transactions — M&A
8. Airwallex — $160M, Melbourne, Australia — Payments/transactions — Spotlight articles

9 Series D
8
9. Judo Bank — $146.6M, Southbank, Australia — Payments/transactions
— PE growth
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10. Moka (Financial Software) — $130M, Jakarta, Indonesia —
Payments/transactions — M&A
**Grab’s round is classified as late-stage VC until further documentation confirming it is Series I is available.
***Navi’s round is classified as angel given the fact a consortium of individual investors was responsible for the funding.
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About us
KPMG’s Global Fintech practice
The financial services industry is Global insights
transforming with the emergence of
innovative new products, channels and
business models. This wave of change
is driven primarily by evolving
customer expectations, digitalization as
well as continued regulatory and cost Fintech segments
pressures.
KPMG firms are passionate about

supporting clients to successfully
navigate this transformation, mitigating
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the threats and capitalizing on the
opportunities.
KPMG Fintech professionals include

partners and staff in over 50 fintech
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hubs around the world, working closely
with financial institutions and fintech
companies to help them understand
the signals of change, identify the
growth opportunities and to develop
and execute their strategic plans. Regional insights
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Contacts
Get in touch with us
Ian Pollari John Armstrong Global insights
Global Co-Leader of Fintech, KPMG International Partner and National Industry Leader, Financial Services,
Partner and National Banking Leader, KPMG Australia KPMG in Canada
E: [email protected] E: [email protected]
Anton Ruddenklau Andrew Huang

Global Co-Leader of Fintech, KPMG International Partner and Fintech Leader, KPMG China
Fintech segments
Partner and Head of Digital & Innovation, Financial Services, E: [email protected]
KPMG in the UK
E: [email protected] Anna Scally
Partner and Fintech Leader, KPMG in Ireland
Chris Hadorn E: [email protected]
Global Head of Payments, KPMG International
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Principal, Financial Services, KPMG in the US Ilanit Adesman
E: [email protected] Partner, Financial Risk Management, KPMG in Israel
E: [email protected]
Fabiano Gobbo
Global Head of Regtech, KPMG International Gary Chia
Partner, Risk Consulting, KPMG in Italy Partner and Head of Financial Services Regulatory and Compliance, Spotlight articles
E: [email protected] KPMG in Singapore
E: [email protected]
Gary Plotkin
Global Insurtech Leader, KPMG International Bob Ruark
Principal and Insurance Management Consulting Leader, Principal, Financial Services Strategy and Fintech Leader, Regional insights
KPMG in the US KPMG in the US
E: [email protected] E: [email protected]

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Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the contribution of the following individuals who assisted in the development of this publication:
Global insights
— Ian Pollari, Global Co-Leader of Fintech, KPMG International, Partner and — Charles Jacco, Principal, Informational Protection and Cyber Security, Financial
National Banking Sector Leader, KPMG Australia Services Leader, KPMG in the US
— Anton Ruddenklau, Global Co-Leader of Fintech, KPMG International, Partner — Ram Menon, Risk Consulting Partner, KPMG in the US
and Head of Digital & Innovation, Financial Services, KPMG in the UK
— Burcin Nee, Global Head of Transfer Pricing, KPMG International
— Ilanit Adesman, Partner, Financial Services Risk Management, KPMG in Israel Fintech segments
— Bernd Oppold, Partner, KPMG in Germany
— John Armstrong, Partner and National Industry Leader, Financial Services,
— Bill Packman, Partner and Wealth and Asset Management Consulting Leader,
KPMG in Canada
KPMG in the UK
— Mårten Asplund, Head of Financial Services, KPMG in Sweden
— Laszlo Peter, Head of Blockchain Services, Asia Pacific, KPMG Australia
— Abbas Basrai, Partner and Head of Financial Services, KPMG in the Lower Gulf
— Gary Plotkin, Global Insurtech Leader, KPMG International, Principal and Featured interviews
region
Insurance Management Consulting Leader, KPMG in the US
— Tek Yew Chia, Partner and Head of Financial Services Advisory, KPMG in
— Benjamin Roberts, Principal, Financial Services Risk & Regulatory Technology
Singapore
Lead, KPMG in the US
— Stephane Dehaies, Partner and Fintech Leader, KPMG France
— Barnaby Robson, Partner, Deal Advisory, KPMG China
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— Sanjay Doshi, Partner and Head of Financial Services Advisory, KPMG in India
— Robert Ruark, Principal, Financial Services Strategy and Fintech Leader, KPMG
— Peter Dylewski, Partner, KPMG in the UK in the US
— Ali Geramian, Risk Consulting Partner, KPMG in the US — Anna Scally, Partner and Fintech Leader, KPMG in Ireland
— Fabiano Gobbo, Global Head of Regtech, KPMG International, Risk Consulting — Ovais Shahab, Head of Financial Services, KPMG in Saudi Arabia
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Partner, KPMG in Italy
— Damian Smith, Director, Digital Architecture Leader, KPMG in the US
— Chris Hadorn, Global Head of Payments, KPMG International
— Bryce Wagner, Director, Risk Consulting, KPMG in the US
— Andrew Huang, Partner and Fintech Leader, KPMG China
— Chris Wang, Partner, Financial Risk Management, KPMG in China
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About the report
Methodology
The underlying data and analysis for this report (the “Dataset”) was provided by making investments in a financing, it is also classified as angel. As for seed, when the
PitchBook Data, Inc (“PitchBook”) on 10 July 2020 and utilizes their research and investors and/or press release state that a round is a seed financing, or it is for less than Global insights
classification methodology for transactions as outlined on their website at $500,000 and is the first round as reported by a government filing, it is classified as such. If
https://help.pitchbook.com/s/. The Dataset used for this report considers the following angels are the only investors, then a round is only marked as seed if it is explicitly stated.
investment transactions types: Venture Capital (including corporate venture capital)
Early-stage VC: Rounds are generally classified as Series A or B (which PitchBook
(“VC”), Private Equity (“PE”) Investment and Mergers and Acquisitions (“M&A”) for the
typically aggregates together as early stage) either by the series of stock issued in the
FinTech vertical within the underlying PitchBook data. Family and Friends, Incubator and
financing or, if that information is unavailable, by a series of factors including: the age of
Accelerator type funding rounds are excluded from the Dataset.
the company, prior financing history, company status, participating investors and more.
Due to the private nature of many of the transactions, the Dataset cannot be definitive, Fintech segments
Late-stage VC: Rounds are generally classified as Series C or D or later (which PitchBook
but is an estimate based on industry leading practice research methodology and
typically aggregates together as late stage) either by the series of stock issued in the
information available to PitchBook at 10 July 2020. Similarly, due to ongoing updates to
financing or, if that information is unavailable, by a series of factors including: the age of
PitchBook’s data as additional information comes to light, data extracted before or after
the company, prior financing history, company status, participating investors, and more.
that date may differ from the data within the Dataset.
Corporate venture capital: Financings classified as corporate venture capital include
Only completed transactions regardless of type are included in the Dataset, with deal
rounds that saw both firms investing via established CVC arms or corporations making
values for general M&A transactions as well as venture rounds remaining un-estimated if Featured interviews
equity investments off balance sheets or whatever other non-CVC method actually
this information is not available or reliably estimated. PE activity, however, includes
employed.
extrapolated deal values where this information is available.
Corporate: Corporate rounds of funding for currently venture-backed startups that meet the
Venture Capital Deals
criteria for other PitchBook venture financings are included in the Pulse of Fintech as of
PitchBook includes equity investments into startup companies from an outside source. March 2018.
Investment does not necessarily have to be taken from an institutional investor. This can
include investment from individual angel investors, angel groups, seed funds, venture
Private Equity Investments Spotlight articles
capital firms, corporate venture firms and corporate investors. Investments received as part PitchBook includes both Buyout investors, being those that specialize in purchasing mainly
of an accelerator program are not included, however, if the accelerator continues to invest a controlling interest of an established company (in a leveraged buyout) and
in follow-on rounds, those further financings are included. Growth/Expansion investors, being those that focus on investing in minority stakes in
already established businesses to fund growth. Transaction types include: Leveraged
Angel/seed: PitchBook defines financings as angel rounds if there are no PE or VC firms
buyout (“LBO”; Management Buyout; Management Buy-In; Add-on acquisitions aligned to
involved in the company to date and it cannot determine if any PE or VC firms are
existing investments; Secondary Buyout; Public to Private; Privatization; Corporate Regional insights
participating. In addition, if there is a press release that states the round is an angel round,
Divestitures; and Growth/Expansion.
it is classified as such. Finally, if a news story or press release only mentions individuals

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Methodology (cont’d)
M&A transactions 3. Lending — any non-bank who uses a technology platform to lend money often
implementing alternative data and analytics OR any company whose primary business Global insights
PitchBook defines M&A as a transaction in which one company purchases a controlling stake involves providing data and analytics to online lenders or investors in online loans.
in another company. Eligible transaction types include control acquisitions, leveraged
buyouts (LBOs), corporate divestitures, reverse mergers, mergers of equals, spin-offs, asset 4. Proptech — companies who are classified as both Fintech AND also who are developing
divestitures and asset acquisitions. Debt restructurings or any other liquidity, self-tender or and leveraging technology intended to help facilitate the purchase, management,
internal reorganizations are not included. More than 50 percent of the company must be maintenance and investment into both residential and commercial real estate. This
acquired in the transaction. Minority stake transactions (less than a 50-percent stake) are not includes sub-sectors such as property management software, IoT home devices, property
included. Small business transactions are not included in this report. listing and rental services, mortgage and lending applications, data analysis tools, virtual
reality modeling software, augmented reality design applications, marketplaces, mortgage Fintech segments
The Fintech Vertical technology and crowdfunding websites.
A portmanteau of finance and technology, the term refers to businesses who are using 5. Insurtech — companies utilizing technology to increase the speed, efficiency, accuracy
technology to operate outside of traditional financial services business models to change how and convenience of processes across the insurance value chain. This includes quote
financial services are offered. Fintech also includes firms that use technology to improve the comparison websites, insurance telematics, insurance domotics (home automation),
competitive advantage of traditional financial services firms and the financial functions and peer-to-peer insurance, corporate platforms, online brokers, cyber insurance,
behaviors of consumers and enterprises alike. PitchBook defines the FinTech vertical as underwriting software, claims software and digital sales enabling.
“Companies using new technologies including the internet, blockchain, software and algorithms Featured interviews
to offer or facilitate financial services usually offered by traditional banks including loans, 6. Wealthtech — companies or platforms whose primary business involves the offering of
payments, wealth or investment management, as well as software providers automating wealth management services using technology to increase efficiency, lower fees or
financial processes or addressing core business needs of financial firms. Includes makers of provide differentiated offerings compared to the traditional business model. Also includes
ATM machines, electronic trading portals and point-of-sale software.” Within this report, we technology platforms for retail investors to share ideas and insights both via quantitative
have defined a number of Fintech sub-verticals: and qualitative research.
1. Payments/Transactions — companies whose business model revolves around using 7. Regtech — companies who provide a technology-driven service to facilitate and Spotlight articles
technology to provide the transfer of value as a service including both B2B and B2C streamline compliance with regulations and reporting as well as protect from employee
transfers. and customer fraud.
2. Blockchain/Cryptocurrency — companies whose core business is predicated on distributed Please note that the Middle East and South Asia and Africa regions are not broken out in this
ledger (blockchain) technology with the financial services industry AND/OR relating to any use report. Accordingly, if you add up the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe regional totals, they
case of cryptocurrency (e.g. Bitcoin). This vertical includes companies providing services or will not match the global total, as the global total takes into account those other regions.
Those specific regions were not highlighted in this report due to a paucity of datasets and Regional insights
developing technology related to the exchange of cryptocurrency, the storage of cryptocurrency,
the facilitation of payments using cryptocurrency and securing cryptocurrency ledgers via mining verifiable trends.
activities.

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Global fintech investments in H1’20 recorded

$25.6B with 1,221 deals Featured interviews

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$60.2 $150.4 $150.4 $25.6 $23.4 $55.1 $39.3 $20.0

2017 2018 2019 2020* 2017 2018 2019 2020*

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$20.4 $57.9 $58.8 $0.7 $7.6 $35.8 $20.8 $12.2

$24.0 $21.0 $28.8

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$100 1200 $80 200

$50 600 $40 100

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$30 900 $25,000 250

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1. Gojek — $3B, Jakarta, Indonesia — Payments/transactions — Series F

2. Open Lending — $1.3B, Austin, US — Lending — M&A

7. N26 — $570M, Berlin, Germany — Banking — Series D

9. Robinhood — $430.3M, Menlo Park, US — Wealth/Investment

Innovest Systems SS&C Technologies 5/18/2020 $120.0

Gold Coast Bank Investors Bancorp 4/3/2020 $63.5

look to grow into more commanding positions, or in search of overall

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Acceleration of digital trends Strategic deal activity from corporates

Fintech segments Fintech segments

387 396 H1’20 VC deals focus on mature payments providers

M&A could see surge in H2’20 as COVID-19 takes toll

Deal value ($B) Deal count

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However, opportunities for insurtechs are increasing in Europe and Asia, as

143 Traditional VC investors rewarding insurtech challengers

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Regulations keep changing, making compliance more complex

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regtech as a means to improve compliance among their regulated entities. For

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Wealth managers rethinking operating models in wake of

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This has really amped up the technology agenda for established

Vertical-integration taking priority as blockchain consortia

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“ Globally, we see virtual asset providers

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Looking forward, we’re going to see big interest in

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Adrian Poole — Head of Financial Services,

Alex Scandurra — CEO, Stone & Chalk

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Spotlight Fintech segments

Stay ahead with analytics in the cloud

Don’t overlook tax when building fintech

age of enhanced scrutiny

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In H1’20, fintech investment in the Americas reached