FT Partners Publishes Q1 2024 FinTech Insights Report
A collective sense of measured optimism developed throughout Q1 2024. While FinTech deal activity initially got off to a slow start in January, it built up momentum throughout the quarter with several large deal announcements, culminating in a 24-month financing deal count high in March. Total dollar volume for FinTech deal activity across M&A, private company financings, and IPOs increased 3x compared to Q1 2023, heavily skewed by Capital One's pending $35 billion acquisition of Discover. When excluding the mega-merger, volume still represented a nearly 2x increase over the year-ago-period, as M&A volume was further boosted by ten more $1 billion+ M&A deals, up from just two deals of this size announced in last year's Q1. Conversely, private company funding volume fell to the lowest quarterly level in six years, since Q1 2018. Despite the substantial drop in funding volume, bright spots in private company financing activity shone through – the number of capital raises increased both sequentially and year-over-year, recording 945 new deals and the Crypto & Blockchain sector reached a new record for quarterly deal count.
The Report Features:
- Q1 2024 and historical FinTech financing and M&A volume and deal count statistics
- Largest FinTech financings and M&A transactions in Q1 2024
- Average / median round size and valuations over time
- Most active FinTech investors including strategic investor participation
- Breakdowns by geography and deal type
- FinTech sector and sub-sector highlights
FT Partners Publishes New In-Depth Report – Restaurant Tech: A Strong Technology Backbone is Becoming Table Stakes
While the masks may be fading, the COVID-19 pandemic left an indelible mark on the restaurant industry. COVID's impact continues to be felt across all facets of the industry including reservations, takeout and delivery, staffing, input pricing, marketing, and payments. To solve these challenges, restaurants must turn to technology solutions in greater ways than ever before. In fact, a strong technology backbone is becoming table stakes across the industry. Fortunately, FinTech and other technology providers are rising to the occasion with tailored solutions that simplify complexity, streamline operations, reduce operating costs, and create a more seamless customer experience.
Key discussion topics of the report include:
- Key challenges restaurants are facing and how technology solutions are easing these burdens
- A detailed company landscape of key Restaurant Tech solution providers
- Recent financing, M&A and IPO transactions in the space, and stock market performance of key public companies
- Individual profiles of companies playing a significant role in the Restaurant Tech universe
- Detailed transaction overviews of notable M&A deals in the space
- CEO interviews with seven key players impacting the Restaurant Tech landscape
FT Partners Publishes New In-Depth Report – FinTech in Africa: A Thriving Opportunity
Africa's FinTech ecosystem has continued to flourish despite macro headwinds, as business models have proven to be investable, large financing rounds continue to take place, exits are increasing in frequency, and many large global investors and strategics have taken notice. As global best practices have taken hold in Africa, key risks of investing in the region have declined, and the result has been a boom in FinTech funding over the past three years. While volumes have declined from 2021's record levels, 2023 financing volume of $1.2 billion was still nearly 3x the levels seen in 2019.
Key discussion topics of the report include:
- Key opportunities and challenges for FinTech in Africa, including macroeconomic and regulatory trends, as well as an overview of the continent's key geographic markets and FinTech sectors
- A detailed landscape of FinTech companies across sectors and geographies
- Individual profiles of companies playing a significant role in the African FinTech universe