The fintech research programme at Clarus Investments has been expanded and is now tracking over 1,000 fintech companies started in the UK since 2009…
The UK Fintech Start-Up Sector
Fintech Valuation Trends in the Pandemic
Our research shows that, on average, the share price at new funding rounds for more established fintech start-ups increased during the first 6 months of the pandemic …
Seed Investment in UK Fintech During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Seed funding in UK financial services and fintech start-ups declined by 12% in number and 58% in value in 2020 compared to 2019…
Performance, Financing and Valuation of UK Fintech Start-Ups
Highlights from the UK Fintech Focus report produced for KPMG and Google Cloud in July 2020, based on our ongoing research programme into UK fintech performance, financing and valuation…
What Funding Circle Tells Us About Fintech Valuations
Funding Circle achieved an IPO in September 2018, raising £300 million and valuing the company at £1.5 billion. Since then the share price has fallen by around 70 percent…
Some Insights on Fintech Valuation and Returns
The returns for early stage investors in our analysis of fintech startups are very good on paper, and although returns decline as companies get older there is no apparent trend up or down…
Corporate Investment in Fintech: Recent Developments
Corporate investment in fintech startups is growing, and there is participation from corporates across all verticals with an overweight presence in technology and processing services companies…
Highlights From The Fintech Financing and Performance Report 2018
The Fintech Financing and Performance Report is a detailed analysis of fintech startups in the UK. The latest update of the report includes an increased sample size and data to the end of September 2018. The 66 companies in the sample…
Recent Investment in Open Banking Startups
Open Banking, which in simple terms is the opening of bank customer databases and payments systems to third party applications, is up and running in Europe. This development has already attracted a large number of start-up companies…
How Angels are Contributing to the Success of Fintech Investment
Our research on fintech start-ups in the UK for The Fintech Financing and Performance Report reveals how important angel investors are for the development of the sector…