Pulse of Fintech

SINGAPORE (Aug 1): Total global fintech investment more than doubled 2Q17 to US$8.4 billion ($11.4 billion) from US$3.6 billion in 1Q17, according to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech report.

SINGAPORE (April 27): Investment in fintech companies in Asia has plunged from a high of US$8.6 billion ($12 billion) in 2016 to just US$492 million in the first quarter of this year.

SINGAPORE (Nov 16): Venture capital-backed funding for fintech in Asia grew 50% q-o-q to US$1.2 billion ($1.7 billion) in 3Q16, even as global investments in fintech declined for a second consecutive quarter.