The latest Fintech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions adviser Hampleton Partners, reveals that 2018 witnessed the highest level of investment in FinTech startups on record, with a total disclosed transaction value of $30.8bn.
As FinTech startups mature, the average funding round has doubled in size compared to 2017, with the average venture round in the Asia-Pacific region reaching almost double the global average.
The stellar FinTech M&A transaction value of $50bn from 189 transactions achieved in the first half of 2018 was not replicated however, as second half activity cooled, recording 160 transactions and a total disclosed transaction value just shy of $13bn. The decrease in value was largely due to the absence of disclosed blockbuster deals akin to Blackrock’s $17bn acquisition of Thomson Reuters in the first half of 2018....