Learn TechFi to include: TradFi, DeFi, and CeFi

The optimism that permeated the fintech market at the end of 2021 quickly transformed into concerns about a potential recession in H1’22 as uncertainties related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, ongoing supply chain challenges, and rising inflation and interest rates took their toll on public and private companies alike.

Looking back, H1’22 can be defined by one word: unexpected. Consider some of the key trends we’ve seen across the fintech sector over the past 6 months:

• declining investment across most jurisdictions, particularly between Q1’22 and Q2’22

• shuttering of IPO window in wake of turmoil in public markets and rapid decline in valuations

• ongoing strength of payments sector across numerous jurisdictions

• increasing focus on automation and extreme automation in cybersecurity given the ever-increasing number of issues in need of investigation

• growing diversity of jurisdictions attracting fintech investments, particularly $100 million+ VC rounds.