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Fintech Funding: Tough 2023 attributed to ‘cautious’ VCs, high interest rates

BankInovation

Fintech valuations and funding rounds had a tough year in 2023 as high interest rates pushed investors into capital conservation mode. In 2023, “VCs were just trying to protect their own portfolios and be cautious with their investments,” Robin Scher, head of fintech investment at Lloyds Bank, said at FinovateEurope last month.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2023: Disruption ‘Comes Home’ to Banking

Gonzobanker

Scottdale, Arizona was chillier than normal this week, but that didn’t prevent bankers from having heated discussions about 2023 at this year’s Acquired or Be Acquired conference, hosted by Bank Director. There were many joint presentations with bankers and fintechs, talking about new initiatives they are working on in the trenches.

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Recap of Money 20/20 USA 2023 and 10 Banking Thoughts

South State Correspondent

As can be seen, the conference largely revolved around payments, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships/management, regulation, and fraud/identity in its various forms. Below is a breakdown of all 300 sessions, less the demos and sales pitches. This wasn’t the right time to have this discussion, and it was not the right place.

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N26 Considers More Fundraising Before Prospective 2023 IPO

PYMNTS

N26 , a German FinTech, is looking to do at least one more funding round before going public in 2023 at the earliest, and eyeing breaking even on an operating level in 2021, Reuters reported. N26 was valued at $3.6

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Banks, fintechs back in the M&A game

BankInovation

Mergers and acquisitions are heating up after a subdued 2023, with investors on the hunt for strategic deals, especially in the fintech and financial services industries.

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Fintech funding: Citi Ventures pivots investment strategy

BankInovation

Citi Ventures, the venture capital arm of $1.7 The first half of 2023 saw a 50% decline in global fintech funding as investors pulled back in response to inflation, high-interest rates and geopolitical instability, Agustin Rubini, director analyst at Gartner, told Bank Automation […]

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CEO Roundtable: Ideas for a successful 2023

Independent Banker

Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023. Q: What will be your community bank’s greatest business challenge in 2023, and how are you preparing for it? Those are the things that we’re trying to figure out how to read as we put our 2023 budget together.