US Megadeals Drive Fintech Investment as EMEA Hits a Decade Low
Global fintech investment reached $103.1 billion in the first half of 2026, up from $72.2 billion in the second half of 2025.
BY LAURA RINALDI
The home for fintech intelligence and news, for the people who build it, fund it and regulate it.
Fintech M&A has moved from consolidation-for-survival to consolidation-for-platforming, and the deal patterns say as much about the category as any funding round. We cover the payments rollups, the regtech tuck-ins, the banking-software mega-deals, and the strategic acquisitions reshaping the vendor map.
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BY POLLY JEAN HARRISON · 2 JUL 2026
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BY RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY · 10 JUN 2026
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BY RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY · 10 JUN 2026
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1 JUN 2026
Dubai Chamber of Commerce expands its international market access programme across Asia and Africa as member exports and global business engagement continue to grow.
BY RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY · 31 MAY 2026
New economic dialogue platform and investment initiatives aim to deepen bilateral trade, innovation, and private-sector collaboration.
BY RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY · 30 MAY 2026
May saw fintech investors back larger rounds across prediction markets, issuer processing, payment orchestration, AI finance infrastructure, compliance operations, stablecoin payments and private markets technology.
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The approval strengthens Cantor’s Middle East expansion strategy as global financial institutions deepen their presence in Abu Dhabi.
21 MAY 2026
ADGM reports 57% AUM growth in Q1 2026 as active licenses surpass 13,350, reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s rise as a global financial hub.
21 MAY 2026
ADGM’s latest quarterly figures show continued growth across Abu Dhabi’s financial services ecosystem.
18 MAY 2026
Klarna has posted its first profit since NYSE listing as revenue hit $1 billion and Google expanded its checkout reach.
15 MAY 2026
Elliptic has secured $120 million in Series D funding as digital asset compliance demands grow around stablecoins, tokenised assets and on-chain settlement.
13 MAY 2026
Rogo raised $160M and Ebury landed £550M as April 2026 backed infrastructure, payments and SME finance deals. See every round.
BY CLAIRE SMITH · 6 MAY 2026
Capital sets the pace in fintech, and the headline number rarely tells the whole story. We cover the venture rounds, M&A, IPOs, funds, debt facilities and valuations behind it: who’s putting money in, at what price, and what it really means.
Alongside the news, our Deal Room tracks every notable round, acquisition and debt facility as it lands, so you can see the deals for yourself and filter by sector, stage and market to follow where the money is going.
And each month, our funding roundup and deal analysis give operators and investors a clear read on where capital is flowing and what it’s buying.
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