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UK FinTech investment booms

Open-access content Friday 4th August 2017 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

Total FinTech investment in the UK reached $1.4bn (£1.07bn) in the second quarter of 2017, according to new research by KPMG.

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This is up on the $100m recorded in the same period last year, as Brexit drives innovation. Read the full article on our Predictions site here

This article appeared in our July 2017 issue of The Actuary .
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