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Global FinTech investment doubles

Open-access content Friday 1st March 2019 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

Financial technology investment more than doubled across the world last year, with the UK and US both enjoying record levels of fundraising.

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That is according to research by consultancy firm Accenture, which shows that FinTech investment reached $55.3bn (£41.8bn) in 2018, compared with $26.7bn the previous year.

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This article appeared in our March 2019 issue of The Actuary .
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