1、Pulse of September 2022home.kpmg/fintechpulse2 2022 Copyright owned by one or more of the KPMG International entities.KPMG International entities provide no services to clients.All rights reserved.#fintechpulseThe optimism that permeated the fintech market at the end of 2021 quickly transformed into

2、 concerns about a potential recession in H122 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.Both total global investment in fintech and the total number of fintech

3、deals fell between H221 and H122.Fintech investment dropped in both the Americas and EMEA,while the Asia-Pacific region attracted a new record high,primarily as a result of several large M&A transactions,including the$27.9 billion acquisition of Australia-based Afterpay by Block.The payments space a

4、ccounted for the largest share of fintech investment during H122($43.6 billion),followed by crypto($14.2 billion).Looking back,H122 can be defined by one word:unexpected.Consider some of the key trends weve seen across the fintech sector over the past 6 months:declining investment across most jurisd

5、ictions,particularly between Q122 and Q222 shuttering of IPO window in wake of turmoil in publicmarkets and rapid decline in valuationsongoing strength of payments sector across numerousjurisdictions increasing focus on automation and extreme automationin cybersecurity given the ever-increasing numb

6、er ofissues in need of investigation growing diversity of jurisdictions attracting fintechinvestments,particularly$100 million+VC rounds.Heading into the second half of 2022,market challenges are expected to continue,with investors increasingly focusing on top-line revenue growth,profitability,and c