Fintech Mundi has teamed up with long-standing partner MagnaCarta Communications and a coalition of other global partners to identify, compare and track the development of fintech everywhere – even in the furthest corners of our planet. Launching in October, the Global Fintech Index, presented under the banner of Findexable, will be the first fully global index of cities ranked by fintech activity. Fintech Mundi’s Susanne Hannestad explains the needs of the fintech sector in the Nordics and how accurate, tangible data can help raise the Nordics’ status as a hub of fintech innovation globally ..read more

A new report from Mastercard confirms the power of mobile technology to improve financial inclusion. The research shows that 15 countries account for over 60% of the global unbanked population, where 607 million people have a mobile phone, but do not yet have a bank account. Mobile technology could therefore provide them with immediate access to the benefits of financial inclusion. In 14 of these countries, the number of people with a mobile phone outnumbers the number of people with a bank account by several million (rising to 204 million in China). The only exception is India, where more peo ..read more

Fintech in DACH region of Europe is the quiet revolution and the region has attracted progressively more of the global funding pie since 2017, emerging as a genuine rival to Asia and North America for fintech VC dollars. Click here to read ..read more

Fintech Saudi Arabia is ready for take-off and Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s fastest-growing fintech hubs. And as the region’s largest economy the potential to become a global reference point for fintech across the Middle East and North Africa is real. Click here to read ..read more

Fintech Mundi’s annual Nordic Insight Briefing focuses on ‘Digitalization’s Next Act’. At the Mastercard Lighthouse event in Tallinn we discussed what’s next for the region which continues to produce world-beating solutions, and incubating industry giants. Read here about the key opportunities in store ..read more

A (pandemic) year in the making – the 2021 Global Fintech Rankings #PoweredbyMambu, after a year of crunching the numbers, interviews with fintech ecosystems around the world – we’re thrilled to bring you the second edition of the Global Fintech Rankings – the only global rankings of fintech ecosystems now covering 264 cities and over 80 countries (including 50 newly crowned fintech hubs). This year we’re celebrating the winners and unpacking what’s happening in fintech and fintech ecosystems around the world during a notably tough year. Download the full report here to see who’s new. While ..read more

A joint undertaking between Fintech Mundi and findexable and with FCG, Huawei and Mastercard, the report seals the success of the Nordic fintech community, which stands strong, with investors and innovators hard at work across the space. The region’s early success at moving away from cash, its embrace of collaborative models for the development and distribution of innovative financial services long before fintech became every bank’s favourite bandwagon, and commitment to digital services have created the foundations for a thriving fintech ecosystem ..read more

Fintech exists to solve global problems. Of access – such as in emerging markets where banking economics stop the poor from getting a bank account. Of speed – where old infrastructure slows the sending of money, receipt of payments or makes international trade difficult. Or of cost and convenience – by making it easier to pay, or cheaper to borrow. There’s another problem too. An industry founded on principles to make the world better, needs a global index to track progress, and benchmark its success. This is the vision of the Global Fintech Index of which I am a proud Ambassador. The City Ran ..read more

The Nordics are a fintech powerhouse but new report shows that progress is at risk of stalling without effective partnerships Confidence in the region as home to great ideas stands at 68% in 2019 (14% up from 2018) 67% of survey respondents feel the region needs greater access to investor capital to realise its potential 52% believe greater bank openness to partnering will help the region become a global fintech hub Click here for the report The Nordic and Baltic region has all the building blocks to generate wealth and opportunities and is punching above its weight in terms of producing uni ..read more