Fintech themes to watch out for this year


For 2025, industry insiders are optimistic momentum will build around new technologies like stablecoins and that capital raising, acquisitions and public listings will begin to pick up. — Bloomberg

THE clouds that hung over the financial technology (fintech) industry in 2024 appear to be clearing as interest-rate cuts, recoveries in fintech stocks and promises of a looser regulatory environment in the second Trump administration paint a more promising outlook for startups.

After capturing a windfall of investment during the period that followed the Covid-19 pandemic, the fintech industry’s vast crop of startups across payments, lending, consumer banking and other categories faced a challenging adjustment period.

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