Fintechs, Chinese investors are coming for you

At the start of this year, an inconspicuous German fintech announced it had raised €69m led by Tencent, one of Beijing’s most preeminent tech groups.

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Source: Pitchbook. “Fintech” is used here to include everything from payments, banking, investing, mortgages and lending, to cryptocurrency/blockchain.

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Who are the most active Chinese funds looking at European fintechs? And what does an increase in funding mean for the ecosystem?