Exits at European payments startups are at their highest point ever, amid a dip in investment in the sector.



Analysis
March 19, 2024
Tom Matsuda and Daria Dmytrenko
2 min read
Exits at European payments startups are at their highest point ever, amid a dip in investment in the sector.



Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn
Daria Dmytrenko is a startup analyst in Sifted Intelligence, and can be reached on LinkedIn

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