Analysis

December 27, 2022

From B2B fintech hype to BNPL woes: A look back at European fintech in 2022

An analysis of the peaks and troughs in European fintech, and a rundown of our top stories of 2022


Amy O'Brien

6 min read

In some ways, fintech has come full circle this year. After an unprecedented year of funding in 2021, it had further to fall than most tech sectors. And fall it has: investment into the sector has dropped 24% from last year, according to Sifted’s analysis. That compares with some modest increases for climate tech (0.7%) and SaaS (3.5%) — two areas that investors who used to be fintech fanatics have been increasingly looking into. 

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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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