Maps and predictions
I hope you are all looking forward to this new year in FinTech as much as I do!
In a whirlwind of resolutions and predictions, one stands out due to the magnitude of its claims:
Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya’s boldly predicted that Visa and Mastercard, two of the biggest payment processors, will be overthrown by emerging blockchain and DeFi projects in 2022.
→ Let’s see if this comes true!
I also really enjoyed the year in review reports that came out recently, like the ones from Whitesight (Top 20 Independent Digital Banks, 2021 FinTech Public Listing Trends, 2021 FinTech M&A Roundup) and Silicon Valley Bank’s State of Fintech Report.
And of course, there are new FinTech maps coming out! Like the ones from Nigeria and Singapore.
These maps give a great overview of the growing FinTech space worldwide, and I make it my personal quest to find as many as possible and summarize them per region:
APAC
EUROPE
LATAM
AFRICA
I’m always on the lookout for new maps, so please let me know if you have one for me to present in this overview. Any help is very much appreciated!
You can shoot me a message on LinkedIn or send me an email!
Let’s grow this list of FinTech maps together!
I can’t wait for this new year to start and for the first major funding news updates to land in our inboxes. Personally, I expect more M&A deals to present themselves in 2022, so let’s see if I’m right with this prediction.
Enjoy your Sunday and see you next week!
Cheers,
Marcel.