Good morning!
It’s been a busy week in FinTech, and for me, as well.
One of the things that kept me busy this week was mentoring startups for the Santander X Global Challenge.
I met with some fantastic companies and founders! I also learned a lot from these meetings. I want to wish them all the best and to take this opportunity to thank Santander for this role and opportunity!
My take on the news
What a week for funding rounds! The major funding rounds in the digital banking space this week:
Tymebank → Link here.
WeLab → Link here.
Allica Bank → Link here.
Goalsetter → Link here.
Nearside/Hatch → Link here.
Lydia → Link here.
Majority → Link here.
Pleo → Link here.
Mambu → Link here.
Monzo → Link here.
And Nubank’s IPO! → Link here.
Talking about Nubank, what a ride for that blockbuster IPO! If you haven’t already I highly recommend you read “How to Build a Neobank: The Nubank Story” by Aakash Gupta 👉 here.
Are you as addicted to this funding news like I am? Make sure you follow #donedeal on LinkedIn and sign up for my weekly FinTech funding newsletter to make sure you don’t miss a beat on these hot funding deals!
My thoughts on 2022
My expectation for 2022 is that we will see more of these major funding rounds in digital banking. Specifically for the business banking FinTechs out there.
I expect there will be a lot of funding flowing into this FinTech segment from early-stage startups to later-stage scale-ups. I’m planning to be part of some of them 😉!
Also, I shared a few more of my predictions for 2022 in an article on fintech magazine, if you are interested.
Now that we are talking about predictions, what are your predictions for fintech in 2022? Let me know in the comments! I can’t wait to read them.
Have a great Sunday and until the next!
Cheers,
Marcel.