Executive summary
Global in
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uring the last five years ~ from under $930
riko in 2008 ta more than $2.97
vestment in financial technelogy
ion as becure the finteh capt
This growth represents a sgnineant
‘opportunity for London. Accenture's analy
of fntech venture investment shows the city
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Figure 2. Top Five European Regions for Fintech Investment Activity
° 20 0 0 80 io 120
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2008 2008 2010 zon 2012 2013
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Investments (SM) 51% 3900 26% 2380
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centre of ts own, it contributes eauly to
London’ fintech center incubating fiateen
companies that often turn to the ity for
customers pronioton, pavtoerships ad
funding (ee Figure 2)" 2012, UK ang
Ireand together accounted for more than
half of Europe's Fintech deals (53 percent)
and mere than to-thids of its total
Financing (69 percent, oF $265 milion)
developing tech
Even though it isthe European leader,
London's share ofthe global finzech pie
stil lately small In 2013, one-third of
al! global tintec fra
20 percent of al deals tok place in Sieon
Valley while the whole of Europe accounts
for 13 percent of finteck financing and 15
percent of global deals.
Wihat is eemartabie the growth rate of
finch a
wityn Loran and the region
mt Togeter, the UF ara
have seen the volume af Friech deat
since 2011. The region’ ve- yea’ comooured
growth ate for fitch feancing
the global average and twee that oF Silicon
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five times that of ican Vly se Figure 3)
umber of dels was
Fintech financing
in the region has
grown at twice the
rate of Silicon Valley
since 2008
Boosting London's economy
and financial sector
Lerdon is already experiencing an
entrepreneuta
ard has
the word by some measures stn ne
135,000 finan
workers in the UK ana Fou of the woes
ten biggest banks with global ot European
headquarters situated in London, the capital
city offers great foundations fre thriving
finzech cluster
ne highest density of startuns