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Q2 2021 FINTECH INSIGHTS

FT Partners Research | July 2021

Q2 2021 QUARTERLY
FINTECH INSIGHTS
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• FinTech Deal Statistics
19,000+ Financings • Investment Trends
• Industry Research
14,000+ M&A Deals
• Public Comparables
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1. Q2 2021 HIGHLIGHTS

FT PARTNERS RESEARCH 5
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Executive Summary

Q2 2021 in Review
Financing M&A

$39 billion $44 billion


in Financing volume in M&A volume

& &
912 352
transactions transactions
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Executive Summary - Financing

Financing M&A




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2. FINTECH FINANCING
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FinTech Financing Statistics

Global FinTech Financing Volume by Year

$70.0

$60.0

$50.0

$40.0

$30.0

$20.0

$10.0

$0.0
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FinTech Financing Statistics (cont.)

Global Number of Financing Transactions


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FinTech Financing Statistics (cont.)

Global FinTech Financing Volume by Quarter: Q2‘18 – Q2‘21

$40.0

$35.0

$30.0

$25.0

$20.0

$15.0

$10.0

$5.0

$0.0


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FinTech Financing Statistics (cont.)

Global Number of FinTech Financings by Quarter


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FinTech Financing Statistics (cont.)

Global FinTech Financing: North America vs. International

VOLUME

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 YTD

DEAL COUNT
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FinTech Financing Statistics (cont.)

Number of Global Financings by Size


H1 2020 H1 2021
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FinTech Financing Statistics (cont.)

Number of $100 million+ FinTech Financing Rounds


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FinTech Financing Statistics (cont.)
Average Financing Round Size ($ in mm)

All Stages Seed Series A

Series B Series C Series D


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FinTech Financing Statistics (cont.)
Median Financing Round Size ($ in mm)

All Stages Seed Series A

Series B Series C Series D


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Selected Large FinTech Financing Transactions – North America
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Selected Large FinTech Financing Transactions – North America (cont.)
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Selected Large FinTech Financing Transactions – Europe
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Selected Large FinTech Financing Transactions – International excl. Europe
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Most Active FinTech Investors

Venture Capital: New Investments in H1 2021

36

25

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

13
Ranked by number of new investments in H1 2021
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Most Active FinTech Investors (cont.)

Strategic & Corporate Venture Capital: New Investments in H1 2021

29

27

14

13

Ranked by number of new investments in H1 2021


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Most Active FinTech Investors (cont.)

Total Investments (including follow-ons) in H1 2021


Venture Capital Strategic & Corporate Venture Capital

45 36 9 33 29 4

43 16 27 28 27 1

39 25 14
20 14 6
29 15 14
19 9 10
28 16 12
16 13 3
27 13 14
13 9 4
25 10 15
12 7 5
23 9 14
11 7 4
22 11 11

21 15 6 11 3 8

21 12 9 9 5 4

Ranked by total number of investments in H1 2021 (including follow-ons)


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Existing vs. New Investor Participation in FinTech Financing Rounds

Type of Investors in $50 million+ FinTech Financing Rounds - # of Deals Per Month
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H1 2021 FinTech Financing Activity By Region

NORTH AMERICA 804 47% $37,421 56%

EUROPE 459 27% $16,276 24%

ASIA 253 15% $7,468 11%

SOUTH AMERICA 59 4% $3,633 5%

MIDDLE EAST 53 3% $1,100 2%

AFRICA 37 2% $715 1%

OCEANIA 38 2% $832 1%
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FinTech Financing Activity By Region – Dollar Volume

$40.0 $40.0 $40.0


$40.0

$35.0 $35.0 $35.0


$35.0

$30.0 $30.0 $30.0


$30.0

$25.0 $25.0 $25.0


$25.0

$20.0 $20.0 $20.0


$20.0

$15.0 $15.0 $15.0


$15.0

$10.0 $10.0 $10.0


$10.0

$5.0 $5.0 $5.0


$5.0

$0.0 $0.0 $0.0


$0.0
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FinTech Financing Activity By Region – Number of Financings

1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

900 900 900 900

800 800 800 800

700 700 700 700

600 600 600 600

500 500 500 500

400 400 400 400

300 300 300 300

200 200 200 200

100 100 100 100

0 - 0 0
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Most Active Countries By Number of Financings in H1 2021
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Sector Breakdowns: Financing

H1 2021 Global FinTech Financing by Sector


$30.0

Number of Financing Transactions Financing Volume ($ in billions)


$25.0

$20.0

$15.0

$10.0

$5.0

$0.0
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3. FINTECH M&A
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FinTech M&A Statistics

Global FinTech M&A Volume

$300.0

$250.0

$200.0

$150.0

$100.0

$50.0

$0.0
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FinTech M&A Statistics (cont.)

Number of FinTech M&A Deal Valued at $1 billion+


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FinTech M&A Statistics (cont.)

Global FinTech M&A Deal Count

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

-
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FinTech M&A Statistics (cont.)

Global FinTech M&A: North America vs. International


VOLUME

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 YTD

DEAL COUNT
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FinTech M&A Statistics (cont.)

Number of Global M&A Deals by Size


H1 2020 H1 2021

$1+ bn

$500 mm - <1 bn

$100 - <500 mm

$0 - <100 mm
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Selected Large FinTech M&A Deals – North America
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Selected Large FinTech M&A Deals – Europe
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Selected Large FinTech M&A Deals – International excl. Europe
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FinTech SPAC Transaction Activity Tracker

# of FinTech SPAC
Transactions

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NextPoint Acquisition Corp.

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FinTech SPAC Transaction Activity Tracker (cont.)

Dragoneer Growth
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Strategic M&A vs. Private Equity Buyouts / SPACs
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Sector Breakdowns: M&A

H1 2021 Global FinTech M&A by Sector


Number of M&A Transactions (1) M&A Volume ($ in billions)

$45.0

$40.0

$35.0

$30.0

$25.0

$20.0

$15.0

$10.0

$5.0

$0.0
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4. FINTECH IPOs
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U.S. FinTech IPOs in H1 2021
Exchange / Amount IPO Current Current Total
Filing Date IPO Date Company FinTech Sector Target Country
Ticker Raised Price Price Market Cap Return
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Volume and Number of U.S. FinTech IPOs

Amount Raised / Number of IPOs & Sector Breakdown by Number

19
17
16
13 13
10
8
7
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US FinTech IPO Market – Age of Companies and Funding Sources

Median Age (in Years) of FinTech Companies at the Time of IPO

Funding Source Breakdown by Number of IPOs Average / Median Age of Companies at Time of IPO by Funding Source
Since 2005 Since 2005
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Exchange / Amount IPO Current Current Total


Filing Date IPO Date Company FinTech Sector Target Country
Ticker Raised Price Price Market Cap Return

₹ ₹ ₹ ₹
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Volume and Number of International FinTech IPOs

Amount Raised / Number of IPOs & Sector Breakdown by Number

13 14

9
6 6 7
5 4
2 3
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Selected Well-Funded Private FinTech Companies in the U.S.
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5. APPENDIX
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APPENDIX:
i. TRANSACTION PROFILES
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Appendix: Published Transaction Profiles

BANKING / LENDING TECH


Financing
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Appendix: Published Transaction Profiles (cont.)

BANKING / LENDING TECH

M&A
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Appendix: Published Transaction Profiles (cont.)

PAYMENTS
Financing

M&A
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Appendix: Published Transaction Profiles (cont.)

WEALTH & CAPITAL MARKETS TECH


Financing M&A
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Appendix: Published Transaction Profiles (cont.)

FMS

Financing M&A
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Appendix: Published Transaction Profiles (cont.)

INSURTECH
Financing M&A

HEALTHCARE FINTECH
Financing M&A
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APPENDIX:
ii. OTHER FT PARTNERS
RESEARCH
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FT Partners’ Recent VIP Video Conferences

Stablecoins: The Fabric of a Healthcare Payments:


Women in FinTech – Redefining the Challenger Banks — The
New Global Payments Consumerization & Digitization Create
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The FinTech Arms Dealers: Thriving by The Forge / SharesPost Merger and Creating an Unprecedented Digital
Understanding The Impact of
Providing Digital Solutions to What it Means for the Alternatives Financial Services Giant: Before,
COVID-19 on FinTech
Financial Institutions Sector and Private Capital Markets During and After COVID-19

Geopolitical Impacts and Imperatives EMEA Perspective on Venture Capital Venture Capital in the Middle of
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FT Partners Real-Time FinTech Deal Statistics

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Youth-focused FinTech Platforms


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FT Partners Research – Women in FinTech

Women in FinTech:
Redefining the Future of FinTech

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FT Partners Research – FinTech Meets Alternative Investments

FinTech Meets Alternative Investments


Innovation in a Burgeoning Asset Class

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FT Partners Research – The Rise of Challenger Banks

The Rise of Challenger Banks


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FinTech in Africa
Leapfrogging Legacy Straight to Mobile

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FT Partners Research – Brazil’s Emerging FinTech Ecosystem

Brazil’s Emerging FinTech Ecosystem


A Fertile Environment for Disruption
and Innovation




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FT Partners Research – Beyond the Credit Score

Beyond the Credit Score:


What’s Next in Consumer Credit
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APPENDIX:
iii. OVERVIEW OF FT PARTNERS
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Overview of FT Partners – 20 Years in Business

Employee Growth over the past 20 years


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Advisor of Choice for Leading FinTech Companies and Stragetics

Selected Billion Dollar+ Clients Selected Transactions with Multi-Billion Dollar Valuations
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Significant Experience Advising Large Financing Rounds

Company Amount Raised Selected Prominent Investors in FT Partners Led Rounds


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Selected FT Partners’ International / Cross-Border Experience

Target Buyer / Investor International Aspect


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FT Partners’ History of Success Working with Public Companies

FT Partners has a longstanding history working with public companies


across the FinTech ecosystem

Public Clients IPOs & SPACs Public Buyers


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Leading Advisor to FinTech Companies Selling to SPACs
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FT Partners Advises Revolut on its $800 million Series E Financing
Overview of Transaction

Significance of Transaction

FT Partners’ Role


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FT Partners Advises Mollie on its $800 million Financing
Overview of Transaction

Significance of Transaction

FT Partners’ Role


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FT Partners Advises Divvy on its $2.5 billion Sale to Bill.com
Overview of Transaction

Significance of Transaction

FT Partners’ Role


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