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Fintech 2020
from Our Global Survey on the State of Financial Technology
While the fintech sector continues to grow steadily, the results of our global survey suggest that much disruption is still to come. From data and analytics to cybersecurity and evolving regulatory frameworks, there are significant opportunities and challenges for both investors and innovators around the world as the digital transformation of financial markets continues to accelerate.
Top Five Highlights
01
highlighting the importance of analytical information about
financial performance trends and developments.
More than half (54%) of respondents rank data and analytics as their top priority for adoption of financial technology,
54%
Data and Analytics
32%
AI/Machine Learning
30%
Biometrics/
Identity Management
27%
Open
Source
26%
Blockchain
02
At the same time,
nearly half of the respondents (47%) ranked cybersecurity as the largest threat to fintech’s adoption,
indicating that although fintech offers a compelling alternative to conventional financial solutions, it does present a new set of challenges.
03
Existence and understanding of clear regulatory and legal frameworks
are key drivers (22%) for enabling fintech innovation.
04
of respondents (28%) each
rank private equity and venture capital, and banks and asset managers as the top drivers of capital investment into fintech
over the next three years.
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³
/
Capital from institutional funds
and big banks is critical to enabling innovation in fintech startups.
05
While 39% of respondents indicate that adoption of fintech is a high priority for their companies,
a third of the companies (29%) are reinvesting only 10% or less of their profits into fintech development,
pointing to a gap between awareness
and actual resources dedicated to
fintech’s development.
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Goodwin’s inaugural Global Survey on the State of Financial Technology sheds light on some of the most pressing issues facing this vibrant sector at the intersection of capital and innovation.
While the top five highlights of the survey results featured here are compelling, there is much more to dig in to. We invite you to visit our website and download the full report. And let us know your thoughts
by reaching out to our Fintech practice chairs, Amber Dolman and
Scott Joachim.
Goodwin’s Fintech practice advises more than 40% of the Forbes Fintech 50 companies. With nearly 200 lawyers around the world, the practice works with financial institutions, strategic investors and cutting-edge technology companies on transactional, regulatory and litigation matters.
Partner and Co-Chair, Fintech adolman@goodwinlaw.com
+1 617 570 1538
Partner and Co-Chair, Fintech
sjoachim@goodwinlaw.com
+1 650 752 3149
Amber Dolman
Scott Joachim
29%
0–10%
25%
11–20%
16%
21–30%
5%
>30%
25%
Don’t Know
The data and findings in this report are based on a web survey that GlobalWebIndex, a market research SaaS company, conducted on behalf of Goodwin during the first quarter of 2020. The survey received responses from 726 decision makers working in the finance industry (accounting, banking, financial services/investment and insurance) across the United States and continental Europe.
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