1、State of FintechGlobal|Q1 2026Global data and analysis on dealmaking,funding,and exits by private market fintech companies 2026 CB Insights|2Insights are good.Action is better.We track and compare the worlds companies.Our AI agents keep you a step ahead of competitors and disruption.Trusted by the w
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3、wnload it,build your own analysis.IIIIIIExplore the dataTL;DR 2026 CB Insights|4Your rundown onfintech in Q126TL;DR762Fintech equity deals in Q126,a multi-year low.Fintech deal count fell to 762 in Q126,a multi-year low and the fifth consecutive quarterly decline.Yet funding dollars returned to prio
4、r levels after a Q425 spike.The market is getting smaller,but not weaker.Capital is concentrating behind fewer companies,later in their lifecycle,with more conviction.See the data 35%Late-stage banking tech deal share.Total banking deals fell to 34(a multi-year low),and total funding dropped to$932M
5、,roughly half of Q125s$1.8B.The capital still moving into banking is going to scaled competitors,not partners.Of the top 10 banking deals this quarter,8 went to companies competing directly with banks.See the data 199Fintech M&A deals in Q126,a six-quarter low.Fintech M&A fell to 199 deals in Q126,d
6、own 26%from Q425 and a six-quarter low.The headline deals this quarter were concentrated in areas that saw outsized funding growth in 2025.Capital One completed its$5.3B acquisition of Brex,following the spend management sectors 4x funding growth 2024-2025.See the data$6.4MCrypto startups average va