September 2018 FinTech VC Funding – Payments, Lending, and InsurTech Topped the Charts

FinTech startups around the world raised $4.49 billion in funding in September 2018 across 146 VC funding deals — a 16% growth from the $3.89 billion raised by FinTech startups in August 2018. Meanwhile, the number of deals saw a minor decrease of 2% from 149 deals in August 2018.

Asia dominated global FinTech VC funding in September with 45.3% in contributions in funding value ($2.03 billion) and 26% in the number of deals (38). The Americas were ...