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1、rPitchBookPitchBookData,Inc.JohnGabbertFounder,CEONizarTarhuniVicePresident,InstitutionalResearchandEditorialPaulCondraHeadofEmergingTechnologyResearchInstitutionalResearchCroupAnalysisRudyYangSeniorAnalyst,EmergingTechnologyrdyyangpbinsMtutionalrescarchEMERGINGTECHRESEARCHCoreInsightsandTakeawaysFr
2、omFintechMeetup2024Arecapofkeythemes,discussions,andconversationsPitchBookisaMorningstarcompanyprovidingthemostcomprehensive,mostaccurate,andhard-to-finddataforprofessionalsdoingbusinessintheprivatemarkets.PublishingDesignedbyJuliaMidkiffPublishedonMarch14,2024ContentsKeytakeaways1Conferenceoverview
3、2Investorperspectives3Keythemesinfocus4Meetingnotes7Keytakeaways Generatingalpharemainschallengingforinvestors,butmanyGPsarestillraisingnewfundsanddoublingdownontheirthesesinfintech.OpportunitiescurrentlyfavoredbyVCsareprimarilyingenerativeartificialintelligence,embeddedfinance,payments(real-timetra
4、nsactionsandcross-borderpayments),andwealthtech(alternativeassetsandtaestateplanning).Otherwell-likedareasincludebanktechnology,CFOstack,andcryptospecificallyinstablecoinsandcentralbankdigitalcurrencies.Conversely,manyinvestorscontinuetoshyawayfromB2Cmodels,neobankszandlending. Valuationdiscrepancie
5、sstillexistbetweeninvestorsandcompanies,contributingtoaslowerrateofVCdealsandacquisitions.Still,Ql2024hasseensomenotableVCdealsfromMonzoandSyncterazaswellasacquisitionsincludingCapitalOne/Discover,Nationwide/VirginMoney,andBarclays/TescoBank. Thegrowingregulatorycrackdowninthebanking-as-a-servicesec
6、torwasviewedinapositivelight,andmoresoasanevolutionaryphasenecessaryforabetterfutureforbank-fintechpartnerships.Theoverwhelmingconsensusattheconferencewasthatbank-fintechpartnershipswillcontinuetobethepreferredmodelandthatbanking-as-a-servicewillremainessentialtohelpingbothbanksandfintechcompaniesfi
7、ndsuccess. Paymentscontinuestobeasectorthatseesampleopportunitiesandsignificantdeploymentofventurecapital(thesectorraised$3.0billioninVCin2023excludingStripe,s$6.9billiondeal).Discussionsinthissectorprimarilyrevolvedaround(1)instantpayments,(2)openbankingandaccount-to-accountpayments,and(3)cross-bor
8、dertransactions. Thefintechindustrycontinuestoseeamassexplorationofgenerativeartificialintelligenceopportunities.Mostoperationalusecasesstillappeartobeprimarilygearedtowardcreatinginternalefficiencies.Beyonddrivingoperationalexcellence,wearenowseeingmorecompaniesevaluatehowtheycanenhanceproductfeatu
9、resandbolstercustomer-facingservices. AI&M1.willcontinuetoplayasignificantroleinthelendingindustry.Innovatorsinunderwritingarecontinuingtoenhancetheirmodelsbyincorporatingalternativedatasetssuchastransactiondataorpayrolldata.Generativeartificialintelligencewillnotplayaroleinmakingtheenddecisionsforl
10、ending,butitwillbeausefultooltohelpwithfunctionssuchaspre-processingunstructureddataorforautomatedfeatureengineering.ConferenceoverviewFintechMeetupisanannualconferencethattakesplacein1.asVegas.Thisyear,seventranfromMarch3toMarch6andsawparticipationfrommorethan4z300attendees,200speakers,and350sponso
11、rs.FintechMeetupuniquelyfocusesonenablingconnectionsandoptimizingone-on-onenetworkingthroughtech-facilitatedmeetings.Morethan46z000scheduledmeetingsoccurredattheconferencebetweenfintechstartups,investors,analysts,bankszcreditunions,retailers,largetechnologycompanies,andlawfirms.Inthesectionsbelow,we
12、highlightkeytopicsanddiscussionsfromtheconferenceaswellasthemaintakeawaysfromourmeetingswithotherparticipants.Industryoutlook1.ookingbacktoQ42023zthefintechindustryappearedtobedominatedbyaprevailingsenseofpessimism.Thisnegativeoutlookwaslargelybecauseofchallengingmacro-levelfactors;significantlylowe
13、rvaluationsforsomefintechs,alackofM&AandIPOszhigherinterestrates,lowercapitalavailability,andheightenedgeopoliticaltensionsbroughtfintechVCdealvaluedown43.8%YoYto$34.6billionin2023.Valuationlevelsremainedinflux,creatingahurdleforcompletingadditionalVCinvestmentsandM&Adeals(werecordeda45.8%YoYdecline
14、inNorthAmericanfintechM&Adealactivityto$28.3billionin2023).Further,oneofthebiggestscaresthatemergedinQ42023wasthegrowingturmoilinthebanking-as-a-service(BaaS)industry.Anincreasingnumberofconsentordersissuedtosponsorbankshighlightedalackofproperriskmanagementformanyfintechcompaniesandtheirpartnerbank
15、s,leadingtothereductionofmanyBaaSprograms,whichthreatensthebackboneofmanyfintechsolutions.However,FintechMeetup2024suggestedthatindustrystakeholdersarenowadoptingamorepositiveviewofthesectorstrajectory.Venturecapitalistsexpressedoptimismaboutcontinuingtoinvestinthesector,whilestartupsandoperatorsrem
16、ainedpassionateabouttheproblemstheyareattemptingtosolve.Furthermore,thegrowingregulatorycrackdownintheBaaSsectorwasviewedinapositivelightasanevolutionaryphasenecessaryforabetterfutureforbank-fintechpartnerships.Thesectorhasalsorecentlyseenbrightspotsindeals.Alongsidetheconference,BaaSstartupSyncteraannouncedaSeriesAextensionof$18.6million(co-ledby1.ightspeedVentureP
