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While total investment declined year-over-year in the Americas , angel and seed-stage deals attracted a record US $ 4.5 billion – up from US $ 3.4 billion in 2021 . to settle . Regtech will likely remain one of the most resilient sections of fintech investment , in addition to B2B solutions within all fintech verticals .
Angel and seed-stage deals also saw the median deal size rise from US $ 2.4 million to US $ 3 million year-over-year .
The Americas marked its second strongest year of CVC-participating investment in 2022 , with US $ 18.2 billion of investment ; the US accounted for US $ 14.9 billion of this total .
While investment in crypto was expected to be particularly weak in H1 2023 as investors reconsider their due diligence processes and regulators consider tightening crypto regulations , the broader area of blockchain-based solutions – including institutional use cases , cross-border payments , gaming , and NFTs – will likely gain additional attention from investors .
With no end in sight to the macroeconomic challenges plaguing the public markets , fintech investment globally is expected to remain quite subdued , even compared to H2 2022 .
Deal sizes are seen as likely be much smaller as investors wait for valuations of late-stage companies
Despite any short-term softness in the global fintech market , the long-term outlook for fintech investment remains quite positive given the ongoing transformation of financial services occurring in many different jurisdictions and the growing focus globally on embedding financial services offerings into other sectors . p
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