OPINION: Long sales cycles could be FinTech’s biggest competitive advantage
Any FinTech founder raising in the UK this year will have seen the numbers – according to KPMG’s Pulse of FinTech, investment fell to €2.1 billion (£1.8 billion) in the first half of 2026, down around two-thirds on the same period last year and the lowest since the report began in 2016.

<p>Any FinTech founder raising in the UK this year will have seen the numbers – according to KPMG’s Pulse of FinTech, investment fell to €2.1 billion (£1.8 billion) in the first half of 2026, down around two-thirds on the same period last year and the lowest since the report began in 2016. </p>