FinTech & Payments

Total Deals
815
Total Deal Value
$100.9B
Research Reports
5
Sector Experts
4

Public Sector Summary

FinTech & Payments M&A Snapshot

FinTech & Payments is one of the technology sectors tracked in ComCap's M&A intelligence database, with 815 tracked transactions representing $100.9B in aggregate reported value where deal terms were disclosed. Relevant subsectors include Banking & Core Banking Software, Capital Markets Technology, Commercial Lending Platforms, Credit Risk & Underwriting, and Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets. ComCap has published 5 research reports on this sector. 4 ComCap bankers cover it directly. Where deal terms were disclosed, ComCap tracks 4.3x median EV/Revenue across 30 priced deals for this sector.

Transaction Activity

Deals by Year

2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019

Deal Type Breakdown

Growth investment66%
Acquisition34%
Debt financing0%

Valuation Multiples

Median EV/Revenue:4.3x(n=30)

Who buys in FinTech & Payments

88%
13%
Strategic (63)Sponsor (9)

63 of 72 classified buyers were strategic, across 685 deals whose buyer type came from a source document rather than a model. 613 could not be classified to either side and are excluded from the split. A further 130 model-inferred deals are excluded.

How buyers pay

Cash61%
Stock41%
Debt15%
Earnout12%
Equity10%
Mixed consideration5%

Share of 41 deals that disclosed a consideration structure. A deal can use more than one, so these do not sum to 100%. 130 model-inferred deals are excluded.

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