Sectors/Fintech/2020

Fintech funding in 2020

European Fintech startup funding raised during 2020.

In 2020, 482 European Fintech companies raised a combined €10B across 519 funding rounds. UK led by capital raised, and BlackFin Capital Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 21 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€10B

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

519

Companies

482

Top country

Break down 2020 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Quarters

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Months

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Rank among sectors

15.5% of sector funding

Debt financing

€886M

8.8% of total

Top-10 round share

31.3%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in 2020

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Klarna	Growth/Late	Sep 2020	€547M
Revolut	Series D+	Feb 2020	€461M
Kilter Finance	Growth/Late	Mar 2020	€450M
Auxmoney	Debt	Nov 2020

View all 519 Fintech deals in 2020 →

Top investors

most active in 2020, by deal count

← All-time Fintech funding

Exits & M&A

62 Acquisition · 7 IPO · 3 Merger · 2 Buyout

77 exits · €64B disclosed.

IHS Markit	Merger	Nov 2020	€37B
Ingenico Group	Acquisition	Mar 2020	€7.8B
Nets	Acquisition	Nov 2020	€7.8B
Tinkoff Bank	Acquisition	Sep 2020	€4.7B
Borsa Italiana	Acquisition	Sep 2020	€4.3B
Avaloq	Acquisition	May 2020	€2.0B