{"id":14863,"date":"2020-05-01T14:22:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T14:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=14863"},"modified":"2020-05-01T14:22:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T14:22:10","slug":"fintech-s-new-realities-in-a-covid-19-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/fintech-s-new-realities-in-a-covid-19-world\/","title":{"rendered":"FinTech\u2019s new realities in a COVID-19 world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent years, FinTech has been on a tear, recording record levels of funding and valuations. With so many competing in the market, it\u2019s little surprise that most FinTechs have prioritized growth and customer acquisition over profitability. But the COVID-19 pandemic has put an end to that.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding has dried up, and FinTechs must now quickly shift their focus to balancing their books and managing their cash flows. For the FinTech space in general, this new landscape means that early-stage FinTechs will have a difficult time as they look to maintain profitability while still having to compete against better-capitalized and larger companies. Moreover, any sustained economic slowdown is likely to reduce consumer and business spending, meaning that FinTechs must compete for an increasingly smaller piece of the pie. While the full implications of how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the FinTech industry, it is clear that the industry is entering into a new period of less-than-ideal conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-14863 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Capitalise.com launches coronavirus platform for small businesses'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/capitalise-com-launches-coronavirus-platform-for-small-businesses\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/construction-concept-illustration_114360-1718-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-14821\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-14821'>\n\t\t\t\tCapitalise.com launches coronavirus platform for small businesses\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor 17th \u2013 24th April'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-17th-24th-april\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9c820685-3efc-43bf-9e5e-114e68b2474e-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-14824\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-14824'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor 17th \u2013 24th April\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='The COVID-19 crisis as a catalyst for cashless payments in Ukraine'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/the-covid-19-crisis-as-a-catalyst-for-cashless-payments-in-ukraine\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d9ec02ba-dda2-4d8a-9c46-9802dab92f8c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-14782\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-14782'>\n\t\t\t\tThe COVID-19 crisis as a catalyst for cashless payments in Ukraine\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years, FinTech has been on a tear, recording record levels of funding and valuations. With so many competing in the market, it\u2019s little surprise that most FinTechs have prioritized growth and customer acquisition over profitability. But the COVID-19 pandemic has put an end to that.&nbsp; Funding has dried up, and FinTechs must now &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":14864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[496,477],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14863"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14863"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14865,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14863\/revisions\/14865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}