FinTech has proven to be the most favoured and popular sector amongst high net worth and professional Investors according to Capitama, the direct private investment platform. Capitama has found through their analytics that more than 300 of their registered investors which include family offices, PE firms and Investment offices have proven that the two most popular Investment opportunities are FinTech and general technology.
Capitama has found 69% of their investors favour the FinTech and technology investment opportunities and almost all of them will make the effort to find out what they can about the opportunities out there. Capitama has found that of the nine different investment types available through themselves that growth funding is the most popular, with 83% of Capatima registered Investors avidly keep up to date with this area, followed by early stage investments (72%), buy-outs (63%), and the property market (47%).
So, what would these potential investments in the form of FinTech’s look like?
In order to give you an idea as to what these investments may look like here is a recent example of a great potential for investment. Duesday is a FinTech start-up based down in South East Cornwall and is already celebrating two industry accolades, just three months after it’s concept launch.
Duesday, a new recurring payments platform is set to completely revolutionise direct debit payments. Duesday has been shortlisted for Best Consumer Payment Initiative in FinTech Future’s PayTech Awards which recognise excellence and innovation in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry worldwide.
“It’s now easier to make payments, share and split them with friends, pay when it best suits you and keep track of all those pesky bills. Start now. It’s here and free forever” Duesday.
Duesday has also been featured in the Tech Nation 2018 Report, released least week which champions tech entrepreneurs and start-ups through media coverage and growth programme support.
There are over 40 billion payment transactions in the UK each year worth £75 Trillion and with Direct Debit payments celebrating their 50th Birthday this year. Duesday’s challenge was to create a new payment method more suited to the 21st century.
Duesday is a mobile platform which gives consumers a flexible alternative to paying regular monthly bills, the ability to split bills between individuals and even earn points and discounts for paying early. Merchants benefit from improved cash flow and more loyal customers. The Duesday concept launch took place in February 2018 and the app is growing its community through testing within key target audiences and early access registration.
New FinTech start-ups are an exciting time for Investors especially when dealing with cutting-edge technology to transform outdated practices, hopefully, this example demonstrates the innovative business start-ups driving the popularity of FinTech’s with Investors.
Coming back to Capitama
Simon Ramery, Co-Founder and CEO at Capitama, said: “Fintech is a sector that has seen huge growth in the past three years and evidence suggests it’s just the start. Our data shows that investors see real value in the companies operating in this space, and that they see a strong future for the UK fintech scene despite Brexit.
“We’re also really excited about the commitment of investors to look at philanthropic and social impact investing. £300m is a considerable total of investable capital and we hope to be able to help put this to good use.”
Brett de Bank, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Capitama, said: “Over half of our registered investors are individuals, showing that private investment is a thriving and growing trend. This community is interested in a diverse range of investment opportunities, from buy-out, to growth and philanthropic opportunities but principally having more control and choice over where they invest their capital.”
“We launched Capitama with the aim to help businesses raise capital and scale their businesses efficiently. As we continue to grow and introduce more Investors to the platform we hope to help more companies reach their potential.”
Citations from Capitama’s article by The FinTech Times, if you would like to read more related articles click here
by Cameron Marsh
