UK Fintech Funding Hits Decade Low as Investors Chase AI Returns

UK Fintech Funding Hits Decade Low as Investors Chase AI Returns

UK fintech investment crashed to its lowest level in a decade. Figures released this summer paint a sobering picture. Total capital deployed reached just £1.8 billion in the first half of 2026. That’s down nearly two-thirds from £5 billion in the same period a year earlier. Deal volume slipped to 205 transactions. The lowest count recorded since KPMG began tracking the data in 2016. The Numbers Reveal a Sector Under Pressure Compare the figures …

Fintech a “critical driver” of UK’s G7 AI goal, says UK AI Minister

Kanishka Narayan told Fintech Week London the government is “pulling every possible lever” for fintech, from state capital to agentic payments. UK Minister for Artificial Intelligence Kanishka Narayan said financial services and fintech will be “a critical driver” of the government’s target to make the UK the fastest adopter of AI in the G7. Kanishka Narayan, MP. Image credit: LinkedIn Narayan, a former fintech investor, told Fintech Week Londo…