A unicorn is a start-up company valued at over $1 billion – FinTech is Financial technology. The world is embracing the fintech revolution.
In 2015, investments in fintech nearly doubled to $22.3 billion. And although there were 1,108 deals made, there are only 27 companies that can call themselves unicorns – private companies valued at over $1 billion or more.
Locating the Fintech Unicorns
In total, the world’s fintech unicorns add up to a total valuation of $138.9 billion, and here’s how that is distributed by geography:
Source: http://www.visualcapitalist.com/27-fintech-unicorns-where-born/
