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THE LONDON EDITION 2026

London’s
digital lending industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping digital lending in London. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Digital Lending illustration
Companies tracked 469Digital Lending ecosystem in London Disclosed funding $31.13B168 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 20With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 461 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore London’s digital lending leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Digital Lending company highlights in London, snapshot 2 September 2026
Company
Finastrafinastra.com$5.3B11 roles1,890Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Prodigy Financeprodigyfinance.com$2.94B—168—
LendInvestlendinvest.com$2.36B—181Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Aboundgetabound.com$1.93B—10Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Generation Homegenerationhome.com$1.76B—35—
Iwocaiwoca.co.uk$1.45B—315Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Lendablelendable.co.uk$1.29B—2—
Stennstenn.com$950M—38—
Eburyebury.com—8 roles1,057—
YouLendyoulend.com—6 roles61—
Trivertriver.com—3 roles10—
Lending Workslendingworks.co.uk—2 roles44—
Symmetricalsymmetrical.ai—2 roles62—
Carmoolacarmoola.co.uk—1 roles8—
Sabasaba.ai—1 roles——
Bitsgetbits.app——6—
Bumperbumper.co——38—
Colendicolendi.com——111—
Creditspringcreditspring.co.uk——13Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Hokodohokodo.co——107—
Liberisliberis.com——220—
MarketFinancemarketfinance.com——124Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Moniepointmoniepoint.com——1,000—
Offaoffa.co.uk——10—
24 featured companies

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Digital Lending industry KPIs in London

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

2 September 2026
Hiring participation4.3%

20 of 469 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation40.5%

190 of 469 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share34.1%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$6.43M

Midpoint of 493 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 34.1% of disclosed capital, while 59.5% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How London digital lending has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

London digital lending
$0$2.39B$4.78B$7.17B$9.56B2016: $310.96M20162017: $730.61M20172018: $1.58B20182019: $2.99B20192020: $1.92B20202021: $4.42B20212022: $4.36B20222023: $8.39B20232024: $3.4B20242025: $1.73B2025
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Annual digital lending funding and company formation in London
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$310.96M3123
2017$730.61M4228
2018$1.58B4345
2019$2.99B4255
2020$1.92B2746
2021$4.42B2754
2022$4.36B2159
2023$8.39B1643
2024$3.4B1025
2025$1.73B516
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Finastra17.0%
  • Prodigy Finance9.4%
  • LendInvest7.6%
  • Other companies65.9%

Funding by stage

591 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel196 33.2%
Series A–B174 29.4%
Series C+ / PE51 8.6%
Grants, debt & other170 28.8%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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Series C09/2021
Kriyakriya.co$382.98M

Backed by Black River Ventures and Barclays.

Series D11/2025
Zilch$175M

Backed by KKCG and BNF Capital.

Series B07/2025
Xelixxelix.com$160M

Backed by Insight Partners and Passion Capital and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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GBP · millions · consolidated

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2024 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 7 reporting entities from 230 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts—

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not London market sales.

Net profit / loss—

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin—

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue—

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities—

None of 7 covered entities.

Top-five concentration—

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2024 · 7 reporting entities

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LONDON · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does digital lending compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the London companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

22 of the 469 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (4.7%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 223,294 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
uSwitchuswitch.com5,774,0236576.5%
Lendablelendable.co.uk966,7114593.2%
TotallyMoneytotallymoney.com834,0194291.5%
SalaryFinancesalaryfinance.com728,4044494.5%
Tembo Moneytembomoney.com570,7864385.9%
Loans 2 Goloans2go.co.uk556,5884094.4%
Bumperbumper.co472,9124889.9%
Aboundgetabound.com433,3823892.7%
Loan Tubeloantube.com321,5302597.2%
Everything Financialeverythingfinancial.co.uk252,2511897%

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

35 of these companies (7.5%) publish at least one Android app — 40 apps in all, carrying 44M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
Moniepoint Personal BankingMoniepoint22.8M4.6Finance
Moniepoint Business BankingMoniepoint17.3M4.7Finance
Uswitch: Smart Home ManagementuSwitch902.8K—House & Home
TotallyMoney - Credit ReportTotallyMoney815.8K—Finance
Bits Credit Card and MoreBits351.7K—Finance
UpdraftUpdraft344.6K—Finance
SteadyPay - Smart Money LoansSteadyPay251.7K—Finance
Carmoola - Used Car FinanceCarmoola242.7K5Finance
Tembo - Savings & mortgagesTembo Money202.6K—Finance
Prodigy FinanceProdigy Finance173.6K4.6Finance

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q1–2026Q1).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Alternative Lending4044MMoniepoint Personal Banking 22.8M
Banking Tech1041MMoniepoint Business Banking 17.3M
Payments840.5MBits Credit Card and More 351.7K
Hrtech6141.8KOnsi 98K
Internet First Insurance Platforms298.1KDevsi 92
Investment Tech423.2KCur8 by IFG 17.1K
Finance & Accounting Tech35.5KPaynest 4.4K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2022Q4: 12022Q4: 02022Q42023Q1: 32023Q1: 02023Q12023Q2: 12023Q2: 02023Q22023Q3: 22023Q3: 12023Q32024Q3: 12024Q3: 12024Q32025Q2: 22025Q2: 12025Q22025Q3: 22025Q3: 22025Q32026Q1: 12026Q1: 02026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 20 of 40 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The London digital lending market map

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Fintech465
Nbfc lenders409
Enterprise tech282
Consumer digital249
Marketplaces161
Enterprise software83
Sharing economy62
Real estate financing tech59
Saas47
Embedded finance37
Fintech saas24
Justice tech24

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Fintech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

465companies
4.1%have hiring activity

19 companies hiring · $30.45B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Commission on transaction384
Lending228
Subscription151
Fee-for-service87
E-commerce - service24
Advertising13
Interest9
Renting / leasing3
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Funding roundsebury.com ↗

Santander will invest 50 million pounds (67.4 million dollars) in its international payment technology company Ebury, as part of a round of financing totalling 550 million pounds, according to the Spanish banking giant.The funding rounds are being led by a group formed by Centerbridge Partners, along with current shareholders Santander, Vitruvian Partners and 83North.

Mergers & acquisitionsmoniepoint.com ↗

Moniepoint has completed the acquisition of Sumac Microfinance Bank in Kenya, following approvals from the Central Bank of Kenya and the Competition Authority of Kenya. The transaction follows other recent corporate moves by Moniepoint, including the purchase of Orda Africa, a cloud‑based restaurant management provider, and Bancom Europe, a financial institution licensed for electronic money services by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority.

Funding roundsyoulend.com ↗

The financing is structured as a forward-flow agreement with potential for Värde to purchase up to $225 million in receivables originated by YouLend.

Mergers & acquisitionsapexlitigation.com ↗

Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON | NASDAQ: BMM) has agreed to acquire the Apex germanium and gallium mine in Utah from Teck Resources subsidiary Teck American Incorporated.

Mergers & acquisitionsahauz.com ↗

Abound has expanded into the UK mortgage market after acquiring Ahauz, a specialist lender focused on shared equity mortgages.

Mergers & acquisitionshabito.com ↗

Monzo has snapped up Habito, a fintech firm which uses tech to accelerate the home‑buying process with free online advice.

Mergers & acquisitionsplayter.co ↗

Shawbrook acquired Playter, a UK-based business-lending and financing software provider focused on SME credit.

Mergers & acquisitionsplanky.com ↗

BKN301 Group, a global FinTech architecture provider, has reinforced its expansion trajectory with a €33m Series B extension, accompanied by the acquisition of Planky, a UK-based AI-powered financial analytics firm.

Funding roundsviewture.com ↗

Creator funders Viewture have raised new equity as part of a Series A round featuring funds from Bolt Ventures, Lingotto, Wealth Club, VidVest and others.

Funding roundsxelix.com ↗

Along with Revolut’s raise AI-powered accounts firm Xelix raised $160m and small business lender Tide $120m.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 309 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Leadership moves
88
Funding rounds
81
New products
28
Mergers & acquisitions
24
Contracts
19
Company announcements
17
Earnings
17
Capital infusions
13
Job creation
5
Asset acquisitions
5
6 activity cards

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IPO pipeline

1 companies with recorded IPO activity

Ebury ↗

IPO · London Stock Exchange1 reports

Leadership moves

14 tracked people moves

LendInvest ↗
Hugo Davies

Termination Previously Chief Capital Officer

Muse ↗
Stuart Rogers

Promotion operations director

Muse ↗
Max Bentham

Promotion Director of Development Management for the North West

Muse ↗
Sarah Chicken

Promotion Senior Development Manager

MT Finance ↗
Adam Healy

Appointment Business Development Manager

Finastra ↗
Chris McClellen

Appointment Global Head of AI

Finastra ↗
Na

Appointment Vice President, DAMA

Finastra ↗
Vinay Mendonca

Appointment Head of Product Trade and Supply Chain Finance

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Finastra ↗
Finastra Essence

Core Banking System

Finastra ↗
OperatorAssist

Payments

Moniepoint ↗
Moniebook

POS and inventory‑management platform

Liberis ↗
Pay with Liberis

Buy Now, Pay Later

Liberis ↗
Liberis Capital Platform

Embedded finance platform

Contract wins

9 recorded customer wins

Finastra ↗

Customer: mufgFinancial Services

Finastra ↗

Customer: aib bankBanking

Apex ↗

Customer: nec corporationSpace

Regulatory events

7 recorded events

Moniepoint ↗

deposit-taking license granted

Ebury ↗

approved for acquisitionBank of Lithuania

Moniepoint ↗

Approved for stake purchaseCompetition Authority of Kenya (CAK)

Moniepoint ↗

approved for stake acquisition by CAKCompetition Authority of Kenya

Litigation

2 tracked suits

Company
natsoft corporation, updraft v hexaware technologies, hexaware technologies

patent infringementPatent · Filed

Company
Damilola Ajiboye v moniepoint

Stock options denialCivil · Filed

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

6companies
14period observations
26.3%median reported growth

Median across 13 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Moniepoint→Sumac Microfinance Bank LimitedCompleted2026-04-02Not stated in snapshot
Moniepoint→Orda AfricaAnnounced2026-04-02Not stated in snapshot
Moniepoint→Bancom Europe2026-04-02Not stated in snapshot
Moniepoint→Sumac Microfinance Bank Kenya LimitedCompleted2026-03-25Not stated in snapshot
Blue Moon Metals→Apex ↗Announced2026-02-28Not stated in snapshot
abound→Ahauz ↗Completed2026-01-14Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

0 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 6-posting snapshot covers 3 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

No repeated job title is supported by this snapshot.

0 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 6 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Lending
6
Equities
3
Rates
3
Fx
3
Payments
3
Api
3
Derivative
3
Trade Finance
3
Commodities
3
Financial Services
3
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

335 founders and chief executives across 234 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

84 profiles with education records.

University of Oxford
21
University of Cambridge
9
London Business School (LBS)
7
INSEAD
7
Imperial College London
6
London School of Economics and Political Science
6
Harvard Business School
6
Columbia University
4

Prior employers

23 profiles with prior-work records.

Goldman Sachs
7
McKinsey
7
Morgan Stanley
5
Bain
2
Microsoft
1
Boston Consulting Group
1
Google
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

48,964 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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48,964articles in the measured year
11,688articles in 2026Q1
71.4%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Digital Lending coverage tagged London · articles per complete quarter

04,6359,27013,90418,5392021Q2: 9,1472021Q22021Q3: 11,9872021Q4: 8,7832022Q1: 11,6052022Q2: 10,5672022Q22022Q3: 9,6212022Q4: 11,4652023Q1: 11,4962023Q2: 10,9912023Q22023Q3: 9,9722023Q4: 10,4822024Q1: 12,5312024Q2: 11,5782024Q22024Q3: 11,8012024Q4: 11,9512025Q1: 16,1212025Q2: 12,1352025Q22025Q3: 13,2402025Q4: 11,7612026Q1: 11,6882026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q29,147
2021Q311,987
2021Q48,783
2022Q111,605
2022Q210,567
2022Q39,621
2022Q411,465
2023Q111,496
2023Q210,991
2023Q39,972
2023Q410,482
2024Q112,531
2024Q211,578
2024Q311,801
2024Q411,951
2025Q116,121
2025Q212,135
2025Q313,240
2025Q411,761
2026Q111,688

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
21,586 positive · 240 neutral · 10,030 negative
2022
28,777 positive · 394 neutral · 14,051 negative
2023
28,938 positive · 399 neutral · 13,560 negative
2024
33,337 positive · 630 neutral · 13,838 negative
2025
37,966 positive · 705 neutral · 14,516 negative

Leading coverage topics

Digital Lending coverage tagged London · ranked by full-period article count.

Cryptocurrency Impact On Forex Markets35,711 articles in the full recorded period
9,756 recent · 6,889 prior
Economic Indicators (Gdp, Cpi, Unemployment)19,705 articles in the full recorded period
4,487 recent · 4,660 prior
Interest Rate Decisions And Impacts19,227 articles in the full recorded period
4,589 recent · 4,031 prior
Central Bank Monetary Policy Announcements17,527 articles in the full recorded period
3,617 recent · 3,739 prior
Federal Reserve Policy Meeting Summaries16,574 articles in the full recorded period
3,585 recent · 3,562 prior
Trade Wars And Geopolitical Impacts14,481 articles in the full recorded period
4,229 recent · 3,824 prior
Global Recession Risks And Forecasts11,314 articles in the full recorded period
3,233 recent · 2,971 prior
Macroeconomic Indicators In Forex Analysis10,635 articles in the full recorded period
2,121 recent · 2,884 prior
Foreign Exchange (Forex) Rate Fluctuations10,429 articles in the full recorded period
3,235 recent · 2,171 prior
Regulatory Compliance In Foreign Exchange Trading10,154 articles in the full recorded period
3,117 recent · 1,460 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

United Kingdom comparison coverage

KeywordRecentPriorChange
stock performance5,6703,86747%
stock price2,2791,43159%
gold spot price1,9001,32643%
exchange rates1,6981,12851%
forex liquidity1,575589167%
stablecoin fx impact1,425683109%
commodity futures1,39894248%
share price1,20069872%
decentralized forex1,11059587%
usd/cad99167946%
inflation reports fx1,3332,395-44%
currency intervention policies1,4362,212-35%
sanctions currency effects1,0071,877-46%
trade deficits fx1,0331,584-35%
cpi forex7511,446-48%

Event and signal lenses

United Kingdom comparison coverage

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

363,407 classified articles

economic slowdown, currency intervention policies, inflation reports fx

46.0% critical · 37.0% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

75,207 classified articles

inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, eur/usd

37.4% critical · 48.9% positive
Rising

Growth

115,590 classified articles

gdp growth forex, inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies

39.3% critical · 43.9% positive

Digital Lending coverage tagged London. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Digital Lending research is working on

13,825 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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13,825papers
13,825worldwide comparison pool
—India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Promising
4,450
Descriptive
3,501
Problem-identifying
3,141
Cautionary
1,411
Breakthrough
754
Comparative
414
Critical
154

Contribution mix

Empirical
8,354
Reviews
2,307
Position pieces
1,635
Methods-led
1,361
Theoretical
168

Tone counts: 12,714 positive · 252 neutral · 859 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
3,295 papers · 23.8% of this field
  • Financial services1,723 papers
  • FinTech1,301 papers
  • Financial inclusion570 papers
  • Payment489 papers
  • Government245 papers
  • Financial literacy205 papers
  • Cryptocurrency201 papers
  • Investment172 papers

Landmark: The digital revolution in financial inclusion: international development in the fintech era

Cautions
1,411 papers · 10.2% of this field
  • Financial services670 papers
  • FinTech538 papers
  • Financial inclusion348 papers
  • Payment283 papers
  • Financial literacy129 papers
  • Mobile payment102 papers
  • Digital currency95 papers
  • Investment91 papers

Landmark: Blockchain Technology in Finance

Opportunities
5,204 papers · 37.6% of this field
  • Financial services2,148 papers
  • FinTech1,839 papers
  • Financial inclusion1,123 papers
  • Financial literacy786 papers
  • Payment749 papers
  • Database transaction382 papers
  • Investment314 papers
  • Mobile payment301 papers

Landmark: On the Fintech Revolution: Interpreting the Forces of Innovation, Disruption, and Transformation in Financial Services

Leading institutions

UNSW Sydney
743
University of Manchester
727
University of York
716
University of the West of England
716
Universidad de Zaragoza
685
Columbia University
667

Leading researchers

Robert J. Kauffman
1,822
Peter Gomber
1,821
Chris Parker
1,821
Bruce W. Weber
1,821
Daniela Gabor
716
Sally Brooks
716
Itay Goldstein
621
Wei Jiang
621

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • On the Fintech Revolution: Interpreting the Forces of Innovation, Disruption, and Transformation in Financial Services1,820 citations
  • Intention to use analytical artificial intelligence (AI) in services – the effect of technology readiness and awareness370 citations
  • The FinTech phenomenon: antecedents of financial innovation perceived by the popular press240 citations
  • FinTech ecosystem practices shaping financial inclusion: the case of mobile money in Ghana116 citations
  • CBDC, Fintech and cryptocurrency for financial inclusion and financial stability100 citations

Common problems researchers identify

2,820 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Fintech / Financial ServicesCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Fintech / Financial Services

813 papers

28.8% of this theme group

FinTech (653) · Financial services (545) · Financial innovation (112) · Financial regulation (65)

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINTECH INDUSTRY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE FINANCIAL SECTOR

Changes and Challenges of Financial Technology (FinTech) for the Banking Industry

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YearShare index
202220.7
202323.8
202420.8
202535.1
Financial Services / LoanCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Financial Services / Loan

556 papers

19.7% of this theme group

Financial services (257) · Loan (39) · Financial market (45) · Order (37)

Innovazione finanziaria e rafforzamento del mercato unico per servizi finanziari retail: sfide, rischi, risposte della regolazione.

Financial System in New Economic Scenario: Challenges and Opportunities

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YearShare index
202296.5
2023102.4
2024235.2
2025123.5
Financial Inclusion / InclusionCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Financial Inclusion / Inclusion

396 papers

14.0% of this theme group

Financial inclusion (358) · Inclusion (79) · Financial services (285) · Financial literacy (89)

Financial Inclusion: The Role of Fintech and Digital Financial Services in India

Digital Financial Inclusion Through FinTech

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YearShare index
202276.6
2023104.9
2024100.3
2025222.6
Payment / Mobile PaymentCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Payment / Mobile Payment

316 papers

11.2% of this theme group

Payment (147) · Mobile payment (72) · Mobile banking (51) · Retail banking (46)

Digital Transformation in Banking: Opportunities and Challenges

Digital Transformation in India’s Financial Sector: Progress, Challenges and Policy Implications

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YearShare index
2022861.8
2023830.3
2024932.2
2025990.3
Cryptocurrency / BlockchainCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Cryptocurrency / Blockchain

312 papers

11.1% of this theme group

Cryptocurrency (144) · Blockchain (110) · Digital currency (105) · Currency (61)

Applications of Blockchain Technology in the Finance and Banking Industry Beyond Digital Currencies

The impact of blockchain and distributed ledger technology on financial services

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YearShare index
2022905.6
2023967.4
2024915.8
20251033.4
Islam / ShariaCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Islam / Sharia

234 papers

8.3% of this theme group

Islam (125) · Sharia (77) · Islamic finance (39) · FinTech (132)

DEVELOPING ISLAMIC FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY IN INDONESIA

Sharia Fintech: Opportunities and Challenges in Indonesia

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YearShare index
20222483.4
20232547.6
20242160.1
20252372.7
Financial Services / Applications Of Artificial IntelligenceCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Financial Services / Applications Of Artificial Intelligence

193 papers

6.8% of this theme group

Financial services (123) · Applications of artificial intelligence (17) · Big data (25) · FinTech (67)

POTENTIALS AND CHALLENGES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FINANCE AND FINTECH

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YearShare index
2022128.4
2023113.6
202472.3
2025120.3

Cautions

1,129 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Fintech / Financial ServicesCautions · 01

Fintech / Financial Services

290 papers

25.7% of this theme group

FinTech (228) · Financial services (190) · Financial innovation (53) · Financial system (24)

Financial Innovation and Digital Technology in the Banking System: An Institutional Perspective

FINTECH AND ITS IMPACT ON TRADITIONAL BANKS

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YearShare index
2022193.8
2023195.3
2024184.3
2025121.5
Investment / Financial ServicesCautions · 02

Investment / Financial Services

213 papers

18.9% of this theme group

Investment (27) · Financial services (65) · Information technology (12) · Corporate governance (21)

Does financial technology matter? Evidence from an alternative banking system

Digital Financial Risk Control: Challenges and Innovation In The Modern Financial System

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YearShare index
2022478.5
2023500.4
2024387.7
2025550.6
Financial Inclusion / Financial ServicesCautions · 03

Financial Inclusion / Financial Services

210 papers

18.6% of this theme group

Financial inclusion (162) · Financial services (136) · FinTech (115) · Financial literacy (56)

Fintech and financial inclusion: Transforming underserved access to financial services

The Role of Fintech in Financial Inclusion: Analyzing 21st-Century Strategies, Innovations, and Challenges

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YearShare index
202272.4
2023101.2
202497.3
2025217.2
Mobile Payment / PaymentCautions · 04

Mobile Payment / Payment

138 papers

12.2% of this theme group

Mobile payment (61) · Payment (92) · Mobile banking (29) · Financial inclusion (44)

IMPACT OF DIGITAL PAYMENT SYSTEMS ON THE FINANCIAL INCLUSION OF NIGERIAN CITIZENS

“ <b>"Impact of Digital Payment Systems on Consumer Spending Behaviour"</b>

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YearShare index
2022861.8
2023830.3
2024932.2
2025990.3
Financial Services / Financial MarketCautions · 05

Financial Services / Financial Market

115 papers

10.2% of this theme group

Financial services (81) · Financial market (25) · Applications of artificial intelligence (10) · Corporate governance (19)

Unleashing the Power of AI in Financial Services: Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing Financial Services: Opportunities and Challenges

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YearShare index
2022193.1
2023221.0
2024338.4
2025363.4
Blockchain / Distributed LedgerCautions · 06

Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

88 papers

7.8% of this theme group

Blockchain (60) · Distributed ledger (15) · Cryptocurrency (24) · Transparency (21)

Financial application scenarios and regulatory challenges of blockchain technology

Understanding the Adoption of Blockchain Technology in Financial Information Systems

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YearShare index
2022877.6
2023932.2
2024882.0
2025991.9
Digital Currency / CurrencyCautions · 07

Digital Currency / Currency

75 papers

6.6% of this theme group

Digital currency (58) · Currency (34) · Monetary policy (13) · Central bank (11)

Digital currencies and their potential impacts on financial stability

CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND LESSONS FROM EARLY ADOPTERS

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YearShare index
2022132.3
2023129.1
202490.3
2025114.7

Opportunities

4,314 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Fintech / Financial ServicesOpportunities · 01

Fintech / Financial Services

942 papers

21.8% of this theme group

FinTech (700) · Financial services (446) · Financial innovation (70) · Payment (146)

Impact of Financial Technology (FinTech) on Sustainable Growth: Key Factors, Practical Cases and Empirical Review

"FINTECH ADOPTION IN BANKING : IMPACTS ON FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION AND MARKET STRUCTURE"

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YearShare index
2022848.7
2023819.6
2024924.3
2025976.3
Payment / Financial ServicesOpportunities · 02

Payment / Financial Services

927 papers

21.5% of this theme group

Payment (184) · Financial services (301) · Digital transformation (86) · Mobile payment (83)

Socio-Economic Challenges of Digital Banking Adoption: The Impact of Perceived Usefulness, Ease of Use, and Self-Efficacy

DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES AND BANKING EFFICIENCY: AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH

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YearShare index
2022929.6
2023912.7
20241016.6
20251169.0
Interpretability / Credit Card FraudOpportunities · 03

Interpretability / Credit Card Fraud

706 papers

16.4% of this theme group

Interpretability (65) · Credit card fraud (43) · Credit risk (74) · Big data (90)

Leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning for next-generation credit risk assessment models

Financial AI: Harnessing Machine Learning for Algorithmic Trading, Risk Assessment, and Fraud Detection

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YearShare index
202235.2
202337.0
202430.9
202539.9
Financial Inclusion / Financial ServicesOpportunities · 04

Financial Inclusion / Financial Services

608 papers

14.1% of this theme group

Financial inclusion (592) · Financial services (441) · Inclusion (112) · FinTech (298)

The Role Of Fintech In Enhancing Financial Inclusion

The Role of Digital Banking and Fintech in Advancing Financial Inclusion

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YearShare index
202237.8
202346.8
202449.0
2025108.5
Financial Literacy / Digital LiteracyOpportunities · 05

Financial Literacy / Digital Literacy

576 papers

13.4% of this theme group

Financial literacy (530) · Digital literacy (54) · FinTech (244) · Literacy (41)

Effect of Financial Literacy and Use of Financial Technology (FinTech) on Financial Behavior

Financial Behavior, Inclusion, and Technology in MSMEs: The Mediating Impact of Financial Literacy on Performance

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YearShare index
202295.1
2023120.1
2024103.5
2025251.6
Blockchain / CryptocurrencyOpportunities · 06

Blockchain / Cryptocurrency

279 papers

6.5% of this theme group

Blockchain (197) · Cryptocurrency (59) · Distributed ledger (32) · Database transaction (78)

The Application of Blockchain Technology in Financial markets

Blockchain in banking and financial services

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YearShare index
2022877.6
2023932.2
2024882.0
2025991.9
Islam / ShariaOpportunities · 07

Islam / Sharia

276 papers

6.4% of this theme group

Islam (150) · Sharia (73) · Islamic banking (25) · FinTech (146)

Islamic Fintech and Financial Inclusion: Innovations for Sustainable Economic Empowerment

POTENTIAL OF ISLAMIC FINTECH AS AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION TO SOCIAL INCLUSION

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YearShare index
20222484.8
20232549.9
20242161.3
20252373.9

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Promising32.2%37.2%
Descriptive25.3%17.4%
Problem-identifying22.7%10.0%
Cautionary10.2%4.2%
Breakthrough5.5%26.4%
Comparative3.0%3.9%
Critical1.1%1.0%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceMobile payment in Fintech environment: trends, security challenges, and services1040.91%58 (55.8%)0.91%
Concentration of compute powerThe Rising of Fintech - How the Tech Revolution in Financial Services Represents A Paradigm Shift300.26%14 (46.7%)0.26%
Energy & datacenter footprintAn integrated model of financial technology adoption and environmental performance: The role of green innovation260.23%6 (23.1%)0.23%
Bias & fairnessDigital Finance, Financial Inclusion and Gender Equality: Strategies for Economic Empowerment of Women120.1%6 (50.0%)0.1%
Safety & misuseThe Role of Notaries in Preventing the Misuse of Fintech and Crypto Assets for Money Laundering: Risk Analysis and Requi90.08%5 (55.6%)0.08%
Labour & data workFinancial Technology Acceptance in Baby Boomers Generation50.04%3 (60.0%)0.04%
Carbon & emissions of computeRethinking portfolio design with sustainable AI and FinTech: dynamic spillovers in a quantile–frequency framework10.01%0 (0.0%)0.01%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chain00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.

DEMAND, SUPPLY & PLACE

Where demand signals run ahead of mapped supply — London

Compare demand signals in London’s newsflow with the digital lending categories mapped to each signal.

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HOW TO READ THE GAP

Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.

The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.

COMPARISON PERIOD2025-05-01 to 2026-05-01Against 2024-05-01 to 2025-05-01Explore the signals ↓

The opportunity, in one view

Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.

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7 London demand signals compared with mapped digital lending supply
Signal familySignal percentileSupply percentileRelative gapGap (points)Signal share vs prior year
Lending & credit access ↗Demand Driver75.050.0+25.0+49.6%
Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure75.050.0+25.0+10.1%
Interest rates & policy ↗Macro Pressure66.750.0+16.7+8.8%
Market volatility ↗Macro Pressure41.7—No matching category——
Crypto & digital assets ↗Adoption Shift33.3—No matching category——
Fraud, scams & consumer trust ↗Trust Friction33.3—No matching category—+8.5%
Data & privacy regulation ↗Compliance Pressure25.0—No matching category——

Showing all 7 signals. Select a family for its history and mapped categories.

Where the signals are loudest

All 12 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. London is highlighted.

Mentions per 10,000 articles

Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage. Rows cover all of the United Kingdom for this page's signal families; London is marked.

Hayes217.2

Crypto & digital assets · Lending & credit access · Interest rates & policy

LondonThis page90.3

Layoffs & income shocks · Interest rates & policy · Lending & credit access

Bolton74.6

Lending & credit access · Layoffs & income shocks · Fraud, scams & consumer trust

Inverness67.5

Fraud, scams & consumer trust · Lending & credit access · Layoffs & income shocks

Blackburn62.6

Fraud, scams & consumer trust · Layoffs & income shocks · Lending & credit access

Cambridge61.1

Layoffs & income shocks · Crypto & digital assets · Data & privacy regulation

Mayfair50.4

Lending & credit access · Crypto & digital assets · Layoffs & income shocks

Sheffield46.8

Lending & credit access · Fraud, scams & consumer trust · Crypto & digital assets

Norwich37.7

Interest rates & policy · Lending & credit access · Layoffs & income shocks

Edinburgh37.2

Layoffs & income shocks · Fraud, scams & consumer trust · Data & privacy regulation

Cheshire36.1

Layoffs & income shocks · Data & privacy regulation

Glasgow34.7

Layoffs & income shocks · Interest rates & policy · Fraud, scams & consumer trust

Inside the leading signals

Open any signal for its quarterly history
DEMAND DRIVERLending & credit access+25.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Credit demand can pull origination, underwriting and collections capacity with it.

8.82mentions per 10,000 articles+49.6%share change vs prior year

Mapped digital lending categories

  • Nbfc Lenders409

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of London coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

0369112024Q3: 32024Q32024Q4: 92024Q42025Q1: 42025Q12025Q2: 72025Q22025Q3: 92025Q32025Q4: 72025Q42026Q1: 92026Q1
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Lending & credit access in London coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3103.89
2024Q4229.38
2025Q1114.15
2025Q2177.06
2025Q3309.86
2025Q4197.88
2026Q1289.0

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

SPENDING PRESSURELayoffs & income shocks+25.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.

26.27mentions per 10,000 articles+10.1%share change vs prior year

Mapped digital lending categories

  • Nbfc Lenders409

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of London coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

0102030402024Q3: 212024Q32024Q4: 262024Q42025Q1: 312025Q12025Q2: 202025Q22025Q3: 272025Q32025Q4: 172025Q42026Q1: 352026Q1
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Layoffs & income shocks in London coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q35421.03
2024Q46126.01
2025Q18431.68
2025Q25020.77
2025Q38427.61
2025Q44317.83
2026Q110935.03

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

London27.2 / 10,000
MACRO PRESSUREInterest rates & policy+16.7percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Rate moves can reprice every loan book — lending and deposit products feel it first.

27.16mentions per 10,000 articles+8.8%share change vs prior year

Mapped digital lending categories

  • Nbfc Lenders409

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of London coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

081624322024Q3: 232024Q32024Q4: 252024Q42025Q1: 222025Q12025Q2: 272025Q22025Q3: 262025Q32025Q4: 272025Q42026Q1: 262026Q1
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Interest rates & policy in London coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q36023.36
2024Q45925.15
2025Q16022.63
2025Q26727.83
2025Q38026.3
2025Q46727.78
2026Q18126.03

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

London26.4 / 10,000
MACRO PRESSUREMarket volatility—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Volatility can drive trading, hedging and advice-seeking in the same week it spikes.

6.23mentions per 10,000 articles

Mapped digital lending categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s digital lending market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of London coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

0358112024Q3: 12024Q32024Q4: 22024Q42025Q1: 22025Q12025Q2: 32025Q22025Q3: 32025Q32025Q4: 32025Q42026Q1: 92026Q1
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Market volatility in London coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q351.95
2024Q462.56
2025Q172.64
2025Q293.74
2025Q3103.29
2025Q493.73
2026Q1299.32

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

London6.6 / 10,000
ADOPTION SHIFTCrypto & digital assets—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Crypto cycles can pull exchange, wallet and compliance demand in waves.

6.05mentions per 10,000 articles

Mapped digital lending categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s digital lending market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of London coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

025792024Q3: 32024Q32024Q4: 12024Q42025Q1: 32025Q12025Q2: 42025Q22025Q3: 62025Q32025Q4: 72025Q42026Q1: 42026Q1
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Crypto & digital assets in London coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3103.89
2024Q431.28
2025Q1103.77
2025Q2104.15
2025Q3206.57
2025Q4197.88
2026Q1154.82

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Hayes144.8 / 10,000
TRUST FRICTIONFraud, scams & consumer trust—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Trust friction can reward whoever fixes service, complaints and fraud handling.

8.99mentions per 10,000 articles+8.5%share change vs prior year

Mapped digital lending categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s digital lending market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of London coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

04812162024Q3: 52024Q32024Q4: 72024Q42025Q1: 132025Q12025Q2: 92025Q22025Q3: 122025Q32025Q4: 62025Q42026Q1: 72026Q1
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Fraud, scams & consumer trust in London coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3155.84
2024Q4187.67
2025Q13713.95
2025Q2249.97
2025Q33712.16
2025Q4166.64
2026Q1247.71

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

COMPLIANCE PRESSUREData & privacy regulation—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Privacy rules can land as engineering requirements — consent, data handling and audit tooling follow.

5.61mentions per 10,000 articles

Mapped digital lending categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s digital lending market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of London coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

03610132024Q3: 52024Q32024Q4: 22024Q42025Q1: 32025Q12025Q2: 42025Q22025Q3: 112025Q32025Q4: 32025Q42026Q1: 32026Q1
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Data & privacy regulation in London coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3135.06
2024Q452.13
2025Q193.39
2025Q2124.99
2025Q33411.18
2025Q493.73
2026Q1103.21

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

London6.3 / 10,000
RESEARCH & CHANGING CONVERSATIONS

Related research and changing coverage

London digital lending coverage

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RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2018

Understanding the health and wellbeing challenges of the food banking system: A qualitative study of food bank users, providers and referrers in London

Social Science & Medicine

99 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2020

The impact of Brexit on London’s entrepreneurial ecosystem: The case of the FinTech industry

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space

50 citations in the snapshot

What is growing in this coverage

London coverage of this page's demand families

KeywordRecent articlesPrior articlesShare change
corporate bonds198111.8%
quantitative easing18978.4%
commodity futures221263.5%
sectoral price pressures201162.1%
forex liquidity271560.5%
age-based concessionary fares301757.4%

Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.

UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Digital Lending in London: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

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