UK financial technology startups companies pulled in a total of $564m (£433m) of venture capital investments in the first half of 2017, according to trade body Innovate Finance. More than half of the investment came from outside Britain.
This was 37% more when compared to first half of 2016. Britain is now on third spot globally for fintech investment, after United States and China.
There were worries that after Brexit, Britain would lose its spot as the European fintech hub. This new round of investment has put those concerns at ease.
"We saw a period of uncertainty over the summer last year but I would say that by around the third quarter, things were starting to recover," said Innovate Finance's chief financial officer, Abdul Haseeb Basit.
"Things have slowed but we've seen an improving recovery since the referendum last year."
Britain has identified fintech as the key source for economic growth. The sector contributes $9bn to Britain's economy and provides 60,000 jobs for the country.
Basit said that the bigger concern is the shortage of highly skilled workers when Britain leaves European Union. He estimated that up to 30% workers are from other EU nations.
"Talent is the number one concern, and has been consistently since the referendum - we test (our members on) that every three to six months. So that's been fairly consistent - it's been a worry and until we have more certainty around that, it will remain a worry," he said.
欧州離脱を決めた英国におけるフィンテック投資額は好調の兆し
貿易機関のInnovate Financeは、2017年の前半に英国の金融テクノロジー企業に50億ドル以上が注がれ、昨年同期間の3分の1を上回った旨を発表。英国に本拠を置くフィンテック新興企業は、上半期にベンチャーキャピタルによる5億5600万ドル(433百万ポンド)の投資を獲得、その半数以上は英国外からのものとなっています。これは2016年上半期から37%の増加で、英国は、米国と中国に続いて、フィンテック投資において世界第3位という結果に。欧州連合(EU)を去るという6月の英国の投票によって、同国がフィンテックの主要な欧州のハブとしての地位を失うことを以前から懸念していた人は大勢いたものの、その不安を多かれ少なかれ払拭するかたちに。モバイルペイメント、アプリケーションからビートコインのようなデジタル通貨セクターまで、政府が経済成長の鍵として位置付けていただけに、このような流れは、英国によっては、一安心だと言えるでしょう。政府はフィンテックを経済成長のための優先分野として位置づけ、60,000の雇用をもたらし、経済に約90億ドルもの利益を還元していると証言。さらに、多くの投資家は、従来の金融と技術の両方において、英国の軽い規制、ビジネスを優先する文化、さらには英語を公用語とする事実が、他の地域(ベルリンやパリがこれに挑戦中)による競合を難しくしていると語ります。今後の欧州離脱の手続きを進める中で、このようなフィンテックへの投資額に変化が見られるのか、注目したいところです。
今年针对英国金融科技的投资超过了往年的水平
贸易机构Innovate Finance周三表示,2017年上半年,针对英国金融科技公司的投资超过了5亿美元,比去年同期增长了三分之一以上,这说明了快速发展的行业经受住了脱欧的考验。
英国金融科技创业公司今年头6个月的风险投资额为5.64亿美元,其中一半以上的投资来自英国以外的地区。这使得英国位列金融科技投资世界第三,仅次于美国和中国。
之前有人担心英国脱欧会导致其失去欧洲金融科技港口的地位,但是目前的数据显示,在英国脱欧投票通过后,英国在去年下半年的投资还是增长了50%。
英国政府也将金融科技作为重点领域,因为金融科技提供了六万个岗位并为经济贡献了九十亿美元。
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