Fintech Funding Hits $28.6B in H1 2026

Global fintech venture funding rose 22.7% year over year to $28.6 billion in the first half of 2026, even as deal count fell 25.7% to 1,605, per Crunchbase data. The U.S. accounted for over 52% of the total, with $15 billion. The United Kingdom raised $2.7 billion and India $1.9 billion.