Looking Ahead: What Are the Top Trends for Fintech in 2025

In this episode of Deciphered, Adam Davis, expert associate partner at Bain & Company and Jeff Tijssen, partner and global head of Fintech, Bain & Company are joined by an all-Bain lineup, Karim Ahmad, expert partner, Mike Smith, expert partner, and Tevia Segovia, partner to discuss what will be the top Fintech trends of 2025.

Timestamps:

• 03:13 Looking Ahead: What Are the Top Trends for Fintech in 2025
• 09:42 Has a stable environment materialised over the last year?
• 14:19 Fintech investment
• 15:46 Impact of the election on private markets
• 18:28 What excites you in the FS ecosystem in 2025?
• 20:47 What's caught your eye in the world of payments?
• 24:05 PSD regulations
• 27:11 Stripe & becoming processor agnostic
• 29:39 How will stablecoins affect the market in 2025?
• 31:18 Is Klarna's IPO valuation vindication for the BNPL model?
• 33:17 How will the election affect fintech & FS endeavours going into 2025?
• 34:49 Pre-election crypto promises
• 38:32 Growth in valuations for tier 1 players
• 42:26 AI use case break throughs
• 44:32 How can digital banks stand out to investors in 2025?
• 47:43 FS predictions for 2025

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• You can find Tevia Segovia here
• You can find Karim Ahmad here

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