Singapore Fintech Investment Surges Past $1 Billion in H1 2025

Singapore Fintech Investment Surges Past $1 Billion in H1 2025
Singapore’s fintech sector experienced a significant resurgence in the first half of 2025, attracting a remarkable US$1.04 billion across 90 deals. This impressive performance, as highlighted in KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech H1 2025 report, marks the highest investment level seen since the first half of 2023, when investments peaked at US$1.59 billion across 125 deals. The latest figures represent a substantial year-on-year increase of approximately 87 percent compared to H1 2024, and a 28 percent rise from the second half of 2024, signaling robust confidence in the city-state’s financial technology landscape. Key Drivers of Growth Investment activity during this period was primarily concentrated in three key areas: payments, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Together, these verticals accounted for the majority of the deal value in Singapore, underscoring their strategic importance and growth potential. While payment deals were distributed across both earl…