Deciphered: The Fintech Podcast

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

Episode Summary

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.

Episode Notes

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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