{
  "id": 3710260,
  "title": "Fintech funding in Singapore drops to US$499M as dealmaking becomes more selective",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/fintech-funding-in-singapore-drops-to-us-499m-as-dealmaking-becomes",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T08:52:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "e27",
    "slug": "e27",
    "url": "https://e27.co/fintech-funding-in-singapore-drops-to-us499m-as-dealmaking-becomes-more-selective-20260827/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's fintech market in 2026 reflected a familiar contradiction - strategic appeal remained strong, but capital became much harder to win. In the first half of 2026, fintech companies in Singapore raised only US$499 million across 53 deals, a significant drop from US$1.45 billion and 97 deals in the same period last year. This marks the weakest first-half fintech investment performance in nearly a decade. The headline number, however, masks an uneven market, with funding frozen in the first quarter and a rebound in the second quarter heavily dependent on a single US$320 million round for a cross-border payments platform in June.",
  "summary": "Singapore’s fintech market entered 2026 with a familiar contradiction: its strategic appeal remains intact, but capital has become much harder to win. Fintech companies in the city-state raised just over US$499 million across 53 deals in the first half of 2026, according to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech H1 2026 report. That is a sharp fall […] The post Fintech funding in Singapore drops to US$499M as…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}