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Global VC-backed fintech funding saw a record-breaking number of deals in Q1 2018, with 323 fintechs securing funding, up from 286 in Q4 2017, according to CB Insights. This amounted to overall funding of $5.4 billion, up nearly 30% from $4.2 billion in Q4, and only about 2% lower than its all-time high of $5.5 billion in Q3 2015. Additionally, there were...

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