Teybridge Capital Europe leads a year of steady growth while global fintech investment begins to recover.
Ireland’s fintech industry recorded a strong year with total funding in 2025 reaching $259.3m, up 9% from $237.9m in 2024.
That’s according to KPMG’s latest Pulse of Fintech H2 ’25 report, which tracked investment flow across global financial technology markets.
“What’s particularly encouraging is the signal this sends about investor confidence in Irish fintechs that have clear traction, robust governance, and paths to scale”
This marks the continuation of a two-year surge in Irish activity with KPMG noting that Irish fintech deal values have risen more than threefold over that period and underscoring growing investor interest in scaling businesses that have clear commercial traction.
Fintech momentum
The largest transaction of the year involved Teybridge Capital Europe, a trade finance specialist that raised $58.6m.
Payments player NomuPay secured a combined $77m across two rounds, while Dublin-based Wayflyer attracted $35m for its revenue-based financing platform.
Commenting on fintech activity in Ireland during 2025, Ian Nelson, head of Financial Services & Regulatory at KPMG in Ireland, said: “Ireland’s fintech sector continued to build momentum in 2025, with investment once again rising strongly year-on-year.
“What’s particularly encouraging is the signal this sends about investor confidence in Irish fintechs that have clear traction, robust governance, and paths to scale.
“In a cautious global market, there’s a strong vote of confidence in the depth and quality of Ireland’s fintech sector.”
Worldwide fintech investment surged to $116bn dollars from $95.5bn a year before, while the number of deals declined to an eight year low of 4,719 deals.
Fintech investment in Europe rose from $26.5bn to $29.2bn, with the UK holding its position as the region’s largest market with $19.6bn raised.
Looking at themes that may define 2026, KPMG pointed to AI-driven solutions attracting significant interest from large financial institutions, while questions remain about the path to profitability for some firms.
Investors will favour businesses with proven models and positive unit economics.
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