Looking back the unicorns were in lending in payments. Where will they be in 5 years from now? Cost reduction, Insurance, Security? Also he geo mix is interesting China has four alt-lenders on the list compared to zero last year.
It’s been a year since we published the first fintech unicorn list. It includes companies (and exits) in the financial sector (either direct services or software) founded since 2000 and worth at least $1 billion (actually we are using $900 million as the floor). This year, the list has more than tripled to 36 companies, up 25 from the 11 last year. Here is the sector breakdown: Sector Unicorns Semi-Unicorns Total Lending 11 11 22 Payments 11 6 17 Investing 1 5 6 Real estate 2 3 5 Insurance 3 1 4 Accounting 2 0 2 Credit reports 2 0 2 Security 1 1 2 Bitcoin 1 2 3 Total 36 34 70
http://finovate.com/fintech-unicorn-list-36-companies-34-more-closing-in/
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