Market Insights

Fintech product hiring analysis across Europe, highlighting PM demand, leadership stability, geographic hotspots, and how AI is reshaping product roles and skills…

This report breaks down BD compensation across seniority levels and cities, offering insights into what fintech employers need to pay to attract and retain top commercial talent…

As the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) comes into force, financial institutions are discovering that compliance is no longer just a regulatory exercise, it’s a talent challenge. This report examines how DORA is reshaping hiring demand, skill requirements, and salary levels across the fintech and financial services sector, with a particular focus on Germany. […]…

What does employee tenure really say about a fintech company’s performance? And how does attrition affect value creation at scale? This snapshot explores the relationship between workforce stability and market capitalization across some of the world’s most valuable fintech and payments companies. By comparing median tenure, attrition rates, and market cap per employee across firms […]…

Germany’s fintech ecosystem has matured fast, but finance hiring hasn’t kept up. As fintechs move from high-growth startups to regulated financial institutions, the demand for experienced accounting and tax professionals has surged — especially for candidates with HGB and IFRS expertise, German language fluency, and regulated-industry experience. This report unpacks why hiring for finance roles […]…

Leadership diversity doesn’t start in the boardroom — it starts with who gets hired at the beginning of their career. This snapshot looks at gender diversity among junior hires (1–3 years of experience) across ten major payments and fintech companies to understand what today’s talent pipeline says about tomorrow’s leadership. The data shows that women […]…

Even as global fintech funding cooled after its 2021 peak, licensing activity in the Netherlands tells a different story. This report looks at authorization trends from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) between 2019 and 2025 to understand why payment and e-money institutions continue to establish themselves in the Dutch market. By tracking Payment Institution (PI) and […]…

Fintech often presents itself as progressive and future-focused, yet leadership data tells a more complicated story. This report examines gender diversity across the C-suite of major payments and fintech companies, revealing where progress has been made — and where structural gaps remain. Analyzing leadership teams at companies including Adyen, Worldline, Mollie, Airwallex, Worldpay, Klarna, Wise, […]…

Q3 2025 was a strong quarter for global venture funding, with fintech securing around $12 billion and reaffirming its position as one of the most resilient sectors outside of AI. This report shifts the focus from capital flows to what really happens next: how fintech companies adjust their hiring strategies when funding conditions improve. Covering […]…

Stablecoins are moving from crypto-native tools to core financial infrastructure, handling billions in daily transactions and edging closer to mainstream adoption. By mid-2025, the stablecoin market is approaching $300 billion — but the real differentiator is no longer the token itself. It’s the companies and teams behind it. This report examines six of the most […]…

Cross-border payments are no longer a niche capability, they are core infrastructure for the global economy. As transaction volumes continue to grow across B2B, B2C, and consumer remittances, this report looks at the people and organizational models behind the companies moving money across borders. Focusing on leading cross-border payment providers such as Airwallex, Wise, Payoneer, […]…

As consolidation accelerates across Europe’s fintech sector, talks between Mollie and GoCardless stand out as a potential turning point in payments. This report looks beyond deal headlines to examine what a Mollie–GoCardless combination could mean in practice, not just in terms of products and market share, but for teams, culture, and execution. Drawing on financial […]…