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Good Morning FinTech, March 28

Good day Everyone,

And happy Monday! Hope you had some time off during the weekend. To make the most of the new week, here’s a mix of 3 super interesting stories you can’t miss today:

Two financing alternatives for startups as venture capital slows down 💸

State of the market 🌍 Although it’s too early to state that startup funding is in a slowdown right now, it’s clear that geopolitical issues, public market turmoil, and a continuing pandemic have brought some uncertainty to the market.

The equity markets right now are in a way less positive sentiment while some VCs claim that valuations are off by circa 20% compared to last year. This shouldn’t surprise you.

We have seen a similar scenario back in 2008 as the global financial crisis took hold. As an effect, other financing alternatives saw significant growth and gained a lot of popularity, even up to this day.

That said, let’s take a brief look at the two financing alternatives for startups if/when VC funding slows down and see what FinTech trends it could facilitate.