Last year was everything but an easy one for the fintech sector across the globe that had to weather a storm marked by a fragile fundraising environment, increased geopolitical uncertainty, weak economic results and the looming spectre of recession. As we move further into 2024, the fintech landscape in the European Union is poised for a dynamic, more optimistic and more regulatory driven period ahead. In our new 2024 FinTech Outlook, that is comprised of two episodes, we will take a look at some key trends and developments that will be of importance for the fintech industry in 2024 from both market and fundraising as well as financial regulatory perspective. In our first episode, our experts Josef Fuss (Partner, London) and Miroslav Đurić LL.M. (Associate, Frankfurt) have discussed the existing fundraising and M&A environment as well as some key industry developments and drivers that will be of importance for the fintech industry in 2024.