This analysis gives an overview of the recent developments and transformative megatrends developing globally as an alternative funding mechanism driving the start-up economy. It creates direct opportunities for companies in sectors such as information & communications technology, business and financial services, health, medical devices and life sciences, supply chain and logistics, retail, food, and agriculture. This analysis offers exemplary growth opportunities that represent the strategies and megatrends driven by start-ups and neobanks, being considered by legacy financial intermediaries to stay relevant to the upcoming population segment while ensuring sound financial instruments and risk mitigation frameworks.

• How are factors like digital-first architecture, blockchain, anti-money laundering regulations, decentralized finance, application programming interfaces, metaverse, and artificial intelligence-powered underwriting, risk management, user-profiling, and transaction monitoring driving significant innovation and growth?
• What impact will the consumer demand for decentralized solutions have on the need for accelerating growth and innovation in financial services?
• How can your business grow rapidly by incorporating megatrends such as revenue-based financing, crowdlending platforms, metaverse financing, robo-advisory, and decentralized exchange?