Financial technology or 'Fintech' is one of the fastest growing industries in the capital markets. Toptal projects a 25% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), in the industry this year, totaling $310 billion by year's end.

A few stats to know about Fintech Investment:

-In 2018, venture capital firms invested a total of US$254 billion in 18,000 businesses throughout the world, an increase of 46 percent over the previous year's total.

This week, top fintech startups receiving include:

-Copper, a digital banking service aimed at teens, has raised $29 million in Series A funding in a "preemptive" round led by Fiat Ventures.

-Nigerian Fintech Startup Afriex Raises $10 Million For Its Blockchain Money Transfer Platform

Next Big Fintech Opportunity

In the April 2022 working paper "The Impact of Fintech Lending on Credit Access for U.S. Small Businesses" published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, an analysis shows that alternative lenders are proving more responsive to SMBs than traditional banks in many ways.

One company is solving this issue for SMBs in the supply chain.

Sino United Worldwide (OTCMKTS: SUIC) is a next generation capital source for enterprises creating an ecosystem for supply chain finance that leverages decentralized finance (DeFi), blockchain technology, and decentralized supply chain finance (de-SCF) technology to improve and innovate commerce.

SUIC essentially makes it easier for suppliers to get paid, and purchasers to access capital. With the global supply chain financial market is estimated to reach ~$20 trillion by 2025, SUIC is disrupting a massive market at the right time. Start your research on SUIC today.

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) - The company has seen its stock take a major dive over the course of the past six months and has clocked a decline of 68% during the period. In light of such a decline, it could be a good idea for investors to figure out if SoFi could in fact be a stock worth investing in at this point in time.

While investors may bank on recovery, it is necessary to point out that the company will take many years before it can actually be profitable, and hence, it may be a good idea to be a bit cautious.

Billtrust (NASDAQ:BTRS) - Business to business accounts receivable automation and integrated payments services provide Billtrust is another interesting company that investors could add to their watch list at this point. Earlier on in the week on April 25 the company was actually in the news after it announced that its Board of Directors had a new addition in the form of John W Murray.

The appointment had gone into effect on April 22, 2022. He is going to be a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees at the company. Murray is an executive from the technology sector and is also known for being an investor and an entrepreneur.

Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) - Worldwide modern card issuing platform operating company Marqeta had come into focus last week after it made a major announcement with regards to its operations. The company announced its Risk Control solutions product.

The product in question is supposed to be a comprehensive suite that can help the users in optimizing the card programs and also get complete risk management services. It could well prove to be a significant new launch from Marqeta and it now remains to be seen if it leads to any traction for the company's stock.

Draftkings Inc (NASDAQ:DKNG) stock continues to hit a new low. The stock has lost over 25% in the past month and is off 78% from its 52-week high of $64.58.

The next trigger for the stock could be the company's upcoming first quarter 2022 results, which is scheduled to be on May 6, 2022.

Analysts are estimating the company to report a loss of $1.16 a share on revenue of $414.69 million. In a year-ago quarter, the company had reported a net loss of 87 cents a share on revenue of $312.28 million.

StoneCo Ltd (NASDAQ:STNE) - Last but certainly not least, it is the Brazilian software solutions and financial services company StoneCo that might be looked into at this point. Earlier on this week on Tuesday, the company was in the news after it announced that it had made certain changes to its board of directors in order to take care of the next stage of growth.

The company announced that it had added two new directors to the board in the form of Patricia Verderesi and Mauricio Luchetti. It remains to be seen how the changes work out for StoneCo.

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