The FinTech Impact Report: Working through the world’s to-do list #FinTechforImpact The overall impact of FinTech FinTech is having a major impact on the SDGs, with 97% of the sector contributing a medium to very high positive impact. When assessed against the SDGs, a Net Impact Rating (NIR) can be FinTech Overall Share of FinTech sample calculated to demonstrate the intensity and quality of all the underlying Net Impact Rating; business activities for each company, against each of the issues they impact 1% Very High Impact Ove (whether positively, negatively or indirectly). (75-100) r a ll The UK’s FinTech sector has an overall NIR of 49, scoring higher than many 49 N 11 36% High Impact e other industries including capital markets, construction and retail. (50-74) t I Whilst FinTech scores lower than mpa sectors such as telecommunications ct and education which contribute so Capital Markets R a much to society, an impressive 97% -100 0 +100 ting of the UK’s FinTechs are having a (High Negative Impact) (Neutral Impact) (High Positive Impact) medium to very high positive impact 60% Medium Impact of (25-49) 12 F on the SDGs. in T e FinTech ch The overall NIR is a weighted aggregation of the 5 Gambling Apparel compa individual categories with a weighting added given Retail Telecom Low Impact some FinTechs impact multiple interconnected Services 2% (16-24) issues within categories. Construction ni Very Low Impact e Industry averages are based on the average of Education Services 1% s verified assets within each industry from Vested (0-15) : Impact’s database of +25,000 companies. 15
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