Nicky Cotter

Co-Founder ICON & The FinTech50 Head of FinTech M&A & Funding

Nicky is Head of FinTech and Co-founder of ICON.

Nicky is an expert on the FinTech and InsurTech sector. Based in the London, she advises FinTechs, InsurTechs and enterprise software companies on international M&A and capital raising transactions. She has deep industry expertise also co-founded The FinTech50 Europe & The FinTech50 APAC to recognise the gamechangers who are transforming financial services. Published annually, the list helps FinTech companies to raise profile globally, connect with influencers, investors and funders and acquirers. With estimates of $4.7Tn revenue at risk of displacement by FinTechs, global investment has poured into the sector and fuelled M&A activity.

Her sector focus covers all sectors of FinTech and InsurTech, and latest deals include the ScaleUp funding for Life InsurTech Anorak, Series B Co-investment round of strategics and financial VCs for Capital Markets, AI player Mosaic Smart Data, whose investors include JP Morgan, CommerzVentures and Octopus and the sale of WealthTech company Wealthify to Aviva. Nicky is also on the Board and Strategy committee of Finastra’s World Trade Symposium.

Global FinTech Network includes:

• Over 1500 investors
• VCs, PEs, CVCs, Corporates and family offices
• 37 countries
• within all sectors of FinTech & InsurTech including AI and Analytics