FinTech - value and evaluation: first findings from listed companies

he aim of the empirical work is to analyse the FinTech sector under different value perspectives. FinTech is an area linked to the financial system, due to the various interconnections. The results show that the expected market value of FinTech unicorns determined using the most known evaluation models, is much lower than the valuations made by operators, highlighting the possible reasons and that FinTech companies are less capable of creating value. The resulting implications are different, affecting academics, practitioners and policymakers, which should pay attention to the issue of evaluation, considering the effects on the financial and banking system. The need of specific evaluation models arises.