{"id":2141998,"date":"2025-07-31T07:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/yorkshire\/?p=2141998"},"modified":"2025-07-31T07:58:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:58:01","slug":"acquisitions-strategy-pays-off-for-fintech-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/yorkshire\/news\/2141998-acquisitions-strategy-pays-off-for-fintech-firm","title":{"rendered":"Acquisitions strategy pays off for fintech firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds fintech firm, Fintel, said its acquisition strategy in the fragmented financial services sector has helped boost revenue and profits.<\/p>\n<p>In the six months to June 30, 2025, total revenue increased 18.6% to \u00a342.4m following successful acquisitions sand new proposition launches.\u00a0 Fintel said \u00a35.2m of revenue in the period was inorganic, with underlying organic growth of 4.2%<\/p>\n<p>SaaS &amp; Subscription revenue was \u00a324.2m, compared to last year, while adjusted EBITDA grew 17% to \u00a311.2m.<\/p>\n<p>Fintel said the UK market continues to present commercial opportunities, supported by a dynamic, fragmented financial services sector and rising demand for regulatory support, data, and insights.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Fintel\u2019s mortgage club and property valuation business is set to benefit from future recovery in the housing market.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Timmins, CEO of Fintel, said: \u201c2025 is progressing well, with strong trading in line with expectations. We continue to take advantage of our expanded market position with several new product launches and strategic partnerships across our brand portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are taking significant steps to simplify our structure and support the integration of our recent acquisitions, and the work we have done to align our business behind our core growth drivers is also progressing well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are confident of delivering further progress in the second half of this year and beyond, with our extensive platform positioning us strongly to capitalise on the multiple growth opportunities available in a fragmented retail financial services market.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the six months to June 30, 2025, total revenue increased 18.6% to \u00a342.4m following successful acquisitions sand new proposition 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