The FinTech Ecosystem in the Czech Republic
This report describes the structure of the FinTech sector in the Czech Republic and the associated regulatory and supervisory frameworks. It analyses the enabling conditions for FinTech innovation as well as potential hurdles. The findings are based on responses from Czech FinTechs to an OECD survey which assessed market innovations, opportunities and obstacles, the access to and use of data, and the potential benefits of establishing a regulatory sandbox.
Executive summary
There were more than 100 the Czech FinTech companies operating in the Czech Republic when this report was prepared, active across a number of regulated and unregulated sectors of activity. The most represented areas in terms of number of companies are accounting, payments, savings and personal finance, P2P lending and investment crowdfunding. Many Czech FinTechs provide services similar to other globally successful FinTechs (e.g., “buy now, pay later”) services. Czech FinTechs operate in a domestic financial services market which is heavily dominated by banks. Banking sector assets comprise 85% of the total assets of the domestic (regulated) financial system, while 64% of Czech citizens’ assets lie in bank deposits (as of March 2022).
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