Financial Services: September 2026 sector report

Composed from 5 research facts recorded in September 2026, drawn from 4 source documents. Every figure names the record it came from and the date that record speaks for.

In brief

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Sector multiple

EV to EBITDA: 6.7x to 13.4x, median 9.6x. Our own estimate, worked out by MANDA Institute (Q1 2026). Nobody publishes this figure. Source: MANDA Institute sector estimate (MANDA Institute), as of 31 March 2026.

Eurozone all sector anchor, for context: median 8.6x, range 7.8x to 10.0x. An independent firm published this figure: the Argos Mid-Market Index, from Argos Wityu / Epsilon Research (Q1 2026). Source: Argos Mid-Market Index, as of 31 March 2026.

Transaction records

0 approved by a reviewer and 10 awaiting review. No figure from an unapproved record is printed.

regulatory: 3 facts

UK seals free trade agreement with Switzerland including GBP 5.2bn services deal and separate agreement for travellers to use Swiss E-gates (Wirtschaftsnachrichten | Wirtschafts-News | Handelsblatt)
ECB expected to raise policy rate to 2.5% and then pause (Tech.eu - European Startup, Funding and Technology News)
UK targets services exports in China trade talks (Wirtschaftsnachrichten | Wirtschafts-News | Handelsblatt)

competitor move: 1 fact

Swedish fintech Trustly to cut around 200 jobs (Statistical calendars)

financing: 1 fact

Chift raises €10.5M Series A to scale financial connectivity across Europe (Tech.eu - European Startup, Funding and Technology News)

Records this report rests on

Our own estimate, worked out by MANDA Institute (Q1 2026). Nobody publishes this figure. (31 March 2026)
An independent firm published this figure: the Argos Mid-Market Index, from Argos Wityu / Epsilon Research (Q1 2026) (31 March 2026)
Wirtschaftsnachrichten | Wirtschafts-News | Handelsblatt
Tech.eu - European Startup, Funding and Technology News
Statistical calendars
Tech.eu - European Startup, Funding and Technology News