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record funding of 2.2 billion in the last year." With
fuel prices and profits being high, she noted, there
will be great interest in green energy sources.
With the war in Ukraine continuing, the danger to
current nuclear plants, the extraordinary heat/fires
Fintech experts offer 2023 predictions and droughts of last summer, and the very hopeful

The organizers of Money20/20 USA, coming up Oct. 23 to breakthrough in fusion, climate change and energy
26 in Las Vegas, sent in predictions offered by their own will be at the forefront of problems to solve. And
executives for 2023, as follows: climate fintech will be central.

• Tracey Davies, president: "2023 will see the % of • Scarlett Sieber, chief strategy & growth officer:
women CEOS break 10% in the Fortune 500." The "Embedded everything!" No really, she stated,
stats are improving across most indicators, she embedded finance was one of the buzzwords of
stated, but there are some glass ceilings still firmly 2022, but in many cases (maybe outside of the U.S.
stuck but the velocity of progress is accelerating given some of the new laws/regulation) this will
except in the area of VC funding for minorities, but I be the year we will start seeing embedded finance
think this is the next major shift we will see. being implemented across geographies in key ways
with big payoffs.
• Gina Clarke, content director, Europe:
"Consolidation in payments leads to a handful For additional insights from the Money20/20 crew, visit
of top players." 2023 will see more acquisitions https://bit.ly/3DtUPSI.
in the payments sector as bigger Fintechs look to What's on your radar?
consolidate in a market with less cash available than
previous years, she said. Tipping point incoming … What issues, challenges and opportunities are in store for
the payments realm in 2023? Which of these matter most
• Rachel Morrissey, head of content, USA and to your business? Let us help empower you this year. Get
Executive Producer, MoneyPot: "Climate Fintech in touch at greensheet@greensheet.com.
is going to get some real traction, as it has scored