Value of deals falls 29% after record Ant Financial round in 2018; Fundraising soars in the US and the UK, with strong gains also in Germany, Sweden and France HONG KONG & NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global investment in financial technology (fintech) ventures fell sharply in the first half of 2019, as fundraising and deal activity in China that had soared a year earlier ground to a halt, partially offsetting strong gains in the U.S., U.K. and several other European countries, according…