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Payments Startups

Updated August 2026

Companies in the payments sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,623 recently funded payments companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,623
Total Funding
$350.9M
Avg Funding
$14.0M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Payments

Vancouver
Toronto
London
New York
Madrid
Miami

Recently Funded Companies

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Vancouver, Canada

Neutronpay offers a platform for payments and transactions with seamless integration to accept bitcoin lightning payments risk-free.

$1.5M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Chexy offers a tenant-facing payments platform that allows renters to earn rewards and build credit on their rent.

$10.2M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Vuelo is redefining how the world plans, books and pays for travel, elevating journeys into richer experiences

$67.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Payy is a fintech application that enables stablecoin transactions, seamless payments, cryptocurrency wallets, and exchange services.

$6.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

Wannme is a fintech firm that provides payment solutions that manage the entire collection process.

$7.6M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

Shield specializes in B2B cross-border payments, cryptocurrency exchange services, and business accounts for payments.

$5.0M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Irvine, United States

Payclair is the easy and affordable payments solution for businesses of all sizes.

$250K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Maven is a fintech platform enabling AI voice agents to securely process payments over phone calls with a single API.

$500K raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Scalable Saas solution helping hospitality businesses and their workers handle cashless tips easily

$6.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Dover, United States

Unifold offers payment infrastructure for multi-chain crypto deposits, handling wallets, routing, compliance, and settlement.

$500K raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mexico City, Mexico

Aplazo is a payment network that offers payment solutions and merchant tools to help merchants sell more and grow their brands.

Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Zalos creates AI tools that automate finance tasks, handle invoices, manage payments, and integrate with accounting systems.

$3.6M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bilbao, Spain

Fazil is the new way to manage your daily expenses. It provides a free account and a virtual debit card with cashback in many merchants.

$231K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

MaaS Global is a mobility-as-a-service operator that provides its users all types of city transport services in a single app.

Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tulsa, United States

TokenEx is a data security company that offers a cloud security platform to stop data theft.

$100.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Byron Bay, Australia

Zepto creates real-time, data-driven, account to account merchant payment solutions for the on-demand economy.

$18.7M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Payr enables rent payments with credit/debit cards, offering flexibility, rewards, and international payments with secure, instant payouts.

$2.1M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Dublin, Ireland

Generative AI for Fraud Detection

$8.0M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

Upside is a cashback app helping users earn on gas, groceries, and dining while driving revenue to retailers.

$743K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Focalpay is a commerce platform that combines payment and retail functionality.

$1.5M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Joe is a BNPL for consumers that allows ALL expenses to be paid in several installments.

$11.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tampa, United States

Affordit.com is a financial technology company that easily connects to existing loan origination platforms.

$3.8M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Melbourne, Australia

Zeller is a payments and financial services solution for businesses to accept payments, manage their finances, and pay recipients fast.

$72.9M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Africa's localized fiat on and off-ramp payment infrastructure for Stablecoins.

Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Calgary, Canada

Reach is a partner for dynamic retail brands that helps retailers process global payment transactions.

$23.8M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Payments Startup Ecosystem

The payments sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Payments

Payments companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The payments sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Payments Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 1,623 payments companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$14.0M
Total Funding Tracked
$350.9M
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Payments

1.London
4 companies$75.1M
2.Miami
2 companies$5.7M
3.San Francisco
2 companies$4.1M
4.Vancouver
1 companies$1.5M
5.Toronto
1 companies$10.2M

Related Industries

Companies in the payments sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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