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Payments Startups

Updated October 2026

Companies in the payments sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,647 recently funded payments companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,647
Total Funding
$483.5M
Avg Funding
$19.3M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Payments

San Diego
Bristol
Toronto
New York
London
Auckland

Recently Funded Companies

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San Diego, United States

HUMBL provides merchant services software which is being developed to accommodate the migration by governments to digital forms.

$500K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bristol, United Kingdom

ClearBank is a clearing and agency banking platform allowing banks and other customers real-time clearance on payment transactions.

$230.7M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Sleek is a browser extension that enables users to do 1-click checkout from every store on the internet.

Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Candex provides fintech-driven procurement and payment solutions that enable businesses to engage, manage, and pay vendors.

$7.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Seamless payments acceptance utilising a mobile device - keep invoices and receipts in one place, CRM features, team management and more.

$3.9M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Auckland, New Zealand

Dosh is an app with a digital wallet that provides mobile payment, cashback, banking, and financial budgeting services.

$5.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Japanese Fintech startup that offers mobile wallet with Visa prepaid cards to consumers as well as remittance services to businesses

$44.7M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Soul Wallet is a smart contract wallet.

$3.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Apollo ID is an all-in-one system for hospitality & live entertainment businesses, supercharging guest loyalty and profitability.

$3.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Zapopan, Mexico

In parco were commited to make Latam’s car drivers journey a frictions less experience.

Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Curve Pay actively works to save you money and enhance every payment you make through its cutting-edge wallet technology.

$47.9M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Folsom, United States

One is a technology company that specializes in digital payment solutions for the insurance industry.

Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Otto is an Intelligent and automated debt payments.

Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Tilia is an all-in-one payment platform used by games, virtual world publishers, mobile applications, and NFT providers.

$22.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Hammock is a technology platform that helps landlords reconcile transactions on the go.

Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Diego, United States

Credit Genius is an American finance company and AI Credit Builder providing credit monitoring, AI insights, and stronger credit management.

$525K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

Bafu provides gamified early wage access with AI-powered repayment optimization for paycheck-to-paycheck workers.

Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Keeta is a global payments platform that safely transfers money.

Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Funchal, Portugal

Fasqon, a crypto-native neobank for the online generation and digital assets economy

$1.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Saffe is AI Face Recognition and Liveness Detection provider with a antifraud privacy-first solution for risk score.

$950K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

InterPayments is changing the profit game for U.S. retailers by allowing them to recover every dollar permitted.

$5.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Fort Worth, United States

Securely ensures a payment management system solution and payment services.

$1.8M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Ark Labs develops financial technology infrastructure focused on payment systems built on the Bitcoin network.

$5.2M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Franca, Brazil

Quero 2 Pay offers a payments solution focusing on technology and innovation.

$1.4M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Payhawk is a platform offering global corporate cards, expense tracking, and automated payables for real‑time financial control.

$100.0M 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 1,647 payments companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$19.3M
Total Funding Tracked
$483.5M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Payments

1.London
5 companies$152.8M
2.San Diego
2 companies$1.0M
3.New York
2 companies$10.0M
4.Santa Monica
2 companies$3.0M
5.San Francisco
2 companies$27.2M

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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