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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
$693.8M
Avg Funding
$27.8M
Global Reach
12
countries

Top Cities for Payments

New York
Paris
Vedbæk
London
Singapore
Atlanta

Recently Funded Companies

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New York, United States

Ramba is the ultimate dental savings club for businesses, freelancers, individuals, and families.

$200K raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Fipto is a digital asset service company that provides treasury management solutions for businesses.

$16.0M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vedbæk, Denmark

Symblepay is a payment app that secures private trade and creates trust between consumers across marketplaces.

$530K raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Axate is a casual payment and registration tool for digital products.

$746K raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Singlife is a financial services company that offers a wide range of products and services to consumers for their financial wellbeing.

$624.5M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Atlanta, United States

SaaS firm with a cloud-based platform featuring 15 integrated payment methods to streamline overhead and optimize the payee experience.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bogotá, Colombia

akaunt provides a seamless USD banking experience via a proprietary stablecoin, digital wallet, and associated card.

$200K raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

EukaPay unites banking & blockchain so businesses can send, receive, convert, and transfer funds worldwide—instantly.

$700K raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg

Someday all banks will do what we do. We simplify the world's payments and...more.

$2.2M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Cashin turns complex incentive programs into simple, digital, and engaging experiences for global enterprises.

$404K raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Parallax enables cross-border payments, USD balances, currency exchange, and withdrawals to local bank accounts and wallets.

$4.5M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Cledara is one place to manage all your software subscriptions.

$20.0M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Istanbul, Turkey

Bilet.com is a digital platform that enables users to book tickets for various transportation and hotel bookings in a single space.

$1.2M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Wally is a digital personal finance and budgeting platform.

$6.1M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tallinn, Estonia

Cashero is a blockchain-based instant local & cross-border payment wallet. It offers users multi-currency wallets and USD yields.

$2.5M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

One-stop platform for forwarder’s partnering

$125K raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Nevada City, United States

aDayEarly develops an online financial platform that enable users to pay off their loans and mortgage.

$1.8M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Spemai provides no coding payments solutions for SMBs in South Asia Region

$400K raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Building Africa's first continent wide blockchain powered cross-border Basic Necessity Marketplace

$110K raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bethesda, United States

Automated payments and communications platform for home service businesses.

Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

EvRiderz is the world’s first triple-play green eDelivery last mile solution company. Making a difference with EVery ride.

$144K raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Warpin helps brands enter the VR, AR and MR platforms through strategic conceptualization that adds brand value.

$710K raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Rizq is the first fully digital sharia-compliant, ethical account in the UK.

$2.8M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Pernambuco, Brazil

We help land lot developers to manage their billing and provide credit to developers. Y Combinator and Canary has invested on Hent.

Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tampa, United States

Our payment technology layers on top of existing cards to empower banks, merchants and cardholders to make every payment go further.

$4.0M raised
Sep 2021

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
$27.8M
Total Funding Tracked
$693.8M
Countries Represented
12

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Payments

1.London
4 companies$23.6M
2.New York
2 companies$4.7M
3.Paris
2 companies$16.1M
4.Singapore
2 companies$624.9M
5.Vedbæk
1 companies$530K

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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