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Payments Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the payments sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,641 recently funded payments companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,641
Total Funding
$2.7B
Avg Funding
$108.6M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Payments

London
New York
Pasadena
Bogotá
Copenhagen
Monterrey

Recently Funded Companies

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London, United Kingdom

Incredible is a credit repayment solution that tracks and automates credit card repayments

$1.0M raised
May 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Anomaly is a fintech company that offers a precision payments platform for healthcare services.

$17.0M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Pasadena, United States

Scratch empowers medical practices to seamlessly connect and transact with their clients

May 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Backpack is the first banking and payments platform built for Higher Education.

$9.0M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bogotá, Colombia

Bolsiyo offers tech enabled efficiency and revenue for small retailers in latin america.

$150K raised
May 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

SumUp is a financial technology company that enables businesses to accept card payments at the point of sale or on the go.

$1.6B raised
May 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Copenhagen, Denmark

Pleo provides smart payment cards for employees to buy work-related products while giving employers control and oversight over the spending.

$42.9M raised
May 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Monterrey, Mexico

Kolonus is a proptech app automating residential community management, security, communication, and services integration

$100K raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Adfin is a fintech company that develops an agentic money movement platform to automate and accelerate how businesses get paid.

$18.0M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Cross-border payments infrastructure for the next century of commerce

$1.0M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Paymentology is a leading global issuer-processor, serving the financial sector through its ultra-advanced, multi-cloud network.

$175.0M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

iAltA Holdings is a private markets infrastructure company mission is to build innovative digital infrastructure.

$20.0M raised
May 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Bestow Payments is a patented P2P mobile application that allows anonymous payments and contact sharing with a tap.

May 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Dock is a provider of a financial technology company that integrates card issuing and core banking services.

$110.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Zug, Switzerland

Multi-currency Swiss accounts, global payment acceptance and disbursement for digital businesses.

$3.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Anaheim, United States

TipTop operates an electronics resale platform that provides trade-in valuation and credit for used devices toward new purchases.

$23.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Builds payments infrastructure for digital banks, wallets and exchanges, real-time global money movement for Bitcoin, fiat, and stablecoins.

$175.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Reimagining the way Americans manage and pay their bills

$12.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Lincoln, United States

Kore Compliance uses a contemporary payment alternative to cash or cashless ATMs to modernize retail cannabis.

$525K raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Script Runner provides AI-powered prescription delivery and logistics software for pharmacies and healthcare providers.

$366K raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Irving, United States

151 Coffee operates drive-thru coffee stands offering coffee, energy drinks, and other beverages plus gift cards across multiple locations.

$3.0M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Circle helps businesses and developers utilize stablecoins for payments and online commerce.

$222.0M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

A mobile-first credit card platform that allows partners to offer superior personalized experiences for cardholders.

$250.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Nicosia, Cyprus

SWiP - increases occasional visitors’ buying activity and bring back lost customers using AI, in Reatail, HoReCa

$900K raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Denver, United States

Infinicept allows companies to take control of their payments by offering an end-to-end payment facilitator platform.

$23.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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 1,641 payments companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$108.6M
Total Funding Tracked
$2.7B
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Payments

1.London
4 companies$1.8B
2.New York
4 companies$268.0M
3.San Francisco
2 companies$13.0M
4.Los Angeles
2 companies$175.0M
5.Pasadena
1 companiesUndisclosed

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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