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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
$2.3B
Avg Funding
$91.6M
Global Reach
11
countries

Top Cities for Payments

Wilmington
São Paulo
Tokyo
New York
Tallinn
Orlando

Recently Funded Companies

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Wilmington, United States

Best Egg offers a digital platform that delivers personal finance and lending products with low interest rates.

$1.0B raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Stone is a leading provider of financial technology solutions that empower merchants and integrated partners to conduct electronic commerce.

$467.5M raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Smooth is a financial services company that provides initial cost installment payment solutions for real estate rental contracts.

$10.2M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Imprint is a co-brand financial platform that designs, configures, and operates financial products in partnership and loyalty experiences.

$150.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tallinn, Estonia

The easiest way for merchants to accept payments and convert customers.

$2.3M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Orlando, United States

Finexio provides an embedded AP payments solution optimizing, monetizing, and securing the entire B2B payment process.

$10.0M raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bogotá, Colombia

Meddipay is a technology company focused on point-of-sale financing for out-of-pocket medical and dental procedures in Latin America.

$15.0M raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Volume maximizes customer conversion through One-click checkout and connects with every bank in the world.

$6.0M raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Build better customer relationships with multi-channel messaging. Fuzey’s customer hub gives you all the tools you need to grow your biz

$4.5M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

PandaDoc is the top-rated solution for creating, managing, tracking, and eSigning every important document you handle.

$5.9M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Central, Hong Kong

RedotPay is a stablecoin-based payment fintech company that enables users to convert and pay with various cryptocurrencies.

$107.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Settle is a cash-flow management platform that helps e-commerce and consumer brands manage their financial transactions.

$110K raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

The Nodle network connects the world by using smartphones as nodes to create a digital trust network for social good.

$31.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Airtel Mobile Commerce BV is the mobile money operations of Airtel Africa

$50.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Chaince Digital Holdings is a fintech group backed by blockchain infrastructure that provides technology and financial services.

$6.1M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Wilmington, United States

Fizupay is a fintech modernizing installment payments for travel and service industries across Latin America and the Caribbean.

$1.5M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

Zip is an online payments technology provider that offers consumers credit options for online shopping.

$283.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Infracommerce offers E-commerce platforms / technology as well as services in logistics, online payment and big data across Latin America

$81.2M raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Caary is a digital credit, lending and payments platform, offering a corporate credit card and financial management solution.

$2.1M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Web-based digital menu, ordering, and payments platform for independent restaurants & multi-location restaurant concepts. No app required.

$350K raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Papaya is a developer of an online mobile application and payments technology designed to simplify bill payment for consumers.

$50.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

StandardC is the privacy-first AI platform delivering 20x productivity to regulated financial institutions without exposing customer PII.

$2.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Washington, United States

Binkey is a financial technology company that helps merchants to accepts FSA and HSA as a form of payment.

$3.3M raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

A mobile app designed to help international students and skilled migrants set up and manage bank accounts, payments and SIM plans.

$1.1M raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Lima, Peru

Linka is the stablecoin settlement layer for LATAM, powering cross-border B2B payments and trade finance.

$600K raised
Dec 2024

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
$91.6M
Total Funding Tracked
$2.3B
Countries Represented
11

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Payments

1.San Francisco
4 companies$39.0M
2.Wilmington
2 companies$1.0B
3.São Paulo
2 companies$548.7M
4.New York
2 companies$156.1M
5.London
2 companies$10.5M

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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