Raised in 2026 · Worldwide

Payments startups that raised in 2026

41 payments startups raised money in 2026 in rounds we track, $2.4B between them this year. Each sits in the segment that says what it does, ranked by what it raised this year.

41startups on the map
5segments
$2.4Braised between them in 2026
Buy now, pay latermost funded segment

Cross-border and FX

14

Merchant payments and POS

11

Buy now, pay later

6

Crypto and stablecoin payments

6

Open banking and account-to-account

4

Segment by segment

Cross-border and FX

14 startups · $513M raised

  1. JeevesJeeves is a B2B financial tech platform offering credit, funded corporate cards, and cross-border payments for businesses.India$110M
  2. SokinSokin is a global FinTech company based in London, UK, founded in 2019 by Vroon Modgill.United Kingdom$96M
  3. OpenFXOpenFX is a fintech startup based in New York, founded in January 2024 by Prabhakar Reddy, who previously co-founded FalconX.United States$94M
  4. PaysendPaysend is a financial technology company based in London, UK, founded in 2017.United Kingdom$50M
  5. PhotonPayPhotonPay is a financial firm that provides FX management, collection, payouts, and other financial payment technology solutions.Hong Kong SAR China$40M
  6. TazapayTazapay is a Singapore-based fintech company founded in 2020, specializing in cross-border payment solutions for businesses.Singapore$36M
  7. RemitianRemitian is a Miami-based fintech company that offers an AI-powered SaaS platform designed to automate tax remittance, payments, aUnited States$27M
  8. XflowXflow is a fintech company based in Bengaluru, India, founded in 2021 by former Stripe executives.India$17M

Merchant payments and POS

11 startups · $681M raised

  1. FlutterwaveFlutterwave is a prominent fintech company founded in Nigeria and based in San Francisco.United States$250M
  2. FlatpayFlatpay is a Danish fintech company founded in 2022, specializing in Point-of-Sale (POS) systems and payment processing solutions Denmark$168M
  3. YocoYoco is a South African fintech company that specializes in point-of-sale payment hardware and software solutions for small and meSouth Africa$100M
  4. MypinpadMypinpad is a global leader in mobile card payments acceptance and identity authentication software solutions.United Kingdom$62M
  5. HelcimHelcim is a Canadian financial technology company based in Calgary, Alberta.Canada$39M
  6. PaymobPaymob is a leading financial services enabler in the MENA-P region, founded in 2015.Egypt$35M
  7. pmtboxpmtbox is a financial software and payments infrastructure company based in Orem, Utah.United States$15M
  8. PaypercutPaypercut is a fintech company based in Sofia, Bulgaria, specializing in online payments infrastructure for merchants throughout EUnited Kingdom$5.8M

Buy now, pay later

6 startups · $1.1B raised

  1. PPlataMexico$405M
  2. AddiAddi is a fintech company based in Bogotá, Colombia, specializing in Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) and point-of-sale financing solutions.Colombia$325M
  3. TabbyTabby is a payments and shopping app that enables customers to make purchases and pay for them in installments.Saudi Arabia$233M
  4. CasheaCashea is a Venezuelan buy-now-pay-later platform that offers an interest-free installment plan for purchasing products.Venezuela$100M
  5. Happy PayHappy Pay is a fintech company based in Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 2021.South Africa$5.0M
  6. Laters.com42% of people find travel planning so stressful they cancel the trip altogether.Singapore$1.5M

Crypto and stablecoin payments

6 startups · $86M raised

  1. Trace FinancePayments and stablecoin infrastructure for Brazil and Latin America.Brazil$32M
  2. Dtcpaydtcpay is a digital payments company based in Singapore, founded in 2019.Singapore$25M
  3. AveniaAvenia is a financial technology company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in borderless liquidity and cross-border paymentBrazil$17M
  4. CheckerChecker is a global financial infrastructure network that provides regulated financial institutions with access to stablecoin and United States$8.0M
  5. CyberaCYBERA is an AI-powered scam prevention and response company founded in 2020 and based in New York, NY.United States$2.5M
  6. NoduNodu provides a platform of payment and compliance infrastructure focused on integrating stablecoin transactions.United Kingdom$1.5M

Open banking and account-to-account

4 startups · $39M raised

  1. TrueLayerTrueLayer is a leading open banking payments network based in London, founded in 2016.United Kingdom$27M
  2. CrezcoCrezco is a London-based fintech company that specializes in embedded payments through an API, utilizing open banking technology.United Kingdom$5.2M
  3. NeonomicsNeonomics is an open banking and financial technology company based in Oslo, Norway.Norway$4.0M
  4. QippayQippay is a fintech company based in New Zealand that specializes in open banking payments and infrastructure.New Zealand$2.8M

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and raised in 2026. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in payments, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its biggest raisers this year first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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