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The field of financial technology is growing every year, the number of participants in this industry - financial service providers and fintech startups - is growing rapidly. All of these companies are working to meet the growing needs of customers, thus shaping the future of finance.
If in 2020 the volume of global financing of the FinTech industry amounted to $ 19 billion, then by mid-2021 the same figure had already reached $ 15 billion. With the growth in the number of players in this market, it is difficult to keep track of everyone. The publication Business Insider has compiled a list of the most important-FinTech startups and financial service providers on the basis of 2016, dividing them into six areas: digital banks, payments, investment and financial management, insurance, currency exchange, as well as lending and funding.
Monzo
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 17,699,015
What you need to know: UK digital bank Monzo was founded in 2015 as Bank Mondo
Starling bank
Number of employees: from 1 to 10
Total Funding: $ 70,000,000
Things to Know: In November 2016, Amazon Web Services named Starling Bank as one of the Four Hot Startups to Watch Out for
Ally bank
Number of employees: from 1000 to 5000
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: American company Ally Financial went public on April 10, 2014
Mondo
Tandem
Number of employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $ 34.8 million
What you need to know: Tandem digital bank has an official banking license from the Bank of England
Fidor Bank
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: French banking group BPCE acquired this German digital bank on 28 July 2016
Tide
Number of employees: n/a
Total Funding: $ 2 million
What you need to know: Tide claims it can get a Mastercard business in just three minutes
N26
Number of employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $ 52.73 million
What you need to know: Well- known Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel invested in a German digital bank in July 2016
Number26
Simple
Number of employees: 251 to 500
Total Funding: $ 15.29 million
What you need to know: Simple has over 100,000 users and processed $ 1.7 billion in transactions in 2015
Atom
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 166.34 million
What you need to know: Atom customers can log into the bank's mobile apps using facial recognition
Dwolla
Number of employees: 51 to 100
Total Funding: $ 32.45 million
Need-to-Know: The Des Moines, Iowa-based company announced in November 2016 that it was phasing out its mobile app.
Venmo
Number of employees: 51 to 100
Total funding: n/a
Things to Know: Braintree acquired this P2P payment provider in 2012. Venmo has become a household name in P2P payments today.
PayPal
Number of employees: more than 10,000
Total funding: n/a
Things to Know: PayPal was founded on December 1, 1998, and was acquired by eBay on July 8, 2002. PayPal is now an independent company again
Venmo
Paydiant
Number of employees: 51 to 100
Total Funding: $ 34.6 million
Things to Know: Paydiant, which is owned by PayPal, uses a cloud platform that allows merchants and banks to implement their own mobile wallets inside their apps.
Samsung Pay
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
Need-to-Know: Mobile Wallet Supports 300+ Banks, And Samsung Plans To Connect More
Visa Checkout
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: Visa Checkout partners with major merchants around the world
BitPesa
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 1.75M
Things to Know: BitPesa currently accepts Bitcoin and provides access to fiat currencies on mobile phones to users in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania
Samsung Pay
WorldRemit
Number of employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $ 147.66 million
Need to Know: WorldRemit is available in 50 countries and has received funding from companies such as Accel Partners and TCV
Stripe
Number of employees: 501 to 1000
Total Funding: $ 440 million
What you need to know: The company raised $ 150 million in its most recent funding round, propelling Stripe to $ 9 billion in value.
Braintree
Number of employees: 251 to 500
Total funding: n/a
Things to Know: A company owned by PayPal processes payments for companies like Airbnb, Facebook, GitHub, Pinterest, and Uber
Klarna
Number of employees: from 1000 to 5000
Total Funding: $ 291.33 million
Things to Know: Klarna Acquires German P2P Payments Startup Cookies, Which Recently Announced Its Intention to Dissolve
Braintree
Android Pay
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: Android Pay penetration in the Singapore market is 60%
Chase pay
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: Chase Pay became officially available in the app on November 21, 2016
Azimo
Number of employees: 51 to 100
Total Funding: $ 46.59 million
What you need to know: Azimo promises money transfers in one hour or less
Xoom
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: PayPal acquired this international money transfer provider on July 2, 2015
Azimo
iZettle
Number of employees: 251 to 500
Total Funding: $ 172.29 million
What You Need to Know: iZettle Introduced the World's First Mini Card Acceptance Terminals and Mobile Software in 2010
Square
Number of employees: 501 to 1000
Total funding: n/a
Need to Know: Square went public on November 9, 2015 and raised $ 243 million
Adyen
Number of employees: 251 to 500
Total Funding: $ 266M
Things to Know: Adyen's customers include companies such as Facebook, Uber, Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb, Yelp, Booking.com, SoundCloud, Vodafone, and more.
Square
ShopKeep
Number of employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $ 72.2 million
Things to Know: ShopKeep has 23,000 users and is a member of Apple's Mobile Partnership Program
Ramitly
Number of employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $ 100 million
What you need to know: Remitly operates in 49 of the 50 US states, as well as Canada
Transferwise
Number of employees: 251 to 500
Total Funding: $ 116.37 million
Things to Know: The CEO of Transferwise was part of the team that founded Skype in 2003
Apple Pay
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
Things to Know: Apple Pay Launched October 20, 2014
Bought by Many
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total funding: n/a
Things to Know: Bought by Many won the Fintech Innovation Awards twice, in 2015 and 2016
Cuvva
Slice labs
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 3.9M
Need to Know: Startup Offers Special Conditions for Uber and Lyft Drivers
Shift
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 11.8 million
What you need to know: Shift technologies automatically detect fraudulent networks in the insurance and e-commerce sectors
Cuvva
Number of employees: from 1 to 10
Total Funding: $ 759,150
What you need to know: The British company provides car insurance only for the period of time for which the client needs - an hour, a day, a week, etc.
Oscar
Number of employees: 251 to 500
Total Funding: $ 727.5 million
Need to Know: Health Insurance Startup Founded July 1, 2013
WeSavvy
Number of employees: from 1 to 10
Total Funding: $ 40,000
What you need to know: WeSavvy provides insurance programs for those who lead a healthy lifestyle and walk, run, ride a bike.
Lemonade
Knip
Number of employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $ 18.3 million
What you need to know: The company has offices in Switzerland, Germany and Serbia
Roost
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 6.48 million
What you need to know: Roost specializes in smart home technologies
Kasko
Number of employees: from 1 to 10
Total Funding: $ 682,710
What you need to know: Kasko was founded on January 1, 2015
Lemonade
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 13 million
Things to Know: Lemonade has access to over 2,500 retailers and advertisers through partnerships with companies such as Apple, Netflix, Macy's, Nordstrom, Walmart, and more.
Teambrella
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: Teambrella users provide coverage for each other. When one person files a claim against his team, others will refund the full amount.
The field of financial technology is growing every year, the number of participants in this industry - financial service providers and fintech startups - is growing rapidly. All of these companies are working to meet the growing needs of customers, thus shaping the future of finance.
If in 2020 the volume of global financing of the FinTech industry amounted to $ 19 billion, then by mid-2021 the same figure had already reached $ 15 billion. With the growth in the number of players in this market, it is difficult to keep track of everyone. The publication Business Insider has compiled a list of the most important-FinTech startups and financial service providers on the basis of 2016, dividing them into six areas: digital banks, payments, investment and financial management, insurance, currency exchange, as well as lending and funding.
Digital banks
Monzo
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 17,699,015
What you need to know: UK digital bank Monzo was founded in 2015 as Bank Mondo
Starling bank
Number of employees: from 1 to 10
Total Funding: $ 70,000,000
Things to Know: In November 2016, Amazon Web Services named Starling Bank as one of the Four Hot Startups to Watch Out for
Ally bank
Number of employees: from 1000 to 5000
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: American company Ally Financial went public on April 10, 2014
Mondo
Tandem
Number of employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $ 34.8 million
What you need to know: Tandem digital bank has an official banking license from the Bank of England
Fidor Bank
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: French banking group BPCE acquired this German digital bank on 28 July 2016
Tide
Number of employees: n/a
Total Funding: $ 2 million
What you need to know: Tide claims it can get a Mastercard business in just three minutes
N26
Number of employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $ 52.73 million
What you need to know: Well- known Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel invested in a German digital bank in July 2016
Number26
Simple
Number of employees: 251 to 500
Total Funding: $ 15.29 million
What you need to know: Simple has over 100,000 users and processed $ 1.7 billion in transactions in 2015
Atom
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 166.34 million
What you need to know: Atom customers can log into the bank's mobile apps using facial recognition
Payment providers and FinTech startups
Dwolla
Number of employees: 51 to 100
Total Funding: $ 32.45 million
Need-to-Know: The Des Moines, Iowa-based company announced in November 2016 that it was phasing out its mobile app.
Venmo
Number of employees: 51 to 100
Total funding: n/a
Things to Know: Braintree acquired this P2P payment provider in 2012. Venmo has become a household name in P2P payments today.
PayPal
Number of employees: more than 10,000
Total funding: n/a
Things to Know: PayPal was founded on December 1, 1998, and was acquired by eBay on July 8, 2002. PayPal is now an independent company again
Venmo
Paydiant
Number of employees: 51 to 100
Total Funding: $ 34.6 million
Things to Know: Paydiant, which is owned by PayPal, uses a cloud platform that allows merchants and banks to implement their own mobile wallets inside their apps.
Samsung Pay
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
Need-to-Know: Mobile Wallet Supports 300+ Banks, And Samsung Plans To Connect More
Visa Checkout
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: Visa Checkout partners with major merchants around the world
BitPesa
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 1.75M
Things to Know: BitPesa currently accepts Bitcoin and provides access to fiat currencies on mobile phones to users in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania
Samsung Pay
WorldRemit
Number of employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $ 147.66 million
Need to Know: WorldRemit is available in 50 countries and has received funding from companies such as Accel Partners and TCV
Stripe
Number of employees: 501 to 1000
Total Funding: $ 440 million
What you need to know: The company raised $ 150 million in its most recent funding round, propelling Stripe to $ 9 billion in value.
Braintree
Number of employees: 251 to 500
Total funding: n/a
Things to Know: A company owned by PayPal processes payments for companies like Airbnb, Facebook, GitHub, Pinterest, and Uber
Klarna
Number of employees: from 1000 to 5000
Total Funding: $ 291.33 million
Things to Know: Klarna Acquires German P2P Payments Startup Cookies, Which Recently Announced Its Intention to Dissolve
Braintree
Android Pay
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: Android Pay penetration in the Singapore market is 60%
Chase pay
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: Chase Pay became officially available in the app on November 21, 2016
Azimo
Number of employees: 51 to 100
Total Funding: $ 46.59 million
What you need to know: Azimo promises money transfers in one hour or less
Xoom
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: PayPal acquired this international money transfer provider on July 2, 2015
Azimo
iZettle
Number of employees: 251 to 500
Total Funding: $ 172.29 million
What You Need to Know: iZettle Introduced the World's First Mini Card Acceptance Terminals and Mobile Software in 2010
Square
Number of employees: 501 to 1000
Total funding: n/a
Need to Know: Square went public on November 9, 2015 and raised $ 243 million
Adyen
Number of employees: 251 to 500
Total Funding: $ 266M
Things to Know: Adyen's customers include companies such as Facebook, Uber, Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb, Yelp, Booking.com, SoundCloud, Vodafone, and more.
Square
ShopKeep
Number of employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $ 72.2 million
Things to Know: ShopKeep has 23,000 users and is a member of Apple's Mobile Partnership Program
Ramitly
Number of employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $ 100 million
What you need to know: Remitly operates in 49 of the 50 US states, as well as Canada
Transferwise
Number of employees: 251 to 500
Total Funding: $ 116.37 million
Things to Know: The CEO of Transferwise was part of the team that founded Skype in 2003
Apple Pay
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
Things to Know: Apple Pay Launched October 20, 2014
Insurance
Bought by Many
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total funding: n/a
Things to Know: Bought by Many won the Fintech Innovation Awards twice, in 2015 and 2016
Cuvva
Slice labs
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 3.9M
Need to Know: Startup Offers Special Conditions for Uber and Lyft Drivers
Shift
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 11.8 million
What you need to know: Shift technologies automatically detect fraudulent networks in the insurance and e-commerce sectors
Cuvva
Number of employees: from 1 to 10
Total Funding: $ 759,150
What you need to know: The British company provides car insurance only for the period of time for which the client needs - an hour, a day, a week, etc.
Oscar
Number of employees: 251 to 500
Total Funding: $ 727.5 million
Need to Know: Health Insurance Startup Founded July 1, 2013
WeSavvy
Number of employees: from 1 to 10
Total Funding: $ 40,000
What you need to know: WeSavvy provides insurance programs for those who lead a healthy lifestyle and walk, run, ride a bike.
Lemonade
Knip
Number of employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $ 18.3 million
What you need to know: The company has offices in Switzerland, Germany and Serbia
Roost
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 6.48 million
What you need to know: Roost specializes in smart home technologies
Kasko
Number of employees: from 1 to 10
Total Funding: $ 682,710
What you need to know: Kasko was founded on January 1, 2015
Lemonade
Number of employees: 11 to 50
Total Funding: $ 13 million
Things to Know: Lemonade has access to over 2,500 retailers and advertisers through partnerships with companies such as Apple, Netflix, Macy's, Nordstrom, Walmart, and more.
Teambrella
Number of employees: n/a
Total funding: n/a
What you need to know: Teambrella users provide coverage for each other. When one person files a claim against his team, others will refund the full amount.
