Fintech

Payments Fintech Providers & Startups
Dwolla
Number of Employees: 51 to 100

Total Funding: $72.4 million

One Thing to Know: In 2019, Dwolla, Inc. announced the Integration Partner Program, which offers more seamless technical integrations between Dwolla, the partner, and their mutual clients.

Venmo
Number of Employees: 51 to 100

Number of investments: 1

Total Funding: $1.3 Million

One Thing to Know: Braintree acquired the peer-to-peer payments company in 2012, and today it has become a household name in real-time P2P payments. Companies that accept venmo include: Uber, Urban Outfitters, Lululemon, Poshmark, and Forever 21.

Venmo is a popular P2P payment service. - Insider Intelligence
Venmo is a popular P2P payment service. Insider Intelligence
PayPal
Number of Employees: More than 10,000

Number of acquisitions: 23

Total Funding: $216 Million

One Thing to Know: PayPal was founded on December 1, 1998 and acquired by eBay on July 8, 2002. The payment provider currently has 361 million active users.

Paydiant
Number of Employees: 51 to 100

Total Funding: $34.6 Million

One Thing to Know: PayPal-owned Paydiant uses a cloud-based platform that helps merchants and banks deploy their own mobile wallets inside their own apps.

Paydiant uses a cloud-based platform that helps merchants and banks deploy their own mobile wallets. - Insider Intelligence
Paydiant uses a cloud-based platform that helps merchants and banks deploy their own mobile wallets. Insider Intelligence
AZA Group (also known as BitPesa)
Number of Employees: 101 to 250

Number of acquisitions: 2

Total Funding: $50 million

One Thing to Know: BitPesa currently accepts Bitcoin and delivers fiat currency directly to mobile phones in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Tanzania. It also sells Bitcoin in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda.

Zepz (formerly WorldRemit)
Number of Employees: 1,500

Total Funding: $699.7 million

One Thing to Know: In August 2021, WorldRemit and Sendwave rebranded to Zepz, available in more than 130 countries and operated in more than 5,000 money transfer corridors worldwide.

Stripe
Number of Employees: 1,001 to 5,000

Number of acquisitions: 13

Number of investments: 46

Total Funding: $2.2 billion

One Thing to Know: Millions of companies in over 120 countries use Stripe including Google, Amazon, Salesforce, Shopify, Microsoft, and more.