Paypal

PayPal, established in 2002, is a leading global digital payment platform that facilitates transactions between consumers and merchants. With over 375 million active users across 200 markets, PayPal enables users to send, receive, and withdraw funds, as well as make and accept payments online and in-store. It partners with a wide range of businesses, from small online stores to large e-commerce platforms, including Anyway Any Day, Ozone.ru, and Aeroexpress in Russia, where it launched in 2013. PayPal's mission is to make financial services more accessible, affordable, and secure, thereby empowering individuals and businesses to participate in the global economy.

Amman Bhasin

Partner

Simon Bladon

CEO, UK

Alan Du

Partner

Suzan Kereere

President, Global Markets

Daniel Leberman

Senior Vice President, SMB and Channel Partner - Merchant Business Unit

James Loftus

Managing Partner

Yogesh Mishra

Senior Director

Dan Schulman

President, CEO and Board Member

Phillip Valka

Senior Director

Maynard Webb Jr.

Co-Founder

Scott Young

SVP, Global Head of Cons Fin Seniorvcs

Rachel Zabronsky

Principal

Rachel Zhao

Principal

Franz Paasche

SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Past deals in FinTech

Pliant

Series B in 2025
Pliant is a European fintech company based in Berlin, founded in 2020, that specializes in B2B payment solutions. Its modular, API-first platform is designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and integrate payments into existing financial workflows, catering particularly to industries with complex payment requirements such as travel and fleet management. Pliant offers services to two main customer segments: businesses seeking to optimize their operational processes through user-friendly applications and APIs, and financial service providers aiming to enhance their credit card offerings via Pliant's embedded finance and white-label solutions. As a licensed e-money institution, Pliant issues Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries, serving over 3,500 businesses and over 20 partners globally. The platform allows companies to manage expenses and credit limits easily, promoting efficiency and financial flexibility without the need for traditional bank loans.

Finmo

Series A in 2025
Finmo is a cloud-native financial platform that simplifies global payments and financial operations for businesses of all sizes. It enables users to manage cross-border payments, handle multi-currency funds, and automate cash flow through a single integrated system. The platform provides Global Currency Accounts that allow businesses to hold, pay, and receive funds in various currencies, complete with local bank details to streamline operations and reduce the need for multiple accounts. Finmo connects to local endpoints in major markets, ensuring optimized payment solutions that enhance growth, speed, and cost-effectiveness. With features for real-time expense tracking and cash flow forecasting, Finmo empowers businesses to make informed financial decisions while facilitating seamless transactions worldwide.

Formance

Series A in 2025
Formance specializes in creating and managing complex fund flows within the financial services sector. Its platform provides an open-source financial ledger that allows clients to efficiently track the movement of funds between buyers and sellers. By enabling developers to construct intricate money flows, Formance integrates various financial partners and payment systems into a cohesive infrastructure. This capability not only enhances cash flow management and payment reconciliation but also reduces engineering time and minimizes risk for its users. Through its innovative solutions, Formance empowers software engineers to navigate and optimize diverse financial operations.

Bureau

Series B in 2024
Bureau is a no-code identity and risk orchestration platform that helps businesses mitigate friction and fraud in customer interactions. It specializes in automating decisions for onboarding trustworthy customers while enhancing security and user experiences. The platform employs real-time insights, instant logins, and risk profiling to streamline authentication and hasten the onboarding process. Bureau offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including customer onboarding, account monitoring, device intelligence, behavioral biometrics, and transaction monitoring, providing extensive protection throughout the customer journey. Its innovative Identity Bureau Network leverages contextual data to generate actionable insights, allowing businesses to make informed decisions regarding digital identities while improving KYC compliance and fraud prevention in the mobile domain.

Paymob

Series B in 2024
Paymob is a digital payments enabler based in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2015. The company focuses on building payment infrastructure technologies that enhance financial inclusion in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. By providing integrated payment services, Paymob helps businesses of all sizes transition from cash to electronic payments, thereby unlocking new opportunities and efficiencies. Its software aims to minimize the risks associated with fraud and theft while speeding up money circulation. By empowering underserved communities with access to a variety of electronic payment and money transfer options, Paymob plays a crucial role in bridging the financial inclusion gap in the region.

Pliant

Series A in 2024
Pliant is a European fintech company based in Berlin, founded in 2020, that specializes in B2B payment solutions. Its modular, API-first platform is designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and integrate payments into existing financial workflows, catering particularly to industries with complex payment requirements such as travel and fleet management. Pliant offers services to two main customer segments: businesses seeking to optimize their operational processes through user-friendly applications and APIs, and financial service providers aiming to enhance their credit card offerings via Pliant's embedded finance and white-label solutions. As a licensed e-money institution, Pliant issues Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries, serving over 3,500 businesses and over 20 partners globally. The platform allows companies to manage expenses and credit limits easily, promoting efficiency and financial flexibility without the need for traditional bank loans.

UME Financial Services

Series A in 2024
Ume is a consumer finance platform designed to simplify access to credit, particularly for low-income individuals who lack traditional banking resources. By offering purchase credit through retailers' points of sale, Ume eliminates hidden fees, unclear terms, and high interest rates, fostering a more inclusive financial environment. The platform aims to empower consumers to achieve their personal financial goals while enabling retailers to offer a risk-free credit alternative. Through its competitive pricing and commitment to transparency, Ume seeks to democratize credit access and create an economic landscape that benefits both consumers and retailers.

Qoala

Series C in 2024
Qoala is an InsureTech company founded in 2018 and based in Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia. It specializes in providing online insurance services for various needs, including flight and train delays, phone screen damages, and e-commerce logistics. By leveraging advanced technologies such as big data, machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain, Qoala aims to transform the insurance landscape in Indonesia. The company collaborates with major e-commerce and travel platforms to offer innovative insurance products that enhance customer experiences.

Bezahl.de

Series B in 2024
Bezahl.de is a financial technology startup that focuses on automating and digitizing the receivables process. Its digital payment management platform streamlines tasks such as invoicing, dunning, and financial accounting, enabling real-time communication with customers regarding payment receipts. The platform enhances internal payment management for businesses, particularly in marketing and automotive sectors, by facilitating automated accounting, payment traceability, and contactless payment options. Additionally, Bezahl.de offers services for invoice digitization and embedded finance, ultimately helping organizations improve efficiency and conserve resources in their payment processes.

PPRO

Private Equity Round in 2024
PPRO is a fintech company specializing in digital payments infrastructure, enabling businesses and banks to streamline their payment processes through a single connection. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes credit card processing, alternative payment methods, local cash collection, e-money accounts, and e-wallet facilities. PPRO's solutions allow payment platforms, acquirers, and merchants to access essential services, such as fraud screening tools, without the need for complex coding. Its orchestration layer efficiently manages process flows and data, ensuring that partners can deliver seamless end-to-end services to their customers. Notable clients, including Citi, PayPal, and Stripe, utilize PPRO's infrastructure to enhance their operations, improve conversion rates, and simplify the complexities associated with digital payments.

Mesh

Venture Round in 2024
Mesh is a company that creates a secure ecosystem for cryptocurrency transactions, facilitating seamless deposits and payments across over 300 exchanges and wallets. It serves as a connectivity layer for various financial services platforms, allowing integration and interaction with multiple currencies and assets. In addition to its focus on cryptocurrency transactions, Mesh's platform supports stock trading and the transfer of crypto across various platforms. The company provides enterprise clients with tools to authenticate access to banks, brokerages, and exchanges, enabling functionalities such as digital asset transfers, crypto payments, account aggregation, and registered securities trading.

Prometeo

Series A in 2024
Prometeo operates as a leading fintech infrastructure company, providing a marketplace that connects global corporations with financial institutions in Latin America and the United States. The company specializes in creating advanced technological infrastructure through banking Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), offering access to a vast network of over 1,500 connections to more than 1,200 financial institutions across 11 countries. Prometeo's platform simplifies and secures access to banking data, facilitates bank account validation, and enables account-to-account payments. By automating these processes, the company reduces friction and costs for its clients while enhancing financial connectivity. Additionally, Prometeo offers educational tools and money transfer applications to help users better understand their financial behavior and manage their finances effectively.

Tabby

Series D in 2023
Tabby Inc. is a financial technology company based in the United Arab Emirates that offers innovative payment solutions for online and offline shopping. The company specializes in a buy now, pay later service, providing consumers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia with flexible payment options. Customers can choose to pay for their purchases either in a single deferred payment or in multiple installments, allowing them to manage their spending and enhance their shopping experience. Through its platform, Tabby aims to reshape the relationship between consumers and money, promoting financial freedom and responsible spending.

TazaPay

Series A in 2023
Tazapay offers a trade management platform that enhances cross-border commerce for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). By providing essential financial technology tools, Tazapay addresses trust issues faced by SMBs in international trade and payments. The platform features comprehensive payment solutions, including various local payment methods and card options, ensuring buyer and seller protection. Additionally, it allows users to conduct background checks on trade partners and secure payments through digital escrows. Tazapay also provides templated proposals and contracts, which help streamline negotiations and reduce friction in the trading process, ultimately increasing the likelihood of successful transactions.

Tabby

Series C in 2023
Tabby Inc. is a financial technology company based in the United Arab Emirates that offers innovative payment solutions for online and offline shopping. The company specializes in a buy now, pay later service, providing consumers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia with flexible payment options. Customers can choose to pay for their purchases either in a single deferred payment or in multiple installments, allowing them to manage their spending and enhance their shopping experience. Through its platform, Tabby aims to reshape the relationship between consumers and money, promoting financial freedom and responsible spending.

Fordefi

Seed Round in 2022
Fordefi operates a multi-party computation (MPC) wallet platform that serves as a Web3 gateway for institutions, facilitating secure connections to decentralized applications (dApps) across various blockchain networks. As the first institutional MPC wallet and security platform specifically designed for decentralized finance, Fordefi offers a range of features including MPC key management, self-service DeFi policy controls, and time-of-transaction smart contract insights. Additionally, the platform provides transaction simulation and risk alerts, enabling market participants to engage with decentralized finance securely and efficiently.

Talos

Series B in 2022
Talos Trading is an institutional technology infrastructure provider based in New York, co-founded in 2018 by Anton Katz and Ethan Feldman. The company specializes in offering a comprehensive crypto trading platform that supports the entire trading lifecycle, including price discovery, clearing, and settlement. Talos Trading provides solutions across spot, futures, and foreign exchange markets, leveraging institutional-grade technology to enable clients to stream real-time and request-for-quote prices. Additionally, the platform includes portfolio accounting tools and facilitates efficient settlement processes, connecting various participants within the crypto ecosystem.

Paymob

Series B in 2022
Paymob is a digital payments enabler based in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2015. The company focuses on building payment infrastructure technologies that enhance financial inclusion in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. By providing integrated payment services, Paymob helps businesses of all sizes transition from cash to electronic payments, thereby unlocking new opportunities and efficiencies. Its software aims to minimize the risks associated with fraud and theft while speeding up money circulation. By empowering underserved communities with access to a variety of electronic payment and money transfer options, Paymob plays a crucial role in bridging the financial inclusion gap in the region.

Xepelin

Series B in 2022
Xepelin is a financial technology company focused on transforming business finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America. The company offers a range of digital financial services, including short-term and long-term loans, capital credits, and accounts payable financing through an online platform. Xepelin aims to provide SMEs with economic freedom in their financial decisions by allowing clients to personalize services to meet their specific needs. With a team of over 500 employees, Xepelin leverages advanced financial indicators and risk assessments to streamline decision-making processes within the business ecosystem. The company is supported by notable investors, positioning it as a leader in the region's evolving financial landscape.

Concerto Card

Venture Round in 2022
Concerto Card is a fintech company focused on enhancing brand loyalty through credit card partnerships. It offers a platform that specializes in card issuance, rewards functionality, and customer service. By integrating advanced technologies and analytics with robust card servicing, Concerto Card enables businesses to provide tailored credit card products to their customers, improving the overall user experience for both consumers and businesses.

Ellevest

Series B in 2022
Ellevest, Inc. is an investment management firm founded in 2014 and based in New York City, focusing primarily on providing financial services to women. The firm manages customized client portfolios across various asset classes globally, employing fundamental analysis and a top-down approach in its investment strategy. Ellevest has developed a digital investment platform that offers a personalized experience, utilizing proprietary algorithms tailored to women's financial needs, including salary peaks and goal-specific portfolios. This platform aims to empower female investors by helping them take control of their investments and achieve their financial goals through a user-friendly interface and thoughtful portfolio construction.

Anchorage Digital

Series D in 2021
Anchorage Digital is a regulated cryptocurrency platform that offers integrated financial services and infrastructure solutions tailored for institutions. Established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company operates as the only federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, with an additional office in Singapore that maintains similar security and service standards. Anchorage Digital specializes in secure custody, regulatory compliance, and a variety of cryptocurrency-related services, including trading, staking, and governance. The platform emphasizes modern security engineering to ensure the safety of digital assets while facilitating streamlined participation in blockchain technology for businesses and institutions. With a valuation exceeding $3 billion, Anchorage Digital has attracted investments from prominent firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, and Visa, among others. The company also supports a remote-friendly work environment, with additional offices located in New York, Porto, and Sioux Falls.

Tala

Series E in 2021
Tala is a global financial technology company focused on delivering accessible financial services to underserved populations in emerging markets, including Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India. The company operates a mobile application that provides users with instant access to a range of financial services, such as credit, payments, savings, and transfers, effectively integrating digital and cash economies. Tala employs advanced data science and machine learning techniques to evaluate creditworthiness in real-time, allowing individuals without formal credit histories to receive personalized credit lines. This innovative approach helps bridge the financial inclusion gap for those in need of essential financial resources.

Paidy

Acquisition in 2021
Paidy Inc. is a Tokyo-based company established in 2008, specializing in a cardless real-time payment network that simplifies online transactions for consumers. Formerly known as Exchange Corporation K.K., the company rebranded in 2018 to reflect its focus on providing an efficient payment solution that does not require credit cards or pre-registration. Paidy's software platform allows users to make purchases online and pay for them through a consolidated monthly bill, leveraging proprietary technology to assess creditworthiness and guarantee payments to merchants. This approach caters particularly to Japanese consumers, many of whom prefer avoiding credit cards for online shopping. By facilitating cardless payments, Paidy helps eCommerce operators enhance their conversion rates, increase average order values, and boost repeat purchases.

Talos

Series A in 2021
Talos Trading is an institutional technology infrastructure provider based in New York, co-founded in 2018 by Anton Katz and Ethan Feldman. The company specializes in offering a comprehensive crypto trading platform that supports the entire trading lifecycle, including price discovery, clearing, and settlement. Talos Trading provides solutions across spot, futures, and foreign exchange markets, leveraging institutional-grade technology to enable clients to stream real-time and request-for-quote prices. Additionally, the platform includes portfolio accounting tools and facilitates efficient settlement processes, connecting various participants within the crypto ecosystem.

Extend

Series C in 2021
Extend Inc., established in 2019 and based in San Francisco, specializes in providing extended warranties and protection plans for a wide array of products such as electronics, appliances, furniture, and more. The company offers these services both online and offline, with plans underwritten by various insurance companies. Extend differentiates itself through its API-first approach, enabling merchants to integrate its platform into their existing eCommerce solutions seamlessly. Its intelligent decision engine employs machine learning to optimize warranty offers in real-time, enhancing conversions and revenue generation for merchants. Additionally, Extend stores purchase details and facilitates the claim process, ensuring a smooth customer experience throughout.

Arkose Labs

Series C in 2021
Arkose Labs, based in San Francisco, California, develops a cybersecurity platform aimed at preventing online fraud and abuse for various industries, including online marketplaces, travel, banking, social media, ticketing, and gaming. Established in 2015, the company offers solutions to combat issues such as account takeover, fake account abuse, scraping, spam, and gift card fraud. Arkose Labs employs an AI-powered system that combines risk assessments with dynamic threat responses, effectively mitigating attacks while enhancing legitimate user experiences. The platform is recognized for its effectiveness, having received accolades for customer satisfaction and market presence. Additionally, it provides unique warranties against credential stuffing and SMS toll fraud, further demonstrating its commitment to protecting businesses from cybercrime. With a significant portion of its clientele being Fortune 500 companies, Arkose Labs operates offices in major locations, including Brisbane, Australia, and has established a strong reputation in the cybersecurity landscape.

Chargehound

Acquisition in 2021
Chargehound is a chargeback solution designed to streamline the handling of disputes for businesses. The platform securely gathers data and evidence from payment processors, automating the creation and submission of chargeback responses. By ensuring that these responses are accurate, complete, and timely, Chargehound minimizes human error and simplifies the recovery of funds for users. This comprehensive approach enables businesses to manage disputes more effectively and efficiently.

Curv

Acquisition in 2021
Curv Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based wallet focused on the protection and management of digital assets through advanced cryptographic techniques. Established in 2018 and based in Winchester, California, with a research and development office in Tel Aviv, Israel, Curv employs multi-party computation (MPC) protocols to eliminate traditional private keys, enhancing security for digital transactions. The company's platform provides a comprehensive solution that replaces conventional cold and hot wallets, enabling users to securely manage and transact across various blockchain systems. Additionally, Curv offers an enterprise-grade policy engine that allows organizations to define risk profiles and enforce policies, ensuring compliance and security across all digital asset interactions. Curv serves a diverse clientele, including exchanges, brokers, over-the-counter desks, digital asset fund managers, custodians, banks, and fintech companies, facilitating the safe transfer and storage of digital assets.

TaxBit

Series A in 2021
TaxBit is a cryptocurrency tax and accounting software company that automates tax calculations and reporting for cryptocurrency transactions. Its platform allows users to link their exchanges and wallets to efficiently gather transaction data, which is then processed to generate tax forms automatically. In addition to tax automation, TaxBit offers real-time portfolio tracking and insights for tax optimization, enabling users to make informed, tax-efficient trading decisions throughout the year. The company serves both individual consumers and enterprises, providing a comprehensive solution for managing cryptocurrency tax compliance and accounting needs.

Tink

Venture Round in 2020
Tink AB, founded in 2012 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, operates as a cloud-based open banking platform that supports the development of data-driven financial services. The company's offerings include account aggregation, payment initiation, and personal finance management tools, which can be integrated into existing banking applications or used as standalone services. Tink's mobile application enables users to manage their finances across multiple bank accounts, facilitate money transfers, pay bills, and set personal budgets. The platform also provides valuable insights through automatic transaction categorization and daily spending analyses. Tink collaborates with various financial institutions, including notable partners like ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas Fortis, Nordea, Klarna, and SEB, to enhance the financial services landscape.

Extend

Series B in 2020
Extend Inc., established in 2019 and based in San Francisco, specializes in providing extended warranties and protection plans for a wide array of products such as electronics, appliances, furniture, and more. The company offers these services both online and offline, with plans underwritten by various insurance companies. Extend differentiates itself through its API-first approach, enabling merchants to integrate its platform into their existing eCommerce solutions seamlessly. Its intelligent decision engine employs machine learning to optimize warranty offers in real-time, enhancing conversions and revenue generation for merchants. Additionally, Extend stores purchase details and facilitates the claim process, ensuring a smooth customer experience throughout.

Neon

Series C in 2020
Neon is a Brazilian fintech company founded in 2016, offering a digital banking platform and bill payment services. With over 15 million customers and 1,600 employees, Neon provides a range of products including debit and credit cards without annual fees, personal loans, investments in CDB and CDI, cashback on debit transactions, and various payment methods. Notably, Neon For Life, an AI-driven platform, enables consumers to pay bills like rent and utilities on flexible terms, without traditional credit pitfalls. The company aims to provide accessible, abusive-fee-free financial services to Brazilian workers and micro-entrepreneurs, with a focus on simplicity and convenience.

Quipu Bank

Grant in 2020
Quipu is building the first digital bank for the informal economy in LATAM. Using proprietary AI algorithms, Quipu assesses informal microbusinesses’ creditworthiness using over 80,000 alternative data points. Quipu leverages this data to provide working capital loans through a local supply chain financing system that allows microbusinesses to buy supplies, ingredients and materials at wholesale price. The company is building an uncollateralized loan protocol to boost their loan operation. Quipu’s goal is to become the one-stop-shop for financial services for micro-businesses in LATAM providing easy, fair and alternative access to working capital.

Finclude

Grant in 2020
Finclude operates a credit scoring platform that facilitates the assessment of consumer creditworthiness across Europe. By utilizing a unique approach that focuses on transactional behavior, Finclude enables businesses to evaluate individuals regardless of their credit history. The platform aggregates and interprets data from various banks, providing a comprehensive view of a customer's affordability and creditworthiness. This innovative system supports more informed credit decisions for both businesses and consumers, promoting greater financial inclusivity.

Arkose Labs

Series B in 2020
Arkose Labs, based in San Francisco, California, develops a cybersecurity platform aimed at preventing online fraud and abuse for various industries, including online marketplaces, travel, banking, social media, ticketing, and gaming. Established in 2015, the company offers solutions to combat issues such as account takeover, fake account abuse, scraping, spam, and gift card fraud. Arkose Labs employs an AI-powered system that combines risk assessments with dynamic threat responses, effectively mitigating attacks while enhancing legitimate user experiences. The platform is recognized for its effectiveness, having received accolades for customer satisfaction and market presence. Additionally, it provides unique warranties against credential stuffing and SMS toll fraud, further demonstrating its commitment to protecting businesses from cybercrime. With a significant portion of its clientele being Fortune 500 companies, Arkose Labs operates offices in major locations, including Brisbane, Australia, and has established a strong reputation in the cybersecurity landscape.

Tink

Venture Round in 2020
Tink AB, founded in 2012 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, operates as a cloud-based open banking platform that supports the development of data-driven financial services. The company's offerings include account aggregation, payment initiation, and personal finance management tools, which can be integrated into existing banking applications or used as standalone services. Tink's mobile application enables users to manage their finances across multiple bank accounts, facilitate money transfers, pay bills, and set personal budgets. The platform also provides valuable insights through automatic transaction categorization and daily spending analyses. Tink collaborates with various financial institutions, including notable partners like ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas Fortis, Nordea, Klarna, and SEB, to enhance the financial services landscape.

Paidy

Series C in 2019
Paidy Inc. is a Tokyo-based company established in 2008, specializing in a cardless real-time payment network that simplifies online transactions for consumers. Formerly known as Exchange Corporation K.K., the company rebranded in 2018 to reflect its focus on providing an efficient payment solution that does not require credit cards or pre-registration. Paidy's software platform allows users to make purchases online and pay for them through a consolidated monthly bill, leveraging proprietary technology to assess creditworthiness and guarantee payments to merchants. This approach caters particularly to Japanese consumers, many of whom prefer avoiding credit cards for online shopping. By facilitating cardless payments, Paidy helps eCommerce operators enhance their conversion rates, increase average order values, and boost repeat purchases.

Tala

Series D in 2019
Tala is a global financial technology company focused on delivering accessible financial services to underserved populations in emerging markets, including Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India. The company operates a mobile application that provides users with instant access to a range of financial services, such as credit, payments, savings, and transfers, effectively integrating digital and cash economies. Tala employs advanced data science and machine learning techniques to evaluate creditworthiness in real-time, allowing individuals without formal credit histories to receive personalized credit lines. This innovative approach helps bridge the financial inclusion gap for those in need of essential financial resources.

Raisin

Venture Round in 2019
Raisin is an online financial marketplace based in Berlin, Germany, that connects retail customers with banks seeking to expand their deposit base. Established in 2012, Raisin aims to help savers access the best interest rates available across Europe by offering a range of exclusive savings and investment products. The platform allows users to choose from various options, including overnight flexible savings and long-term deposits, enabling them to earn competitive returns by depositing their money in different banks. Raisin ensures a seamless investment process and simplifies the management of investments through a single platform, enhancing the experience for both individuals and businesses. In June 2021, Raisin expanded its capabilities through a merger with Deposit Solutions, further solidifying its position in the market.

Tink

Corporate Round in 2019
Tink AB, founded in 2012 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, operates as a cloud-based open banking platform that supports the development of data-driven financial services. The company's offerings include account aggregation, payment initiation, and personal finance management tools, which can be integrated into existing banking applications or used as standalone services. Tink's mobile application enables users to manage their finances across multiple bank accounts, facilitate money transfers, pay bills, and set personal budgets. The platform also provides valuable insights through automatic transaction categorization and daily spending analyses. Tink collaborates with various financial institutions, including notable partners like ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas Fortis, Nordea, Klarna, and SEB, to enhance the financial services landscape.

MercadoLibre

Post in 2019
MercadoLibre, Inc. is the leading online commerce platform in Latin America, offering a suite of services designed to facilitate buying and selling across various categories. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the company operates the MercadoLibre Marketplace, which allows businesses and individuals to list and sell products through a fixed-price or auction format. It also provides MercadoPago, an integrated payment solution that enables users to send and receive payments both on its marketplace and externally. Additional offerings include MercadoEnvios for logistics services, MercadoCredito for lending solutions, and MercadoFondo for asset management. The company also features a classifieds service for listings related to vehicles, real estate, and services, alongside MercadoLibre Advertising for brand promotion. Further, it offers MercadoShops, a software-as-a-service solution that helps users create and manage their online stores. With over 218 million active users and 1 million sellers, MercadoLibre operates in 18 countries, positioning itself as a comprehensive e-commerce and fintech ecosystem in the region.

Ellevest

Series A in 2019
Ellevest, Inc. is an investment management firm founded in 2014 and based in New York City, focusing primarily on providing financial services to women. The firm manages customized client portfolios across various asset classes globally, employing fundamental analysis and a top-down approach in its investment strategy. Ellevest has developed a digital investment platform that offers a personalized experience, utilizing proprietary algorithms tailored to women's financial needs, including salary peaks and goal-specific portfolios. This platform aims to empower female investors by helping them take control of their investments and achieve their financial goals through a user-friendly interface and thoughtful portfolio construction.

Raisin

Series D in 2019
Raisin is an online financial marketplace based in Berlin, Germany, that connects retail customers with banks seeking to expand their deposit base. Established in 2012, Raisin aims to help savers access the best interest rates available across Europe by offering a range of exclusive savings and investment products. The platform allows users to choose from various options, including overnight flexible savings and long-term deposits, enabling them to earn competitive returns by depositing their money in different banks. Raisin ensures a seamless investment process and simplifies the management of investments through a single platform, enhancing the experience for both individuals and businesses. In June 2021, Raisin expanded its capabilities through a merger with Deposit Solutions, further solidifying its position in the market.

Dosh

Series B in 2019
Dosh operates a transaction-based advertising platform that enables consumers to earn cashback while shopping, dining, or booking hotels. The platform connects users with real-time offers, utilizing behavioral and transactional data to maximize marketing effectiveness for brands. By providing contextually relevant deals, Dosh helps businesses attract new customers, enhance purchase frequency, and increase average order value. Users can easily access available coupons, promo codes, and rebates, earning cashback that can be transferred to their bank accounts or donated to charity. This approach allows brands to allocate advertising budgets directly to consumers, facilitating sales growth and fostering positive brand awareness.

Toss

Series E in 2018
Toss is a South Korea-based mobile financial service platform developed by the fintech startup Viva Republica, established in 2011 by Seunggun Lee in Seoul. The platform offers a range of services aimed at simplifying financial management for users, including peer-to-peer money transfers, credit score management, and bank account oversight. Additionally, Toss provides access to loan and insurance plans, facilitates bill splitting, and supports QR payments. These features collectively enable users to handle their financial needs efficiently and conveniently.

Arkose Labs

Corporate Round in 2018
Arkose Labs, based in San Francisco, California, develops a cybersecurity platform aimed at preventing online fraud and abuse for various industries, including online marketplaces, travel, banking, social media, ticketing, and gaming. Established in 2015, the company offers solutions to combat issues such as account takeover, fake account abuse, scraping, spam, and gift card fraud. Arkose Labs employs an AI-powered system that combines risk assessments with dynamic threat responses, effectively mitigating attacks while enhancing legitimate user experiences. The platform is recognized for its effectiveness, having received accolades for customer satisfaction and market presence. Additionally, it provides unique warranties against credential stuffing and SMS toll fraud, further demonstrating its commitment to protecting businesses from cybercrime. With a significant portion of its clientele being Fortune 500 companies, Arkose Labs operates offices in major locations, including Brisbane, Australia, and has established a strong reputation in the cybersecurity landscape.

Monese

Series B in 2018
Monese Ltd. is a digital banking alternative founded in 2015 and based in London, United Kingdom. The company offers a mobile-only platform that provides users with a multi-currency account, enabling them to manage their finances efficiently. Monese allows clients to open current accounts quickly, without the credit checks or residency requirements typical of traditional banks. Its services include online banking, local and international payments, and the issuance of debit cards for purchases and cash withdrawals both domestically and internationally. The platform is designed to deliver a fully localized banking experience, encompassing both its applications and customer service, making it accessible for users seeking to shop online, receive salaries, and make purchases seamlessly.

Arkose Labs

Series A in 2018
Arkose Labs, based in San Francisco, California, develops a cybersecurity platform aimed at preventing online fraud and abuse for various industries, including online marketplaces, travel, banking, social media, ticketing, and gaming. Established in 2015, the company offers solutions to combat issues such as account takeover, fake account abuse, scraping, spam, and gift card fraud. Arkose Labs employs an AI-powered system that combines risk assessments with dynamic threat responses, effectively mitigating attacks while enhancing legitimate user experiences. The platform is recognized for its effectiveness, having received accolades for customer satisfaction and market presence. Additionally, it provides unique warranties against credential stuffing and SMS toll fraud, further demonstrating its commitment to protecting businesses from cybercrime. With a significant portion of its clientele being Fortune 500 companies, Arkose Labs operates offices in major locations, including Brisbane, Australia, and has established a strong reputation in the cybersecurity landscape.

PPRO

Series C in 2018
PPRO is a fintech company specializing in digital payments infrastructure, enabling businesses and banks to streamline their payment processes through a single connection. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes credit card processing, alternative payment methods, local cash collection, e-money accounts, and e-wallet facilities. PPRO's solutions allow payment platforms, acquirers, and merchants to access essential services, such as fraud screening tools, without the need for complex coding. Its orchestration layer efficiently manages process flows and data, ensuring that partners can deliver seamless end-to-end services to their customers. Notable clients, including Citi, PayPal, and Stripe, utilize PPRO's infrastructure to enhance their operations, improve conversion rates, and simplify the complexities associated with digital payments.

Cybertonica

Grant in 2018
Cybertonica, headquartered in London, offers a cloud-based risk intelligence hub for merchants, payment service providers, and financial institutions. It employs machine learning and AI to reduce fraud transactions and chargebacks, increase site conversion, and enhance trust in digital payments. The company's unique approach involves online behavior analysis and biometric fingerprint profiling of internet users, ensuring world-class compliant standards. Cybertonica has received numerous awards for its innovative solutions, including the "Best Use of Payments Data" and "Best Data Analytics" awards. Its latest product, ScreenWiZe™, adds device risk management to mobile authentication capabilities. Cybertonica is committed to a future of frictionless transactions and trust in 99.9% of transactions, being PSD2 ready and GDPR compliant.

Pulsate

Venture Round in 2018
Pulsate is a marketing communication software company that specializes in enhancing customer engagement for businesses, particularly in the financial sector. The platform allows clients to send personalized campaigns based on customers' locations, contexts, interests, and behaviors, facilitating direct communication and dialogue. By enabling the design and delivery of rich media content to customers' devices, Pulsate fosters stronger relationships and encourages user feedback while keeping complaints off social media. The company also utilizes iBeacons technology to provide precise insights into indoor customer locations and contexts, allowing businesses to optimize their marketing strategies. Through its cloud platform, Pulsate simplifies the management of iBeacon deployment and configuration, helping clients maximize foot traffic and improve campaign effectiveness.

Hyperwallet

Acquisition in 2018
Hyperwallet Systems Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in providing an online worker payout platform for financial institutions and marketplace companies. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, the company enables organizations to distribute funds across various countries and currencies through its payment platform and settlement network. Hyperwallet offers a diverse array of mass payment options, including branded prepaid cards, direct payments to cards, global bank deposits, cash pickups, virtual prepaid cards, and check delivery services. Additionally, the platform enhances payment experiences for users and promotes worker loyalty by offering integrated financial tools and tax reporting solutions. As of November 2018, Hyperwallet operates as a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings.

Toss

Series D in 2018
Toss is a South Korea-based mobile financial service platform developed by the fintech startup Viva Republica, established in 2011 by Seunggun Lee in Seoul. The platform offers a range of services aimed at simplifying financial management for users, including peer-to-peer money transfers, credit score management, and bank account oversight. Additionally, Toss provides access to loan and insurance plans, facilitates bill splitting, and supports QR payments. These features collectively enable users to handle their financial needs efficiently and conveniently.

Pine Labs

Secondary Market in 2018
Pine Labs is a technology and financial solutions provider focused on enhancing merchant operations and increasing revenue. The company offers a comprehensive platform that facilitates both online and offline transactions, enabling retailers to connect with financial institutions and consumer brands efficiently. Its services include processing easy monthly installment transactions, delivering customer insights for targeted sales, and simplifying payment acceptance. Pine Labs supports over 350,000 POS terminals across 3,700 cities in India and Malaysia, catering to more than 100,000 merchants in diverse sectors such as electronics, food and beverage, fashion, and airlines. The company collaborates with 15 major banks and 7 financial institutions, ensuring a robust ecosystem for retailers to engage and retain customers while minimizing operational complexities and risks.

iZettle

Acquisition in 2018
iZettle AB is a financial technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden, that specializes in mobile payment services and applications designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Founded in 2010, it revolutionized the industry with the introduction of the first mini chip card reader, enabling businesses to accept card payments through smartphones and tablets. iZettle offers a range of products, including the iZettle Card Reader Lite and an application compatible with iOS and Android devices, which facilitate payment processing, business management, sales analytics, and customer engagement. The company serves a diverse clientele across several countries, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Brazil. As of 2018, iZettle operates as a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Dosh

Series A in 2018
Dosh operates a transaction-based advertising platform that enables consumers to earn cashback while shopping, dining, or booking hotels. The platform connects users with real-time offers, utilizing behavioral and transactional data to maximize marketing effectiveness for brands. By providing contextually relevant deals, Dosh helps businesses attract new customers, enhance purchase frequency, and increase average order value. Users can easily access available coupons, promo codes, and rebates, earning cashback that can be transferred to their bank accounts or donated to charity. This approach allows brands to allocate advertising budgets directly to consumers, facilitating sales growth and fostering positive brand awareness.

Social Lender

Venture Round in 2018
Social Lender operates an online micro-credit lending platform designed to provide immediate access to funds for individuals with limited access to traditional credit. By connecting users' accounts with social media, the platform generates a social reputation score that helps determine their creditworthiness. This innovative approach allows individuals to apply for loans based on their social reputation, facilitating a quicker and more accessible borrowing process. Once approved, users can receive funds within minutes, enabling them to meet urgent financial needs while expanding their borrowing options beyond conventional banking institutions.

Raisin

Venture Round in 2017
Raisin is an online financial marketplace based in Berlin, Germany, that connects retail customers with banks seeking to expand their deposit base. Established in 2012, Raisin aims to help savers access the best interest rates available across Europe by offering a range of exclusive savings and investment products. The platform allows users to choose from various options, including overnight flexible savings and long-term deposits, enabling them to earn competitive returns by depositing their money in different banks. Raisin ensures a seamless investment process and simplifies the management of investments through a single platform, enhancing the experience for both individuals and businesses. In June 2021, Raisin expanded its capabilities through a merger with Deposit Solutions, further solidifying its position in the market.

Swift Financial

Acquisition in 2017
Swift Financial provides financial services to small businesses across America in the form of cash advances, loans, and lines of credit.

Acorns

Series D in 2017
Acorns is a financial technology company founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California. The company offers a mobile application that enables individuals to automate micro-investments by rounding up their everyday purchases and investing the spare change into a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds. Acorns employs a proprietary financial engine to facilitate these micro-investments, allowing users to invest small amounts of money effortlessly. In addition to its investment services, Acorns provides debit card, personal checking, investment, and retirement account options, making it easier for users to manage their finances and grow their savings over time.

LendUp

Funding Round in 2017
LendUp is an online lending service focused on improving financial health for individuals who are often excluded from traditional banking due to poor credit or unstable incomes. Founded by Sasha Orloff and Jake Rosenberg, the company offers a range of credit products, including loans and credit cards, designed specifically for the emerging middle class. LendUp integrates educational resources into its offerings, providing borrowers with the tools needed to enhance their financial literacy and build credit over time. By leveraging in-house technology, LendUp aims to deliver affordable and accessible financial solutions, allowing clients to break free from cycles of debt and achieve better financial outcomes.

Toss

Series C in 2017
Toss is a South Korea-based mobile financial service platform developed by the fintech startup Viva Republica, established in 2011 by Seunggun Lee in Seoul. The platform offers a range of services aimed at simplifying financial management for users, including peer-to-peer money transfers, credit score management, and bank account oversight. Additionally, Toss provides access to loan and insurance plans, facilitates bill splitting, and supports QR payments. These features collectively enable users to handle their financial needs efficiently and conveniently.

LendUp

Series C in 2016
LendUp is an online lending service focused on improving financial health for individuals who are often excluded from traditional banking due to poor credit or unstable incomes. Founded by Sasha Orloff and Jake Rosenberg, the company offers a range of credit products, including loans and credit cards, designed specifically for the emerging middle class. LendUp integrates educational resources into its offerings, providing borrowers with the tools needed to enhance their financial literacy and build credit over time. By leveraging in-house technology, LendUp aims to deliver affordable and accessible financial solutions, allowing clients to break free from cycles of debt and achieve better financial outcomes.

Pulsate

Venture Round in 2016
Pulsate is a marketing communication software company that specializes in enhancing customer engagement for businesses, particularly in the financial sector. The platform allows clients to send personalized campaigns based on customers' locations, contexts, interests, and behaviors, facilitating direct communication and dialogue. By enabling the design and delivery of rich media content to customers' devices, Pulsate fosters stronger relationships and encourages user feedback while keeping complaints off social media. The company also utilizes iBeacons technology to provide precise insights into indoor customer locations and contexts, allowing businesses to optimize their marketing strategies. Through its cloud platform, Pulsate simplifies the management of iBeacon deployment and configuration, helping clients maximize foot traffic and improve campaign effectiveness.

Acorns

Series D in 2016
Acorns is a financial technology company founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California. The company offers a mobile application that enables individuals to automate micro-investments by rounding up their everyday purchases and investing the spare change into a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds. Acorns employs a proprietary financial engine to facilitate these micro-investments, allowing users to invest small amounts of money effortlessly. In addition to its investment services, Acorns provides debit card, personal checking, investment, and retirement account options, making it easier for users to manage their finances and grow their savings over time.

Loop Commerce

Series B in 2015
Loop Commerce, Inc. is a company that offers a gift commerce platform designed for retailers and brands. Its flagship service, GiftNow, facilitates product e-gifting, allowing users to send gifts for various occasions throughout the year. The platform enhances business opportunities by providing a streamlined gifting experience that does not require the selection of specific sizes, colors, or styles, nor does it need the recipient's mailing address. In addition to individual gifting, Loop Commerce also supports corporate gifts, promotions, events, loyalty rewards, social gifting, and digital gift cards. Founded in 2012 and based in Menlo Park, California, Loop Commerce operates as a subsidiary of Synchrony Financial.

Pulsate

Seed Round in 2015
Pulsate is a marketing communication software company that specializes in enhancing customer engagement for businesses, particularly in the financial sector. The platform allows clients to send personalized campaigns based on customers' locations, contexts, interests, and behaviors, facilitating direct communication and dialogue. By enabling the design and delivery of rich media content to customers' devices, Pulsate fosters stronger relationships and encourages user feedback while keeping complaints off social media. The company also utilizes iBeacons technology to provide precise insights into indoor customer locations and contexts, allowing businesses to optimize their marketing strategies. Through its cloud platform, Pulsate simplifies the management of iBeacon deployment and configuration, helping clients maximize foot traffic and improve campaign effectiveness.

Moneytree

Seed Round in 2013
Moneytree is a fintech data platform focused on enhancing financial connectivity for individuals and institutions, aiming to promote personal wealth growth. Established in 2013, the company launched its first product, a personal finance app for iOS, which received multiple accolades, including recognition as one of the App Store’s “Best of” apps in Japan shortly after its release. The app has since attracted over 1,300,000 users across iOS, Android, and web platforms. Moneytree's proprietary data aggregation platform, Moneytree LINK, serves nearly twenty enterprise clients, including Japan's largest accounting software vendors, and features integrations with notable financial institutions such as Mizuho Bank and SMBC. This platform enables users to connect their bank accounts and credit cards, providing real-time notifications about significant transactions, low balances, and upcoming bills, thereby facilitating better financial management.

Loop Commerce

Series A in 2013
Loop Commerce, Inc. is a company that offers a gift commerce platform designed for retailers and brands. Its flagship service, GiftNow, facilitates product e-gifting, allowing users to send gifts for various occasions throughout the year. The platform enhances business opportunities by providing a streamlined gifting experience that does not require the selection of specific sizes, colors, or styles, nor does it need the recipient's mailing address. In addition to individual gifting, Loop Commerce also supports corporate gifts, promotions, events, loyalty rewards, social gifting, and digital gift cards. Founded in 2012 and based in Menlo Park, California, Loop Commerce operates as a subsidiary of Synchrony Financial.

Card.io

Acquisition in 2012
Card.io provides a software development kit (SDK) that simplifies the process of entering credit card information by allowing users to scan their cards with a smartphone camera. This technology is aimed at mobile application developers, enabling them to integrate seamless payment processing into their apps. By using Card.io's solution, merchants can accept credit card payments more efficiently, enhancing the overall user experience and streamlining transactions for consumers. The company's offerings are designed to facilitate hassle-free payments, making mobile transactions quicker and more convenient.

SmartBiz Loans

Series A in 2010
SmartBiz Loans is the #1 online SBA loan marketplace for small business loans. The intelligent technology platform makes applying for an SBA loan fast and easy while increasing the likelihood of approval for small businesses by matching the borrower with the SBA preferred lending bank most likely to fund their particular business. 90% to 95% of the loans SmartBiz refers to its bank partners get funded. Bank partners using the SmartBiz platform to originate and underwriter SBA loans in a compliant manner can also process these loans 70% to 90% more efficiently then before. Based in the financial district of San Francisco, SmartBiz Loans is privately held. The company was founded in 2009 by a team of experienced financial services entrepreneurs with backing from leading venture capital firms including Investor Growth Capital, Venrock, First Round Capital, Baseline Ventures, and SoftTech VC.

SmartBiz Loans

Seed Round in 2009
SmartBiz Loans is the #1 online SBA loan marketplace for small business loans. The intelligent technology platform makes applying for an SBA loan fast and easy while increasing the likelihood of approval for small businesses by matching the borrower with the SBA preferred lending bank most likely to fund their particular business. 90% to 95% of the loans SmartBiz refers to its bank partners get funded. Bank partners using the SmartBiz platform to originate and underwriter SBA loans in a compliant manner can also process these loans 70% to 90% more efficiently then before. Based in the financial district of San Francisco, SmartBiz Loans is privately held. The company was founded in 2009 by a team of experienced financial services entrepreneurs with backing from leading venture capital firms including Investor Growth Capital, Venrock, First Round Capital, Baseline Ventures, and SoftTech VC.

Fraud Sciences

Acquisition in 2008
Israel and Palo Alto based Fraud Sciences offers automated anti-fraud systems including SpotLight VFX and SpotLight T2T, merchant solutions that provide transaction verification with fraud prevention. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Palo Alto, California. eBay purchased the company in January 2008. Fraud Sciences has been integrated into the Paypal product.

mFoundry

Series C in 2007
mFoundry is a leading provider of mobile banking solutions in the United States, serving over 800 banks and credit unions. The company's award-winning mBanking platform is recognized as a top software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution in the financial services sector, enabling rapid deployment of mobile banking applications. mFoundry has established a robust partner network that includes prominent organizations such as FIS, PayPal, and NCR, enhancing its implementation capabilities and service offerings. In addition to its mobile banking services, mFoundry has made significant contributions to mobile payments, exemplified by its role in the Starbucks Card Mobile program, which is regarded as a highly successful mobile payment initiative. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Larkspur, California, with an additional office in San Francisco, mFoundry continues to innovate in mobile financial services, helping institutions and merchants foster deeper customer relationships through mobile technology.

Bezahl.de

Bezahl.de is a financial technology startup that focuses on automating and digitizing the receivables process. Its digital payment management platform streamlines tasks such as invoicing, dunning, and financial accounting, enabling real-time communication with customers regarding payment receipts. The platform enhances internal payment management for businesses, particularly in marketing and automotive sectors, by facilitating automated accounting, payment traceability, and contactless payment options. Additionally, Bezahl.de offers services for invoice digitization and embedded finance, ultimately helping organizations improve efficiency and conserve resources in their payment processes.
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