Payments Startups

Balanced provides payments infrastructure for online marketplaces, aiming to enable new forms of commerce. It positions itself in the payments/fintech space for marketplace businesses.

2 investors

Blaze provides a digital payments and prepaid card platform for cross-border transfers and peer-to-peer transactions globally. The service supports multiple currencies and payment methods to facilitate international money movement for travelers and remote workers.

2 investors

Boya is a financial technology platform that organizes business financial data to help growing businesses access better spending decisions, growth capital, and lower credit costs. The platform serves businesses of all sizes across various industries.

2 investors

Charm is a payments and savings app that enables users to send money across different platforms (Venmo, Cash App, Zelle) through a unified interface, with funds earning interest when held in the app. The service uses blockchain technology and stablecoins to facilitate cross-platform transfers and competitive yield on deposits.

2 investors

Cheqout offers a mobile point-of-sale system that enables retail and restaurant staff to process customer orders and payments directly from personal devices using QR code technology.

2 investors

Cheq is a UPI-powered digital wallet designed for foreign tourists and non-resident Indians to make payments across India using their smartphones. The wallet integrates with the UPI platform and accepts use at over 50 million merchants including hotels, restaurants, and local stores.

2 investors

Coin is a consumer electronics and fintech company that builds smart payment hardware consolidating multiple credit, debit, gift and loyalty cards into a single card-shaped device. It also offers a developer program that lets wearables makers (fitness trackers, smartwatches, jewelry) integrate secure payments, with products designed for use in the USA.

2 investors

Consul enables global payouts in USDC stablecoins via email to contractors and team members across 180+ countries, designed for agencies, startups, and marketplace platforms. Recipients receive instant settlements without requiring crypto knowledge or wallet addresses, with costs significantly lower than traditional wire transfers.

2 investors

Eazipay provides payroll processing and payment automation infrastructure for African businesses, with tools for salary distribution, tax handling, and regulatory compliance. The platform also offers workers features like early wage access and financial management services.

2 investors

Glassjar builds software for managing shared household expenses, letting flatmates track a flat account, individual ledgers, and payments through a dashboard. It serves people living in shared flats.

2 investors

Grade is a payment platform that automates payouts to creators across borders, handling tax compliance, KYC, and invoicing in multiple countries. It serves content creators, influencers, and UGC creators hired by companies and agencies.

2 investors

Hellobill is a desktop application that automatically downloads and sorts online PDF bills from providers like Uber, Amazon, AWS, and Google each month, storing them in Dropbox for sharing with accountants. It targets CEOs, CFOs, and office managers at small and medium businesses looking to automate manual accounting tasks.

2 investors

HitPay is a payment processing platform for Southeast Asian merchants that accepts cards, digital wallets, QR codes, and bank transfers across online and physical channels. It serves e-commerce, retail, hospitality, and service businesses operating in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian countries.

2 investors

Mono provides payment infrastructure for enterprises, including payouts, Bre-B transfers, branded wallets, and Visa cards through a single API integration. The platform serves companies moving money at scale who want to modernize operations without building financial technology from scratch.

2 investors

Neema offers a mobile app and digital wallet for underbanked workers in the United States, letting users cash paychecks, send money internationally to 90 countries, and use a debit card at stores and ATMs. It is aimed at the roughly 70 million underbanked Americans.

2 investors

OrderAhead was a food-ordering service that let users order ahead from merchants, reaching millions of users and thousands of merchants before being acquired by Square.

2 investors

Partna provides payment infrastructure for cross-border transactions across Africa using stablecoins as the settlement layer. The company serves crypto apps, fintechs, and global businesses operating in the region.

2 investors

PayFura provides SDK and APIs that enable exchanges, wallets, and NFT marketplaces to offer fiat-to-crypto conversion services across 130+ countries. The company allows developers to embed payment widgets or build custom experiences for users to purchase cryptocurrency using cards and local payment methods.

2 investors

Rio is a stablecoin liquidity provider for Latin America that enables financial companies to access and convert between stablecoins and local currencies. The platform facilitates digital asset transactions for financial innovators in the region.

2 investors

Tank Payments provides financial infrastructure for freight logistics businesses, offering instant payment services for carriers, payables automation, and AI-powered receivables management tools.

2 investors

Top Road is a platform that enables creators, consultants, and course providers to monetize custom GPTs through subscription paywalls, whitelisting, and lead generation features. The platform provides user analytics and integrations with industry services to facilitate GPT-based revenue streams.

2 investors

Whiz is a fintech application in Indonesia that offers high-yield savings products, including a Smart Saver deposit account (6.75% p.a.) and daily savings features, with funds secured by the Lembaga Penjamin Simpanan (LPS) deposit guarantee scheme. The app also provides payment services via QRIS and bill-splitting functionality for individual savers.

2 investors

A mobile banking application that incorporates game-like mechanics and offers users the chance to win prizes, including a $1 million jackpot distributed weekly.

1 investor

Blixo is a billing and accounts receivable automation platform that combines subscription management, invoicing, collections, and cash application software. It helps businesses get paid faster by automating the entire invoice-to-payment process.

1 investor