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Recent transactions in the domain of payments
| Company | Country | Funding round | Date | |
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Settle Payments Business-to-business (B2B) payment platform. |
Egypt | Pre Seed USD 2,000,000 (USD 2,000,000) |
18 Sep 2024 |
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Waza Technologies Inc Provider of payment and liquidity solutions for emerging markets businesses. |
Nigeria | Seed USD 3,000,000 (USD 3,000,000) |
19 Aug 2024 |
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Waza Technologies Inc Provider of payment and liquidity solutions for emerging markets businesses. |
Nigeria | Debt USD 5,000,000 (USD 5,000,000) |
19 Aug 2024 |
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Peloton Technologies Inc Canadian payments FinTech providing small to medium businesses with access to the global market. |
Canada | Seed USD 2,000,000 (USD 2,000,000) |
23 Nov 2023 |
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Waza Technologies Inc Provider of payment and liquidity solutions for emerging markets businesses. |
Nigeria | Seed |
2023 |
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Airwallex (Cayman) Ltd Financial technology company that offers integrated solutions for cross-border payments. |
Hong Kong SAR China | Series E USD 100,000,000 (USD 100,000,000) at USD 5,500,000,000 (USD 5,500,000,000) valuation. |
10 Oct 2022 |
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FlexPay Technologies Online and offline payment gateway which allows shoppers to purchase goods and pay in instalments. |
Kenya | N/A |
17 May 2022 |
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First Digital Asset Group Stablecoin and digital asset payments technology platform. |
Acquisition USD 100,000,000 (USD 100,000,000) at USD 100,000,000 (USD 100,000,000) valuation. |
16 Feb 2022 | |
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OpenNode Inc Simple Bitcoin payment processor for any business. |
Series A USD 20,000,000 (USD 20,000,000) at USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) valuation. |
8 Feb 2022 | |
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Airwallex (Cayman) Ltd Financial technology company that offers integrated solutions for cross-border payments. |
Hong Kong SAR China | Series E USD 100,000,000 (USD 100,000,000) at USD 5,500,000,000 (USD 5,500,000,000) valuation. |
18 Nov 2021 |
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Airwallex (Cayman) Ltd Financial technology company that offers integrated solutions for cross-border payments. |
Hong Kong SAR China | Series E USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) at USD 4,000,000,000 (USD 4,000,000,000) valuation. |
21 Sep 2021 |
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Razorpay Inc India's leading financial platform for all things payments & banking. |
United States | Series E USD 160,000,000 (USD 160,000,000) at USD 3,000,000,000 (USD 3,000,000,000) valuation. |
19 Apr 2021 |
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dLocal Ltd Cross-border payments company. |
Uruguay | N/A USD 150,000,000 (USD 150,000,000) at USD 5,000,000,000 (USD 5,000,000,000) valuation. |
5 Apr 2021 |
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Silverflow BV |
N/A |
1 Apr 2021 | |
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Airwallex (Cayman) Ltd Financial technology company that offers integrated solutions for cross-border payments. |
Hong Kong SAR China | Series D USD 100,000,000 (USD 100,000,000) |
24 Mar 2021 |
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Afriex Platform that provides instant, zero-fee transfers to Africans at home and in the diaspora. |
United States | Seed USD 1,200,000 (USD 1,200,000) |
22 Mar 2021 |
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Klarna AB E-commerce transactions payment solution |
Sweden | N/A USD 1,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000,000) at USD 30,000,000,000 (USD 30,000,000,000) valuation. |
1 Mar 2021 |
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PPRO Enabling payment service providers to globalise their payments offering. |
United Kingdom | N/A |
31 Dec 2020 |
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dLocal Ltd Cross-border payments company. |
Uruguay | Venture USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) at USD 1,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000,000) valuation. |
15 Sep 2020 |
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Afriex Platform that provides instant, zero-fee transfers to Africans at home and in the diaspora. |
United States | Seed USD 125,000 (USD 125,000) |
25 Aug 2020 |
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Airwallex (Cayman) Ltd Financial technology company that offers integrated solutions for cross-border payments. |
Hong Kong SAR China | Series D USD 160,000,000 (USD 160,000,000) at USD 1,640,000,000 (USD 1,640,000,000) valuation. |
16 Apr 2020 |
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The Currency Cloud Ltd Payments automation platform designed to remit cross boarder payments through API. |
United Kingdom | Series E USD 80,000,000 (USD 80,000,000) |
27 Jan 2020 |
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Qwil PBC Instant pay for independent contractors. |
United States | Debt USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) |
11 Dec 2019 |
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FlexPay Inc Payment authorization management solution, helping subscription businesses recover failed payments. |
Canada | N/A CAD 6,000,000 |
9 Dec 2019 |
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The Currency Cloud Ltd Payments automation platform designed to remit cross boarder payments through API. |
United Kingdom | Grant GBP 10,000,000 |
14 Aug 2019 |
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Modulr Finance Ltd |
United Kingdom | Grant GBP 10,000,000 |
14 Aug 2019 |
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Klarna AB E-commerce transactions payment solution |
Sweden | Private Equity USD 460,000,000 (USD 460,000,000) at USD 5,000,000,000 (USD 5,000,000,000) valuation. |
6 Aug 2019 |
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ePayRails Inc Fintech payment as a service provider (PaaS) with a mission to make payments smarter and faster. |
United States | Series A USD 2,450,000 (USD 2,450,000) |
1 Aug 2019 |
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Paysend Global fintech company on a mission to change how money is moved around the world. |
United Kingdom | Crowdfunding - Equity GBP 8,700,000 at GBP 124,900,000 valuation. |
22 Jul 2019 |
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Finix Payments |
United States | Series A USD 17,500,000 (USD 17,500,000) |
16 Jul 2019 |
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Curve 1 Ltd Over-the-top banking platform, consolidating all your cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app. |
United Kingdom | Series B USD 55,000,000 (USD 55,000,000) at USD 195,000,000 (USD 195,000,000) valuation. |
15 Jul 2019 |
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Bolt Ltd End-to-end checkout, payments, and fraud prevention solutions. |
United States | Series B USD 68,000,000 (USD 68,000,000) |
9 Jul 2019 |
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The Currency Cloud Ltd Payments automation platform designed to remit cross boarder payments through API. |
United Kingdom | Series E |
2 Jul 2019 |
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Modulr Finance Ltd |
United Kingdom | Venture GBP 14,000,000 |
20 May 2019 |
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Checkout Ltd |
United Kingdom | Series A USD 230,000,000 (USD 230,000,000) at USD 1,800,000,000 (USD 1,800,000,000) valuation. |
2 May 2019 |
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DivvyPay Inc Secure financial platform for businesses to manage payments and subscriptions, build strategic budgets, and eliminate expense reports. |
United States | Series C USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) at USD 500,000,000 (USD 500,000,000) valuation. |
29 Apr 2019 |
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The Currency Cloud Ltd Payments automation platform designed to remit cross boarder payments through API. |
United Kingdom | Other |
27 Mar 2019 |
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Airwallex (Cayman) Ltd Financial technology company that offers integrated solutions for cross-border payments. |
Hong Kong SAR China | Series C USD 100,000,000 (USD 100,000,000) at USD 1,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000,000) valuation. |
25 Mar 2019 |
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Worldpay LLC Electronic payment processing service company. |
United States | Acquisition USD 34,000,000,000 (USD 34,000,000,000) at USD 34,000,000,000 (USD 34,000,000,000) valuation. |
20 Mar 2019 |
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GoCardless Online payments company. |
United Kingdom | Series E USD 75,000,000 (USD 75,000,000) |
18 Feb 2019 |
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Petal Card Inc Provider of credit cards to young people and others who lack a credit history. |
United States | Series B USD 30,000,000 |
29 Jan 2019 |
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Previse Ltd |
United Kingdom | Venture |
25 Jan 2019 |
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DivvyPay Inc Secure financial platform for businesses to manage payments and subscriptions, build strategic budgets, and eliminate expense reports. |
United States | Debt USD 250,000,000 (USD 250,000,000) |
18 Jan 2019 |
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Lemonway Secured payment solutions for Internet marketplaces, e-commerce, and crowdfunding. |
N/A |
31 Dec 2018 | |
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iZettle Financial technology company that revolutionises mobile payments with the world’s first mini chip card reader and software for mobile devices. |
Acquisition USD 2,200,000,000 (USD 2,200,000,000) at USD 2,200,000,000 (USD 2,200,000,000) valuation. |
31 Dec 2018 | |
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OpenNode Inc Simple Bitcoin payment processor for any business. |
Seed USD 1,300,000 (USD 1,300,000) |
18 Dec 2018 | |
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PiP iT Global Online B2B platform that powers international cash transactions. |
Ireland | Venture EUR 1,000,000 |
15 Nov 2018 |
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StoneCo |
Brazil | IPO |
1 Oct 2018 |
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Modulr Finance Ltd |
United Kingdom | Venture GBP 10,500,000 |
19 Sep 2018 |
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Fractal Blockchain UG Provider of user-centric and compliant identity and payment solutions for the decentralized web. |
Seed |
30 Aug 2018 |
Companies
Best funded companies in payments
Financial technology company that revolutionises mobile payments with the world’s first mini chip card reader and software for mobile devices.
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E-commerce transactions payment solution
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Financial technology company that offers integrated solutions for cross-border payments.
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Secure financial platform for businesses to manage payments and subscriptions, build strategic budgets, and eliminate expense reports.
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Provider of a cross border payments platform.
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India's leading financial platform for all things payments & banking.
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Provider of mobile banking and payment solutions.
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Payments automation platform designed to remit cross boarder payments through API.
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Online payments company.
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Stablecoin and digital asset payments technology platform.
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End-to-end checkout, payments, and fraud prevention solutions.
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Over-the-top banking platform, consolidating all your cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app.
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Cloud based money platform for moving, converting, transacting, and holding money or commodities.
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Simple Bitcoin payment processor for any business.
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Global fintech company on a mission to change how money is moved around the world.
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Mobile technology company developing products such as money transfers, electronic voucher payments, and agent payments.
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Provider of credit cards to young people and others who lack a credit history.
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Provider of secure online payment platform services to facilitate financial transactions and e-commerce in China.
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Mobile payment company allowing user to make micropayments online in gaming and social networking web sites.
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Loyalty solutions for retailers.
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Blockchain payments platform for Africa.
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Provider of payment and liquidity solutions for emerging markets businesses.
Accounts payable automation solution that helps companies eliminate paperwork and reduce invoice processing costs.
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Fintech payment as a service provider (PaaS) with a mission to make payments smarter and faster.
Canadian payments FinTech providing small to medium businesses with access to the global market.
Business-to-business (B2B) payment platform.
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Provider of payment solutions to small businesses.
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Platform that provides instant, zero-fee transfers to Africans at home and in the diaspora.
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Decentralized payment gateway for business owners.
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Payments gateway which enables merchants to dynamically route transactions to different acquirers, based on transaction type, geography and card type.
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Secured payment solutions for Internet marketplaces, e-commerce, and crowdfunding.
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Provider of payment infrastructure for Southeast Asia.
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International money transfer platform.
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Investors
Top investors in the domain of payments
| Investor | Profile | Country | Investments | |
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Y Combinator | American technology startup accelerator. | United States | 10 |
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Notion Capital Partners LLP | Venture capital firm focused on high-potential businesses in the cloud computing and software-as-as-service (SaaS) markets. | United Kingdom | 8 |
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Accel Partners & Co Inc | Early and growth stage venture capital firm. | United States | 8 |
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Accomplice Management LLC | Seed-led venture capital firm based in Boston and San Francisco. | United States | 5 |
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83North Ltd | United Kingdom | 5 | |
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Anthemis Group SA | Digital financial services venture capital and strategic advisory firm. | Luxembourg | 5 |
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Speedinvest | Early-stage European venture capital firm. | Austria | 5 |
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DST Global | The investment vehicle of Silicon Valley-based Russian Internet financier Yuri Milner. | United States | 4 |
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Passion Capital LLP | Early stage venture capital firm based in London. | United Kingdom | 4 |
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Salesforce Ventures | Salesforce's corporate investment group. | United States | 4 |
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Insight Venture Management LLC | Private equity and venture capital firm focused on the global software, internet and data services industries. | United States | 4 |
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XAnge Capital | France | 4 | |
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Tencent Holdings Ltd | Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. | China | 4 |
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GV. | The venture capital arm of Alphabet Inc. (Formerly Google Ventures.) | United States | 3 |
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RiverPark Ventures | 3 | ||
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Sapphire Ventures | United States | 3 | |
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Rosecliff Venture Partners LP | United States | 3 | |
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ACE & Co | Switzerland | 3 | |
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Sequoia Capital Operations LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | 3 |
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Susquehanna Growth Equity LLC | Private equity group investing in growth capital and buyout opportunities in financial technology, information services, and software. | United States | 3 |
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Story Ventures | United States | 3 | |
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Pelion Venture Partners | Early stage technology venture capital firm. | United States | 3 |
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Lone Pine Capital LLC | 3 | ||
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9Yards Capital Management LP | Private investment firm focused on foundational industries, beginning with fintech and supply chain tech. | United States | 3 |
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1835i Ventures | 3 | ||
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Pantera Capital Management LP | Investment firm focused exclusively on ventures, tokens, and projects related to blockchain tech, digital currency, and crypto assets. | United States | 3 |
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Greylock Partners | Venture capital firm. | United States | 3 |
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Afore Capital Management LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | 3 |
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Balderton Capital Management (UK) LLP | European early stage venture capital firm | United Kingdom | 3 |
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Carmel Ventures | Israel | 3 | |
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RRE Ventures LLC | American venture capital firm based in New York City. | United States | 3 |
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Plug and Play Ventures | United States | 3 | |
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International Finance Corporation | The private sector investment arm of the World Bank. | United States | 3 |
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Hard Yaka | United States | 3 | |
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ING Ventures | Fintech venture fund managed by ING. | 3 | |
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Betaworks Studio LLC | Venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed and early stage investments | United States | 2 |
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Bitcoin Capital | Cayman Islands | 2 | |
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GIC Private Ltd | Singapore sovereign wealth fund. | Singapore | 2 |
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Capability and Innovation Fund | United Kingdom | 2 | |
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Crossbar Capital | 2 | ||
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Connect Ventures | United Kingdom | 2 | |
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Hambro Perks Ltd | United Kingdom | 2 | |
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Streamlined Ventures | Seed stage investment firm. | United States | 2 |
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Alpana Ventures SA | Switzerland | 2 | |
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Square Peg Capital | Early stage venture capital firm. | 2 | |
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Digital Currency Group Inc | Investment company focused on bitcoin and blockchain tech businesses. | United States | 2 |
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Digital Space Ventures | United Kingdom | 2 | |
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General Atlantic LLC | Global growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for growth companies | United States | 2 |
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Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd | China-based insurance company | China | 2 |
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Seedcamp Investments LLP | Early stage mentoring and investment programme for European startups. | United Kingdom | 2 |
Acquirers
Top acquirers in the domain of payments
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Fidelity National Information Services Inc | Leading provider of bank, mortgage, and financial institution processing and outsourcing | United States | 2 |
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eBay Inc | American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website. | United States | 2 |
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Braintree Inc | United States | 1 | |
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Fireblocks LLC | Platform to store, transfer, and issue digital assets. | 1 | |
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PayPal Inc | Web-based payment services. | United States | 1 |
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BTC Africa SA | Blockchain payments platform for Africa. | Luxembourg | 1 |