Top Payments & Financial Infrastructure companies

Global financial technology company providing payment processing, core banking, and capital markets technology to 20,000+ financial institutions and businesses.

Payment Infrastructure · Post-IPO

Payment Infrastructure

Post-IPO

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HQ

Fortune 500 payments technology company providing merchant acquiring, processing, and software solutions globally, combined with Worldpay in 2026.

Payment Infrastructure · Post-IPO

Payment Infrastructure

Post-IPO

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HQ

Global digital wallet and payments platform with 400M+ active accounts; launched PYUSD stablecoin on Ethereum and Solana, becoming the first major US financial institution to issue a stablecoin.

Consumer Wallets · Acquired $1.5B

Consumer Wallets

Acquired

$1.5B

HQ

Largest US bank; operates Kinexys (formerly Onyx) for blockchain-based institutional settlement and launched JPM Coin, a deposit token for institutional clients on public blockchain infrastructure.

Programmable Settlement · Public

Programmable Settlement

Public

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HQ

Operator of the RTP network, the US real-time payment rail that enables instant settlement 24/7/365 across hundreds of US financial institutions.

Real-Time Payment Rails

Real-Time Payment Rails

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Global payment platform offering unified acquiring, processing, and gateway services for enterprise merchants including Meta, Uber, and Spotify.

Payment Infrastructure · IPO $1.1B

Payment Infrastructure

IPO

$1.1B

HQ

Operates Cash App, a consumer financial app with 50M+ monthly actives offering Bitcoin trading, direct deposit, and peer-to-peer payments, alongside Square for merchant payment acceptance.

Consumer Wallets · IPO $243M

Consumer Wallets

IPO

$243M

HQ

Modern card-issuing platform providing open-API infrastructure for businesses to issue, authorize, and manage card programs with real-time programmable controls.

Payment Infrastructure · IPO $1.2B

Payment Infrastructure

IPO

$1.2B

HQ

Global payment processing and financial infrastructure platform that acquired stablecoin orchestration company Bridge for $1.1B and now supports stablecoin payments for businesses.

Payment Infrastructure · Tender Offer

Payment Infrastructure

Tender Offer

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HQ

Global cross-border payments platform that bypasses SWIFT rails, processing £9B+ monthly for 11M+ customers with transparent FX and near-instant settlement.

Cross-Border Payments · IPO

Cross-Border Payments

IPO

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HQ

Global digital payment processor offering end-to-end acquiring and processing with direct connections to card networks, serving enterprise merchants in 150+ currencies.

Payment Infrastructure · Series D $1B

Payment Infrastructure

Series D

$1B

HQ

Largest US-regulated crypto exchange and on-ramp; launched Base, an Ethereum L2 that has become a major stablecoin settlement layer.

On-Off-Ramps · Post-IPO $1.1B

On-Off-Ramps

Post-IPO

$1.1B

HQ

Regulated blockchain infrastructure company that issues USDP, PAX Gold, and powers white-label stablecoins including PayPal's PYUSD.

Stablecoin Issuers · Series D $300M

Stablecoin Issuers

Series D

$300M

HQ

Digital asset infrastructure company providing cross-border payment solutions to financial institutions and issuer of RLUSD, an enterprise-grade USD stablecoin.

Cross-Border Payments · Growth $500M

Cross-Border Payments

Growth

$500M

HQ

Issues USD Coin (USDC) and Euro Coin (EURC), the world's second-largest regulated stablecoins, and operates a global payments network for on-chain settlement.

Stablecoin Issuers · IPO

Stablecoin Issuers

IPO

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HQ

Financial data network connecting 12,000+ financial institutions to apps like Venmo, SoFi, and Betterment via APIs that power account linking, transaction data, and income verification.

Payment Operations · Growth

Payment Operations

Growth

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HQ

Commission-free trading and financial services platform with 24M+ funded accounts, offering crypto trading, wallets, and a growing payments footprint.

Consumer Wallets · IPO $2.1B

Consumer Wallets

IPO

$2.1B

HQ

Decentralized protocol issuing USDS (formerly DAI), the longest-running crypto-collateralized stablecoin, following the Sky rebrand in 2024.

Non-profit organization maintaining the Stellar blockchain network, designed for low-cost cross-border payments and asset tokenization with a growing stablecoin ecosystem.

Programmable Settlement · Seed $3M

Programmable Settlement

Seed

$3M

HQ

Issues USDT, the world's largest stablecoin by market cap ($120B+), and has expanded into payments, energy, and communications infrastructure.

Global payments and financial platform for businesses offering multi-currency accounts, cross-border transfers, and card issuing with $1B+ annualized revenue.

Cross-Border Payments · Series G $330M

Cross-Border Payments

Series G

$330M

HQ