2017 #FINTECH 100 Leading Global Fintech Innovators

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2017 
FINTECH100
Leading Global  
Fintech Innovators
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Dear Reader,
KPMG and H2 Ventures are excited to present the fourth annual 'Fintech100' report which compiles a list of the year's best fintech 
innovators from around the world.
The Fintech100 represents the most innovative companies, creating products and services at the juncture of technology and financial 
services who are seeking to disrupt the existing processes and products that dominate the marketplace, with fintech companies from 29 
countries featuring in this year's 100. 
The Fintech100 is divided into two sub-lists: (1) the 'Top 50' established fintech firms around the globe, which are ranked based on 
innovation, capital raising activity, size and country; and (2) the 'Emerging 50' firms, which are newer companies that are at the forefront of 
innovative technologies and practices and often pursuing new business models.
We've selected the companies in the Fintech100 following extensive global research and analysis based on data relating to ten dimensions, 
including the core five factors noted below: 
1. Total capital raised 
2. Rate of capital raising 
3. Geographic diversity 
4. Sectorial diversity 
5. X-factor: degree of product, service and business model innovation (a subjective measure that is applied only with respect to companies 
appearing on the Emerging list) 
These selection criteria are the key metrics used to calculate the rankings of companies in the Fintech100 list because of the emphasis that 
venture capitalists place on the ability of firms to generate scale and a long term sustainable competitive advantage. 
The Fintech100 in 2017 includes: 
 
41 companies from the UK and EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), 
 
29 companies from the Americas (North and South America), and
 
30 companies from Asia (including Australia and New Zealand). 
China continues to dominate the fintech landscape, representing 5 of the Top 10 fintech companies in 2017. This follows the trend from 
previous years, as Chinese incumbents continue to scale with a heavy emphasis on payments and insurance.  EMEA dominates the 
Emerging 50, with 29 companies on that list.  From an APAC perspective, Australia's place in the global fintech landscape is also on the rise, 
with 10 companies in the List. 
The sectorial breakup of the Fintech100 is as follows: 
 
32 lending companies,
 
21 payments companies, 
 
15 transaction and capital markets 
 
12 insurance companies, 
 
7 wealth companies,
 
6 regtech & cyber security companies,
 
4 blockchain and digital currencies companies, and
 
3 data and analytics companies.
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Whilst lending and payments companies dominate the 2017 List, we also note the rise of data and analytics companies. Data and analytics is 
an important enabler of the financial services industry and innovation in this area is crucial for the industry to continue to serve the needs of 
customers and maintain relevance, in the face of growing competition from outside of the traditional industry boundaries.  To this end, banks 
and other financial institutions must optimise their 'data assets' and enhance their capabilities (both internally and through working with 
fintech companies) in order to defend their existing profit pools and position themselves to explore new market opportunities.
A new theme which emerged from analysis of the companies in the Fintech100 is open banking  designed to foster greater empowerment 
of customers (consumer and small business), transparency and levels of competition. Open banking is not just the future of financial 
services; it is the future of commerce itself as open 'banking' is just the start  as it progressively extends to other segments of the financial 
services industry and then beyond, including energy, telecommunications, etc.  Open data will be the catalyst for a new phase of enablement 
and disruption, leveraging technology and data to create new and improved products and services for customers.  Open banking regulation 
in the UK, Europe, the United States and Australia is the start of this change. This year's Fintech100 includes 15 companies that are seeking 
to be a part of this solution. Founders and CEOs must have the agility and flexibility to adopt a 'plug and play' structure in a race against time 
and competitors. 
The companies on the 2017 List have raised over US$28 billion in venture capital (including from strategic investors) and more than US$5.5 
billion of capital in the last 12 months.
We congratulate the Top 10 companies in the Fintech100 for 2017: 
1. 
Ant Financial is the world's largest third-party payments platform
2. ZhongAn uses big data to automate online property insurance
3. Qudian is an online electronics retailer offering monthly instalment re-payments
4. Oscar seeks to radically transform health insurance through technology
5. 
Avant is the fastest-growing marketplace lending platform for short-term consumer credit
6. Lufax online financial asset trading company and uses big data to analyse risk
7. 
Kreditech underwrite under-banked customers within seconds
8. Atom Bank is the UK's first purely digital retail bank
9. 
JD Finance uses its e-commerce expertise to provide finance across seven verticals including consumer finance, crowd-funding and 
payment services
10. Kabbage funds small businesses through its automated lending platform
You can read all about these companies, and many others, in the following pages. 
We encourage you to visit www.fintechinnovators.com to find out more. 
Yours Faithfully
Ben Heap
Founding Partner  
H2 Ventures
@ben_heap
@IP23E
Ian Pollari
Partner & Co-Lead, KPMG 
Global Fintech practice
KPMG
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China (9)
United Kingdom (8)
Japan (1)
Australia (10)
Finland (1)
France (5)
Poland (2)
Netherlands (2)
Sweden (3)
Belgium (1)
Italy (1)
Turkey (1)
New Zealand (3)
Brazil (2)
Canada (6)
India (4)
Israel (3)
Korea (1)
Taiwan (1)
Kenya (1)
Mexico (2)
United States (19)
Ireland (3)
Malta (1)
Around the world
Singapore (2)
Nigeria (2)
Germany (5)
Switzerland (1)
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The Fintech100 is a collaborative effort between H2 Ventures and KPMG and analyses the fintech space globally. The 
Fintech100 comprises of a 'Top 50' and an 'Emerging 50' and highlights those companies globally that are taking advantage of 
technology and driving disruption within the financial services industry. A judging panel comprised of senior partners from  
H2 Ventures, KPMG and Matchi was used to decide on the final composition of the Fintech100 list.
H2 Ventures
H2 Ventures is one of the emerging thought leaders in fintech venture capital investment around the world. Founded by 
brothers Ben and Toby Heap, and based in Sydney, Australia, it invests alongside entrepreneurs and other investors in early 
stage fintech ventures. H2 Ventures is the manager of the H2 Accelerator - Australia's leading fintech, data and artificial 
intelligence accelerator.
Twitter @H2_Ventures LinkedIn H2 Ventures Facebook H2 Ventures
KPMG Global Fintech
The financial services industry is transforming with the emergence of innovative, new products, channels and business 
models. This wave of disruption is primarily driven by evolving customer expectations, digitalisation, as well as continued 
regulatory and cost pressures. KPMG is passionate about supporting our clients to successfully navigate this change, 
mitigating the threats and capitalising on the opportunities.  KPMG's Global Fintech practice comprises of partners and staff 
in over 35 fintech hubs around the world, working closely with financial institutions and fintech companies, to help them 
understand the signals of change, identify the growth opportunities and to develop and execute on their strategic plans. 
Twitter @KPMG LinkedIn KPMG 
About the list
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Payments (21)
Data and Analytics 
(3)
Blockchain and Digital 
Currencies (4)
Insurance (12)
Lending (32)
Wealth (7)
Regtech and Cyber 
Security (6)
Transaction and 
Capital Markets (15)
 Sectorial breakup 
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China, China, China 
First, second and third place, on this year's Fintech100, are occupied by Chinese fintech 
firms. These firms are continuing a trend that is several years in the making and highlights the 
extraordinary rise of the fintech industry in China.
02  Aggregate capital raisings
The 'Top 50' companies have raised US$4.8B in the last year alone and over US$27B in aggregate 
capital over their lifetimes. Within the 'Emerging 50', over US$600M has being raised in the last 
year and just over US$1B has been raised in total (since founding).
03 Major funding rounds and increasing interest from notable investors
Twelve companies on the Fintech100 have raised over US$100M, notably ZhongAn's USD1.5B 
raise in conjunction with its recent IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Venture investors in 
Fintech companies include; Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Founders Fund and Y Combinator, 
together with strategic investors such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, MasterCard and 
American Express.
04 Geographic diversification as an ongoing theme 
The Fintech100 includes a broad range of fintech companies from 29 different countries, with 
companies from Korea, Mexico and Poland included for the first time. It is noteworthy that 19 
countries are represented in the Top 50. It is clear that no one nation or region 'owns' fintech 
innovation  fintech is a global phenomenon.
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The UK & EMEA dominate the Emerging 50 
26 companies from the UK & EMEA are listed in the 'Emerging 50', compared to 10 in the 
Americas, and 14 in Asia (including Australia and New Zealand).
Key Highlights
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Asia Pacific on the rise 
30 companies from the region feature on the list, many of these in the 'Emerging 50', including 
10 companies from Australia. This evidences a regional focus on the fintech sector and it reflects 
the explosion of fintech startups across the region.
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Lending and payments hold the fort 
The number of lending and payments related businesses continues to stand out in this year's 
Fintech100, with 32 and 21 companies respectively. Disruption in the lending space continues to be 
a focus given the size and profitability of the segment and is expected to drive further innovation.
08 Data is the core of fintech business models 
Data is the lifeblood of any financial institution; and will be a critical foundation for the successful 
adoption of any advanced analytics and artificial intelligence.  The vast majority of companies in 
the Fintech100 are using data, analytics and artificial intelligence to fuel their business models.
09 Disruptors continue to stand out in the market 
Disruptive fintech continue to dominate the Top 50, which are those companies that are radically 
changing their industry paradigm for all players and competing directly with financial institutions. 
However, the importance of 'enablers' (companies developing B2B solutions and working with 
financial institutions) has remained steady. This year's Fintech100 features 27 that are 'enablers' 
 working across banking, insurance and wealth management. 
10 Open banking around the world 
Some of the most exciting enablers are working with the largest banks and financial services firms 
in the world. Increasingly, these companies are adopting 'plug-and-play' models. Open banking 
regulation in the UK, Europe, the United States and Australia has been a major catalyst for this 
change. This year's Fintech100 includes 15 companies seeking to be a part of this solution.  
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Leading 50
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#01 Ant Financial
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#02 ZhongAn
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#03 Qudian (Qufenqi)
12
#04 Oscar
13
#05 Avant
14
#06 Lufax
15
#07 Kreditech
16
#08 Atom Bank
17
#09 JD Finance
18
#10 Kabbage
19
#11 SoFi
20
#12 Nubank
21
#13 Funding Circle
22
#14 Klarna
23
#15 Square
24
#16 Xero
25
#17 Stripe
26
#18 SecureKey Technologies
27
#19 solarisBank
28
#20 Adyen
29
#21 Affirm
30
#22 Revolut
31
#23 Clover Health
32
#24 Prospa
33
#25 OurCrowd
34
#26
iZettle
35
#27 51Xinyongka (u51.com)
36
#28 OnDeck
37
#29 WealthSimple
38
#30 Circle
39
#31 Dianrong
40
#32 Spotcap
41
#33 Lendingkart
42
#34 Xapo
43
#35 Viva Republica
44
#36 WeLab
45
#37 zipMoney
46
#38 Rong360
47
#39 Future Finance
48
#40 Coinbase
49
#41 League
50
#42 Pushpay
51
#43 VertaaEnsin (Compare 
EuropeGroup)
52
#44 AfterPay Touch
53
#45 Lendix
54
#46 Lending Club
55
#47 Kueski
56
#48 GuiaBolso
57
#49
iwoca
58
#50 Robinhood
59
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Emerging 50
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 AdviceRobo
60
 AimBrain
61
 Airwallex
62
 Alan
63
 AutoGravity
64
 Banqer
65
 Borrowell
66
 Bud
67
 Capital Float
68
 Cherri Tech, Inc.
69
 Clark Germany GmbH
70
 CoverGenius
71
 CoverWallet
72
 Creamfinance
73
 Cuvva
74
 Flutterwave Inc
75
 GrassRoots Bima
76
 Hyper Anna
77

IbanFirst
78

iyzico
79
 Kensho
80
 KredX
81
 Lendify
82
 Leveris
83
 Lydia
84
 Macrovue
85
 MoneyMe Financial Group
86
 Moneytree
87
 Neo Growth
88
 Neyber
89
 PayFit
90
 Plynk
91
 Pockit
92
 Qonto
93
 Raisin
94
 Riby
95
 Satispay
96
 Sensibill
97
 Sherpa
98
 Silent8
99
 SoCash
100
 Stash
101
 ThetaRay
102
 Tic:Toc
103
 Token
104
 Trusona Inc.
105
 Valiant
106
 VATBox
107
 Wave
108
 Zaveapp
109
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  Companies to watch in the coming years 
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Ant Financial
Company Description
Ant Financial is recognised as a global leader in third-
party payments, beginning its domination of the 
payments world as 'Alipay'. Its focus is on using an open 
source ecosystem to provide financial services to small 
enterprises and individuals. Currently, it is responsible 
for a payments empire and runs businesses including 
Alipay, Ant Fortune, Zhima Credit, MYbank and Ant 
Financial Cloud. Its operations cover payment, wealth 
management, independent credit scoring and reporting, 
private banking and cloud computing services.
Notable Investors
Alibaba, China Investment Corp (CIC), CCB Trust, China 
Life, China Post Group, China Development Bank Capital, 
Primavera Capital Group, National Social Security Fund 
(NSSF)
"Governments, international institutions and private companies shall look for a common solution to 
advance technology innovations for digital inclusive finance." - Lucy Peng
Tagline 
Bring small and beautiful 
changes to the world
Located  
China
Year Founded  
2004
Key People  
Lucy Peng (CEO/Executive 
Chair)
Website  
www.antgroup.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
01
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
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Company Description
ZhongAn is an online property insurance play, specialising 
in the use of big data to automate underwriting and 
claims processes, design and tailor products, and create 
precision marketing campaigns and risk management 
strategies. The company is a joint venture between 
Alibaba Group Holding, Tencent Holdings and Ping An 
Insurance, and was the first company in China to receive 
an internet insurance license. It caters to a broad target 
market, across all economic groups.
Notable Investors
Ant Financial, Tencent Holding, Ping An Insurance Group 
Co., SoftBank Group, CDH Investments, Morgan Stanley, 
CICC, SAIF Partners
"Today, technology and the internet are changing the world in a profound way As the first fintech company 
to list in Hong Kong, ZhongAn will give more confidence to other players in this ecology." - Chen Jin
Tagline 
Tailored Insurance
Located  
China
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Chen Jin (CEO), Xu Wei 
(COO), Jiang Xing (CTO)
Website  
www.zhongan.com
Category  
Insurance
Ownership  
Public
Rank Last Year  
05
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
02
ZhongAn
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03
Qudian (Qufenqi)
Company Description
Qufenqi offers smartphones, laptops and other 
consumer electronics devices to students and 
professionals in China on monthly instalment plans. 
Customers can flexibly chose from a range of down 
payment options and time periods. Qufenqi targets 
students and young professionals.
Notable Investors
Ant Financial, BRV Aster and Lotus, Beijing Kunlun 
Technology Company, Beijing Phoenix Wealth Holdings, 
Golden Summit, Hangzhou Liaison Interactive 
Information Technology, Source Code Capital 
"We are Number 1 of virtual credit card account[s] in China." - Luo Min
Tagline 
Zero down payment 
installments
Located  
China
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Luo Min (CEO/Founder),  
Carl Yeung (CFO)
Website  
www.qufenqi.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
02
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
1515
04
Oscar
Company Description
Oscar is the brainchild of US technology and healthcare 
experts, seeking to transform the current state of the US 
healthcare system. The product uses big data to reinvent 
health care management and claims processing in an 
effort to increase transparency and reduce the cost of 
healthcare. The team behind Oscar emphasise simple, 
smart and friendly healthcare as their product mission.
Notable Investors
Thrive Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Khosla 
Ventures, CapitalG, and Fidelity Investments, Founders 
Fund  Formation 8, Horizons Ventures, Wellington 
Management Company, Goldman Sachs, Google 
Ventures and Google Capital
"I think we have an obligation to make sure people are covered against healthcare costs. A third of all 
personal bankruptcies until about 2014 or so were related to health insurance. The uninsured rates were 
shaved off by a couple of points when we came in." -  Mario Schlosser
Tagline 
Simple health insurance, 
smart health care.
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Mario Schlosser (CEO/Co-
Founder),  Joshua Kushner 
(Co-Founder), Kevin Nazemi 
(Co-Founder)
Website  
www.hioscar.com
Category  
Insurance
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
03
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
16
05
Avant
Company Description
Avant uses big data and machine-learning algorithms 
to offer highly customised, streamlined credit. It is one 
of the fastest-growing lending marketplaces and is 
seeking to lowering the barriers to borrowing for everyday 
consumers across a range of market segments.
Notable Investors
August Capital, Tiger Global, Victory Park Capital, General 
Atlantic, KKR & Co, Jefferies
"What does Avant want to do? It wants to lower the costs and barriers for borrowing. And we're focused 
on consumers specifically, but over time, we really want to focus broader than that." - Al Goldstein
Tagline 
Personal Loans | Online Loans
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Al Goldstein (CEO/Co-
Founder), John Sun (CCO/
Co-Founder), Paul Zhang 
(CTO/Co-Founder) 
Website  
www.avant.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
08
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
1717
06
Lufax
Company Description
"Lufax" (Shanghai Lujiazui International Financial Asset 
Exchange) is China's largest internet finance company, 
and is one of the world's leading online marketplaces for 
the trading of financial assets. Its key play is in the use of 
big data and IT technologies to formulate advanced risk 
assessment models and implement risk control systems.
Notable Investors
CICC, CDH Investments, COFCO, Guotai Junan 
Securities, China Minsheng Bank, BlackPine Private Equity 
Partners
"If you look at the US today, about 20%of the money is invested outside [of the country]. 25 years ago, 
it was 5%. China today may be 3-5%, but in the next five to 10 years, it could become 20% and that will 
become a huge opportunity... We want to be in the position to serve that demand." - Gregory Gibb
Tagline 
Wealth management 
platform, investment and 
financing
Located  
China
Year Founded  
2011
Key People  
Gregory Gibb (CEO/
Chairman)
James Zheng (CFO)
Website  
www.lu.com
Category  
Capital Markets
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
04
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
18
07
Kreditech
Company Description
Delivering a broad scope of financial services with 
a focus on serving global consumers, Kreditech is a 
leading technology company. The business adopts big 
data, proprietary algorithms and automated workflows 
to acquire, identify and assist customers within short 
time frames. Self-learning algorithms support the 
sophistication of technology to provide optimal customer 
service, minimise cost, improve accuracy and take on 
new customer data for continuous improvements.
Notable Investors
PayU, Rakuten, International Finance Corporation, J.C. 
Flowers & Co., Victoria Park Capital, Vrde Partners, 
Kreos Capital, Global Founders Capital, Blumberg Capital
"We are a German technology company which, through its products in different markets  mainly 
emerging markets  offers lending to private customers"  -  Alexander Graubner-Mller 
Tagline 
Banking. Redefined. Digital
Located  
Germany
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Alexander Graubner-Mller 
(CEO/Co-Founder), Sebastian 
Diemer (Co-Founder), Rene 
Griemens (CFO/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.kreditech.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
07
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
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08
Atom Bank
Company Description
Atom Bank offers a new experience on the app platform as a 
digital banking system. The Prudential Regulation Authority 
has authorised the Bank in conjunction with the Financial 
Conduct Authority regulation. Based in the UK, without any 
physical branches, users can conduct their banking services 
via their phone on a 24/7 basis.
Notable Investors
BBVA, Woodford Investment Management and 
Toscafund Asset Management
"Old legacy processes that are institutionalised at the traditional banks simply don't exist at Atom 
because we've built this bank from scratch,we can offer mortgages that are great value, and a service 
that is fast, informative and transparent." - Mark Mullen
Tagline 
The future of banking, 
available today
Located  
United Kingdom
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Anthony Thomson (Founder/
Chairman), Mark Mullen (CEO)
Website  
www.atombank.co.uk
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
06
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
20
09
JD Finance
Company Description
JD Finance aims to improve the efficiency of the 
financial services sector by moderating and managing 
risks, operating seven key business drivers: Supply 
chain finance, consumer finance, crowd-funding, 
wealth management, payment services, insurance, 
and securities services. Its services include JingBaobei 
(microloan platform), Baitiao (crowd funding platform), 
Jintiao and Xiaobai (wealth management services). The 
company's target customers include enterprises and 
consumers.
Notable Investors
Microseer, Huifenqi, Omni Prime Inc., Meili Jinrong
Tagline 
JD Finance Group
Located  
China
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Richard Liu (CEO/Chairman)
Website  
www.jd.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
10
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"As CEO, who says that the customer always comes first, you yourself have to be the most loyal customer, 
and you should experience the service of your own company all the time." - Richard Liu
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Kabbage
Company Description
Kabbage is a US based technology company that 
provides a means for small businesses to find capital. 
Online funding solutions are delivered in a flexible and 
timely manner based on data reviews, which enable a 
deeper understanding of business performance and 
operations.
Notable Investors
SoftBank, Recruit Strategic Partners, BlueRun Ventures, 
Santander InnoVentures, Thomvest Ventures, UPS 
Strategic Enterprises, ING Group, Yuan Capital, 
Reverence Capital Partners, Scotiabank
"Since we began providing funding in 2011, we've extended nearly $3 billion to 100,000 small businesses 
across the U.S. To date, our customers have connected more than 1.4 million data sources to the 
Kabbage Platform to receive an automated decision and rapid access to capital." - Kathryn Petralia
Tagline 
Fund your Business. Today!
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2008
Key People  
Rob Frohwein (CEO/Co-
Founder), Marc Gorlin (Co-
Founder) Kathryn Petralia 
(COO/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.kabbage.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
17
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
22
11
SoFi
Company Description
SoFi assists consumers, such as early stage 
professionals, with their financing options across a 
range of lending options and structures: student loan 
refinancing, mortgages, and personal loans. SoFi's 
unconventional approach with underwriting considers 
account merit, employment records and a series of other 
key factors, creating a more holistic way of serving their 
customers. Individual and institutional investors are also 
able to positively impact social groups and the broader 
community while also gaining attractive rates of return.
Notable Investors
RPM Ventures, RSC Capital, SoftBank, Third Point 
Ventures, Silver Lake Partners, DCM Ventures, Wellington 
Management, SoftBank, Renren Inc.
Tagline 
Great Rates. Great Benefits
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2011
Key People  
Tom Hutton (Interim CEO/
Executive Chairman), Steven 
Freiberg (Vice Chairman/ 
Interim CFO)
Website  
www.sofi.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
09
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"SoFi's platform - equal parts technology, community, and exceptional customer experience - is rapidly 
transforming personal finance." - Mike Bingle, Board Member
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Nubank
Company Description
Nubank adopts a mobile phone application that controls 
its own platinum Mastercard credit card, providing a 
seamless and simple spending experience. With 100% 
digital channels and reduced paperwork frictions, Nubank 
does not charge fees for its card usage and can be used 
in more than 30 million channels across the world.
Notable Investors
Fortress Investments, Goldman Sachs, Redpoint, 
Founders Fund, QED Investors, Sequoia Capital, Tiger 
Global Management, DST Global
Tagline 
Unlike anything you have ever 
seen 
Located  
Brazil
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
David Vlez (CEO/Founder)
Website  
www.nubank.com.br
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
16
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"There is a fear about entering the financial services market in a country like Brazil, which has a lot of 
complicated regulations. That presents an opportunity for Nubank to come in and make a mark." 
- David Velez
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Funding Circle
Company Description
Funding Circle is the world's leading direct lending 
platform for small business finance. Set up in 2010, 
investors have lent 4 billion to nearly 40,000 businesses 
across the UK, US and Germany and the Netherlands. 
Funding Circle loans are funded by a diverse array of 
investors including over 74,000 individuals, local and 
national government and financial institutions such as 
pension and insurance funds. 
Notable Investors
DST Global, Rocket Internet, Union Square Ventures, 
Sands Capital Ventures, Accel Partners, Temasek Holdings, 
Index Ventures, Baillie Gifford, British Business Bank
"Learnings that we get in one market on marketing or risk, we can very quickly translate into other 
markets. And it creates a really big, attractive proposition for say large insurance companies who don't 
necessarily want to go to lots and lots of platforms and lend through them." - Samir Desai
Tagline 
Business Financing
Located  
United Kingdom
Year Founded  
2010
Key People  
Samir Desai (CEO/Co-
Founder), Andrew Mullinger 
(Co-Founder), James 
Meeking (MD/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.fundingcircle.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
12
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
2525
14
Klarna
Company Description
Klarna is a leading European provider of e-commerce 
payment option which distinguishes payers from 
buyers. This allows buyers to pay for pre-ordered items 
upon or post receipt which can create a safer after-
delivery payment solution. Klara is particularly effective 
in absorbing all credit and fraud risk for online stores, 
guaranteeing sellers that they will safely receive their 
transaction funds. Klarna's ultimate vision is to facilitate 
a smooth, trustworthy and frictionless experience of 
selling and purchasing around the world.
Notable Investors
Permira, Visa, Anders Holch Povlsen, Creandum, Fabrice 
Grinda, FJ Labs, Wellcome Trust, Northzone, Wellington 
Management, Reimann Investors
Tagline 
Simplifying Buying
Located  
Sweden
Year Founded  
2005
Key People  
Sebastian Siemiatkowski 
(CEO/Co-Founder), Victor 
Jacobsson (Co-Founder), 
Niklas Adalberth (Co-
Founder)
Website  
www.klarna.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
11
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"Klarna has played a role in disrupting payments services for the better and now as a consumer-oriented, 
product driven and technology intensive bank, we have the tools to drive change in retail banking. " - 
Sebastian Siemiatkowski
26
15
Square
Company Description
Square supports businesses from a register in one's 
pocket to reports on their laptop. The technology 
integrates a full point of sale alongside tools for every 
component of operating a business such as inventory 
management and financing options. Two products 
include Square Cash, which enables easy money 
transactions, and Square Order, a means of pre-ordering 
and picking up food and drinks.
Notable Investors
GGV Capital, GIC, Access Technology Ventures, Sapphire 
Ventures, Sozo Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Silicon Valley 
Bank, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Investment Bank
"It's (profitability) always something we are driving towards but we want to make sure that we have a good 
balance between driving profit and investing in the company. " - Jack Dorsey
Tagline 
Card payments made simple.
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2009
Key People  
Jack Dorsey (CEO/Chairman/
Co-Founder)
Website  
www.squareup.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Public
Rank Last Year  
13
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
2727
16
Xero
Company Description
Xero is a cloud-based accounting software business 
that enables small businesses to adopt an easy-to-use 
platform. The software enables people to connect with 
each other on any device, at any location, at any time, with 
any numbers and figures. Xero builds a trusted network 
of accountants and bookkeepers and strengthens 
their relationships through online collaboration. Small 
businesses can access a full accrual accounting system 
with a cashbook, automated daily bank feeds, invoicing, 
debtors, creditors, sales tax and reporting.
Notable Investors
TCV, Accel Partners, Matrix Capital Management, Valar 
Ventures, Craig Winkler, Sam Morgan
Tagline 
Beautiful accounting software
Located  
New Zealand
Year Founded  
2006
Key People  
Rod Drury (CEO)
Website  
www.xero.com
Category  
Accounting
Ownership  
Public
Rank Last Year  
14
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We are going to do everything we can to reduce low value accounting work to free up time for people to 
drive growth strategies for their business customers. And we are unapologetic about that." - Rod Drury
28
17
Stripe
Company Description
Stripe offers a means of accepting payments online and 
in mobile apps, utilising bank accounts from local and 
international cards. It adopts a friendly approach and 
processes billions of dollars per annum, serving thousands 
of companies across a broad range of sizes. Stripe focuses 
on assisting developers, makers and creators. By facilitating 
frictionless transactions, Stripe addresses a problem 
rooted in code and design, not finance. The Application 
Programming Interface is solid, clean and enables users to 
focus on building great products.
Notable Investors
CapitalG, General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Square Peg 
Capital, Kleiner Perkins Capital, Playfair Capital, Paua 
Ventures, Visa, American Express, Founders Fund, Peter 
Thiel, Chris Dixon, Elad Gil, Elon Musk, Y Combinator, SV Angel
"It's really easy for technology companies once they've reached a modicum of success to feel very 
satisfied and rest on their laurels. You have to continue to earn that success year after year after year." - 
John Collison
Tagline 
The new standard in online 
payments
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
John Collison (Co-Founder), 
Patrick Collison (Co-Founder)
Website  
www.stripe.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
21
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
2929
18
SecureKey Technologies
Company Description
Headquartered in Toronto, SecureKey simplifies consumer 
access to and use of online services and applications. 
The SecureKey Concierge Service is a sophisticated, 
privacy-enhanced network for connecting people to 
online services using an established, trustworthy digital 
credential with recognised means of identity confirmation 
and authentication.
Notable Investors
Intel Capital, Rogers Ventures, TELUS Ventures, Discover 
Financial Services, MasterCard, Visa, BlueSky Capital, RBC 
Venture Partners, CIBC Capital Partners, BMO Capital 
Markets Corp., TD Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, Desjardins 
Venture Capital
Tagline 
Building trusted identity 
networks
Located  
Canada
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Greg Wolfond (Founder/
Chairman)
Website  
www.securekey.com
Category  
Regtech
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
42
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We know in identity and attribute sharing it has to be that simple to use, but if we can make it that simple 
and hew to privacy  and higher in security, then it's going to be the envy of the world." - Greg Wolfond
30
19
solarisBank
Company Description
solarisBank operates as an API-accessible banking 
business, under a German banking license to address 
the needs of the digital economy. The Platform creates 
customised solutions to assist and empower startups, 
fintechs and established digital companies to solve their 
financial needs. Supporting the growth of the digital 
economy is a key component of solarisBank's vision.
Notable Investors
Arvato Financial Solutions, SBI Holdings, UniCredit Group, 
yabeo capital, FinLeap
"Only if you grow quickly and across borders will you be able to make it in this business. As a first mover, we 
have an advantage." - Dr. Roland Folz
Tagline 
Empowering Finance Pioneers
Located  
Germany
Year Founded  
2016
Key People  
Dr. Roland Folz (CEO), 
Andreas Bittner (Co-
Founder), Marko Wenthin 
(Co-Founder)
Website  
www.solarisbank.de
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
Emerging company
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
3131
20
Adyen
Company Description
Adyen is an innovative player in the payments industry 
which provides advanced solutions to over 3,500 
customers. The platform enables streamlined global 
payment transactions, improves customer experience, 
improves processes and ultimately enhances business 
performance. Mobile and Point-of-Sale avenues are 
available with over 187 transaction currencies and 250 
payment methods.
Notable Investors
ICONIQ Capital, Index Ventures, Felicis Ventures, 
Temasek Holdings, General Atlantic
Tagline 
Wherever people pay
Located  
Netherlands
Year Founded  
2006
Key People  
Pieter van der Does (CEO/
Co-Founder), Arnout Schuijff 
(CTO/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.adyen.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
15
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"Adyen is a single solution  and we build everything in-house, with one platform that works end-to-end, 
so that no transactional data is lost." - Pieter van der Does
32
21
Affirm
Company Description
Affirm is recreating core components of financial 
infrastructure in a creative and bottom-up way. The 
aim is to improve the lives of everyday consumers with 
a more affordable and transparent means of accessing 
financial products. Instalment loans are available to 
consumers at the point of sale, creating greater flexibility 
around payments and timings. Pricing is also dynamic and 
adaptable based on risks in real life.
Notable Investors
Lightspeed Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Jefferies, 
Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Founders Fund, 
Morgan Stanley
"Our mission is to fix the inherently broken model. The future of credit is not a traditional card, it's a 
modern app that puts consumers in control, helping them use credit simply and deliberately while giving 
them more confidence over their financial lives." - Max Levchin
Tagline 
Pay over time, on your terms
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Max Levchin (CEO)
Website  
www.affirm.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
19
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
3333
22
Revolut
Company Description
Revolut offers a global money app that operates at 0% 
commission with the best exchange rates, encouraging 
user expenditure around the globe. Launched in 2015 
to enhance fairness and financial liberty, Revolut also 
emphasises the need to provide a great user experience. 
The app had 47,000 active users within 3 months and an 
average of $1.3m transactions per day.
Notable Investors
Seedcamp, Venrex Investments, Index Ventures, 
Mastercard Start Path, Point Nine Capital
Tagline 
Your digital banking alternative
Located  
United Kingdom
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Nikolay Storonsky (CEO/
Founder)
Website  
www.revolut.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
New to the list
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We'd rather try then fail rather than wait, analyse, think, then don't do anything. There is a good phrase: 
paralysis through analysis. We are not these type of people." - Nikolay Storonsky
34
23
Clover Health
Company Description
Clover Health has become a key player in the health 
insurance space, taking on preventative care and data 
analysis to assist the elderly and their families. The 
business offers a more affordable option to customers 
with a greater value proposition.
Notable Investors
Brainchild Holdings, Grape Arbour VC, Athyriu 
Capital Management LP, First Round Capital, Wildcat 
Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Arena Ventures, 
Summit Action, Social Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, 
FLOODGATE, Greenoaks Capital, Casdin Capital, 
Refactor Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Expanding 
Capital, GV, Coalescence Partners
"We have people calling us up wanting to give us the results of their MRI scansPeople want to share their 
data because they know it can help." - Vivek Garipalli
Tagline 
Medicare done differently
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Vivek Garipalli (Co-Founder), 
Kris Gale (Co-Founder)
Website  
www.cloverhealth.com
Category  
Insurance
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
New to the list
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
3535
24
Prospa
Company Description
Prospa is an Australian leader in online lending, offering 
unsecured business loans and finance for small 
businesses. Most loans can be approved in one hour, and 
funding within one business day. The increased speed 
and efficiency is supported by smart technology and 
a clean online application process. By addressing the 
timeliness issues in a flexible way, working capital needs 
can be addressed and users can concentrate on their 
businesses.
Notable Investors
The Carlyle Group, AirTree Ventures, Ironbridge Capital, 
Square Peg Capital, Entre Capital
Tagline 
Business loans made easy
Located  
Australia
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Beau Bertoli (CEO/Founder), 
Greg Moshal (CEO/Founder)
Website  
www.prospa.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
31
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We would like our product to be available in any ecosystem where small business customers are 
operating, and we want to make financial support available to them when they decide to grow and 
innovate their businesses." - Beau Bertoli
36
25
OurCrowd
Company Description
OurCrowd provides an equity crowdfunding platform 
for accredited investors to access and invest in Israeli 
companies as well as other businesses from around the 
world. The management team has a rich background in 
investment, led by the serial entrepreneur Jon Medved. 
OurCrowd identifies opportunities, invests its own capital 
and creates a bridge between startups to an accredited 
pool of 20,000 international and domestic investors. 
Post-investment support (such as fostering mentor 
relationships with industry experts and implementing 
board seats) is also provided to portfolio companies.
Notable Investors
United Overseas Bank in Singapore, Shanghai 
Commercial Savings Bank in Taiwan, Citic Pacific in Hong 
Kong, Singapore's Sassoon Investment Corporation, and 
Monash Private Capital
"We're a next generation crowd-funding or investing platform. We're trying to allow people to access 
innovation easily. Innovation is important to everybody." - Jon Medved
Tagline 
A better way to invest in Israeli 
startups
Located  
Israel
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
John Medved (CEO/Co-
Founder), Steven Blumgart 
(Chairman/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.ourcrowd.com
Category  
Crowd Funding
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
18
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
3737
26
iZettle
Company Description
iZettle allows credit card users to access a mobile 
payment solution via their smartphone or tablet at 
a more cost efficient level. iZettle includes business 
analytics and insights and a mobile card reader, assisting 
merchants in managing and improving their businesses. 
Notable Investors
Index Ventures, SEB Private Equity, Mastercard, 
Santander InnoVentures, Intel Capital, Zouk Capital LLP, 
Hasso Plattner Ventures, American Express Ventures, 
European Investment Bank
Tagline 
Accept credit card payments 
with your iPhone, iPad or 
Android
Located  
Sweden
Year Founded  
2010
Key People  
Jacob De Geer (CEO/
Founder), Magnus Nilsson 
(COO/Founder)
Website  
www.izettle.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
35
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We're proud to receive this stamp of approval from the EIB. It's the type of offer you can't refuse and it 
will allow us to further accelerate our growth and continue to level the playing field for small businesses, 
giving them access to tools to take on the big corporations." - Jacob de Geer
38
27
51Xinyongka (u51.com)
Company Description
U51.com assists users to better manage their credit 
card bills via a mobile application. It also provides wealth 
management products, online loan applications and 
other personal credit-based services in a holistic manner 
to better serve their customer base.
Notable Investors
Meridian Capital China, GGV Capital, JD.com, Shunwei 
Capital, Xinhu Zhongbao, Tiantu Capital, Yintai Group, 
Harvest Capital
"U51.com has more than 70 million users and 30 million monthly active credit card bills." - Sun Haitao
Tagline 
51.com is a platform focused 
on providing social network 
application services.
Located  
China
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Sun Haitao (CEO/Founder)
Website  
www.u51.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
New to the list
Staff
Unknown 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
3939
28
OnDeck
Company Description
OnDeck creates a simpler, faster and more efficient 
borrowing process for small businesses in Australia, the 
US and Canada. OnDeck facilitates connections between 
capital and businesses across the main streets  such 
as restaurants, retailers and other service providers. 
Data aggregation and electronic payment technology 
are adopted to break down the financial health of small 
businesses and create opportunities for them to access 
the required capital. 
Notable Investors
Khosla Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Fortress 
Investment Group, Goldman Sachs, IVP, Peter Thiel, GV, 
Industry Ventures, Deutsche Bank, Foundation Capital, 
Tiger Global Management, Credit Suisse
Tagline 
Small business loans and 
financing
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2007
Key People  
Noah Breslow (CEO)
Website  
www.ondeck.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Public
Rank Last Year  
30
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We will empower small businesses in the next decade to achieve their goals with the fastest and most 
flexible credit solutions in the market." - Noah Breslow
40
29
WealthSimple
Company Description
Wealthsimple is a rapidly growing online investment 
manager that allows investing in a simple, cost effective 
and accessible manner. Personalized portfolios of 
diversified, low-fee, ETFs are created for each client, 
and automation technologies are utilised to manage and 
maintain them.  Wealthsimple also offers an on-demand 
advice and help channel via phone, email or text under 
their 'Wealth Concierge' brand. 
Notable Investors
Christian Lassonde, Joe Canavan, Impression Ventures, 
Roger Martin, David Ossip, Power Financial Corporation
"It used to be that unless you had a lot of money, you couldn't get access to really great financial tools and 
advice. So that meant lots of people - and younger folks in particular, weren't being served by the financial 
services industry. We are making great investment advice accessible to everyone." - Michael Katchen
Tagline 
Invest in Future You
Located  
Canada
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Michael Katchen (CEO/
Founder)
Website  
www.wealthsimple.com
Category  
Wealth
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
Emerging company
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
4141
30
Circle
Company Description
Circle provides an application for users to take up 
payment tools for Bitcoin and other digital currency 
services. Circle is working to revolutionise consumer 
finance for users (e.g. businesses and charities) by 
deploying simple, free technology for storing and using 
money. Through Circle's mobile apps, people across the 
globe are able to transfer money, with greater easy and 
security as well as zero fees. Users benefit from ease-of-
use in online and in-person payments, and more efficient 
and timely global digital money transfers.
Notable Investors
General Catalyst, Baidu, Pantera Capital, Oak Investment 
Partners, Goldman Sachs, BoomStartup, Accel Partners
Tagline 
Pay friends (and get paid) with 
an email or text. Free!
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Jeremy Allaire (CEO/Founder/
Chairman), Sean Neville 
(President of Product and 
Operations/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.circle.com
Category  
Digital Currencies
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
20
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"When's the last time you sent a 'cross-border email'? The idea of cross-border payments is going to 
completely go away. ... Our vision is for there to be no distinction between international and domestic 
payments." - Jeremy Allaire
42
31
Dianrong
Company Description
Dianrong designs and customizes lending products and 
services with their sophisticated infrastructure, factoring 
in industry-specific data and insights. Online risk-
management and operation tools are key components 
of the product and service offerings. These offerings 
include loan originations, investment products, and 
marketplace lending solutions. Dianrong has 28 offices 
across China and originates US$500 million in monthly 
assets for 4 million retail lenders. 
Notable Investors
Tiger Global Management, Standard Chartered Bank, GIC
"The people who join us from the banks do so once they get to know how the banking sector really works. 
Then they start to lose hope that they'll ever get to change things at a bank  so their only hope is to join 
us. But if you want a stable life in China, go ahead and join a bank." - Kevin Guo
Tagline 
The New Finance. For 
borrowers. For lenders. For 
you.
Located  
China
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Yuhang (Kevin) Guo (CEO/
Founder), Soul Htite (CEO/
Founder)
Website  
www.dianrong.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
New to the list
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
4343
32
Spotcap
Company Description
Headquartered in Berlin with operations in Spain, the 
Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Australia and New 
Zealand, Spotcap is a multinational online lender that 
offers innovative solutions for small and medium-sized 
businesses. Small business loans with values from $10,000 
to $250,000 can be taken up, enabling small business owners 
to expand and develop their business quickly and flexibly. A 
sophisticated and dynamic decision process is a key value 
proposition for Spotcap.
Notable Investors
Heartland Bank, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, Access Industries, 
Rocket Internet, Kreos Capital, Finstar Financial Group
Tagline 
Financing business 
opportunities
Located  
Germany
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Jens Woloszczak (CEO/Co-
Founder)
Website  
www.spotcap.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
29
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"Technological progress will continue to transform the financial sector. I'm certain that collaboration 
between fintech companies and traditional financial institutions will give this transformation an additional 
boost and be mutually beneficial for both parties." - Jens Woloszczak
44
33
Lendingkart
Company Description
Lendingkart Group serves entrepreneurs by allowing 
them to easily access working capital finance options, 
eliminating or reducing their concerns or worries about 
cash flow gaps. Big data analysis and technology tools 
create a more efficient and effective way of evaluating 
one's credit worthiness, subsequently offering other 
related services. A potential client can have their credit 
risk profile evaluated and assessed, from their existing 
cash flows and business growth. Thereafter, a short term 
revolving credit line can be arranged as working capital. 
Notable Investors
Shailesh Mehta, Mayfield Fund, Saama Capital, Ashvin 
Chadha, Bertelsmann India Investments, Darrin Capital 
Management, India Quotient, Anicut Capital, Yes Bank, 
Sistema Asia Fund
"Technology has been the back bone of all we do at Lendingkart Group as we constantly innovate towards 
a more seamless and automated loan disbursal process." - Harshvardhan Lunia
Tagline 
Think Cash, Think  
Lendingkart Group!
Located  
India
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Harshvardhan Lunia (CEO/
Co-Founder), Mukul Sachan 
(COO/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.lendingkart.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
23
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
4545
34
Xapo
Company Description
Xapo allows users to purchase, exchange, manage, store 
and deploy their bitcoins. The product, Xapo Wallet, 
is a way to manage and hold daily spending while the 
Xapo Vault safely keeps all the stored bitcoins. This is 
compelling for the target group as the Xapo Wallet has 
zero fees, cross-border access, timeliness and can be 
directly connected to the Xapo Debit Card (the first 
bitcoin debit card in the world). Data stored remains 
secure, encrypted, segregated and backed up with 
external drives and paper.
Notable Investors
Fortress Investment Group, Benchmark, Index Ventures, 
Greylock Partners
Tagline 
Bitcoin Wallet & Vault
Located  
Switzerland
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Wences Casares (CEO/
Founder), Federico Murrone 
(COO/Founder)
Website  
www.xapo.com
Category  
Digital Currencies
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
28
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"If we all do our jobs well, anyone in the world should be able to get bitcoins and to freely keep, send, or use 
them without relying on intermediaries." - Wences Casares
46
35
Viva Republica
Company Description
Viva Republica Co Ltd. develops social networking 
applications. Viva Republica's key mobile application 
called "Toss" offers fund transfer and payment services 
via a P2P model, directly serving consumers and 
merchants. Before Toss, users required five passwords 
and around 37 clicks to transfer $10. With Toss, users 
need just 1 password and three steps to transfer up to 
KRW 500,000 ($430).
Notable Investors
Altos Ventures, KTB Network, Qualcomm Ventures, 
Goodwater Capital, Partech Ventures, Bessemer Venture 
Partners, PayPal, Tekton
"There's a tendency in Korea for vertical markets to consolidate to one or two top players. To dominate 
our market position we will be rapidly developing and rolling out complimentary financial services for 
mobile that have been proven in other markets." - SeungGun Lee
Tagline 
The simplest remittance
Located  
Korea
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
SeungGun Lee (CEO/
Founder)
Ventures
Website  
www.toss.im
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
New to the list
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
4747
36
WeLab
Company Description
WeLab's mission is to innovate traditional credit services in 
order to better serve consumers with a cheaper, faster and 
more hassle-free way of borrowing money. WeLab's lending 
platforms are powered by WeDefend, the company's 
proprietary risk management technology, which combines 
machine learning, big data technologies, and unstructured 
data to deliver a streamlined risk management and 
customer experience. The company acts as a platform for 
users to apply for credit using their mobile phones. 
Notable Investors
Access Industries, Sequoia Capital, Shou Zi Chew, 
ICONIQ Capital, Yuri Milner, TOM Group Limited, Ule, 
Lakestar, ING Group, Guangdong Technology Financial 
Group, Khazanah Nasional, ING Bank
"I sought to empower our customers with faster, cheaper and more convenient access to financial 
services. To do so, we created a mobile lending experiences which allows customers to obtain access to 
credit through a few simple taps on their personal mobile devices." - Simon Loong
Tagline 
We are building something 
revolutionary
Located  
China
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Simon Loong (CEO/Co-
Founder), Kelly Wong (COO/
Co-Founder)
Website  
www.welab.co
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
33
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
48
37
zipMoney
Company Description
zipMoney is a credit provider with a point-of-sale offering 
that eliminates the conventional need for cash or credit 
cards. An interest-free period of at least 3 months is 
attractive, simple and convenient for users.
Notable Investors
Victory Park Capital, FIIG Securities, National Australia 
Bank, Westpac
Tagline 
Buy now, pay later. Interest 
free. Up to $10,000
Located  
Australia
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Larry Diamond (CEO/MD)
Website  
www.zipmoneylimited.com.au
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Public
Rank Last Year  
New to the list
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We'd love to partner with all the banks where we see it makes sense. For us, our ambitions are much 
more broad. They are really around the full suite of financial services products for millennials. But at the 
same time, the banks are sitting on great infrastructure that we can access." - Larry Diamond
4949
38
Rong360
Company Description
Rong360 provides financial searches of financial 
products to consumers and small businesses as China's 
leading financial vertical search platform. The business 
offers recommendation and application services, 
business scope cover loans, credit cards and financial 
management in a convenient, safe and cost-effective 
manner. Rong360 is free for the user and holds presence 
in Beijing.
Notable Investors
Qunar.com, Chenchao Zhuang, Zero2IPO Ventures, 
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital, 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pavillion Capital, StarVC, YF 
Capital, Sailing Capital
"The '360' in the name refers to the commitment to provide users a 360-degree, all-around financial 
information platform." - Ye Daqing 
Tagline 
Financial product research 
and recommendation 
to consumers and micro 
companies
Located  
China
Year Founded  
2011
Key People  
Ye Daqing (CEO/Co-
Founder), Lujia Yan (VP 
Operations and Banking 
Relation/Co-Founder), 
Liucao Feng (VP Product 
Technology/CoFounder)
Website  
www.rong360.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
34
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
50
39
Future Finance
Company Description
Future Finance allows undergraduate and postgraduate 
students to obtain loans in Europe, valued between 
2,000 to 40,000 which can be repaid over a period 
of up to 5 years. Funds are released within 24 hours. 
The funding arrangement assists students in paying for 
tuition and living expenses.
Notable Investors
Blackstone, Battery Ventures, Ridge Road Partners, 
KCK, QED Investors, Colchis Capital Management, Invus 
Opportunities, Fenway Summer Ventures, 1/0 Capital, 
DW Healthcare Partners
Tagline 
Loans for Students
Located  
Ireland
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Alex King (CEO)
Website  
www.futurefinance.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
New to the list
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"Future Finance has experienced phenomenal success and has huge potential to continue to grow. I am 
excited to be joining such a great team and a fast-growing, consumer-friendly business that is focused on 
ensuring that deserving students get the education they need." - Alex King
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40
Coinbase
Company Description
Launched in 2012, Coinbase enables digital currency 
transactions between traders, consumers and merchants 
via an online platform. The company's mission is to create 
a globally accessible, open financial system. By allowing 
individual bitcoin wallets and enabling connected bank 
accounts, Coinbase ensures an improved buying and 
selling experience. The platform also offers a range of 
payment processing options that can manage high traffic 
levels on the internet.
Notable Investors
Y Combinator, FundersClub, SV Angel, Union Square 
Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Andreessen 
Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, Valor Capital Group, 
Propel Venture Partners, New York Stock Exchange, 
Reinventure Group
"We've become a core piece of infrastructure in this industry, and we need to scale with it as it grows. This 
solid foundation will allow digital currency to keep growing and help create the next wave of adoption." 
- Brian Armstrong
Tagline 
Buy and Sell Digital Currency
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Brian Armstrong (CEO/Co-
Founder), Fred Ehrsam (Co-
Founder)
Website  
www.coinbase.com
Category  
Digital Currencies
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
47
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
52
41
League
Company Description
League revolutionises health insurance into an innovative, 
digital solution by providing options to tailor health-related 
accounts on a streamlined mobile platform. Users can 
manage their health expenditures, insurance, appointment 
bookings, and seek professional help or support from 
advisors. The mobile platform facilitates a marketplace to 
allow an efficient means of finding and verifying high quality 
health professionals by a number of metrics, such as price, 
reviews, ratings and location.
Notable Investors
Foundation Capital, Real Ventures, OMERS Ventures, 
Infinite Potential Technologies, BDC, Royal Bank of Canada
Tagline 
The digital alternative 
to traditional healthcare 
insurance
Located  
Canada
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Michael Serbinis (CEO/Co-
Founder), Dan Leibu (COO/
Co-Founder), Todd Humphrey 
(CCO/Co-Founder), Dan 
Galperin (CTO/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.league.com/toronto
Category  
Insurance
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
36
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"I've heard, 'Oh, this looks impossible, what are you thinking?' To me, that's a signal that I might be on the 
right track."- Michael Serbinis
5353
42
Pushpay
Company Description
Pushpay provides engagement solutions that enable 
meaningful connections and mobile commerce tools 
that facilitate fast, secure and easy non point of sale 
payments. Pushpay provides convenient, personalised 
and intuitive engagement and payment solutions to the 
faith sector, not-for-profit organisations and education 
providers.
Notable Investors
Christopher & Banks, Alliance Equities
"You could have the best product in the world, but without the right people to build it and sell it, it is 
worthless." - Chris Heaslip
Tagline 
A complete giving and 
engagement solution.
Located  
New Zealand
Year Founded  
2011
Key People  
Chris Heaslip (CEO, Executive 
Director and Co-founder), 
Eliot Crowther (Sales, 
Executive Director and Co-
founder)
Website  
www.pushpay.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Public
Rank Last Year  
New to the list
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
54
43
CompareEuropeGroup
Company Description
CompareEuropeGroup operates an online comparison 
platform for financial, telco and utility products across 
Europe. The company uses machine learning and other 
algorithms to sort through, and search for, the best deals 
for a particular service in real time, based on parameters 
entered by the consumer.
Notable Investors
Nova Founders Capital, Pacific Century Group, 
Peter Thiel, Mark Pincus, ACE & Company, SBI Asset 
Management, CoCoon Ignite Ventures
Tagline 
Europe's Leading Financial 
Marketplace
Located  
London
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Antonio Gagliardi (MD), 
Georgy Egorov (CFO)
Thomas Munk (Co-Founder)
Website  
www.compareeuropegroup.
com
Category  
Insurance
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
New to the list
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We help users get a tailored result based on their profile and needs, as well as help them actually buy the 
product and manage it over time. Hence, the difference is in the approach to the customer needs, and 
the related data-driven technology that sits behind it." - Thomas Munk
5555
44
AfterPay Touch
Company Description
AfterPay provides simple instalment plans for online 
shopping users with an option to spread purchases 
across four equal instalments. Customers fill in their 
payment details using Afterpay and the products are 
dispatched directly to the customer from the merchant. 
Afterpay offers the option to view and manage payment 
schedules as well as pay in advance before deadlines. 
Notable Investors
Not stated
"In any business it is imperative to listen to your customers and to provide exceptional customer service 
 our customers are our biggest advocates because we developed a service that is unashamedly 
customer-centric and puts their interests first."- Nick Molnar
Tagline 
Shop Now. Pay Later. In 4 
Simple Instalments.
Located  
Australia
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Nick Molnar (MD/Co-
Founder), Anthony Eisen 
(Executive Chairman/Co-
Founder)
Website  
www.afterpay.com.au
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Public
Rank Last Year  
Emerging company
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
56
45
Lendix
Company Description
Lendix assists private, professional and institutional 
investors in achieving attractive returns, and helps SMBs 
seek simple and efficient funding options beyond the 
traditional offers from banking institutions. Upon project 
approval and interest rate determination, a project is 
submitted to a platform for investors to access. The 
average time for financing completion is less than 10 
days. Repayments (including interest and capital) are 
made monthly on the investor's Lendix Account once a 
project is complete.
Notable Investors
Partech Ventures, Marc Menase, Christian Gueugnier, 
Weber Investissement, Zencap, Matmut, Decaux Freres 
Investissement, Sycomore Factory, CNP Assurances
Tagline 
The #1 Lending Marketplace 
in France
Located  
France
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Olivier Goy (Chairman/CEO)
Website  
www.en.lendix.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
32
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"In addition to retail and institutional investors, we are now seeing leading public institutions join us in 
support of the real economy" - Oliver Goy
5757
46
LendingClub
Company Description
LendingClub is an online marketplace connecting 
borrowers and investors, facilitating personal loans, 
business loans, and financing for elective medical 
procedures and K-12 education and tutoring. They use 
technology to operate a credit marketplace at a lower 
cost than traditional bank loan programs, passing the 
savings on to borrowers in the form of lower rates and to 
investors in the form of solid returns. 
Notable Investors
Norwest Venture Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, 
Foundation Capital, Union Square Ventures, Kleiner 
Perkins Caufield & Byers, Foundation Capital, T.Rowe 
Price, BlackRock
"We have demonstrated the power of the LendingClub marketplace model to generate attractive, risk 
adjusted returns to investors," - Scott Sanborn
Tagline 
Better Rates. Together.
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2007
Key People  
Scott Sanborn (CEO/
President)
Website  
www.lendingclub.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Public
Rank Last Year  
26
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
58
47
Kueski
Company Description
Kueski is a Latin American micro-lending service, driven 
by a team with big data and analytics backgrounds. 
Users can request for small loans via online applications, 
outlining the quantum of money required and the time 
required for repayments. Kueski utilises information 
around a user's credit history, their social assessment 
and other online data to develop a more holistic credit 
risk model that can decide within a short period of time 
whether the loan application should be accepted or 
rejected. Once loan approvals are granted, wire transfers 
will immediately take place.
Notable Investors
Core Ventures Group, Ariel Poler, Angel Ventures, 
CrunchFund, GAIN, Sobrato Family Foundation, Endeavor 
Catalyst, VARIV Capital, Rise Capital, Core Ventures 
Group, Auria Capital, Richmond Global Ventures, Victory 
Park Capital
Tagline 
Instant personal loans
Located  
Mexico
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Adalberto Flores (CEO), 
Leonardo de la Cerda (Co-
Founder)
Website  
www.kueski.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
38
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"If it's a short-term loan, we can build an underwriting model very, very fast, in 60 days, you know who paid 
you back and who didn't, and you can use that [information] to expand to other products in the future." 
- Adalberto Flores
5959
48
GuiaBolso
Company Description
GuiaBolso empowers users in Brazil to better control and 
understand their financial health and well-being. With an 
approach towards automation, the company has adopted 
a solution to personal finance management which can 
assist customers on their path to financial freedom and 
improve their relationship with money. Their app links 
customers bank accounts, creates transparency for 
banking transactions, builds and categorises goals and 
manages them on an automatic basis. Customers also 
have the option to alter, remove and grow their accounts 
to control cash expenditures.
Notable Investors
Carlos Curioni, e.Bricks Ventures, Valor Capital Group, 
Daniel Martins, Florian Otto, Kaszek Ventures, Ed Baker, 
Omidyar Network, Peter Kellner, QED Investors, Mark 
Goines, Ribbit Capital.
"From the beginning of GuiaBolso, our goal has always been to offer the best solutions to help Brazilian 
consumers improve their financial well-being." - Benjamin Gleason
Tagline 
You own your money
Located  
Brazil
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Benjamin Gleason (Co-CEO/
Co-Founder), Thiago Alvarez 
(Co-CEO/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.guiabolso.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
Emerging company
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
60
49
iwoca
Company Description
iwoca enables short-term financing solutions to SMEs 
with a focus on a number of key geographies: the UK, 
Poland, Spain and Germany. Flexible credit options are 
available across Europe with the technology to eliminate 
complexities and costs associated with traditional 
business finance. Instant decision making processes, zero 
upfront fees, concise forms and flexible commitments add 
to iwoca's value proposition. The company's revolutionary 
risk model is capable of understanding any small business 
based on its trading data.
Notable Investors
Beyond Digital Media, Talis Capital, Global Founders 
Capital, Redline Capital, CommerzVentures GmbH, Acton 
Capital Partners, Prime Ventures, Shawbrook Bank, Neva 
Finventures
Tagline 
Fast, flexible and fair small 
business loans
Located  
London
Year Founded  
2011
Key People  
Christoph Rieche (CEO/Co-
Founder)/James Dear (CTO/
Co-Founder)
Website  
www.iwoca.co.uk
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
Emerging company
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"Traditional banks have not been able to offer small businesses the capital they need to grow despite 
tremendous government support, companies like ours moved in to fill this funding gap and have built 
sophisticated technology that enables faster and more efficient decision making." - Christophe Rieche
6161
50
Robinhood
Company Description
Robinhood revolutionises the notion of investing in 
today's stock market with the philosophy to provide 
equal opportunity to everyone. Driven by a mission to 
inspire the next generation of investors, Robinhood 
enables users with a zero commission model to transact 
US stocks and ETFs. By slimming down the investment 
process and removing excessive brokerage costs, all 
users can access the financial markets.
Notable Investors
Index Ventures, Tim Draper, Andreessen Horowitz, 
Snoop Dogg
"Our mission is to make financial services more accessible to more people." - Baiju Bhatt 
Tagline 
Free Stock Trading
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Baiju Bhatt (Co-Founder), 
Vladimir Tenev (Co-Founder), 
Nate Rodland (COO)
Website  
www.robinhood.com
Category  
Brokerage
Ownership  
Private
Rank Last Year  
New to the list
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
62

AdviceRobo
Company Description
With clients across the UK, Holland and Spain, 
AdviceRobo works with a team of finance, artificial 
intelligence, behavioural science and software 
development experts to deliver a psychometric credit 
scoring and risk reduction platform. The software 
leverages machine learning in a SaaS environment to use 
deep scientific knowledge to apply psychographics to 
scoring models.
Tagline 
Advanced scoring and 
predictive analytics to 
improve lending and insurance
Located  
Netherlands
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Diederick van Thiel (CEO), 
Rosali Steenkamer (CCO)
Website  
www.advicerobo.com
Category  
Wealth
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"New technologies like machine learning, biometry and block chain have entered the financial industry 
and will impact the banking battle on cost/income big time!" - Diederick van Thiel
6363

AimBrain
Company Description
AimBrain uses a patent-pending, context-based 
authentication methodology which leverages biometrical 
engineering to assist in securitising identification 
processes between financial institutions and their mobile 
banking users.
Notable Investors
Charles Songhurst, Simon Rozas, Chris Mairs, Episode 1, 
BGF Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Peter Reynolds, CyLon 
(Cyber London)
"The new systems enable AimBrain to develop a more detailed mathematical construct of each user; 
how they look, sound or behave across a broad range of settings and helps our systems recognise users 
across a range of settings with greater accuracy." - Alesis Novik
Tagline 
Simply Smarter 
Authentification
Located  
United Kingdom
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Alesis Novik (Co-Founder), 
Andrius Sutas (Co-Founder)
Website  
www.aimbrain.com
Category  
Cyber Security
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
64

Airwallex
Company Description
Airwallex builds payment technology built for scale with 
a set of flexible API based products covering foreign 
exchange to payments. They facilitate cross-border 
transactions by offering secure payments; allowing 
customers to fix exchange rates for each transaction to 
reduce currency exchange volatility. 
Notable Investors
Tencent Holdings, Sequoia China, MasterCard, Gobi 
Ventures, Huashan Capital, Gravity VC
Tagline 
International Payments, 
Simplified
Located  
Australia
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Lucy Yueting Liu (Co-founder 
and COO), Jack Zhang (Co-
founder and CEO), Jacob Dai 
(Co-founder and CTO)
Website  
www.airwallex.com
Category  
Fintech
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"Our mission is to bring innovation worthy of our era to international payments, so that businesses can 
transact across borders with ease. Armed with a growing number of licenses and partnerships across 
numerous jurisdictions, we aim to make international payments as low-cost and efficient as domestic 
payments." - Jack Zhang
6565

Alan
Company Description
Founded in 2016, Alan is Europe's first digital health 
insurance company. Alan's company mission is to 
radically transform the way individuals manage their 
health, by simplifying the complexities of health care 
administration and enabling greater access to data 
insights, price transparency and preventative therapies. 
Currently, it offers a fast and simple health insurance 
sign-up process, real-time reimbursement and fully 
digitised interactions.
Notable Investors
CNP Assurances, Power Financial Corporation, Partech 
Ventures, Skywood Capital
"Most people see health insurance as a necessary evil, with institutions they can not trust, instead of 
associating with an incredible user experience. We want to change that, and help people take control of their 
health. We want to bring the best of technology to health for an optimal experience." Jean-Charles Samuelian
Tagline 
We are Alan, simple health 
insurance. A top cover, ultra 
simple to use.
Located  
France
Year Founded  
2016
Key People  
Charles Gorintin (CTO and 
Cofounder), Jean-Charles 
Samuelian (CEO and 
Cofounder)
Website  
www.alan.eu
Category  
Insurance
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
66

AutoGravity
Company Description
Based in Irvine, California, AutoGravity's team of 
international digital natives and auto-industry experts 
is seeking to disrupt the car industry. The platform 
operates in partnership with international financial 
institutions to return control and power to individuals 
seeking finance, as well as connecting buyers to trusted 
car dealerships. 
Notable Investors
VW Credit, Daimler Financial Services, DA Investments 
Co LLC
Tagline 
Finance Your Next Car in 
Minutes
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Nick Stellman (COO), Andy 
Hinrichs (CEO)
Website  
www.autogravity.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"Before you even set foot in the dealership, Autogravity equips you with the money you need and that 
allows you to negotiate the right price with the dealer when you engage at the dealership." - Andy Hinrichs
6767

Banqer
Company Description
Founder in 2015, Banquer is a financial education 
platform currently used by 40,000 children worldwide, 
who use the software to practice money management 
across activities such as income, tax, property 
investment and superannuation. Feedback is monitored 
and provided to teachers, with the aim of ensuring 
children become equipped to navigate the future 
financial landscape.
"I'm a firm believer that when it comes to money, knowledge is power. Banqer's aim is to arm young people with 
the skills they need to make smart and informed financial choices as adults... If we do that, we think we'll make 
strong in-roads at reducing inequality, crippling debt, and poverty in New Zealand and worldwide." - Kendall Flutey
Tagline 
Bring financial education 
to life in your class
Located  
New Zealand
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Kendall Flutey (Founder)
Website  
www.banqer.co
Category  
EdTech
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
68

Borrowell
Company Description
Borrowell is tackling Canada's $1.5 trillion consumer 
lending market by automating the traditional loan 
application process. Its platform generates a personalised 
loan quote based on a 60-second application form. In 
partnership with Equifax Canada, Borrowell launched a free 
credit score service in June 2016 and saw requests from 
100,000 Canadians in the following three months. They are 
currently expanding beyond their core loan business into 
a consumer finance hub and ventures through strategic 
financial institution partnerships.
Notable Investors
Portag3 Ventures, Equitable Bank, White Star Capital, 
FirstOntario Credit Union, Concentra Bank, Adam 
Felesky, Power Financial Corporation, Oakwest 
Corporation
Tagline 
Personal Loans And Credit 
Scores. Borrowell Makes 
Them Fast, Fair and Friendly.
Located  
Canada
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Andrew Graham (CEO),  
Eva Wong (COO)
Website  
www.borrowell.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"In just over two years since our launch, we've experienced tremendous growth, centered around our 
mission of helping consumers make great decisions about credit... Over three hundred thousand 
Canadians have used Borrowell to learn their credit score or check their rate on a loan." - Andrew Graham
6969

Bud
Company Description
Based in the UK, Bud leverages API connections to link 
financial products within a complete system, so as to 
provide financial institutions with a flexible white-label 
product. The services allows users to combine accounts 
and get personalised insights from a single source. 
Notable Investors
Banco Sabadell, Investec
"We have lost that personal touch with banking. We're trying to get that back. It's an app that works with 
all the providers, but it's also mine, my tool which advises me" - Edward Maslaveckas
Tagline 
Plug and play financial  
services platform
Located  
United Kingdom
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Edward Maslaveckas (CEO), 
George Dunning (CTO)
Website  
www.thisisbud.com
Category  
Data and Analytics
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
70

Capital Float
Company Description
Capital Float provides working capital loans to small 
businesses with the aim of increasing SMEs' access to 
credit, collateral-free terms and trustworthy partners. 
The online platform targets  SMEs in India who are able 
to receive funds in 3 days following an online application 
process and easy term-selection.
Notable Investors
Sequoia Capital, SAIF Partners, Aspada, IFMR Capital, 
Creation Investments
Tagline 
Timing makes all the 
difference.
Located  
India
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Sashank Rishyasringa (Co-
founder, Managing Director), 
Gaurav Hinduja (Co-founder, 
Managing Director), Rajesh 
Viswanathan (CFO), Rohan 
Angrish (CTO)
Website  
www.capitalfloat.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We believe new age Fintech companies and established financial institutions need not compete, but can 
collaborate to widen the financing options available for SMEs." - Sashank Rishyasringa
7171

TapPay
Company Description
TapPay is currently working with 10 major banks in Taiwan 
to improve the customer experience when processing 
payments online. The software provides a plug-and-
play API for developers to integrate into customisable 
webpages, and is targeting scam reduction with a fraud 
detector tool. TapPay currently processes millions of 
transactions per month and is looking to Hong Kong and 
Singpore for expansion in 2018.
"Many pseudo-card groups use VPN as a springboard to trade, but TapPay knows user actions, such 
as basic information at the time of purchase, transaction history, the IP address of the transaction, the 
computer used in the transaction." - Steven FJ Chuang
Tagline 
Our mission is to perfect 
the payment card checkout 
process, showcasing a 
cashless future to the entire 
world.
Located  
Taiwan
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Steven FJ Chuang (CEO/
Founder)
Joseph ZL Liao (CTO/
Founder)
Website  
www.tappaysdk.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
72

Clark Germany GmbH
Company Description
Clark combines artificial intelligence and machine learning 
with human experts to analyse customers' unique details 
and provide customised insurance recommendations. 
The company has developed a Bancassurance-API that 
seeks to increase its customers' financial literacy and 
understanding of their insurance situation.
Notable Investors
Finleap, SevenVentures, Axel Springer (through media 
investments), yabeo Capital, Kulczyk Investments, 
HitFox, TA Ventures, Tenderloin Ventures, GMPVC
Tagline 
Insured, As It Should Be
Located  
Germany
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Dr. Christopher Oster (CEO), 
Mr. Steffen Glomb (CTO), Mr. 
Marco Adelt (COO)
Website  
www.clark.de
Category  
Insurance
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"Most customers don't have transparency about their insurance situation. Clark offers its customers a 
smartphone app which allows them to digitally manage their insurance contracts. With the assistance of 
an insurance-cockpit, customers learn about their 'insurance fitness'." - Dr. Christopher Oster
7373

Cover Genius
Company Description
With offices in Austin, London and Sydney, Cover 
Genius is the parent company of RentalCover.com 
and BrightWrite. The company is one of the world's 
fastest growing Insurtech startups, using its platforms 
to dynamically generate policies based on customers' 
specific data points. Cover Genius currently helps 
customers increase annual recurring revenue and expand 
ancillary streams through its API which matches policies 
and underwriters.
Notable Investors
Jim Sutcliffe (Chairman, Sunlife Canada; CVC Private Equity)
"Cover Genius' vision is to be the distributor of insurance to the world's top internet companies... Our 
primary focus on learning and development helps ensure we're top of the charts for the insurance 
industry, but most importantly our partners keep improving." - Chris Bayley
Tagline 
We optimize your insurance 
price, product & promotion 
with Machine Learning and AI
Located  
Australia
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Angus McDonald (Head of 
Partnerships/Co-founder), 
Chris Bayley (CEO and 
Head of New Products/Co-
Founder)
Website  
www.covergenius.biz
Category  
Insurance
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
74

CoverWallet
Company Description
CoverWallet uses data and machine learning to simplify 
insurance for small businesses by improving customers' 
experiences in taking out an insurance policy that 
matches their needs. It services firms operating across 
a range of industries, including agriculture, consulting, 
education, healthcare, food, manufacturing, mining and 
real estate.
Notable Investors
Foundation Capital, Union Square Ventures, Index 
Ventures, CV Starr, and Two Sigma Ventures
Tagline 
Commercial Insurance for 
your Business
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Inaki Berenguer (CEO/Co-
Founder), Rashmi Melgiri 
(COO/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.coverwallet.com
Category  
Insurance
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"Today, there exists a unique opportunity to reinvent it by focusing on the CoverWallet principles of 
simplification and transparency, leveraging analytics, and, ultimately reducing friction... We are on a 
mission to use technology to democratize hassle-free access to business insurance." - Inaki Berenguer
7575

Creamfinance
Company Description
Creamfinance aims to simplify online borrowing by 
automating one-click loans. Its platform uses algorithms 
and machine-learning to evaluate credit risk based on 
data assessment from traditional sources. It has quickly 
become one of Europe's fastest growing fintech firms, 
having minimised non-performing loan balances to under 
5% (in comparison to a 10-15% industry average). 
Notable Investors
Capitec Bank, Flint Capital
"From the very beginning of our business we realized that we need to grow in order to have a higher reach 
and bigger impact. Growth and expansion are in the DNA of our business and international expansion 
allowed us for higher and more impactful reach." - Matiss Ansviesulis
Tagline 
We make money available
Located  
Poland
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Matiss Ansviesulis (Co-CEO), 
Dvis Barons (Co-CEO)
Website  
www.creamfinance.com
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
76

Cuvva
Company Description
Cuvva provides short term, flexible car insurance to a 
range of consumer groups, including individuals and taxi-
drivers. Policies range in duration from 1 hour to 28 days 
based on a separate comprehensive policy which does 
not affect the owners' no-claims bonus.
Notable Investors
Tekton Ventures, Techstars Ventures, Seedcamp, 
Nick Hungerford (founder of Nutmeg) and Ian Hogarth 
(founder of SongKick)
Tagline 
Car insurance for an hour, a 
day, a week, whatevva.
Located  
United Kingdom
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Freddy Macnamara (CEO/Co-
Founder), James Billingham 
(CTO/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.cuvva.com
Category  
Insurance
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"It was ridiculous that I couldn't borrow a car for an hour, because of the difficulty of getting short-term 
cover. I could order an Uber or a Deliveroo to my house, but I couldn't buy insurance for a short period 
quickly. " - Freddy Macnamara
7777

Flutterwave Inc
Company Description
Flutterwave currently operates in over 36 African 
countries, providing payments technology and 
infrastructure to the continent's largest financial 
institutions. The technology is empowering individuals 
and businesses to accept online and offline payments 
and driving growth in communities traditionally cut off 
from the digital economy.
Notable Investors
Green Visor Capital, Omidyar Network, Social Capital, 
Khosla, Greycroft Partners, Glynn Capital Management, 
HOF Capital, Y Combinator, Rayyan Islam, Arab Angel 
Fund, Zillionize Angel, Lynett Capital, VC Fintech 
Accelerator, CRE Venture Capital
"We are building a platform for all institutions that are trying to build payment, into their value chain and 
provide a platform that we can all innovate. We want to build technology, and infrastructure that is safe for 
the consumers, the ecosystem and flexible enough for everybody to use." - Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Tagline 
Modern payments 
infrastructure to power 
Africa's digital economy.
Located  
Nigeria
Year Founded  
2016
Key People  
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji (Founder)
Website  
www.flutterwave.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
78

GrassRoots Bima
Company Description
GrassRoots Bima has quickly become one of Africa's 
most innovative insurtech companies, seeking to 
promote financial inclusion by matching customers 
with microinsurance products. Currently, its market-
facing SaaS platform, WazInsure, allows individuals 
to track their insurance policies in a single place so 
as to increase the simplicity, transparency and cost-
effectiveness of insurance.
Tagline 
Innovation. Inclusion. 
Insurance.
Located  
Kenya
Year Founded  
2016
Key People  
Winnie Badiah (CEO), Martin 
Wambugu (CTO)
Website  
www.grmicroinsurance.com
Category  
Insurance
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"This will be not just an opportunity to heighten profitability, but a real chance for insurers to build and 
retain trustworthy relationship with customers. Underwriters are aware of the disruptions and changes 
facing their industry, the transformational impact of which is now evident." - Winnie Badiah
7979

Hyper Anna
Company Description
Hyper Anna is an artificial intelligence-powered data 
analyst that produces data analytics in the form of 
written code, charts and insights about key business 
drivers. The company is seeking to disrupt the data 
science market by providing simplified and timely 
strategic insights, and focuses on providing this service 
in the financial services sector.
Notable Investors
Sequoia Capital, AirTree Ventures, IAG Ventures, 
Reinventure Group
"Machines have historically struggled with understanding true intention in conversation. These nuances, 
which humans describe as 'reading between the lines', are incredibly important in a business context... 
Anna allows you to communicate as if you were speaking to a colleague." - Natalie Nguyen
Tagline 
Artifical Intelligence for 
Analytics
Located  
Australia
Year Founded  
2016
Key People  
Natalie Nguyen (CEO/Co-
Founder), Sam Zheng (CTO/
Co-Founder)
Website  
www.hyperanna.com
Category  
Data and Analytics
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
80

IbanFirst
Company Description
Founded in 2016, iBanFirst is an online multi-currency 
platform which operates in competition with major 
banks to provide entrepreneurs with a simplified 
financial operations management system. The system 
provides exchange rates in real time in addition to 
simplifying the payments process for companies 
operating across boarders.
Notable Investors
Xavier Niel
Tagline 
Better banking services
Located  
Belgium
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier 
(CEO/Founder), Patrick 
Mollard (COO), Laurent 
Maluski (CTO)
Website  
www.ibanfirst.com
Category  
Digital currencies
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"By moving forward on this project, we have become the first payment institution to have the ability to 
create  iBans on the fly. Beyond the cross-border payment component, we realized that it was possible to 
develop a range of online banking services based on the iBan." - Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier
8181

iyzico
Company Description
Founder in 2013 in Istanbul, iyzico provides online 
companies with a secure payment management system. 
The local payment service provider (PSP) enables small 
businesses to integrate payment instalment options, 
loyalty features and a transparent settlement process. 
Notable Investors
Amadeus Capital Parters, International Finance 
Corporation (IFC), 212, Vostok Emerging Finance, 
Endeavour Catalyst, Speedinvest, 212, Pachicle Invest
"Our goal is to become the Stripe of the region Having become the leading payment solution for online 
businesses and enterprises in Turkey, Iyzico is enthusiastic to take its technology global." 
- Barbaros zbugutu
Tagline 
Expand your Business  Start 
Selling in Turkey
Located  
Turkey
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Barbaros zbugutu (CEO/
Co-founder), Tahsin Isin 
(CTO/Co-founder)
Website  
www.iyzico.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
82

Kensho
Company Description
Kensho is a data analytics and machine learning company 
which uses technology to service government and 
commercial institutions seeking to process large data 
sets to create solutions to real-world issues. The team 
come from a range of backgrounds, including seven 
members of the original Apple iPhone engineering team, 
PhD physcicsts and  Quantum Computing PhDs.
Notable Investors
JP Morgan Chase, General Catalyst, Morgan Stanley, 
Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Breyer Capital, Wells Fargo 
& Company, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, S&P Global, 
FinTech Sandbox
Tagline 
Global Analytics. Technology 
that brings transparency to 
complex systems.
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Daniel Nadler (CEO/Co-
founder), Peter Kruskall (CTO/
Co-founder)
Website  
www.kensho.com
Category  
Data and Analytics
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"While a search engine can only find pages with existing analyses, Kensho can generate original answers 
by analyzing relationships between events, including natural disasters, political developments, corporate 
earnings announcements, product launches and FDA drug approvals." - Daniel Nadler
8383

KredX
Company Description
KredX is a double-sided market place that matches SMEs 
seeking easy-access to working capital with investors 
looking for an above-average yield on short-term 
investments. Its Online Bill Discounting platform enables 
businesses to sell unpaid invoices at a discount to 
investor networks comprising HNIs, family offices, funds 
and banks.
Notable Investors
Sequoia Capital, Prime Venture Partners
"There are 36 million SMEs in India. Many of these often struggle to keep their cash flow intact and 
can hardly withstand the burden of late payments. They are in dire need for working capital. With our 
technology platform, we are helping them get access to working capital." - Manish Kumar
Tagline 
Connecting Businesses with 
Investors
Located  
India
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Manish Kumar (CEO/
Co-founder), Anurag Jain 
(Executive Director/Co-
founder)
Website  
www.kredx.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
84

Lendify
Company Description
Based in Sweden, Lendify is an online credit marketplace 
that democratises consumer credit between individuals. 
By removing traditional financial institutions from the 
traditional lending relationship, Lendify can provide 
credit at a low cost to borrowers and facilitate higher 
returns for investors.
Notable Investors
Back in Black, Jonas Nordlander, Filip Engelbert, Eklf 
Invest
Tagline 
Sweden's largest marketplace 
for loans
Located  
Sweden
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
John-Christian Eriksson 
(CEO/Co-founder), Nicholas 
Sundn-Cullberg (CEO/Co-
founder)
Website  
www.lendify.se
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We want to streamline the market for loans and make risk-based pricing instead of cost-based." 
- Nicholas Sundn-Cullberg
8585

Leveris
Company Description
Leveris is a technology company who offer a completely 
modern, modular, non-legacy, SaaS banking platform that 
is specifically architected to address the key challenges 
facing financial institutions today. Their platform contains 
(i) a full service, end-to-end digital retail bank and (ii) a 
full-spectrum lending solution. It has been designed as 
a cost-effective, flexible and quick-to-market platform 
for traditional banks, challenger banks, or any consumer 
brand who wants to enter the banking and lending space.
"The problems are apparent and that's where we're coming from. This is a system designed to address 
a specific problem so the banks are definitely reaching a point where  they understand the nature of the 
problem - And that problem is increasing in velocity." - Conor Fennelly
Tagline 
A robust, multipurpose 
banking platform built with 
modularity at the core
Located  
Ireland
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Conor Fennelly (CEO/
Founder)
Website  
www.leveris.com
Category  
Banking
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
86

Lydia
Company Description
Lydia is a consumer payments system that enables 
users to make payments to one another via a mobile 
application. Its initial target market was college 
campuses, but it has since moved to retail chains and 
e-commerce platforms.
Notable Investors
Oddo & Cie, NewAlpha Asset Management
Tagline 
All your payment needs - in 
one app
Located  
France
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Cyril Chiche (CEO), Antoine 
Porte (CTO)
Website  
www.lydia-app.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We started in France and we really focused on the millennials, the young crowd, the students on college 
campuses, because they had all these needs at the same time about P2P, paying back each other, 
sharing their rent, getting money from their parents. " - Cyril Chiche
8787

Macrovue
Company Description
Macrovue enables users to invest in global portfolios 
which are pegged to trends such as clean tech and 
water scarcity or the silver haired economy, through 
thematic investing. After identifying portfolio themes 
and relevant stocks, a quantitative model creates a 
shortlist of relevant stocks who provide the pool from 
which component investments are selected based on 
fundamental research.
Notable Investors
AMP, James Goodwin, Inception Asset Management, 
H2 Ventures
"At the moment we want to focus on Australia and getting it out as much as we can over here. Next year 
we will look at opportunities overseas The markets in America are quite saturated, whilst with Asia there 
are not that many options for consumers so there's more opportunities for startups like us." - Sid Sahgal
Tagline 
The smartest way to access 
global markets.
Located  
Australia
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Sid Sahgal (CEO/Co-
Founder), Dev Sinha (Head 
of Investment Product/Co-
Founder)
Website  
www.macrovue.com.au
Category  
Wealth
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
88

MoneyMe
Company Description
MoneyMe targets millennial Australians by seeking 
to provide access to short term cash loans of up to 
$10,000  'whenever and wherever' they are needed. The 
core product offering is based on a customer-centric 
value-add which prioritises innovation and financial 
responsibility, balancing the speed of rapid online 
approval and competitive fixed interest rates.
Notable Investors
Global Investment Fund
Tagline 
Get up to $10,000 fast
Located  
Australia
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Clayton Howes (CEO/
Founder)
Website  
www.moneyme.com.au
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We said we were going to do something and we did it. It allowed the investment community to 
understand the product and market, have confidence in our business model and that we'll stay true to 
what we said we would." - Clayton Howes
8989

Moneytree
Company Description
Moneytree provides short-term consumer loans through 
its mobile banking app. It consolidates bank accounts, 
credit cards, digital money and loyalty points, and offers 
tools to users to assist with the control and management 
of their financial information.
Notable Investors
Ballie Gifford, Mizuho Capital, Hiroshima Venture Capital, 
Senshu Ikeda Capital, SBI Investment, Salesforce 
Ventures, Fukuoka Technology Partners, SMBC Venture 
Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMFG
"The money that we've raised is to scale the platform, Moneytree Link, which is a bottom up connectivity 
platform connecting individuals and businesses with financial institutions.  We're also pleased to say that 
we will be coming to the Australian market shortly." - Ross Sharrott
Tagline 
One household account book 
for life
Located  
Japan
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Ross Sharrott (Co-Founder), 
Paul Chapman (CEO/Co-
Founder), Mark Makdad (Co-
Founder), Jonathan Epstein 
(Chairman)
Website  
www.moneytree.jp
Category  
Wealth
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
90

Neo Growth
Company Description
Neo Growth provides unsecured credit at quick 
turnaround times, with flexible payment options, to SMEs 
in India. The system provides PoS-based cash advances 
and uses technology to monitor repayments which are 
made in daily instalments. 
Notable Investors
Quona Capital, IIFL, Khosla Impact, Aspada, Omidyar 
Network, Social Venture Partners
Tagline 
#Get business loans
Located  
India
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Piyush Khaitan (MD, Co-
Founder), Dhruv Khaitan (Co-
Founder, Chairman)
Website  
www.neogrowth.in
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"The digital payment space is bigger than what we imagined All this means a very large market 
opportunity. NeoGrowth is looking at leading this market in India." - Piyush Khaitan
9191

Neyber
Company Description
Based in the UK, Neyber creates partnerships with 
employers in order to provide employees with a range 
of financial management products, including salary-
deducted loans and financial education. Its clients include 
UK Police Service, London City Airport, Anglian Water, 
NHS Trusts and FTSE-listed firms.
Notable Investors
Henry Ritchotte, Goldman Sachs, Gal de Boissard, 
Police Mutual, John Spearman, Wadhawan Global Capital
"There wasn't a real value proposition for borrowers. It was largely targeting those who could already get 
loans from banks. I didn't really feel that it was a sufficient solution." - Martin Ijaha
Tagline 
Taking care of the financial 
wellbeing of UK employees
Located  
United Kingdom
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Martin Ijaha (CEO/Co-
Founder), Ezechi Britton 
(CTO/Co-Founder), Monica 
Kalia (Chief of Strategy and 
BDM/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.neyber.co.uk
Category  
Wealth
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
92

PayFit
Company Description
PayFit provides a digitisation service for HR and payroll 
departments by enabling employers to manage a 
range of administrative tasks such as payslips, social 
statements, leave and employee benefits.
Notable Investors
Accel Partners, Xavier Niel, Otium Capital, The Family, 
Oleg Tscheltzoff, Romain Cottard, The Family, Jean-
Daniel Guyot, Geoffroy Roux de Bzieux
Tagline 
Paying employees has never 
been easier
Located  
France
Year Founded  
2016
Key People  
Firmin Zocchetto (CEO/Co-
Founder), Florian Fournier 
(Co-Founder), Ghislain de 
Fontenay (CTO/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.payfit.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
 "If you look at a French payslip you'll understand why we're so needed, there are around 40 lines of 
technical details that most of us don't understand at all." - Firmin Zocchetto
9393

Plynk
Company Description
Plynk is a mobile payments platform which facilitates 
money transfers between individuals without relying on 
account numbers or code cards. The system functions 
through a messaging app and leverages the use of social 
media to drive growth among its millennial customers.
Notable Investors
Prive-Swiss, Enterprise Ireland, Delta Partners, NDRC
"We're localising Plynk in several languages and currencies over the next year including Spain, Portugal 
and the rest of the EEA. Our growth plan is still to become a verb in every European language, grow our 
team, and continue development on our core product." - Charles Dowd
Tagline 
Plynk is the new messaging 
app you can't afford to live 
without
Located  
Ireland
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Charles Dowd (Co-Founder/
CEO), Clive Foley (Co-
Founder)
Website  
www.plynk.me
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
94

Pockit
Company Description
Pockit targets customers who have been excluded by 
incumbent financial institutions following changes in 
personal or financial circumstances. An account can be 
opened within minutes, and customers are provided 
with an online account, contactless MasterCard and 
money-management app. The company currently serves 
200,000 customers and is seeking to expand its core 
business offering to direct debits and micro-loans by the 
end of 2017.
Notable Investors
Concentric, Belcube, Jon Moulton, Mark Newton-Jones, 
Sir Alex Ferguson, Danny Jatania,  Kevin Reynolds, Colin 
Harris, and Stuart Middleton.
Tagline 
No-nonsense banking
Located  
United Kingdom
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Virraj Jatania (CEO/Co-
Founder)
Website  
www.pockit.com
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"By launching a low-cost remittance service Pockit is saving our customers money and providing a service 
that suits their lives. We expect it to be very attractive to our core customers who find it difficult to access 
conventional financial services for many reasons."  - Virraj Jatania
9595

Qonto
Company Description
Qonto targets SMEs by combining a range of financial 
support services with a simple bank account. The service 
allows integration with SaaS providers such as Stripe, 
Slack, Sage and Cegid, and enables teams to manage 
transactions via their own user account. The neobank 
operates fully-online and both accounts and access cards 
can be managed directly from the platform.
Notable Investors
Alven Capital, Valar Ventures
"Qonto, smart banking for small businesses, is the service that allows you to open a 100% online account, 
have your bank account in 5 minutes and order physical or virtual cards to intelligently track all the 
expenses of the company." - Alexandre Prot
Tagline 
The 100% digital business 
account
Located  
France
Year Founded  
2016
Key People  
Alexandre Prot (CEO/
Co-Founder), Steve Anavi 
(President/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.qonto.eu/en
Category  
Banking
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
96

Raisin
Company Description
Raisin has become Europe's biggest cross-border 
savings platform, enabling customers access to the 
most competitive interest rates across the continent, 
free-of-charge. The company is entering distribution 
partnerships with a range of other fintech providers and 
traditional banks to expand into investment products and 
business clients.
Notable Investors
Fabrice Grinda, FJ Labs, Binomial Ventures, Index 
Ventures, btov Partners, Thrive Capital, Tom Stafford, Yuri 
Milner
Tagline 
Raise your interest with 
Europe's #1 deposit 
marketplace
Located  
Germany
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Frank Freund (CFO/Co-
Founder), Tamaz Georgadze 
(CEO/Co-Founder), Michael 
Stephan (COO/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.raisin.com
Category  
Financial product 
marketplace
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We provide a very straightforward and fully-online account opening process as well as a one-stop 
solution to managing multiple savings accounts. Our service is transparent and there are no hidden fees 
for our customers." - Tamaz Georgadze
9797

Riby
Company Description
Based in Nigeria, Riby enables cooperatives, company 
groups, employees, individuals, associations, and financial 
development institutions a platform to manage their 
financial activities. It enables digitisation of collaborative 
saving, lending and investments with the ultimate aim of 
increasing financial literacy amongst individual members 
of the groups. The service operates through a mobile 
app, and offers features including personal savings, 
cooperative savings and loan management, peer-to-
peer lending, agent management and personal and group 
investment management.
"When it comes to finance, the banks cannot solve all the problems and we discovered it was a faster 
route to scale." - Salami Abolore
Tagline 
Healthy Finance. Better Life.
Located  
Nigeria
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Salami Abolore (CEO)
Website  
www.riby.me
Category  
Wealth
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
Undisclosed
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
98

Satispay
Company Description
Headquartered in Italy, Satispay is a mobile payments 
company that operates independently from traditional 
debit and credit cards to facilitate peer-to-peer 
payments, as well as payments from individuals to 
merchants. The system allows users to pay in physical 
and online stores.
Notable Investors
Iccrea Banca, Sella Ventures, Shark Bites, Banca Etica, 
Ray Iglesias, U-Start, Giuseppe Donagemma, Nicolas 
Carbonari, Jonathan Weiner
Tagline 
Make the smart choice when 
moving your money.
Located  
Italy
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Alberto Dalmasso (CEO/
Co-Founder), Samuele 
Pinta (Finance Control & 
Strategic Management/Co-
Founder), Dario Brignone (IT & 
Organisation/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.satispay.com/en
Category  
Payments
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"The model that we constructed is directly linked to the interbank network allowing us to bypass all of 
the intermediary payment processors that are traditionally involved with payments. This new efficiency 
meant drastically reducing the costs involved in moving money." - Alberto Dalmasso
9999

Sensibill
Company Description
Sensibill is a white-label SaaS platform that targets 
financial institutions seeking to improve their mobile 
banking applications by providing a management 
system for paper and digital receipts. The system 
also generates data insights by analysing purchase 
information to drive engagement with banks' other 
digital products and offerings.
Notable Investors
Hedgewood, Impression Ventures, Operatie Capital, The 
OpenText Enterprise Apps Fund, Ryerson Futures, Mistral 
Venture Partners, Information Venture Partners, Six 
Squared Capital
"Our app allows bank customers to get their receipts in a few different ways... They can take a picture 
of their receipt and the app will extract and digitize the information so they can do various things like 
expense specific items, as well as track returns and warranty information." - Corey Gross
Tagline 
Know your customers, one 
receipt at a time
Located  
Canada
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Corey Gross (CEO/Founder), 
Jamie Alexander (CTO/
Founder)
Website  
www.getsensibill.com
Category  
Banking
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
100

Sherpa
Company Description
Sherpa enables personalised insurance to be provided to 
all users. The tailored insurance packages are unbiased 
and trustworthy with data anlaytics used as a tool to 
protect users and their families. Policies are streamlined 
to remove convoluted commissions and instead, to 
produce a single, consolidated account that addresses 
the customer's needs and risk appetite.
Notable Investors
InsurTech.vc, Michelle Paisley
Tagline 
Insurance. Now it's personal
Located  
Malta
Year Founded  
2016
Key People  
Chris Kaye (CEO) 
Website 
www.justsherpa.com
Category  
Insurance
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
Undisclosed
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We have completely re-thought the way insurance has worked for hundreds of years, doing away with 
the concept of the insurance 'product' and inventing a new, holistic way of underwriting risk." - Chris Kaye
101101

Silent8
Company Description
Silent8 utilises artificial intelligence, machine learning 
and various technologies to address money laundering 
and terrorist financing issues. By improving the due 
diligence processes for banks and financial institutions, 
the transparency and integrity of the financial system 
can be improved. A human friendly formula is adopted 
to effectively analyse complex volumes of data using 
artificial intelligence. Financial institutions and banks can 
see greater efficiency and productivity by cutting out the 
noise around financial crimes while still ensuring critical 
alerts are not missed.
Notable Investors
Crystal Horse Investment, JFDI, Wavemaker Partners
"Every time we get into production, we stop financial crime, we stop money from flowing to be used for 
illegal arms purchase or to finance some terrorist activities, that's one way of being rewarded for what we 
are doing." - Martin Markiewicz
Tagline 
Leveraging Artificial 
Intelligence Against Money 
Laundering and Terrorist 
Financing
Located  
Singapore
Year Founded  
2014
Key People  
Martin Markiewicz (CEO/Co-
Founder)
Website  
www.silenteight.com
Category  
Cyber Security
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
Undisclosed
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
102

SoCash
Company Description
SoCash addresses cash logistic issues for banks by 
adding a peer to peer and social element. Every shop 
is transformed into a scalable digital, cash distribution 
network where users can utilise the shared economy 
to improve cash circulations. SoCash bridges the gap 
between the bank and customer using a mobile app as 
customers have the flexibility to safely access their cash 
regardless of the time or location.
Notable Investors
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) 
Tagline 
Our mission is to solve cash 
logistics for banks
Located  
Singapore
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Rekha Hari (Director & Head 
of Program Management/
Founder), Hari Sivan (Founder, 
CEO)
Website  
www.socash.sg
Category  
Banking
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We are a bunch of bankers with a passion for technology and digital innovations who found this problem 
big and meaningful enough to quit our decade-old careers in global banks. Most of us are in our 30's. We 
were born in different parts of the world, but our paths crossed in Singapore." - Hari Sivan
103103

Stash
Company Description
Stash empowers a new generation of diverse investors. 
The product offering includes an app or online platform 
that suggests a shortlisted series of investment 
options complemented with advice, support and 
recommendations.
Notable Investors
Coatue Management, Breyer Capital, Goodwater Capital 
and Valar Ventures
"We help people who don't have a lot save money on a weekly basis Stashers look like America, they look 
like people you meet every day: they are nurses and teachers and Uber and Lyft drivers." - Brandon Krieg
Tagline 
Investing Simplified
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Edward Robinson (President/
Co-Founder), Brandon Krieg 
(CEO/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.stashinvest.com
Category  
Wealth
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
104

ThetaRay
Company Description
ThetaRay adopts big data analytic technology 
and artificial intelligence solutions to build custom 
applications and solve future problems. The patented 
algorithms are able to detect anomalies on a live, timely 
basis which improves the accuracy of the results. 
The key customer base includes financial institutions, 
industrial manufacturers, aviation businesses and critical 
infrastructure providers around the world. Individual users 
range from data scientists to business analysts. 
Notable Investors
Bank Hapoalim, Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), 
Poalim Capital Markets, General Electric (GE)
Tagline 
Fraud Prevention
Located  
Israel
Year Founded  
2013
Key People  
Amir Averbuch (Founder), 
Mark Gazit (CEO), Ronald 
Coifman (Founder)
Website  
www.thetaray.com
Category  
Data and Analytics
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"There's a need for a company that can protect financial institutions and industrial manufacturers against 
unknown threats. We solve a problem that was previously believed to be unsolvable." - Mark Gazit
105105

Tic:Toc
Company Description
Tic:Toc creates an instant, 22 minute lending experience 
with holistic home loan offerings in Australia to date. The 
approval process includes property valuation, real-time 
assessment, ID and financial verification and home loan 
documentation generation. Key partners include Bendigo 
and Adelaide Bank, as they underwrite Tic:Toc home 
loans. Tic:Toc provides faster, more convenient and more 
cost effective options.
"Fintech is a major growth sector, both internationally and within Australia. As a proud South Australian, I 
find it satisfying to launch and grow a major national fintech company from Adelaide." - Anthony Baum
Tagline 
Approval, Online From Start 
To Finish.
Located  
Australia
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Anthony Baum (CEO/
Founder)
Website  
www.tictochomeloans.com
Category  
Financial Product 
Marketplace
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
Undisclosed
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
106

Token
Company Description
Token is an API banking platform with the philosophy 
to provide an open and secure platform for instant and 
safe money movements. The team is comprised of rich 
experiences and backgrounds from Google, Amazon, 
Apple, Microsoft, Twitter.
Notable Investors
EQT Ventures, Octopus Ventures, OP Financial Group
Tagline 
Access all banks with one API
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Steve Kirsch (CEO/Co-
Founder), Marten Nelson 
(VP Marketing/Co-Founder), 
Yobie Benjamin (Co-Founder), 
Todd Clyde (COO)
Website  
www.token.io
Category  
Banking
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"We help banks monetize the open banking opportunity and pay banks a fee on every transaction, so it's 
all incremental revenue to a bank. This is a win for everyone." - Steve Kirsch
107107

Trusona Inc.
Company Description
Trusona is a leader in providing simple and secure Identity 
Authentication omni-channel offerings using a cloud 
identity suite. Every digital interaction is authenticated to 
enhance verification and ensure safety. Trusona is a key 
driver of the #NoPasswords revolution.
Notable Investors
Microsoft Ventures, Seven Peaks Ventures, Kleiner 
Perkins Caufield & Byers
"Usernames and passwords are the weakest link in the cyber security chain, and every day at Trusona we 
unshackle the false sense of security they've given the world." - Ori Eisen
Tagline 
#NoPasswords
Located  
United States
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Ori Eisen (CEO/Founder)
Website  
www.trusona.com
Category  
Cyber Security
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
108

Valiant
Company Description
Valiant Finance is an online broking platform for SMEs 
which enables borrowers to match with lenders in 
a manner of "unprecedented transparency". This 
innovative method of using algorithms to conduct this 
matching process creates competitive tension in the 
SME online lending space and also serves as a catalyst for 
disruption amongst the traditional banking market.
Notable Investors
Reinventure Group, H2 Ventures
Tagline 
Help SMEs secure loans 
with "unprecedented 
transparency"
Located  
Australia
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Richard Cotton (Co-Founder), 
Alex Molloy (Co-Founder)
Website  
www.valiant.finance
Category  
Lending
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"Valiant is different to a lot of other online lead generator platforms because we'll always have that human 
touch element to support customers when they need it." - Alex Molloy
109109

VATBox
Company Description
VATBox offers streamlined solutions for the VAT 
recovery process, enabling complete visibility, compliance 
and data integrity for businesses. Automation technology 
and cloud platforms are used in conjunction for intelligent 
and efficient processes and safe data storage and 
management. VATBox enables expenditure control and 
accurate recovery processes to produce accurate and 
valuable returns.
Notable Investors
Viola Private Equity, Target Global, Viola Growth
"As the first and only tech player in this market, we provide fully secured and easy-to-use solutions that 
maximize VAT recovery, while adding an essential compliance and governance layer that had not been 
available before." - Isaac Saft
Tagline 
A simple way to manage VAT
Located  
Israel Y
Year Founded  
2012
Key People  
Noam Guzman (President/
Co-Founder), Isaac Saft 
(CEO/Founder)
Website  
www.vatbox.com
Category  
Regtech
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
110

Wave
Company Description
Wave delivers financial services and free software 
to small and micro businesses around the world. By 
providing access to capital (Lending), improving cash flow 
(Payments), delivering money to employees (Payroll), 
helping businesses get paid (Invoicing), preparing for 
tax time and providing business insights (Accounting, 
Receipts), Wave covers the spectrum of a small business 
owner's financial life, and helps businesses grow and thrive. 
Notable Investors
Social Capital, CRV, HarbourVest Partners, Exhibition 
Ventures, BDC IT Venture Fund, OMERS Ventures, NAB 
Ventures, OurCrowd-Gcai, Portag3 Ventures, Royal Bank 
of Canada
Tagline 
Small business invoicing, 
accounting and more
Located  
Canada
Year Founded  
2010
Key People  
Kirk Simpson (CEO/Co-
Founder), James Lochrie 
(Co-Founder)
Website  
www.waveapps.com
Category  
Accounting
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
"By embedding Wave's complete small business tools into RBC's online business banking platform, small 
business owners now have one single destination to manage their financial life." - Kirk Simpson
111111

Zaveapp
Company Description
Developed in Silicon Valley and based in Mexico, Zaveapp 
is a digital piggybank that is reaching international 
expansion with its recent launch in France. The product 
aims to assist young people achieve their financial goals 
in the short run by incorporating and teaching different 
saving techniques (e.g. save % of expenses, utilise group 
savings or adopt automatic transfers). Today, the app 
serves over 30,000 users. The business is affiliated with 
MangoPay with goals to assume a leading role as the 
essential finance personal manager app in Europe.
Notable Investors
Wayra
"I do not want to remain a promise, I want to prove that it is possible for startups to have a global impact 
from Mexico." - Octavio Novelo
Tagline 
The piggybank in your 
smartphone
Located  
Mexico
Year Founded  
2015
Key People  
Octavio Novelo (CEO/Co-
Founder), Pedro Calmell 
(COO/Co-Founder)
Website  
www.zaveapp.com
Category  
Banking
Ownership  
Private
Staff
! ! ! ! ! 
Size
$  $  $  $  $
Enabler / Disruptor
 
At a Glance
112
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