Forbes Fintech 50 2026
As of 2026-09-20. Forbes eleventh Fintech 50, 19 February 2026: 50 private fintechs, A–Z. B2B Banking plus Wall Street take 20 spots.
As of 20 September 2026. The main table copies Forbes 2026 Fintech 50. The edit page posted the eleventh list on 19 February 2026: 50 privately held fintech companies, A to Z. Firms need a US headquarters or substantial US operations and cannot be owned by a public company. B2B Banking plus Wall Street and Enterprise take 20 spots. Payments has seven. Card networks: global payments.
2026 Fintech 50 full list
Polymarket and Ramp both show $2.3 billion in the funding column, Stripe $2.2 billion, Kalshi $1.6 billion. Hyperliquid and Increase show $0 M. There are 20 newcomers. Rogo is also on the AI 50. Issuers: credit-card issuers.
| Company | Category | Funding | Founded | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antithesis | Wall Street & Enterprise | $152 M | 2018 | Tysons, Virginia |
| Aven | Real Estate | $390 M | 2019 | Campbell, California |
| Bilt | Personal Finance | $850 M | 2021 | New York |
| Brico | Wall Street & Enterprise | $22 M | 2023 | San Francisco |
| Capitalize | Investing | $35 M | 2020 | New York |
| Cardless | Business to Business Banking | $175 M | 2019 | San Francisco |
| Coalition | Insurance | $800 M | 2017 | San Francisco |
| Column | Business to Business Banking | $50 M | 2019 | San Francisco |
| Comun | Personal Finance | $50 M | 2021 | New York |
| DataSnipper | Wall Street & Enterprise | $200 M | 2017 | Amsterdam |
| Esusu | Personal Finance | $200 M | 2018 | New York |
| Found | Business to Business Banking | $124 M | 2019 | San Francisco |
| Fundbox | Business to Business Banking | $410 M | 2013 | Plano, Texas |
| Highnote | Payments | $155 M | 2020 | San Francisco |
| Honeycomb Insurance | Insurance | $55 M | 2019 | Chicago |
| Human Interest | Investing | $725 M | 2015 | San Francisco |
| Hyperliquid | Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies | $0 M | 2023 | Cayman Islands |
| Imprint | Business to Business Banking | $433 M | 2020 | New York |
| Increase | Business to Business Banking | $0 M | 2019 | Bend, Oregon |
| Justt | Payments | $100 M | 2020 | New York |
| Kalshi | Investing | $1.6 B | 2018 | New York |
| Kin Insurance | Insurance | $330 M | 2016 | Chicago |
| Lead Bank | Business to Business Banking | $180 M | 2022 | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Ledn | Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies | $107 M | 2018 | Cayman Islands |
| Maybern | Wall Street & Enterprise | $76 M | 2020 | New York |
| Mercury | Business to Business Banking | $500 M | 2017 | San Francisco |
| Monarch | Personal Finance | $95 M | 2018 | Covina, California |
| Nala | Payments | $52 M | 2022 | New York |
| Nayya | Insurance | $130 M | 2019 | New York |
| Parafin | Business to Business Banking | $194 M | 2020 | San Francisco |
| Payabli | Payments | $60 M | 2020 | Miami |
| Persona | Wall Street & Enterprise | $418 M | 2018 | San Francisco |
| Phantom | Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies | $268 M | 2021 | San Francisco |
| Plaid | Payments | $735 M | 2012 | San Francisco |
| Polymarket | Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies | $2.3 B | 2020 | New York |
| Possible Finance | Personal Finance | $55 M | 2017 | Seattle |
| Rain | Payments | $338 M | 2021 | New York |
| Ramp | Business to Business Banking | $2.3 B | 2019 | New York |
| Relay | Business to Business Banking | $52 M | 2018 | Toronto |
| Reserv | Insurance | $72 M | 2022 | New York |
| Rillet | Wall Street & Enterprise | $110 M | 2021 | New York |
| Rogo | Wall Street & Enterprise | $165 M | 2024 | New York |
| Securitize | Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies | $425 M | 2017 | Miami |
| Socure | Wall Street & Enterprise | $650 M | 2012 | Incline Village, Nevada |
| Stripe | Payments | $2.2 B | 2010 | San Francisco |
| Sunbit | Personal Finance | $210 M | 2016 | Los Angeles |
| Tala | Personal Finance | $350 M | 2011 | Santa Monica |
| True Link | Personal Finance | $60 M | 2013 | San Francisco |
| Valon | Real Estate | $275 M | 2019 | New York |
| Zip | Wall Street & Enterprise | $371 M | 2020 | San Francisco |
How this list is ranked
As of 2026-09-20. The main table copies the official Forbes 2026 Fintech 50 in full. The edit line is 19 February 2026, 06:30. The table is alphabetical and has no overall ranks. Firms need a US headquarters or substantial US operations and cannot be owned by a public company. Card networks: global payments. Issuers: credit-card issuers. Unicorns: global unicorns. Investors: Midas List. Rogo is also on the AI 50.
| Source | Snapshot | What it prints | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes 2026 Fintech 50 | 19 Feb 2026, 06:30 | Eleventh year. 50 private fintechs, A–Z. Columns: name, category, funding, HQ, year founded. B2B Banking plus Wall Street & Enterprise take 20 spots. Personal Finance 8. Payments 7 (11 last year). Insurance 5, crypto 5, real estate 2. 20 newcomers. Hyperliquid and Increase show $0 M funding | Main |
| Forbes The 50 Hottest Fintech Startups In 2026 | 19 Feb 2026; page updated 23 Feb | Private fintech funding $53 billion in 2025, first rise in four years, still below $152 billion in 2021 (CB Insights). AI companies took $226 billion of VC last year. Five names from last year’s list went public: Chime, Ethos, Figure, Navan, Wealthfront | Method / pool |
| Forbes Newcomers To The Fintech 50 2026 | 19 Feb 2026; page updated 27 Feb | 20 first-timers. Four of five crypto honorees are new. Polymarket facilitated more than $30 billion of trades in 2025. Hyperliquid processed $2.95 trillion of volume in 2025 | Aux |
| Forbes The Future Of Payments; Zip company post | 19 Feb 2026 | Seven payments firms; Justt and Payabli debut. Zip is on Wall Street & Enterprise for a second year | Aux (check) |
Official category counts
The intro says B2B Banking and Wall Street and Enterprise take 20 spots, Personal Finance 8, Payments 7 (11 last year), Insurance 5, crypto 5, real estate 2. The table below counts names on the official list; Investing has 3.
| Official category | Count |
|---|---|
| Business to Business Banking | 11 |
| Wall Street & Enterprise | 9 |
| Personal Finance | 8 |
| Payments | 7 |
| Insurance | 5 |
| Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies | 5 |
| Investing | 3 |
| Real Estate | 2 |
| B2B Banking + Wall Street & Enterprise | 20 |
Seven payments firms
The payments article names Justt and Miami-based Payabli as 2026 debuts. Stripe is still on the list. Nala CEO Benjamin Fernandes is on that feature’s cover.
| Company | Funding | Founded | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highnote | $155 M | 2020 | San Francisco |
| Justt | $100 M | 2020 | New York |
| Nala | $52 M | 2022 | New York |
| Payabli | $60 M | 2020 | Miami |
| Plaid | $735 M | 2012 | San Francisco |
| Rain | $338 M | 2021 | New York |
| Stripe | $2.2 B | 2010 | San Francisco |
Newcomers piece: four of five crypto honorees are first-timers. Polymarket facilitated more than $30 billion of trades in 2025. Hyperliquid processed $2.95 trillion of volume in 2025. Possible Finance’s CEO is Tony Huang. Chime, Ethos, Figure, Navan and Wealthfront listed after last year’s Fintech 50 and are off this private-company table.
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