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CNBC Releases Annual List of Top FinTech Companies for 2025
CNBC and Statista have compiled their annual list of the top FinTech companies around the globe.
About the List and Report:
Once again, CNBC has teamed up with Statista to not only look at the current state of the financial technologies sector but also highlights the top companies in the field. The list of 300 was derived from research conducted by Statista, while CNBC editorial input was also considered. FinTechs interested in being featured on the list were also invited to apply, with Statista analyzing more than 2,000 companies as part of this process.
Before getting to the included companies, the latest report states some bad news: Global FinTech investment fell to just $95.6 billion last year. That’s down 20% and marks a seven-year low. CNBC also notes that mergers and acquisitions remained relatively low last year.
The 2025 list of top FinTechs broke companies down into seven key categories:
- Alternative Financing
- Digital Assets
- Enterprise
- Insurtech
- Neobanking
- Payments
- Wealth Technology
Of these seven categories, Payments featured the largest number of awarded companies with 75. This is followed by Enterprise and Wealth Technology with 50 each, and then Alternative Financing with 40. As for where the companies were headquartered, nearly half (126) of those awarded are in the United States. The United Kingdom was a distant second with 38 FinTechs featured, followed by Singapore with 16.
Looking at the categories, Alternative Financing included previously awarded companies such as Best Egg and Biz2Credit, as well as first-time recipients Happy Money, SellersFi, and several others. Similarly, Neobanking featured the likes of heavy-hitters Chime, Dave, SoFi, Upgrade, and Varo alongside lesser-known startups, such as the immigrant-focused Comun and the credit-building banking account Step. Meanwhile, in Payments, Affirm, Block, Stripe, Klarna, PayPal, and others were joined by year-one awardees Toast, AffiniPay, Balance, and more.
The complete list of this year’s companies can be found on CNBC’s site. Meanwhile, applications for potential inclusion on next year’s list are expected to open in spring 2026.
My Thoughts:
This is always an interesting list to look over as there are plenty of companies I’ve heard of and several others that I haven’t. That’s exciting to me not only because I always enjoy discovering new (or new to me) FinTechs — but also because, given the current funding climate the sector is enduring, it’s nice to know that there are still startups toughing it out. Ultimately, while it may be some time before we return to the highs of just a few years ago, hopefully these companies and others will continue to make strides and help convince investors that FinTech is worth another look.
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