28 Best Payments Startups in North America to Watch in 2026

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Payments Startups in North America

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 28 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $2.0b. The average funding per company in this subset is $71.2m.

Last update to the database: Mar 31, 2026. See changelog.

Track over 71,000 companies

Discover
Fast-growing Global startups

Seedtable uses technology and people to track over 71,000 companies to help you find the right ones to partner with.

Pricing + Sign up

3

Funding Rounds

$70.5m

Money raised

Drop is a company founded in 2015.

4

Funding Rounds

$10.5m

Money raised

nanoPay is a company founded in 2012 by Laurence Cooke.

3

Funding Rounds

$10.2m

Money raised

Checkfront is a company founded in 2010 by Jason Morehouse.

3

Funding Rounds

$3.1m

Money raised

Giftbit is a company founded in 2011 by Leif Baradoy.

Industries:

Location:

2

Funding Rounds

$35.9m

Money raised

Elastic Path Software is a Canada-based company founded in 2000.

6

Funding Rounds

$20.5m

Money raised

Payfirma is a company founded in 2011.

6

Funding Rounds

$270.0m

Money raised

Koho is a neobank based in Canada offering Personal accounts including a debit card, with all transactions being managed from an iPhone or Android application. Koho currently accepts to open mobile bank accounts for residents of Canada.

5

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

A financial technology company offering a payment solution platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

Vouchr is a company offering a consumer payment platform founded by Robert Balahura.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

Ideal is an artificial Intelligence company founded in 2014 by Somen Mondal.

1

Funding Rounds

$10.1m

Money raised

Beanworks is a company founded in 2012 by Reza Sanaie, Catherine Dahl, Cory Cleaver and Tracy Reed.

2

Funding Rounds

$12.3m

Money raised

Blockchain company

2

Funding Rounds

$92.8m

Money raised

Paystone offers businesses payment, loyalty, gift card, and customer engagement solutions.

4

Funding Rounds

RentMoola is a company founded in 2013 by Patrick Postrehovsky.

2

Funding Rounds

$604.0k

Money raised

VoPay is a company founded in 2014 by Hamed Arbabi.

Location:

Key people:

3

Funding Rounds

$26.5m

Money raised

Mobeewave is a company founded in 2011.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

Ready is a company founded in 2016.

1

Funding Rounds

$16.0m

Money raised

Helcim is a company founded in 2006.

2

Funding Rounds

Agility Forex is a company founded in 2013.

1

Funding Rounds

E-xact Transactions is a company founded in 1999.

1

Funding Rounds

$182.8k

Money raised

Netcents is a company founded in 2006.

1

Funding Rounds

Agreement-Express is a company founded in 2001.

1

Funding Rounds

$19.4m

Money raised

Relay is a Canada-based company.

Location:

1

Funding Rounds

$119.3m

Money raised

PayFacto is a company founded in 2014.

1

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

Industries:

Location:

1

Funding Rounds

$4.1m

Money raised

Zenbase is a Canada-based company founded in 2021.

Location:

1

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

Payvida Solutions Inc. is a company founded in 2012.

Location:

1

Funding Rounds

$8.8m

Money raised

BlackCart is a Canada-based company.

Sign up to access our full database

Enter your email and get access to 71,000 + technology companies you can partner with.

Join 29000+ founders, operators, and investors.