Maywood
Hiring
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The first finance-compliant proactive AI that runs 24/7
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Top Banking and Exchange Startups
This list has 73 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 14 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (20), New York (13), and London (6). Largest teams: Coinbase, Brex, and LemFi.
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What they do:
Banking designed for Indian couples.
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Institutional equities broker-dealer
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Fenrock AI
Hiring
What they do:
AI agents for banks
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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A debit card and app designed for kids and parents in Latin America
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HQ: Mexico City, Mexico
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Nonprofit Financial Management
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
Workflows to empower employees to spend while finance stay in control
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HQ: Mexico City, Mexico
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The multicurrency account and card for Brazilians
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
What they do:
Invest in public companies KPIs
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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AI-native financial institution for global businesses + agents.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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ValCtrl is building the only intelligent prediction market
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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AI agents for compliance at institutional trading firms
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Brex
Acquired
What they do:
Business accounts, corporate cards, and spend management software.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Axoni
Acquired
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Axoni is building the next generation of capital markets technology
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Arcus
Acquired
What they do:
Payment-as-a-service that helps any business launch payment solutions
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Bitaccess
Acquired
What they do:
We make bitcoin simple.
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CrowdForce
Acquired
What they do:
Crowdforce is an app that allows any local merchant in Africa,…
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HQ: Abuja, Nigeria
Sandbox Banking
Acquired
What they do:
Low-code integration platform for banking
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
delt.ai
Acquired
What they do:
Digital banking for businesses in Latam.
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HQ: Mexico City, Mexico
Seed
Acquired
What they do:
Mobile banking for small business.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Mono
Acquired
What they do:
Plaid for Africa, but better.
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Pay Swifter
Acquired
What they do:
Stripe for Cannabis
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Standard Treasury
Acquired
What they do:
Banking APIs; acquired by Silicon Valley Bank in August 2015
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC S13Early stage
Emburse
Acquired
What they do:
Expense management and AP automation.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W16Early stage
TAG
Shut down
What they do:
TAG is the First Digital Bank (Chime/Revolut/N26) for Pakistan
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HQ: Islamabad, Pakistan
Finantier
Shut down
What they do:
Plaid for Southeast Asia
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HQ: Singapore
Multis
Shut down
What they do:
Accounting & Treasury Management Software for Web3 Teams
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Buttercoin
Shut down
What they do:
Bitcoin Marketplace
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Direct Match
Shut down
What they do:
Direct Match was a venture-backed startup building the first all-to-all US Treasury trading venue.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Parker
Shut down
What they do:
Parker is a digital bank.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Letter
Shut down
What they do:
Beautifully designed banking for high net-worth individuals.
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HQ: San Diego, CA, United States
Purpose Finance
Shut down
What they do:
Accelerating the shift to a more transparent economy
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Cheddar
Shut down
What they do:
The Best Mobile Checking Account
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Serica
Shut down
What they do:
Financial payment and loan services for the Medical Cannabis and…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Ben
Shut down
What they do:
The easiest way to learn about, buy, and store cryptocurrency.
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HQ: San Diego, CA, United States
Emigre
Shut down
What they do:
Banking in India for Indian expats (NRIs)
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States