101 Best FinTech Companies and Startups in the UK

3 years ago

This article showcases some of the most popular players operating in the FinTech space. Our analysts selected these companies because they excel in one of the following categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Market Position
    • Market domination
    • Market leader
    • Strong market competitor

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SEMRush.

This list may include both state and private ventures providing the most value within the FinTech industry.

Top FinTech Companies


TradingView

The social network powering independent traders and investors

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William Garrity Associates

A focus on project delivery and transaction closure with sustainable results

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FTLabs

FT Labs is an emerging web technologies team at the Financial Times

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TransferWise

TransferWise is a money transfer service allowing private individuals and businesses to send money abroad without hidden charges.

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Barclays

Barclays is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide.

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eToro

eToro is a social trading and investment marketplace that allows users to trade currencies, commodities, indices, and stocks.

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ADVFN

An award-winning global stocks, shares and crypto information website providing market-leading financial tools and data to retail investors

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JammToday

An online comparison tool of robo- and passive advice

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Blockchain.com

Blockchain.com is the world’s most popular Bitcoin and crypto platform.

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ClearScore

ClearScore’s vision is to help everyone, no matter what their circumstances, achieve greater financial wellbeing.

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Skrill

Skrill has been making digital payments simple, secure and quick since 2001. It provides online payments for both consumers and businesses.

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Revolut

Revolut is a financial services company that specializes in mobile banking, card payments, money remittance, and foreign exchange.

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This is Money

This is Money is a web-based platform that provides financial advice and information to their readers.

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money.co.uk

money.co.uk is a financial comparison website for UK consumers and businesses.

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Trading 212

Trading 212 is a fintech company that provides free, smart apps to democratize the economic market.

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SumUp

SumUp is a financial technology company that enables businesses to accept card payments at the Point-of-Sale or on the go.

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Bitstamp

Bitstamp allows companies and individuals from all around the world to buy and sell bitcoin, litecoin, ethereum, ripple, and bitcoin cash.

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BullionVault

BullionVault is a gold and silver market for online investors, enabling clients to buy and sell gold and silver at discounted prices.

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TotallyMoney

TotallyMoney puts customers right at the center of their credit data, helping them make smarter financial decisions.

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Monzo

Monzo is a digital-only bank platform and marketplace that allows customers to access a range of products and services.

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Admiral Markets

Admiral Markets is a Forex and CFD broker offering prompt customer support in trading currencies, stocks and commodities.

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The Unilever Foundry

The Unilever Foundry is Unilever’s platform to connect and engage with the world’s most innovative startups.

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Gain Capital

You can benefit from the Expert Advisor automated trading on MetaTrader4 platforms.

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Starling Bank

Starling Bank provides a mobile banking application and a debit card that enable users to manage their finances.

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Smarkets

Smarkets simplifies peer-to-peer trading on sporting and political events.

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GoCardless

GoCardless is a payment company that makes collecting payments by direct debit easy for everyone.

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easyfundraising

Easyfundraising is an e-commerce platform that enables its users to raise funds when they make online purchases.

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Nexo

The World’s Leading Regulated Financial Institution for Digital Assets

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Checkout.com

Checkout.com is an API-based platform providing online payment solutions that improve the user’s checkout experience.

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Moneyfacts.co.uk

Compare deals for savings & ISA accounts, current accounts, mortgages, credit cards, loans and much more.

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Zopa

Zopa offers peer-to-peer loans with low rates, flexible terms, and no early repayment fees.

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Bought By Many

Bought By Many is an award-winning pet insurance provider that is disrupting insurance distribution.

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RateSetter

RateSetter is a P2P lending platform allowing users to lend and borrow money directly from each other according to their own interest rates.

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Finastra

Finastra provides the broadest portfolio of financial services software.

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Capital.Com

Capital.com is an insurgent fintech on a mission to make the world of finance more engaging, accessible and useful.

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CEX.IO

CEX.IO is a multi-functional cryptocurrency exchange.

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TransferGo

TransferGo offers international money transfers for both migrant workers & businesses using their digital account-to-account business model.

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Nutmeg

Nutmeg is an online investment service that specializes in investments, ISAs and pensions.

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Moneyfarm

Moneyfarm is a digital wealth manager that offers advice and investments.

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Paysend

Paysend is a global Fintech company whose unique technologies already serve over a million customers. Paysend is money for the future.

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Next

Next is a digital bank with free account and card and offers unlimited withdrawals.

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Pockit

Pockit is a financial technology company that provides a digital banking app for the underbanked masses.

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Wirex

Wirex is a digital payment platform that aims to make crypto and traditional currencies equal and accessible to everyone.

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Wealthify

Wealthify offers effortless, transparent, and affordable investing for everyone.

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Money Dashboard

Money Dashboard is an online personal financial management service allowing users to view their online financial accounts.

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Crunch Accounting (E-Crunch Ltd)

Crunch Accounting is a cloud-based platform that offers bookkeeping, accounting and related services to its clients.

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LATOKEN

LATOKEN is the leading platform for multi-asset tokenization and cryptocurrency exchange.

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Cashplus

Cashplus is a leading digital challenger to UK banks and has served more than 1.6m customers since launching in 2005

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Funding Circle

Funding Circle is a lending platform for small businesses.

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Tide

Tide is a business banking platform on a mission to save small businesses time (and money) on their banking and admin.

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NewDay

NewDay provides financial flexibility and convenience.

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Amigo Loans

Amigo Loans is a financial technology company based in Bournemouth, launched in 2005, aiming to change the way that people borrow money.

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Habito

Habito is a digital mortgage brokerage services company that offers a personal and modernized approach to the home buying experience.

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Aave

Aave is an open source non-custodial protocol on Ethereum for decentralized lending and borrowing.

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Darwinex

Darwinex allows independent traders around the world to quote their strategies and thus access investor capital.

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Crowdcube

Crowdcube is an equity crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs of start-ups and growing businesses.

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Monese

The mobile app alternative to the banks, offering multi-currency accounts that are easy to open from anywhere in the European Economic Area

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PensionBee

PensionBee: the clever way to find and combine all your old pension plans in one good-value, online plan Capital at risk.

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Small World Financial Services Group

Small World Financial Services Group is a digital money transfer platform enabling its customers to securely send and receive money.

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Prepaid Financial Services Limited (PFS)

PFS is a payments technology and e-money specialist, providing a range of prepaid and alternative banking products.

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WorldFirst

WorldFirst is an international payments business helping businesses and people easy move money around the world at great exchange rates.

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Vertex Market

Peer to Peer (P2P) trading platform for Cryptocurrencies

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Moneybox

Moneybox is a mobile savings and investment app that offers a range of saving and investment products including Lifetime ISAs and Pensions.

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Capital on Tap

Capital on Tap is a lender that provides working capital such as loans and credit cards to small businesses.

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Nucleus

Nucleus is a software platform for financial advisors.

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Azimo

Azimo is an online international money transfer company.

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BeInCrypto

News media

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Zego

Zego is a commercial auto and ‘New Mobility’ insurance provider, powering opportunities for modern business by saving time and money

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Prodigy Finance

Prodigy Finance provides postgraduate student loans to international students to attend a top school.

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Celsius Network

Celsius Network is a blockchain-based lending platform that is accessible through a free mobile app.

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Cazana

Cazana is an automotive fintech company that provides vehicle data, valuations, and audiences for the future of mobility.

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Parmenion Capital Partners

FinTech

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Zuto

Zuto is a team of car buying experts that offers one-on-one service, vehicle history checks, and free vehicle valuation checks.

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Boom25

Boom25 is a fintech company that specializes in consumer offers, affiliate marketing, and online shopping.

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Salary Finance

Salary Finance partners with employers to improve employee wellbeing by helping get people out of debt and into saving.

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Assetz Capital

Assetz Capital is a lending business that provides its services for SME finance, bridging, and property development sectors.

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Freetrade

Freetrade is a challenger stockbroker that offers free share trading in mobile phones.

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Paysafe

Paysafe is a global payments provider offering a range of payments solutions for businesses and consumers.

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Boring Money

Helping those without Finance PhDs make smarter choices, without being bored to tears!

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Onfido

Onfido develops AI-based identity verification technology that first assesses a user’s ID, and then compares their facial biometrics.

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SeedLegals

The simple way for companies to complete the legals needed to raise investment and distribute equity

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SimpleTax

HMRC recognised SimpleTax is the easy way of calculating & submitting a self-assessment return.

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Cash Lady

CashLady is a leading short term loan website helping people find short term credit and payday loans in the UK

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Soldo

Soldo is a multi-user expense account that helps companies manage their spend.

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U Account

U Account is the non-bank current account that’s built around you.

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Cleo

Cleo is an artificial intelligence startup that offers an intelligent assistant to help users in managing their finances.

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247Moneybox

247Moneybox.com is a responsible online payday lender providing short-term cash loans to UK consumers.

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Marshmallow

Marshmallow is an insurtech company that uses a proprietary pricing algorithm to lower prices for immigrants, expats and nomads.

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TaxScouts

TaxScouts is a tax preparation platform that makes tax planning easier.

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Slicethepie

Slicethepie is a web-based artist financing engine that raises money for artists to record music albums.

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Emma

Emma is a financial app advocate that helps users avoid overdrafts, find wasteful subscriptions, and allows users control of their finances.

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TrueLayer

TrueLayer provides a platform to build financial apps that connect to bank data, verify accounts, and access transactions in real-time.

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Mojo Mortgages

Mojo is digital mortgage broker, using technology to revolutionise the way people find and apply for mortgages online.

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RCI Bank

RCI Bank – a digital bank that offers simple and straightforward savings accounts, giving their customers rewarding rates and great service.

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Tandem

Tandem is building a bank and financial management universe, focused on freeing users from financial stress by making money simple.

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Fleximize

Fleximize is a fintech-led business finance provider offering business loans of up to £500,000 to UK-based SMEs

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FinSMEs

FinSMEs.com provides information on venture capital/private equity and debt financing deals taking place daily across the planet.

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HiFX

Over a decade ago, HiFX’s founding partners realised that by minimising unnecessary banking overheads and investing in technology, they

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WeSwap

WeSwap is a mobile application that allows users to swap different types of currency with others.

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Plum Fintech

Plum Fintech is a developer of personal savings assistant solutions for customers.

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IslamicMarkets.com

IslamicMarkets.com is a leading learning, financial intelligence and investing platform for the $4 trillion global Islamic economy.

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