Top Payments Startups in 2027

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting and valuable fintechs in the world, with our Series D taking our valuation to $40 billion. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how. We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re number 9 on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and on Glassdoor’s list of Top 10 fintechs to work for. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. So, join us to build tomorrow, today. We believe in equal opportunities. Checkout.com is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience, skills and personality. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is the right thing to do and is central to our success.

We're changing the way millions of small businesses make money, spend money and track money. Wave delivers innovative financial services and award-winning free software to small- and micro-businesses around the world. By improving cash flow (Payments), delivering money to employees (Payroll), helping businesses get paid (Invoicing), preparing for tax time and providing business insights (Accounting, Receipts), Wave covers the spectrum of a small business owner's financial life, and helps businesses grow and thrive.

Founded in 2016 and based in los angeles, we are carefully designed to automate workflows and drive revenue while allowing brands to offer a personalized experience that keeps clients coming back. we are reimagining the way you shop and pay for luxury services. we believe the right technology can transform businesses and the clients they serve.

MyTime is a fully integrated appointment scheduling, point-of-sale and customer engagement platform for multi-location chains and franchises. It’s built to be modular, but it really shines when the various components work together to maximize revenue by reaching customers wherever they are at the moment they are ready to transact. Our award-winning online booking experience can be integrated into your website and mobile apps, as well as Google Search and Google Maps, Bing, Facebook, and Instagram, thereby enabling your customers to find, book, and transact with you from anyplace they engage with your brand. Our automated marketing system increases client retention and visit frequency. And we automate the many tedious, manual operational tasks so you can focus on your service and your customers. Find out what it means to integrate scheduling, marketing and payments into a single, easy-to-use platform and why MyTime won Best Local Commerce Service of 2017 from the Local Search Association and has been featured by both Apple and Google as “Best New App” in their respective App Stores. Our cloud-based platform is scalable, secure, and ready for any size deployment. For millions of consumers, MyTime is the online destination to book appointments online, 24/7. Currently available nationwide with over 2 million businesses listed on the platform, MyTime is the preferred destination to book and transact with local businesses throughout the United States.

Cubby is the AI-native platform for self-storage operators. Everything you need to operate, grow, and delight — all in one platform. We're building for the 35,000+ operators competing in a $75+ billion industry facing massive institutional consolidation. Our integrated platform — facility management, e-commerce, revenue management, call center, and Voice AI — gives operators the technology advantage to win. We're a Series A company serving 300+ operators across North America. We're backed by top-tier investors and 28+ industry advisors who give us the access and credibility to compete against legacy systems like Storable. We move fast, build thoughtfully, and obsess over our customers. If that sounds like your kind of team, we'd love to hear from you.

We're building the ultimate savings tool to help Canadians from Nunavut to Pelee Island restore financial balance. With a no-fee reloadable Visa card and integrated app, KOHO provides real-time spending insights, automated goals, and more to help people get great at saving.

Founded in 2019, Flex is a NYC-based FinTech startup that is building the infrastructure to enable flexible bill payments for all Americans. Our mission is to enable you to choose the days that you pay your critical bills, and stop worrying about making payments and having funds on days that don’t work for you. We are starting with a very common and very large expense: rent! Flex enables its users to pay their rent throughout the month on a schedule that better fits their finances, rather than paying the full amount on the first of each month. This prevents tenants from constantly getting hit with overdraft fees, late payment fees, and dings to their credit scores.

Branch is the leading workforce payments platform that helps businesses deliver fast, flexible options for workers to get paid. Whether it’s sending earnings to employees or contractors, companies choose Branch because they know that faster payments can help them strengthen worker loyalty, save time and money, and drive business growth. Earners that sign up with Branch can receive a bank account, quick access to earned wages, rewards, and personal finance tools to help them manage their cash flow between pay cycles. Branch partners with the nation’s leading companies in hospitality, healthcare, gig platforms & marketplaces, and staffing services. Branch has been honored with a Webby Award—Best Financial Services, FinTech Breakthrough Award, Gartner Eye on Innovation: Financial Services, and Great Place to Work Certification.

POSH is a revolution in the way live experiences are designed, shared, and enjoyed. We're here to empower anyone to monetize their contribution to social experiences - organizers, affiliates, freelancers, and beyond. Today, we're backed by $9M in venture funding, a user base of over 1M and we've processed over $70M in transactions.

Thera is changing that with an All-In-One HR platform for companies to hire, pay and support their remote teams. Through the Thera platform you're able to collect the needed compliance documents, execute locally compliant contracts, and facilitate payments in over 135+ different currencies.