Year
2023 fintech market intelligence
173 events from 2023, sourced and curated by Windsor Drake.
173 Events
$39B Disclosed value
8 Event types
Windsor Drake tracks 173 sourced fintech market events in 2023 from 2023, each with a cited source. Across the 58 with disclosed values, total disclosed value is $39B, with a median of $18M. The largest disclosed deal is GTCR / Worldpay 2023 at $19B. The most active acquirers are Visa (2). Activity was heaviest in 2023, with 173 tracked events.
Frequently asked questions
How many fintech events in 2023 does Windsor Drake track?
Windsor Drake tracks 173 sourced fintech market events in 2023 from 2023, each backed by a cited source.
What is the typical deal size in 2023?
Across 58 events in 2023 with disclosed values, the median is $18M and total disclosed value is $39B.
What is the largest 2023 deal tracked?
GTCR / Worldpay 2023, at $19B.
Who are the most active acquirers in 2023?
Visa (2 deals).
By event type
Strategic Partnership (58)Funding Round (44)Transaction (27)Product Launch (21)Regulatory (10)Personnel Move (8)Buyer Thesis (3)Customer Win (2)
Events
| Primary | Event type | Counterparty | Value | Sub-sector | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tameed | Funding Round | Alromaih Group | $15M | Lending Tech (SMB) | December 31, 2023 |
| BridgeFT | Strategic Partnership | Dynasty Financial Partners | Wealthtech | December 30, 2023 | |
| Plaid | Strategic Partnership | Citigroup | Wealthtech | December 30, 2023 | |
| Spare | Funding Round | Vision Ventures | $3M | Financial Data / Open Banking | December 29, 2023 |
| RegTech Open Project PLC | Strategic Partnership | Eram Capital Partners | Regtech | December 28, 2023 | |
| Worldcoin | Product Launch | Identity / Fraud | December 28, 2023 | ||
| BridgeFT | Strategic Partnership | Dynasty Financial Partners | Wealthtech | December 27, 2023 | |
| Qashio | Strategic Partnership | Emirates Skywards | Payments | December 27, 2023 | |
| InCred Finance | Funding Round | Ranjan Pai, Ravi Pillai, Ram Nayak, Varanium Capital Advisors, Sattva Group | $60M | Lending Tech (Consumer) | December 26, 2023 |
| Wemade | Strategic Partnership | Whampoa Digital | $100M | Crypto / Digital Assets | December 22, 2023 |
| Tabby | Funding Round | J.P. Morgan, Hassana Investment Company, Soros Capital Management, Saudi Venture Capital, Partners for Growth, Atalaya Capital Management, CoVenture | $950M | BNPL | December 21, 2023 |
| Circle | Regulatory | French Financial Markets Authority | Crypto / Digital Assets | December 21, 2023 | |
| Circle | Personnel Move | Coralie Billmann | Crypto / Digital Assets | December 21, 2023 | |
| X | Product Launch | Payments | December 21, 2023 | ||
| Prontoblock | Strategic Partnership | ABE Global | Crypto / Digital Assets | December 19, 2023 | |
| EMTECH | Strategic Partnership | Bank of Ghana | Crypto / Digital Assets | December 19, 2023 | |
| Mercado Bitcoin | Strategic Partnership | ARYZE | Crypto / Stablecoin | December 19, 2023 | |
| GSX Group | Transaction | Valereum | Crypto / Digital Assets | December 18, 2023 | |
| Flinks | Strategic Partnership | Xero | Financial Data / Open Banking | December 18, 2023 | |
| ZestMoney | Strategic Partnership | KreditPE | BNPL | December 17, 2023 | |
| Pave Bank | Funding Round | 468 Capital | $5M | Treasury / Cash Management | December 17, 2023 |
| Pirimid Fintech | Transaction | Infibeam Avenues | Capital Markets Tech | December 15, 2023 | |
| Prosa | Transaction | Visa | Payments | December 15, 2023 | |
| BankCard Services | Transaction | GBank Financial Holdings | $10M | Payments | December 14, 2023 |
| BankCard Services | Transaction | GBank Financial Holdings Inc. | $10M | Payments | December 14, 2023 |
| MarketGuard | Strategic Partnership | JayBee AG | Regtech / KYC / AML | December 14, 2023 | |
| Goals101 | Transaction | M2P Fintech | $30M | Embedded Finance | December 13, 2023 |
| Kiwimoney | Transaction | Anq | Lending | December 13, 2023 | |
| Multigate | Regulatory | Central Bank of Kenya | Treasury / Cash Management | December 13, 2023 | |
| FOMO Pay | Strategic Partnership | Zand Bank | Payments | December 13, 2023 | |
| Cashfree Payments | Product Launch | Payments | December 13, 2023 | ||
| noqodi | Strategic Partnership | Napier | Regtech / KYC / AML | December 13, 2023 | |
| Flutterwave | Personnel Move | Payments | December 13, 2023 | ||
| Aria | Funding Round | Adevinta Ventures, 13books Capital, Ankaa Ventures, Otium Capital | $15M | B2B Payments | December 12, 2023 |
| Nearpay | Funding Round | Sanabil Investments, stc Corporate Investment Fund, Vision Ventures, Hala Ventures, Arzan Ventures | $14M | Payments | December 12, 2023 |
| Archax | Strategic Partnership | The HBAR Foundation | Crypto / Digital Assets | December 12, 2023 | |
| Clara | Product Launch | Payments | December 12, 2023 | ||
| Versatile Credit | Strategic Partnership | Intellicheck | Identity / Fraud | December 12, 2023 | |
| Yellow Card | Product Launch | TBD | Crypto / Digital Assets | December 12, 2023 | |
| SumUp | Funding Round | Sixth Street Growth, Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, Fin Capital, Liquidity Group | $307M | Payments | December 11, 2023 |
| Coinbase | Strategic Partnership | Conio | Crypto / Digital Assets | December 11, 2023 | |
| TBD | Product Launch | Yellow Card | Crypto / Digital Assets | December 10, 2023 | |
| Trovata | Strategic Partnership | National Australia Bank | Treasury / Cash Management | December 7, 2023 | |
| Nubank | Strategic Partnership | Circle | Neobank | December 7, 2023 | |
| Trustmi | Product Launch | Payments | December 7, 2023 | ||
| Semnet | Transaction | GSTechnologies Limited | $2M | Neobank | December 6, 2023 |
| Spade | Funding Round | Flourish Ventures | $10M | Card Issuing | December 6, 2023 |
| JIVF | Strategic Partnership | OpenWay | Card Issuing | December 6, 2023 | |
| ORO Impact | Product Launch | Lending | December 6, 2023 | ||
| JACCS International Vietnam Finance Company Ltd. (JIVF) | Strategic Partnership | OpenWay | Card Issuing | December 5, 2023 | |
| Envision Blockchain | Product Launch | HBAR Foundation, Swirlds Labs | Crypto / Digital Assets | December 4, 2023 | |
| Inter | Customer Win | Neobank | December 1, 2023 | ||
| Allfunds | Personnel Move | Antonio Varela | Wealthtech | December 1, 2023 | |
| Quartix | Funding Round | SR Alternative Credit | $15M | Treasury / Cash Management | December 1, 2023 |
| Flow48 | Funding Round | Speedinvest, Daphni, 212, Blockchain Founders Fund, Unpopular Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, TLG | $25M | Lending | December 1, 2023 |
| WLTH | Funding Round | Rajomon, Kina Bank | $14M | Lending | December 1, 2023 |
| Total Processing | Transaction | NomuPay | $35M | Payments | November 30, 2023 |
| FDCTech, Inc. | Funding Round | Alchemy Prime Holdings | $8M | Capital Markets Tech | November 30, 2023 |
| Socure | Product Launch | BaaS | November 30, 2023 | ||
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Regulatory | PayPal | Payments | November 30, 2023 | |
| Pine Labs | Product Launch | Embedded Finance | November 30, 2023 | ||
| XTransfer | Strategic Partnership | TransferMate | B2B Payments | November 27, 2023 | |
| Crezco | Strategic Partnership | Xero | B2B Payments | November 27, 2023 | |
| iPeakoin | Funding Round | ZhenFund | $10M | Neobank | November 24, 2023 |
| Lendela | Funding Round | Chocolate Ventures, Cocoon Capital, Phillip Private Equity, Genting Ventures | $5M | Financial Data / Open Banking | November 23, 2023 |
| Crewblast | Strategic Partnership | Clear, IDRamp | Identity / Fraud | November 23, 2023 | |
| Crezco | Funding Round | MMC Ventures, 13Books Capital | $12M | B2B Payments | November 23, 2023 |
| Epic Lanka | Product Launch | Card Issuing | November 22, 2023 | ||
| Wealthsimple | Strategic Partnership | LGT Capital Partners | Wealthtech | November 22, 2023 | |
| DenArthur Analytics Ltd | Strategic Partnership | Findability Sciences | Identity / Fraud | November 21, 2023 | |
| Taulia | Strategic Partnership | Mastercard | B2B Payments | November 21, 2023 | |
| 3S Money | Strategic Partnership | Napier | Regtech / KYC / AML | November 21, 2023 | |
| Advent International | Strategic Partnership | Tricia Rothschild | Wealthtech | November 21, 2023 | |
| Kiwi | Funding Round | Omidyar Network India | $13M | Card Issuing | November 21, 2023 |
| AppBrilliance | Strategic Partnership | Truist Ventures | Payments | November 20, 2023 | |
| Agile | Strategic Partnership | Baird | Mortgage Tech | November 19, 2023 | |
| PingPong | Strategic Partnership | MODIFI | Card Issuing | November 18, 2023 | |
| Upworth | Funding Round | Angel investors (undisclosed) | $1M | Financial Data / Open Banking | November 17, 2023 |
| SigniaDocuments | Transaction | Stavvy | Mortgage Tech | November 15, 2023 | |
| Paxos | Regulatory | Monetary Authority of Singapore | Crypto / Stablecoin | November 15, 2023 | |
| Circle | Strategic Partnership | Crypto / Stablecoin | November 15, 2023 | ||
| Treasure Global Inc | Strategic Partnership | Boost (Axiata) | B2B Payments | November 15, 2023 | |
| Defacto | Funding Round | Citi Ventures, Northzone, Headline, Global Founders Capital | $11M | Embedded Finance | November 15, 2023 |
| Fnality | Funding Round | Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, DTCC, Euroclear, Nomura, WisdomTree | $95M | Crypto / Digital Assets | November 14, 2023 |
| Fnality International | Funding Round | Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, DTCC, Euroclear, Nomura, WisdomTree, Banco Santander, BNY Mellon, Barclays, CIBC, Commerzbank, ING, Lloyds Banking Group, Nasdaq Ventures, State Street, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, UBS | $98M | Crypto / Digital Assets | November 14, 2023 |
| OKX | Strategic Partnership | Polygon | Crypto / Digital Assets | November 14, 2023 | |
| Fizen | Strategic Partnership | Bitcoin.com, Funtoken, Angle Protocol | Crypto / Digital Assets | November 14, 2023 | |
| LXA | Funding Round | New Enterprise Associates (NEA) | $10M | Mortgage Tech | November 9, 2023 |
| Arch | Funding Round | Menlo Ventures, Craft Ventures, Quiet Capital, Focus Financial Partners, Carta, Citi Ventures, GPS Investment Partners | $20M | Wealthtech | November 9, 2023 |
| Trovata | Strategic Partnership | J.P. Morgan Asset Management | Treasury / Cash Management | November 8, 2023 | |
| Shift4 Payments | Buyer Thesis | Vertical SaaS Payments | November 8, 2023 | ||
| NAKA | Product Launch | Card Issuing | November 8, 2023 | ||
| Ripple | Strategic Partnership | Onafriq | Crypto / Digital Assets | November 8, 2023 | |
| Kraken | Personnel Move | Bivu Das | Crypto / Digital Assets | November 7, 2023 | |
| Froda | Strategic Partnership | Ageras | Lending Tech (SMB) | November 7, 2023 | |
| STASIS | Strategic Partnership | Propine | Crypto / Stablecoin | November 6, 2023 | |
| Brankas | Strategic Partnership | Arab Financial Services | Financial Data / Open Banking | November 6, 2023 | |
| Arab Financial Services | Strategic Partnership | Brankas | Financial Data / Open Banking | November 6, 2023 | |
| Norrsken22 | Funding Round | $205M | Identity / Fraud | November 3, 2023 | |
| Norrsken22 | Buyer Thesis | Identity / Fraud | November 3, 2023 | ||
| Funding Societies | Modalku | Funding Round | Norfund | $8M | Lending | November 2, 2023 |
| Dstreet Finance | Transaction | Angel One | Wealthtech | November 1, 2023 | |
| Ninety Eight | Funding Round | $25M | Crypto / Digital Assets | November 1, 2023 | |
| Funding Circle | Regulatory | U.S. Small Business Administration | Lending Tech (SMB) | November 1, 2023 | |
| Satang Pro | Transaction | Kasikornbank | $103M | Crypto / Digital Assets | October 30, 2023 |
| Direct Transact | Strategic Partnership | Visa | Card Issuing | October 30, 2023 | |
| Derivative Path | Personnel Move | Capital Markets Tech | October 29, 2023 | ||
| Thunes | Strategic Partnership | China Construction Bank | B2B Payments | October 27, 2023 | |
| Sygnum | Strategic Partnership | Float; Fasanara Capital | Lending | October 26, 2023 | |
| Medius | Personnel Move | Emma Brown | B2B Payments | October 26, 2023 | |
| Triple-A | Funding Round | Peak XV | $10M | Crypto / Stablecoin | October 25, 2023 |
| Flourish Ventures | Funding Round | Pierre Omidyar | $350M | Embedded Finance | October 25, 2023 |
| Atani | Funding Round | Cometa, JME Ventures, Conexo Ventures, CDTI | $6M | Crypto / Digital Assets | October 24, 2023 |
| Mastercard | Strategic Partnership | FIS Worldpay, Zip, JPMorgan Chase, Verizon | Financial Data / Open Banking | October 24, 2023 | |
| Sumsub | Product Launch | Identity / Fraud | October 23, 2023 | ||
| Socure | Product Launch | SoFi, Green Dot, Varo, Ingo, Dave, Public | Identity / Fraud | October 23, 2023 | |
| NET Credit Union | Strategic Partnership | Bankjoy | BaaS | October 23, 2023 | |
| Finexio | Product Launch | B2B Payments | October 23, 2023 | ||
| Bangladesh Bank | Regulatory | Nagad Digital Bank, Kori Digital Bank, bKash Digital Bank, DG-10 Bank, DigiAll, Smart Digital Bank, Japan-Bangla Digital Bank, North East Digital Bank | Neobank | October 22, 2023 | |
| MexPago | Transaction | Airwallex | Payments | October 20, 2023 | |
| Securrency | Transaction | DTCC | $50M | Capital Markets Tech | October 20, 2023 |
| JumpCloud | Personnel Move | Identity / Fraud | October 20, 2023 | ||
| Binance | Strategic Partnership | TrueLayer, Nuvei | Crypto / Digital Assets | October 20, 2023 | |
| WHEN Group | Transaction | Cuentas | Regtech / KYC / AML | October 19, 2023 | |
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Regulatory | Financial Data / Open Banking | October 19, 2023 | ||
| Google Pay | Strategic Partnership | ePayLater, DMI Finance, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank | Lending Tech (Consumer) | October 19, 2023 | |
| Flanks | Funding Round | Earlybird Venture Capital | $8M | Financial Data / Open Banking | October 18, 2023 |
| Darwinium | Funding Round | U.S. Venture Partners | $18M | Identity / Fraud | October 18, 2023 |
| Safexpay | Product Launch | B2B Payments | October 17, 2023 | ||
| Forta Solutions | Product Launch | Mortgage Tech | October 15, 2023 | ||
| Pagero | Transaction | Thomson Reuters | $800M | Regtech | October 13, 2023 |
| Intellect Design Arena | Strategic Partnership | Universal bank in the Philippines | Treasury / Cash Management | October 13, 2023 | |
| Slope | Funding Round | Union Square Ventures, Sam Altman, Y Combinator | $30M | B2B Payments | October 13, 2023 |
| Alpaca | Funding Round | SBI Group | $15M | Capital Markets Tech | October 12, 2023 |
| Eazy Digital | Funding Round | M Venture Partners | $1M | Insurtech | October 12, 2023 |
| Deal Box | Product Launch | Crypto / Digital Assets | October 12, 2023 | ||
| InsuranceDekho | Funding Round | $60M | Insurtech | October 11, 2023 | |
| TrustCheckr | Transaction | TrueCaller | Identity / Fraud | October 10, 2023 | |
| Sora ID | Transaction | CLEAR | Identity / Fraud | October 10, 2023 | |
| Jumio | Strategic Partnership | NextWealth | Identity / Fraud | October 10, 2023 | |
| Altruist | Buyer Thesis | Wealthtech | October 10, 2023 | ||
| Fourthline | Strategic Partnership | Scalapay | Identity / Fraud | October 9, 2023 | |
| Unoideo Technologies | Transaction | Truecaller | Identity / Fraud | October 8, 2023 | |
| Valu | Strategic Partnership | Beymen | BNPL | October 8, 2023 | |
| Fig Investments | Regulatory | Alberta Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission | Crypto / Digital Assets | October 6, 2023 | |
| Alchemy Group | Transaction | FDCTech | Capital Markets Tech | October 5, 2023 | |
| getpaid | Funding Round | Inventure, Picus Capital | $6M | B2B Payments | October 5, 2023 |
| Deluxe | Strategic Partnership | Aliaswire, Inc. | Treasury / Cash Management | October 5, 2023 | |
| FDCTech, Inc. | Funding Round | Alchemy Group | Capital Markets Tech | October 5, 2023 | |
| CMCC Global | Funding Round | Block.one | $100M | Crypto / Digital Assets | October 4, 2023 |
| Brite Payments | Funding Round | Dawn Capital, Headline, Incore | $60M | Financial Data / Open Banking | October 4, 2023 |
| Stitch | Funding Round | Ribbit Capital | $25M | Financial Data / Open Banking | October 3, 2023 |
| Marqeta | Product Launch | Card Issuing | October 1, 2023 | ||
| Startbutton Africa | Funding Round | $200,000 | B2B Payments | October 1, 2023 | |
| Network International | Strategic Partnership | Vodacom | Payments | October 1, 2023 | |
| PayPoint plc | Customer Win | Ovo, Lexis Nexis, Cardstream, Think Money, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Financial Data / Open Banking | September 30, 2023 | |
| Fintech in Action | Strategic Partnership | Stackwell | Wealthtech | August 8, 2023 | |
| AirFund | Strategic Partnership | Amundi, Indosuez Wealth Management | $7M | Wealthtech | August 4, 2023 |
| Brane Trust Company Ltd. | Transaction | Wellfield Technologies Inc. | Crypto / Digital Assets | July 26, 2023 | |
| Federal Reserve | Regulatory | US banking system | Payments | July 20, 2023 | |
| Worldpay | Transaction | GTCR | $19B | Payments | July 6, 2023 |
| Pismo | Transaction | Visa | $1.0B | Payments | June 28, 2023 |
| Adenza | Transaction | Nasdaq | $11B | Capital Markets Tech | June 12, 2023 |
| IDEX Biometrics | Product Launch | Enqura | Identity / Fraud | June 1, 2023 | |
| Binance, Coinbase | Regulatory | SEC | $4.0B | Crypto / Digital Assets | June 1, 2023 |
| Unbanked | Strategic Partnership | Moorwand | Crypto / Digital Assets | April 11, 2023 | |
| Al Mada Ventures | Funding Round | Al Mada Holding Group | $110M | Insurtech | March 1, 2023 |
| Conquest Planning Inc. | Funding Round | Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, Portage Ventures, BNY Mellon, Royal Bank of Canada | $24M | Wealthtech | February 1, 2023 |
| IRNET | Transaction | Kwara | Neobank | January 16, 2023 | |
| Kwara | Funding Round | DOB Equity, Globivest, One Day Yes, Base Capital | $3M | BaaS | January 16, 2023 |
| Paya | Transaction | Nuvei | $1.3B | Payments | January 9, 2023 |
| Metaco | Transaction | Ripple | Crypto / Digital Assets | January 1, 2023 | |
| Aaritya Technologies | Personnel Move | Swiggy | Capital Markets Tech | January 1, 2023 |