Best Banking Tech Companies in Los Angeles, United States
The 35 best Banking Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Aspiration.
Our analysis of 50 Banking Tech companies
$7.7b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Banking Tech companies in Los Angeles
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aspiration Digital sustainable bank for consumers | $870M | 57 mo ago | 237 | 2013 | Joseph Sanberg Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 2 | Tryllian Bank Internet-first bank through bank partnership | $415M | 46 mo ago | 1 | 2021 | Luqmaan Samie CEO | — | — | — |
| 3 | Albert All-in-one money app for budgeting, saving, spending, and investing | $174M | 67 mo ago | 160 160 → 311 (+94%) | 2015 | Andrzej Baraniak Co-Founder | SentryNode.jsGoogle Maps+32 | 122 patents Advanced semiconductor packaging, interconnect reliability, and biotech pest/plant genetic solutions | — |
| 4 | HM Bradley Developer of financial technology for banking institutions | $72M | 38 mo ago | 35 | 2018 | Germain Cassiere Co-Founder & CTO | — | 655 patents Commercial food service and sanitation equipment, e.g., dispensers, waste units, and cooking accessories. | — |
| 5 | Dave 🦄 Developer of a mobile banking application offering financial management tools | $64M | 54 mo ago | 320 | 2016 | — | DrupalApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | — | — |
| 6 | Payabli Payment processing solutions for corporates and merchants | $32M | 15 mo ago | 33 | 2020 | Joseph Phillips Co-Founder & Co-CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30 | — | — |
| 7 | Good Money Digital-only bank | $30M | 90 mo ago | 16 | 2017 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Charlie Internet first bank through partnership for retirees | $24M | 34 mo ago | 24 | 2021 | Ivan Nausieda Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | 22 patents Polymeric protective films and coatings for paint, surface protection, and microsphere thermoforming | — |
| 9 | Keeta Developer of financial infrastructure for digital asset and payment processing | $22M | 42 mo ago | 26 | 2022 | Ty Schenk Founder & CEO | GitBookApple iCloud MailNode.js+14 | — | — |
| 10 | Hatch Credit App-based platform for credit score building | $15M | 78 mo ago | 66 | 2019 | Ayush Jain Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 11 | Fair Play Developer of an AI-based automated fair lending compliance management solution | $14M | 18 mo ago | 12 | 2020 | John Merrill Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — | — |
| 12 | VoiceVault Provider of voice biometric solution for mobile and on-device and telephony applications | $10M | 208 mo ago | 1,480 | 1996 | Andrew Lawson CEO | — | — | — |
| 13 | Lender Price Competitive analytics and pricing engine for the mortgage industry | $8M | 19 mo ago | 54 | 2015 | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 14 | Maza Provider of a digital bank for individuals | $8M | 27 mo ago | 9 | 2021 | Luciano Arango Co-Founder & CEO | ShopifyTypeScriptGraphQL+22 | — | — |
| 15 | Winden Digital bank for businesses | $5M | 53 mo ago | 20 | 2020 | Daniel Sathyanesan Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 16 | Identifee Customer engagement and experience management platform | $4M | 41 mo ago | 23 | 2017 | Vigen Ismailyan Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 17 | Bump by Ownors Provider of banking and financial tools for content creators | $4M | 28 mo ago | 8 | 2021 | James Jones Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 18 | Next Agency Benefits administration for brokers | $240K | 135 mo ago | 4 | 2014 | Victor Young CPO & Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Banking Tech companies in Los Angeles
#1
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020 · 33 employees$32Mraised▾
Payment processing solutions for corporates and merchants. It offers solutions such as API-based payment gateways, accounts payable solutions, checkout solutions, and more. It features account and vendor management, payment reconciliation, payment tracking, and more. It facilitates payments via credit or debit cards, net banking, wallets, and more.
- Jun 2025Series B$28M
- Apr 2025Series B$36M
- Jun 2024Series A$20.5M
- Mar 2023Seed$8M
#2
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020 · 12 employees$14.5Mraised▾
Developer of an AI-based automated fair lending compliance management solution. It offers a solution that enables banks and financial institutions to manage fair lending compliance. It features artificial intelligence-based tools for automated decision models. It features APIs and dashboards to integrate and monitor fair lending analytics.
- Feb 2025Series A$10M
- 2023Series A—
- Jul 2022Series A$10M
- Nov 2021Seed$4.5M
#3
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2015 · 54 employees$8.4Mraised▾
Competitive analytics and pricing engine for the mortgage industry. Provides an openly accessible marketplace for mortgage loan originators to price mortgage loans with lenders in real-time, and lenders with the pricing intelligence needed to compete and stay compliant in today’s mortgage market. Lender price is accessible from the web as well as a mobile app.
- Jan 2025Series A$8.4M
- Oct 2021Series A—
- Apr 2018Seed—
#4
Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2013 · 237 employees$869.5Mraised▾
Digital sustainable bank for consumers. It offers various banking services including money transfers, balance inquiries, cash withdrawals, loans, bill payments, debit cards, and more. It also provides tools for personal finance and expense management. It facilitates fraud prevention and chargeback management.
- Dec 2021Series D$315M
- Jan 2021Series D$350M
- May 2020Series C$135M
- Dec 2017Series B$47M
#5
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 1 employees$414.6Mraised▾
Internet-first bank through bank partnership. It offers all features of digital banking from online account opening to savings, deposits, debit card, loans and credit, contactless payments and transfers, and more, all with encryption and secure processing. It also offers insurance and investment options to its users.
- Nov 2022Series C$414.6M
#6
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2018 · 35 employees$72.1Mraised▾
Developer of financial technology for banking institutions. It provides technology solutions that power next-generation financial products. The company's technology was initially used to support its own consumer banking services, but it has since shifted its focus to partnering with established banks to integrate its technology into their offerings. This allows for a broader reach and impact on the financial experiences of a wider customer base. The technology is designed to improve money management tools and services.
- Jul 2023Series B$12.3M
- Dec 2021Series B$38M
- Nov 2020Series A$18.3M
- Apr 2019Seed$3.5M
#7
Acquired · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 9 employees$8Mraised▾
Provider of a digital bank for individuals. The platform offers services such as savings accounts, NFC-enabled prepaid cards for online or offline purchases, bill payments, money transfers, and more. It also features insured deposits, returns on savings, cross-border transactions, earnings on referrals, and more. The application is available on both iOS and Android platforms.
- 2024Series A$15M
- Jun 2023Seed$8M
#8
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 24 employees$23.5Mraised▾
Internet first bank through partnership for retirees. It offers solutions for retirees to accept social security payments and helps to accept future social security payments.
- Oct 2023Conventional Debt$7M
- Oct 2023Series A$16M
- May 2023Series A$7.5M
#9
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2015 · 160 employees$174.1Mraised▾
All-in-one money app for budgeting, saving, spending, and investing. It is a fintech platform providing a suite of financial tools. The platform offers budgeting assistance, automated savings, investment opportunities in stocks and ETFs, and spending monitoring. It provides features like financial planning, shopping assistance, alerts, and a secure vault. The platform also offers banking services through partner banks, including cash back rewards, early paycheck access, and fee-free ATMs. Identity protection services with fraud monitoring, dark web monitoring, and ID theft insurance are available. It uses AI-powered financial assistance. The platform offers subscription plans for premium features. It is a B2C, SaaS, and mobile app-based service.
- Jan 2021Series C$100M
- Mar 2020Series B$50M
- Mar 2019Series A$12.1M
- May 2018Series A$5M
#10
Dave 🦄Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2016 · 320 employees$63.6Mraised▾
Developer of a mobile banking application offering financial management tools. Its services include deposit accounts, debit cards for online/offline purchases, money transfers, bill payments, cash withdrawals, and more. It also provides tools for budget and finance management. The application is available on iOS and Android devices.
- Mar 2022Post IPO$100M
- Jan 2021Conventional Debt$100M
- Sep 2019Series B$50M
- Jun 2019Conventional Debt$110M
#11
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 8 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Provider of banking and financial tools for content creators. It offers a creator card, analytics, and banking services. The card provides credit limits for business and brand growth. Analytics tools help creators track market value and discover income. Banking services include checking and high yield savings accounts.
- Apr 2024Seed$3M
#12
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2022 · 26 employees$22.4Mraised▾
Developer of financial infrastructure for digital asset and payment processing. This system provides application programming interfaces for integrating financial logic into software applications. It facilitates the movement of funds across borders, supports multiple currency types, and enables the tokenization of assets. The infrastructure includes tools for identity verification, compliance management, and the execution of transactions through various payment rails. It allows for the creation of digital wallets, card issuance, and the acceptance of online payments. The architecture supports cross-chain asset swaps and provides access to investment products.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Banking Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Fintech is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Fintech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 907 United States-affiliated papers.
- Film Independent54
- United States Department of Commerce26
- Community Partners22
- University of Virginia18
- International Monetary Fund12
- Financial services42
- Database transaction16
- Payment15
- Scalability12
- Credit risk11
- Financial services7→190
- Financial inclusion2→74
- Payment2→50
- Mobile payment3→29
- Leverage (statistics)1→21
- Financial services9→149
- Financial inclusion1→56
- Payment2→27
- Investment (military)1→19
- Cryptocurrency1→17
Where fintech is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing fintech patents in the United States
United States fintech patent filing is accelerating — 20 filings from 16 assignees (2016–2025), led by Mastercard International, Verifone, Financial Cloud Innovations; annual filings 1→7.
- Mastercard International20
- Verifone4
- Financial Cloud Innovations2
- Atombeam Technologies2
- Salah ALI Khalil1
- LNW Gaming1
- Kassetty Nikhil1
- DR Mariappan RAJA1
Common questions
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