Best Financial Services Companies in Russia
The 166 best Financial Services companies in Russia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: O1 Properties.
Russia's Financial Services sector doesn't rank itself — so we did, tracking 166 companies by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum to show you where capital is actually moving. Total disclosed funding across the directory sits at $163M, with O1 Properties pulling the heaviest load at $100M, followed by First Home Bank at $25M and SimpleFinance at $15M. No unicorns yet, but the spread of active backers — The Sputnik Group, EBRD, and IIDF among them — signals a market with genuine institutional attention, not just founder optimism.
The broader picture backs that up. Global financial services is forecast to reach $88.7B by 2030 at a 9.9% CAGR, driven largely by API integration and AI-powered infrastructure. On the ground, median app install growth is running at roughly +23% YoY across more than 2,200 financial services apps — that's not a rounding error. Regulatory compliance is the friction point right now, and licence cancellations over regulatory violations are a reminder of how fast that friction turns punitive. I'd watch cybersecurity posture closely as this cohort scales. So can the mid-tier names here close the gap on O1's outsized lead? That's the question this quarter.
Ranked: Best Financial Services companies in Russia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O1 Properties Equity REIT invests in commercial office buildings in Moscow | $100M | 145 mo ago | Public | Alexander Ostrovskiy CEO & Director | 2010 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — |
| 2 | First Home Bank Commercial bank | $25M | 81 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 1999 | — | — |
| 3 | SimpleFinance Provider of financial products and services for small and medium businesses | $15M | 93 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — |
| 4 | Eleksnet Provider of payment process outsourcing services | $12M | 236 mo ago | Series A | Yuri Lokottsov CEO | 2000 | Microsoft ASP.NETNginxOpenResty+13 | — |
| 5 | IQ Card Provider of online banking information, payments, transfers, and loan details | $6M | 132 mo ago | Series B | Ekaterina Konovalova Ceo&Co-Founder | 2012 | — | — |
| 6 | ATON Wealth management and corporate advisory services | $5M | 114 mo ago | Series A | Sukhrob Ibadov Deputy CEO | 1991 | 1C-BitrixPHPVue.js+10 | — |
| 7 | Sovcombank Commercial bank | — | 80 mo ago | Public | — | 1991 | JavaElement UIVuetify+11 | — |
| 8 | Vozrozhdenie Bank Commercial bank | — | 108 mo ago | Acquired | Andrey Zhupanov CEO & President | 1991 | — | — |
Top 12 Financial Services companies in Russia
#1
Late Stage · Saint Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District · founded 1999 · 533 employees$24.9Mraised▾
First Home Bank is a commercial bank. It offers SBA loans, mortgage loans, commercial loans, and veterans mortgage loans. Provides services in the USA.
#2
Series A · Moscow, Moscow · founded 2015 · 26 employees$15Mraised▾
Provider of financial products and services for small and medium businesses. It offers solutions for participants in government and commercial procurement. The company provides banking guarantees, tender loans, and contract performance support. It also serves marketplace suppliers with general conditions and a platform for agents.
- Sep 2018Series A$15M
- Sep 2017Seed—
#3
Public · Moscow, Moscow · founded 2010 · 140 employees$100Mraised▾
O1 Properties is a Real Estate Investment firm thats owns, acquires, develops, and manages a portfolio of commercial office buildings in Moscow. Its customers include multinational corporations and other Russian companies. The company owns and manages portfolio of 14 completed Class A office buildings located in prime business areas of Moscow. Current company's real estate portfolio values USD 4 billion.
- May 2014Conventional Debt$100M
#4
Series B · Moscow, Moscow · founded 2012 · 51 employees$6.2Mraised▾
Provider of online banking information, payments, transfers, and loan details. It offers details on opening online bank accounts and managing finances. Information includes online payment methods, money transfer options, and online loan options. The site also provides guidance on avoiding errors in online transactions.
- Jun 2015Series B—
- Dec 2013Series B$3.7M
- Mar 2013Series A$2.5M
#5
Series A · Moscow, Moscow · founded 2000 · 11 employees$12Mraised▾
Operator of self-service infrastructures intended to offer instant payment acceptance and money transfer. The company's payment infrastructure owns and operates terminal networks for mobile top-ups, money transfers, and payments for various services, enabling users to make payments easily using their cell phones.
- Oct 2006Series A$2M
- 2005Series A$10M
#6
Series A · Moscow, Moscow · founded 1991$4.6Mraised▾
Wealth management and corporate advisory services
#7
Public · Moscow, Moscow · founded 1991 · 22600 employees—raised▾
Commercial bank
#8
Acquired · Moscow, Moscow · founded 1991—raised▾
Commercial bank
#9
Acquired · Russia · 310000 employees—raised▾
Provider of a wide array of financial services. These services encompass retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking, and asset management. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products and solutions for individuals and businesses, including deposit accounts, loans, credit cards, investment products, and wealth management services. It operates a substantial network of branches and digital platforms to deliver its services. The company's operations are focused on providing financial solutions across various sectors of the economy.
#10
Public · Moscow, Moscow · founded 1992 · 10504 employees—raised▾
Moscow Credit Bank is an urban credit union. It offers personal banking, corporate banking, conversion operations, banknote operations, encashment and more services to individuals and corporate clients. In 2021, the company recorded annual revenues of $2.53B and a net profit of $0.37B
#11
Series A · Moscow, Moscow · founded 2008 · 36 employees—raised▾
Developer of insurance software and office technology intended to serve insurance companies. The company offers a single scalable platform with an open application programming interface (API) of issuance, accounting and settlement for all partner products and advises on the selection of partners and products, trains sales staff and provides technical support, thereby helping clients to reduce time-to-market by publishing products and increase their sales and get an additional profit.
- Jan 2014Series A—
#12
Public · Saint Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District · founded 1990 · 3400 employees—raised▾
Commercial bank
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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