Best Financial Services Companies in Turkey
The 177 best Financial Services companies in Turkey in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Odeabank.
Financial Services in Turkey is moving fast enough that even a directory of 177 tracked companies tells you something real. Total disclosed funding sits at $78M, with Odeabank leading at $35M and Sekerbank close behind at $30M, a concentration that signals the market's still consolidating around established deposit-taking institutions rather than pure-play fintechs. No unicorns yet, which I find telling given the sector's scale ambitions. The market is forecast to reach roughly $88.7B by 2030 at a 9.9% CAGR, and with investors like EBRD, FMO, and EMF Capital Partners already in the cap table mix, the institutional appetite is clearly there.
So what's the momentum story? Across 2,216 financial services apps, median install growth is running at roughly +23% YoY, which tells you consumers are voting with their phones even as the funding stack stays top-heavy. Regulatory compliance is the friction point you can't ignore here, and a recent licence cancellation over violations elsewhere in the region is a reminder that compliance gaps carry real consequences. Hot coverage themes this quarter are earnings reports and quarterly financials, meaning scrutiny is rising alongside capital flows. And with smaller bets like Aklease at $10M still pulling institutional backing, the Turkish market's growth runway looks longer than the headline funding number suggests.
Ranked: Best Financial Services companies in Turkey
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | App-install YoY | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odeabank Commercial bank | $35M | 114 mo ago | Acquired | Mert Oncu CEO | 2012 | +20% | 1 job opening |
| 2 | Sekerbank Commercial bank | $30M | 114 mo ago | Public | — | 1953 | — | 1 award |
| 3 | Aklease Provider of leasing and investment financing solutions. | $10M | 102 mo ago | Early Stage | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 4 | Norma Provider of financial advisory services for investment industries | $2M | 47 mo ago | Acquired | Hakan Gonca Founder & CEO | 2020 | — | — |
| 5 | Promoseed Manufacturer and supplier of crop disease-resistant microbial fertilizers | $465K | 47 mo ago | Seed | Semih Yilmaz Co-Founder & CSO | 2020 | — | — |
| 6 | Aktif Bank Commercial bank | $292K | 80 mo ago | Public | Serdar Sumer CEO | 2007 | +36% | 2 partnerships · 4 awards |
| 7 | Tamamliyo Provider of life, health, auto, travel, and business insurance services | $126K | 38 mo ago | Seed | — | 2021 | — | 1 job opening |
| 8 | Pergamon Dis Ticaret Provider of legal regulations and advisory services | — | 12 mo ago | Public | — | 2001 | — | — |
| 9 | Interaktif Kredi Provider of loans and credit cards & counselling services | — | 31 mo ago | Seed | Cesur Olcenoglu Co-Founder | 2010 | — | — |
Top 12 Financial Services companies in Turkey
#1
Acquired · Sisli, Istanbul · founded 2012 · 1132 employees$35Mraised▾
Provider of commercial banking services dedicated to considering the banking needs of everyone. The company offers banking services such as lending, insurance, deposits, loans and other such facilities.
- Dec 2016Conventional Debt$35M
#2
Public · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 1953 · 3266 employees$29.9Mraised▾
Commercial bank
#3
Acquired · Kadikoy, Yalova · founded 2020 · 15 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Developer of a financial technology designed to provide a thrifty business approach. The company's platform provides corporate account and funding services, pre-accounting transactions, and investment advisory services to manage daily operations, enabling freelancers, self-employed, and micro-enterprises to save time and money.
- Jun 2022Seed$1.8M
#4
Early Stage · Istanbul, Istanbul · 79 employees$10Mraised▾
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#5
Seed · Kayseri, Kayseri Province · founded 2020$465Kraised▾
Manufacturer and supplier of crop disease-resistant microbial fertilizers. It offers solutions to safeguard crops from disease. It offers products such as microbial fertilizers, plant growth regulators, and bio-pesticides. Farmers can purchase products via the online website.
- Jul 2022Seed$429.4K
- Jul 2021Seed$35.7K
#6
Seed · Kartal, Istanbul · founded 2021 · 11 employees$125.5Kraised▾
Provider of life, health, auto, travel, and business insurance services
- Mar 2023Seed$125.5K
#7
Public · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2007$291.9Kraised▾
Commercial bank
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$291.9K
#8
Public · Izmir, Aegean Region · founded 2001 · 22 employees—raised▾
Provider of legal regulations and advisory services
- Jun 2025Post IPO—
#9
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2010 · 18 employees$6Mraised▾
Provider of loans and credit cards & counselling services
- Nov 2023Seed—
- Mar 2021Seed—
#10
Public · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 1948 · 14000 employees—raised▾
Akbank is a commercial bank. It provides services like investment banking, commercial banking, SME banking, retail banking, treasury operations, private banking, international banking services to individuals & businesses. The company's top markets are Turkey, Germany, UAE, Malta. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $7.39B and a net profit of $1.36B.
#11
Funding Raised · Pendik, Istanbul · founded 1990 · 174 employees—raised▾
Provider of tax advantage and financial leasing services
#12
Funding Raised · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 1945—raised▾
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Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.