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Best FinTech Companies in Birmingham, United States

The 49 best FinTech companies in Birmingham, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Prepaid Technologies.

49companies tracked
$183Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
17have raised
Sector wealth & growth · validated company filings
$180Mmedian revenue
+8%median YoY growth
$89.0Bcombined revenue pool
130companies reporting

Biggest earners American Express Co ($10.5B, +9% YoY), Mastercard Inc ($8.3B, +13% YoY), Flex Ltd. ($6.6B, +4% YoY), Fiserv Inc ($5.0B, +10% YoY)

FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FINTECH × BIRMINGHAM

Our analysis of 243 FinTech companies

$56.0b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

243companies analysed
98%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
45unicorns
2018median founding year
97kcombined LinkedIn audience
81%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best FinTech companies in Birmingham

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Prepaid Technologies
Prepaid cards for banks and businesses
$101M57 mo agoSeries B—1998UbuntuAmazon Web ServicesApache HTTP Server+3—1 job opening · 1 award
2Immediate Solutions
Online platform offering salary-linked payday loans to employees through employers
$36M19 mo agoSeries BJason Gwizdala
Co-Founder & CTO
2019Webflowanime.jsVimeo+24—1 partnership
3Everdays
App-based platform for cremation services
$17M90 mo agoSeries A—2017UnbounceNode.jsUbuntu+24——
4Daxko
Provider of cloud-based suite solutions for nonprofit organizations
$8M57 mo agoAcquired—1998SentryApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+32—1 partnership
5Fancard
Sports-themed gift and prepaid cards, payment solutions for organizations
$7M75 mo agoSeries AGreg Boggs
Co-Founder
2016WordPressMySQLPHP+44——
6First Partners Bank
Developer of an internet-first banking platform
$6M123 mo agoAcquiredElam Holley
CEO & President
2007———
7XpertDox
AI powered medical coding and clinical trials solutions provider
$4M42 mo agoSeedBhupesh Panwar
Co-Founder & COO
2015Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+192 patents
AI-driven recommendation systems for selecting hospitals and physicians
3 awards
8CareFund
Online lending platform offering consumer loans
$2M26 mo agoSeedPatrick Kent
Co-CEO
2022WordPressMySQLPHP+20——
9Gas Pos
Hardware-based point of sale solutions to fuel merchants
$1M73 mo agoSeed—2015Cart FunctionalityWix eCommerceWix+22——
10Totle
Crypto-asset management platform
$1M90 mo agoDeadpooledChristie Borda
Co-Founder
2017—7 patents
Cryptocurrency trading platform and exchange system
—
11Diamond Fortress Technologies
Provider of biometric identity security solutions
$860K138 mo agoAcqui-Hired—2012———
12Baremetrics
Cloud based subscription analytics and customer insights software
$500K142 mo agoSeedJosh Pigford
Founder
2013HubSpot CMS HubUnbouncePayPal+28—1 launch
13BrandCrowder
Equity crowdfunding for franchise deals
$204K120 mo agoDeadpooledfrancois nabwangu
Co-Founder
2015———
14SmartWiz
Tax software solution for tax professionals
$200K24 mo agoSeedBre Johnson
Co-Founder
2023Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceGoogle Sign-in+14——
15Instagift
Provides Digital Gift Cards for businesses
$120K193 mo agoSeedJennifer Schmidt
Co-Founder
2001Cart FunctionalityRubyFacebook Login+20——
16Quantalytix
Provider of enterprise bank management software solutions
$100K86 mo agoFunding RaisedWill Bryant
Co-Founder
2016———

Top 12 FinTech companies in Birmingham

#1
Series B · Birmingham, Alabama · founded 2019 · 23 employees
$35.7Mraised
▾

IOnline platform offering salary-linked payday loans to employees through employers. It enables employers to offer employees access to the updated earned money as the platform calculates work hours and notifies the amount earned through its app. Its app is available for iOS and Android devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Immediate) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series B$2.7M
  • Jul 2023Series B$16M
  • Sep 2022Conventional Debt—
  • Sep 2022Series A$4.1M
Founders & team
Jason GwizdalaCo-Founder & CTOMatt PierceFounder & CEO
Investors
Launchpad Capital, BankSouth, Alabama Launchpad, Innovation Depot
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnime.JsCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Series B · Birmingham, Alabama · founded 1998 · 29 employees
$101Mraised
▾

Prepaid cards for banks and businesses. Its products include payroll/payment cards, corporate purchasing cards, reward/incentive cards, gift cards, smart banking card college cards, and travel cards. It also offers services pertaining to card programs including turnkey programs and custom solutions, program development, and management.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Series B$96M
  • Aug 2016Series A$5M
Investors
Edison Partners, StepStone Group, Ballast Point Ventures, Gray Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCloudflareMicrosoft 365Mysql
#3
Seed · Birmingham, Alabama · founded 2022
$1.7Mraised
▾

Online lending platform offering consumer loans. It offers a platform that enables users to apply and get funded for loans like Healthcare, Home care, Car care, and more. It offers loans for purposes like dentistry, endodontics, oral surgery, home automation, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 722 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Seed$1.7M
Founders & team
Patrick KentCo-CEOCaldwell MarksCo-CEO
Tech stack
AngularjsApache Http ServerBootstrapChart.JsContact Form 7Core-Js
#4
Seed · Birmingham, Alabama · founded 2023
$200Kraised
▾

Tax software solution for tax professionals. It enables tax professionals to manage clients' tax preparation, tax calculations, document management, communication tools, data management, and more. It also offers financial management solutions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. SmartWiz) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Seed$700K
  • Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$150K
Founders & team
Bre JohnsonCo-FounderJustin RobinsonCo-Founder | Head of PartnershipsOlumuyiwa AladebumoyeCo-Founder
Investors
Google
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#5
Seed · Birmingham, Alabama · founded 2015 · 34 employees
$3.6Mraised
▾

AI powered medical coding and clinical trials solutions provider. The company's solutions include an autonomous coding solution accelerates the revenue cycle, The features include search engine, patient recruitment, and trial management and physician-facing internal platform for automated pre-screening, referral, and recruitment.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers — 15.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 4 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2023Seed$1.1M
  • Sep 2022Seed$1.5M
  • Feb 2018Seed$1M
  • Apr 2016Grant (prize money)$40K
Founders & team
Bhupesh PanwarCo-Founder & COOSameer AtherCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Innovation Depot, Alabama Launchpad, TN3, CG Ventures
Tech stack
AhrefsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#6
Acquired · Birmingham, Alabama · founded 1998 · 539 employees
$7.8Mraised
▾

Provider of cloud-based suite solutions for nonprofit organizations. It features a solution for online account management, registration, membership sales, performance analytics full service quotation and billing, digital marketing, and donations to help users interact online with their customers. Users are able to generate key accounting and reports to view the financial stability of their full association, branch, department, fund, or program.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 60k LinkedIn followers — 61.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Daxko) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Series B—
  • Feb 2014Series B—
  • Jul 2008Series A$7.8M
  • 2007Series A—
Investors
Pamlico Capital, Advantage Capital, Genstar Capital, Frontier Capital, Golub Growth
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapClickceaseCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Series A · Birmingham, Michigan · founded 2017 · 11 employees
$17Mraised
▾

An app-based platform for cremation services. The company partners with the funeral homes so that users can choose the service as per their requirement. The company offers complete funeral services, memorial services. The app is available on Android & iOS platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2019Series A$12M
  • Mar 2017Seed$5M
Investors
IZI Ventures
#8
Series A · Birmingham, Alabama · founded 2016 · 10 employees
$6.6Mraised
▾

Sports-themed gift and prepaid cards, payment solutions for organizations. It provides a unique intersection of sports and payments, offering gift cards and reloadable accounts for college sports fans. These cards can be used anywhere Mastercard is accepted. The company also offers custom gift cards for corporate gifts and events. Business Payment Solutions enable organizations to distribute funds efficiently via custom debit cards, ideal for per-diems and expenses. It caters to college, youth, and professional sports organizations, streamlining payments to players and staff. The platform offers features like online gift card delivery, balance checks, and card security powered by Mastercard ID Theft Protection. It is a B2C and B2B company offering financial services and payment solutions.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2020Series A$4M
  • May 2018Seed$2.5M
  • Mar 2017Seed$1.5M
  • Mar 2017Conventional Debt$1.6M
Founders & team
Greg BoggsCo-Founder
Investors
Harpeth Capital
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAnimate.CssAnime.JsBootstrapBranchCloudflare
#9
Acquired · Birmingham, Alabama · founded 2007 · 41 employees
$5.5Mraised
▾

Developer of an internet-first banking platform. It offers a platform where users can get banking services.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2016Conventional Debt$5.5M
Founders & team
Elam HolleyCEO & President
#10
Seed · Birmingham, Alabama · founded 2015 · 43 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

Gas Pos provides hardware-based point of sale solutions to fuel merchants which can be deployed in gas stations, stores or truck stops. Offered systems comply with PCI and EMV standards and can track material inventory and enables custom price groups. The system consists of fuel controller, cash drawer, scanner, customer display and pin pad.

Funding rounds
  • 2020Seed$150K
  • Nov 2018Seed$1M
  • 2018Seed—
  • May 2018Seed—
Investors
Right Side Capital Management, Merus Capital, Y Combinator, FIS, 500 Global, Pioneer Fund
Tech stack
Wix EcommerceWixReactGoogle CloudPolyfillLodash
#11
Seed · Birmingham, Alabama · founded 2015 · 12 employees
$70Kraised
▾

Provider of tax preparation services intended to support small businesses looking for financial needs. The company's portal keeps clients' documents safe and the tax professional team submits other documents, enabling clients to get help in tax preparation, bookkeeping, financial, and accounting services.

Investors
Techstars, Alabama Launchpad
#12
Deadpooled · Birmingham, Michigan · founded 2017 · 15 employees
$1Mraised
▾

Totle is a mobile-first crypto-asset management platform. Users need to create a coinbase account, install metamask to buy Ethereum via coinbase to start creating their folio. Allows users to select the coins and allocate weightage. Also features a dashboard to keep track of the portfolio.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2019Seed$1M
  • Jan 2018Conventional Debt$1.2M
Founders & team
Christie BordaCo-FounderMark PageCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Arrington XRP Capital, NGC Ventures, Draper Goren Holm, Capital Factory, Rhapsody Ventures, Vc.Ventures

Funding & investor landscape

$183Mtotal disclosed funding
18companies funded
37disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Alabama Launchpad5 rounds
Innovation Depot5 rounds
Techstars3 rounds
Edison Partners2 rounds
500 Global1 rounds
Advantage Capital1 rounds
Arrington XRP Capital1 rounds
Ballast Point Ventures1 rounds
Bank4you.lu1 rounds
BankSouth1 rounds

Notable founders

Jason Gwizdala
Co-Founder & CTO · Immediate Solutions
Matt Pierce
Founder & CEO · Immediate Solutions
Patrick Kent
Co-CEO · CareFund
Caldwell Marks
Co-CEO · CareFund
Bre Johnson
Co-Founder · SmartWiz
Justin Robinson
Co-Founder | Head of Partnerships · SmartWiz
Bhupesh Panwar
Co-Founder & COO · XpertDox
Sameer Ather
Co-Founder & CEO · XpertDox
Greg Boggs
Co-Founder · Fancard
Elam Holley
CEO & President · First Partners Bank
Christie Borda
Co-Founder · Totle
Mark Page
Co-Founder & CTO · Totle
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,947,148 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of FinTech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

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.

research sentiment over time
201620212026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 23% → 38% across 2016–2026.
top research entities
  • Film Independent54
  • United States Department of Commerce26
  • Community Partners22
  • University of Virginia18
  • International Monetary Fund12
leading researchers
Crypto Education Research Lab · Kapil Dharika · Bibitayo Ebunlomo Abikoye · Adesola Oluwatosin Adelaja · Stanley Chidozie Umeorah · Pingale, Mandar Vijay · Hajwane, Shaeena Samir · Rogers, Anuoluwapo
▲ Breakthroughs97 · 11%
▲ 0%→11% share
0 median citations96% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→11% of field), led by Financial services.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services42
  • Database transaction16
  • Payment15
  • Scalability12
  • Credit risk11
Newly emergingFinancial services 0→41 · Database transaction 0→15 · Payment 0→14
Landmark E.T.-RNN · 87 cites
◆ Advancements352 · 39%
▲ 28%→41% share
▲1.5× share momentum0 median citations95% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (28%→41% of field), led by Financial services.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services7→190
  • Financial inclusion2→74
  • Payment2→50
  • Mobile payment3→29
  • Leverage (statistics)1→21
Newly emergingTransformative learning 0→37 · Database transaction 0→34 · Financial literacy 0→32
Landmark Fintech Adoption Drivers for Innovation for SMEs in Indonesia · 143 cites
▼ Concerns281 · 31%
▼ 56%→29% share
▼0.5× share momentum0 median citations83% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (56%→29% of field), led by Financial services.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services9→149
  • Financial inclusion1→56
  • Payment2→27
  • Investment (military)1→19
  • Cryptocurrency1→17
Newly emergingFinancial market 0→22 · Big data 0→18 · Corporate governance 0→18
Landmark The FinTech Opportunity · 433 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

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.

New York25 · +0.24
Hot · Financial servicesAdvancing · Credit riskOpportunity · Big dataConcern · Financial innovation
Seattle14 · +0.21
Hot · Financial servicesOpportunity · LoanConcern · Financial inclusion
Philadelphia13 · +0.19
Hot · Digital transformationAdvancing · Financial servicesOpportunity · Leverage (statistics)
Boston12 · +0.34
Hot · Financial servicesOpportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Financial innovation
Los Angeles8 · +0.42
Hot · Credit riskOpportunity · Financial services
Ann Arbor8 · +0.49
Hot · Financial servicesAdvancing · Financial inclusionOpportunity · Risk management
SF Bay Area5 · +0.42
Hot · Financial servicesOpportunity · Leverage (statistics)
Chicago5 · +0.08
Opportunity · Financial market
Atlanta5 · +0.36
Hot · Financial servicesOpportunity · Credit card
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

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.

20 filings16 assigneespeak 7/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Mastercard International20
  • Verifone4
  • Financial Cloud Innovations2
  • Atombeam Technologies2
  • Salah ALI Khalil1
  • LNW Gaming1
  • Kassetty Nikhil1
  • DR Mariappan RAJA1

Common questions

How many FinTech companies are there in Birmingham, United States?
Radar tracks 49 indexable FinTech companies headquartered in Birmingham, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by FinTech companies in Birmingham, United States?
The FinTech companies in Birmingham, United States on this list have raised a combined $183M in disclosed equity funding across 18 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded FinTech company in Birmingham, United States?
Prepaid Technologies is the highest-funded FinTech company in Birmingham, United States, with $101M in disclosed equity funding.
How many FinTech companies in Birmingham, United States are funded?
18 of the 49 FinTech companies in Birmingham, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many FinTech unicorns are there in Birmingham, United States?
None of the FinTech companies in Birmingham, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Birmingham, United States FinTech companies?
The most active investors in Birmingham, United States FinTech companies on this list include Alabama Launchpad, Innovation Depot, Techstars, Edison Partners, 500 Global.
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