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Best FinTech Companies in Istanbul, Turkey

The 270 best FinTech companies in Istanbul, Turkey in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Midas.

270companies tracked
$257.1Mdisclosed funding
1unicorns
62have raised
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Our analysis of 1,006 FinTech companies

$195.5b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

1,006companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
124unicorns
2018median founding year
512kcombined LinkedIn audience
40%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best FinTech companies in Istanbul

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackRecent signals
1Midas
Provider of an application for stock and crypto asset trading
$56M10 mo agoSeries B156Egem Eraslan
Founder & Ceo
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30—
2TechSign
Cloud based digital transaction management suite solutions for enterprises
$30M37 mo agoSeed31Abdullah Kip
CEO
Webflow EcommerceWebflowreCAPTCHA+12—
3Iyzi Payments
Provider of payment solutions for e-commerce companies and individuals
$28M88 mo agoAcquired130—SalesforceMicrosoft ASP.NETAmazon ALB+19—
4Metatime
Blockchain ecosystem offering multiple solutions
$25M39 mo agoSeed81Ali Ural
Co-Founder
——
5Figopara
Online marketplace for invoice financing
$17M44 mo agoSeries A73Arman Eker
Co-Founder
TurbopackApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+221 job opening · 1 launch
6Sipay
Payment technology company offering virtual and physical POS, open banking, wire transfer, digital wallet…
$15M14 mo agoSeries B—Nezih Sipahioglu
Founder
WordPressPleskMySQL+22—
7Arf
Cross-border payment network
$13M43 mo agoSeed29Ali Nalbant
Co-Founder & CEO
——
8Seedify
Blockchain gaming-focused incubator and launchpad that offers a decentralized seed stage fund
$10M33 mo agoSeries A—Levent Aydan
Founder
MediumTypeScriptGraphQL+17—
9TeamSec
Cloud-based securitization solutions for financial institutions
$8M18 mo agoSeed—Esad Erkam
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+162 partnerships · 1 award
10Alternatif SuperApp
App-based wallet for individuals and businesses
$6M36 mo agoSeries A—Zeynel Mirza
CEO
——
11Yancep
Online platform for savings and investments
$5M37 mo agoSeries A—Hilmi Kaya
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityWixSentry+19—
12Heroes Chained
NFT-based trading platform for fantasy games
$5M53 mo agoFunding Raised27Mevlut Dinc
Co-Founder
——
13Passion Punch
Developer of mobile-based mid-core video games
$4M39 mo agoSeed52———
14Parasut
Cloud-based invoice management and collection solutions for small & medium businesses
$4M115 mo agoAcquired101—UnbounceNode.jsSalesforce+261 job opening
15Ödeal
Hardware-free payment acceptance solution for merchants
$4M50 mo agoAcquired186Fevzi Gungor
CEO
—1 award
16Exverse
Developer of PC and console-based free-to-play battle metaverse game
$3M25 mo agoSeed—Alexander C
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+12—
17Enqura
Blockchain-based software for omnichannel banking
$3M32 mo agoSeed—Metin Karabiber
Founder & CEO
—3 partnerships
18Turan
Wallet-enabled local money transfer solution for consumers
$2M28 mo agoSeed44Ibrahim Celik
Co-Founder
Framer SitesReactWhatsApp Business Chat+7—
19Tarentum
Analytics solution for multiple industries
$2M60 mo agoDeadpooled33———
20Craftgate
Cloud-based payment gateway, payment links, and QR codes solutions for businesses
$2M33 mo agoSeed27—WordPressMySQLPHP+271 job opening
21PERA
Decentralized trading competition platform
$2M60 mo agoFunding Raised6Utku Celikok
Co-Founder
——
22Mobilexpress
Online payments platform for businesses
$2M71 mo agoSeries A17Emre Guzer
CEO
SlickjQueryHSTS+5—
23Tekkredi
Loans consolidation platform
$2M96 mo agoEarly Stage2Pelin Anli Bedirhanoglu
Co-Founder
BootstrapAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+11—
24B2Metric
Cloud-based customer intelligence data platform for businesses
$1M29 mo agoSeed36Tuna Sonmez
Co-Founder
——
25KolayBi
Provider of online platform for accounting, invoicing, and financial management
$1M45 mo agoSeries A49Rauf Gokhan Boyana
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowAmazon Web ServicesTypekit+162 job openings
26Roco
Website for games
$1M56 mo agoFunding Raised21Mehmet Kurtoglu
Co-Founder
——
27Lumnion
AI-based risk management solutions for non-life insurance industry
$1M27 mo agoSeed22Aren Haddeler
Co-Founder
WebflowMicrosoft ClarityGoogle Analytics+10—
28Mükellef
Provider of company formation, online accounting, and tax management services
$1M6 mo agoSeed71—Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+24—
29Puan Harca
Reward point payment solution for consumers and businesses
$1M39 mo agoSeed3Ertugrul Guler
Co-Founder & CEO
LovableCart FunctionalityNode.js+14—
30Yin Yang Games
Developer of browser-based blockchain games
$1M46 mo agoSeed21Alperen Kırcanogulları
Co-Founder
——
31Snapmuse
Decentralized social platform for content creators
$860K26 mo agoFunding Raised—Moris Alhale
CEO
SentryTypeScriptNode.js+18—
32Kalfa
Software-based accounting solutions for accountants
$790K39 mo agoSeed70Serdar Aytac
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+28—
33Luvu
Platform offering employee wellness benefits solutions
$500K21 mo agoSeed—Ceran Dereobali
Co-Founder
Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+12—
34Paymes
Integrated payment solutions for social media platforms
$430K99 mo agoAcquired26—Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Bootstrap+18—
35Eyedius
Provider of AI and facial recognition-based access control and surveillance solutions
$312K102 mo agoFunding Raised14Serdar Yılmaz
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+22—
36Kassa
Group expense management app
$300K52 mo agoSeed18Mehmet Sozen
Co-Founder
Google CloudGSAPStimulus+10—
37Papara 🦄
Mobile wallet with money transfer and bill payment solutions for consumers
$25K67 mo agoFunding Raised—Ilker Diker
Co-Founder - Vice President Of The Executive Board
WordPressMySQLPHP+19—

Top 12 FinTech companies in Istanbul

#1
Series B · Uskudar, Istanbul · founded 2020 · 156 employees
$56Mraised
▾

Provider of an application for stock and crypto asset trading. The application facilitates trading in stocks, investment funds, crypto assets, and warrants. It offers tools for investment management, including stock screeners and technical analysis charts. The application is designed for both new and experienced investors.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 42k LinkedIn followers — 8.2% of this cohort's audience · 220 engagements/post (2.7× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Series B$80M
  • Apr 2024Series A$45M
  • Feb 2022Seed$11M
Founders & team
Egem EraslanFounder & CeoUmut BozkurtCo-Founder
Investors
Portage, Spark Capital, Earlybird, Revo Capital, IFC, QED Investors
Tech stack
ApolloApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Turnstile
#2
Series B · Uskudar, Istanbul · founded 2018
$15Mraised
▾

Sipay is an innovative payment technology company that unites various payment products like Virtual POS, Physical POS, Open Banking, and Digital Wallet under one umbrella to offer easy and fast payment solutions for businesses.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 47k LinkedIn followers — 9.2% of this cohort's audience · 124 engagements/post (1.5× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Series B$78M
  • Jun 2024Series A$15M
Founders & team
Nezih SipahiogluFounderSemih MusabakCEO
Investors
Anfa, Elephant Venture Capital, QuantumLight
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCookieyesCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#3
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2019 · 71 employees
$1Mraised
▾

Provider of company formation, online accounting, and tax management services. The company delivers solutions for entrepreneurs, including incorporation, virtual office, and trademark registration. It offers accounting software, tax filing, and support for incentives. The company facilitates services, such as opening bank accounts and payment processing.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Seed—
  • Jun 2024Seed—
  • Apr 2022Seed$1M
Investors
APY Ventures, Bogazici Ventures, The FinBerg, Ankaa Ventures, 3Dots Ooo, Sistem Global
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Zaraz
#4
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2022
$7.6Mraised
▾

Cloud-based securitization solutions for financial institutions. Provides comprehensive securitization services for financial institutions, banks, and brokerage houses, leveraging advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. Provide solutions designed to empower clients in the securitization journey.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. TeamSec) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Seed$7.6M
  • Aug 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Esad ErkamFounder & CEO
Investors
Deniz Ventures, Rasmal Ventures
Tech stack
AosCivicthemeCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCookie NoticeGoogle Analytics
#5
Seed · Pendik, Istanbul · founded 2016 · 31 employees
$30Mraised
▾

Cloud based digital transaction management suite solutions for enterprises. It provides an open API platform for document management, multi-factor authentication, remote customer acquisition, KYC tool, chip ID card verification, biometric signatures, and more. It also offers tools for online document signing for bank transactions, loan approval, account opening, wealth management, and other processes. It caters its solution to industries such as retail, finance, healthcare, tourism, transport, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • May 2023Seed$30M
  • Sep 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Abdullah KipCEO
Investors
Papara, Techmine
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#6
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2019 · 81 employees
$25Mraised
▾

Blockchain ecosystem offering multiple solutions. Its product portfolio includes airdrop, cross-chain, digital coin, DEX, exchange protocol, blockchain explorer, a launchpad, and an NFT marketplace.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2023Seed$11M
Founders & team
Ali UralCo-FounderYusuf SevimCo-Founder & CEOHys SahinCo-Founder
Investors
Yıldız Tekno GSYO, Türk Telekom Ventures, Kalyon Venture Capital, Halkbank
#7
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2021
$10Mraised
▾

Blockchain gaming-focused incubator and launchpad that offers a decentralized seed stage fund

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 20k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Series A$10M
  • Feb 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Levent AydanFounder
Investors
NGC Ventures, LDA, Buks Capital, Hazelbrook Capital, GD10 Ventures, Kilombo
Tech stack
AmplitudeApolloCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsDatadog
#8
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2021
$3Mraised
▾

Developer of PC and console-based free-to-play battle metaverse game. It offers massively multiplayer 3D third-person shooter in the Battle Royale genre which provide PVP battles, raids, seasonal events, and world-building activities to players.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024ICO$1.7M
  • Feb 2024Seed$3M
Founders & team
Alexander CFounder
Investors
Cogitent, Cointelligence, Moonrockcapital, Epic Games, KuCoin, Seedify
#9
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2023
$500Kraised
▾

Platform offering employee wellness benefits solutions. It provides employee engagement and retention solutions. It focused on enhancing employee wellbeing through well designed reward, perk, and benefit programs. The app is available on both google play store and apple store for download.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 992 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2024Seed$500K
Founders & team
Ceran DereobaliCo-FounderSerkan KocamanCo-Founder
Investors
Erhas
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFramer SitesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#10
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2017 · 73 employees
$16.6Mraised
▾

Online marketplace for invoice financing. It enables businesses to upload invoices via the platform. The buyer verifies the invoices. The supplier company accepts the offer made by the financial company with which the buyer has an agreement and the amount of the offer is transferred to the account. It also offers invoice tracking. It also provides an app that is available on Android devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 22k LinkedIn followers — 4.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: bankalarn
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Series A$11M
  • Dec 2020Series A$4.6M
  • May 2020Seed$1M
  • Seed—
Founders & team
Arman EkerCo-FounderBulut ArukelCo-FounderAhmet BilgenCo-Founder
Investors
IFC, Revo Capital, Endeavor, ScaleX, L2G Ventures, The FinBerg
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBabelBootstrapBootstrap IconsCloudflareCore-Js
#11
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2019 · 29 employees
$13Mraised
▾

Cross-border payment network. It is a global payment network enabling quick and compliant cross-border payments by leveraging regulated stable coins for financial institutions. It provides custody, redemption and tokenization, settlement, and FX services for its clients.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Conventional Debt—
  • Oct 2022Seed$13M
Founders & team
Ali NalbantCo-Founder & CEOKazim OzyilmazCo-FounderAhmet OzcanCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Circle Venture Capital, Stellar, UOB, Signum Capital, Hard Yaka, NGC Ventures
#12
Series A · Kagithane, Istanbul · founded 2021
$5.6Mraised
▾

App-based wallet for individuals and businesses. Provides payments with QR-code, contactless payments, scan and pay, online purchase payments, in-store, and more. Application is made available on Android, iOS, and AppGallery platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Series A$4.7M
  • Nov 2022Seed$914.7K
Founders & team
Zeynel MirzaCEO
Investors
QInvest, APY Ventures, Fonangels.com, Turk Capital

Funding & investor landscape

$257.1Mtotal disclosed funding
38companies funded
56disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Finberg10 rounds
Revo Capital7 rounds
Village Capital7 rounds
APY Ventures6 rounds
Bogazici Ventures6 rounds
Innogate6 rounds
StartersHub6 rounds
INVEXEN5 rounds
Hub GSYO4 rounds
Next Ventures4 rounds

Notable founders

Egem Eraslan
Founder & Ceo · Midas
Umut Bozkurt
Co-Founder · Midas
Nezih Sipahioglu
Founder · Sipay
Semih Musabak
CEO · Sipay
Esad Erkam
Founder & CEO · TeamSec
Abdullah Kip
CEO · TechSign
Ali Ural
Co-Founder · Metatime
Yusuf Sevim
Co-Founder & CEO · Metatime
Levent Aydan
Founder · Seedify
Alexander C
Founder · Exverse
Ceran Dereobali
Co-Founder · Luvu
Serkan Kocaman
Co-Founder · Luvu
Prism market signals · Turkey · country-scoped Prism corpus, 915,871 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 FROM Istanbul · institutions

What Istanbul researches in fintech

Istanbul University and allied institutions research fintech adoption, crowdfunding, and blockchain security with a mildly optimistic yet cautious tone, emphasizing digital finance advancement alongside persistent concerns.

14 papersstance +0.120% breakthrough38% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
local research themes
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceBlockchain Technology Applications and SecurityTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourImbalanced Data Classification TechniquesFinancial Distress and Bankruptcy PredictionForecasting Techniques and Applications
top institutions
  • Istanbul University3
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa3
  • Istanbul Bilgi University3
  • Istanbul Commerce University2
  • Istanbul Medipol University2

Common questions

How many FinTech companies are there in Istanbul, Turkey?
Radar tracks 270 indexable FinTech companies headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by FinTech companies in Istanbul, Turkey?
The FinTech companies in Istanbul, Turkey on this list have raised a combined $257.1M in disclosed equity funding across 38 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded FinTech company in Istanbul, Turkey?
Midas is the highest-funded FinTech company in Istanbul, Turkey, with $56M in disclosed equity funding.
How many FinTech companies in Istanbul, Turkey are funded?
38 of the 270 FinTech companies in Istanbul, Turkey on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many FinTech unicorns are there in Istanbul, Turkey?
1 FinTech company in Istanbul, Turkey on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Istanbul, Turkey FinTech companies?
The most active investors in Istanbul, Turkey FinTech companies on this list include Finberg, Revo Capital, Village Capital, APY Ventures, Bogazici Ventures.
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