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Best FinTech Companies in Metro Manila, Philippines

The 85 best FinTech companies in Metro Manila, Philippines in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: PayMongo.

85companies tracked
$130.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FINTECH × METRO MANILA

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
256kcombined LinkedIn audience
74%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best FinTech companies in Metro Manila

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFoundedFounderTech stackRecent signals
1500Assets
Fixed asset accounting software.
2013Eric Savina
Founder
2Artiste Connect
Crowdfunding platform for artists in music and film industry
2011Mark Laccay
Co-Founder
3AurumPay Philippines Corporation
Indigenous payment gateway provider in the Phillipines
2011Chato Cole Alfaro
CEO
4Ben
Benefits management platform for free
2015Francis Plaza
Co-Founder & CEO
5BUX
Provider of digital investment services for stocks and exchange funds
2001Egbert Pronk
Co-Founder & CFO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+27
6BuyBitcoin
Bitcoin exchange platform
102013
7Casha
Salary loan platform for employees of member companies
2016Jennie Tarrobago
Co-Founder & General Manager
PHPBootstrapYouTube+10
8Citinsure
Buy insurance online
2014Iggy Tan
Founder

Top 12 FinTech companies in Metro Manila

#1
Series B · Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2015 · 314 employees
$18.5Mraised

Cloud-based platform for HRMS suite. The platform offers tools for managing onboarding, recruitment, payroll, training, employee, performance, and more. It allows users to manage attendance and time. It also enables employee engagement.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 61k LinkedIn followers — 23.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2023Series B$10.9M
  • Oct 2019Series A$6M
  • 2017Seed$1.6M
Founders & team
Alexandria GentryCo-Founder
Investors
Kickstart Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, Beenext, Cercano Management, GSR Ventures, AFG
Tech stack
6SenseAstraAzureCalendlyCdnjsCloudflare
#2
Acquired · Pasig, Metro Manila · founded 2014 · 333 employees
$40Mraised

Coins.ph is a digital wallet for Bitcoin assets. Allows users to transfer cash, bill payments, and phone recharge. It enables merchants to accept payments for multiple goods and services. It also facilitates buying and selling of Bitcoins.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 55k LinkedIn followers — 21.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 4 partnerships (incl. Clear Junction) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Wei ZCEO
Investors
Digital Currency Group, Innovation Endeavors, Amasia, Pantera Capital, Rebright Partners, Ribbit Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageBabelBootstrap
#3
Series B · Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2019 · 185 employees
$46Mraised

Payment acceptance solutions for businesses. It enables businesses to accept payment through credit cards, e-wallets, bank deposits, cash, etc. Users can generate payment links for accepting payments via chat, PMs, and SMS. It also offers a dashboard for tracking payments. Its fraud detection engines protect businesses from bogus buyers and fraudulent transactions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers — 5.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Jaime HingCo-FounderFrancis PlazaCo-FounderLuis SiaCo-Founder & Chairman
Investors
Stripe, Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Bedrock, JAM Fund, ICCP SBI Venture Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnt DesignApple Icloud MailCdnjs
#4
Seed · Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2018 · 48 employees
$13Mraised

Decentralized platform for financial services. It is a stable coin ecosystem that enables financial inclusion by utilizing conventional financial services. The platform aims to make crypto spendable by building a strong and inclusive financial infrastructure for the DeFi space and enabling the movement of assets between DeFi and CeFi in emerging markets.

Founders & team
Ian EstradaCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Dragonfly Capital, Infinity Ventures Crypto, USDC Store, Advance, IDG Capital, Insignia Ventures Partners
#5
Seed · Metro Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2022 · 2 employees
$1.6Mraised

Operator of an investment application intended to invest in the capital markets. The company's platform offers to trade stocks, and ETFs in the United States and the Philippines and also provides security for the funds and build portfolios, enabling financial institutions' data encryption and empowering the next generation of investors.

Founders & team
Michael BantigueCo-Founder & CEOMark BantigueCo-Founder
Investors
TNB Aura, 500 Global, Foxmont Capital Partners, Kaya Founders
#6
Series A · Metro Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2015 · 17 employees
$1.6Mraised

Online health insurance comparison platform provider. It offers health insurance including accident coverage, disability coverage, hospitalization benefits, and more. Also provides customized employee enrollment.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Founders & team
Anna YuCo-FounderVincent LauCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
WaveMaker, Hustle Fund, tryb, Gobi Partners, Insular Life, Wavemaker Partners
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCart FunctionalityCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#7
Series A · Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2013 · 51 employees
$2.1Mraised

Global payment solutions for businesses. It allows merchants to bill, invoice, and retrieve cross-border settlements of funds. It enables enterprises to accept payments from overseas customers. Also, provides a B2C white-labeled tool for invoicing, billing, and payment service for property management, insurance companies, private for-profit schools, and utility providers.

Investors
Joyful Frog Digital Innovation, 500 Global, First Asia Venture Capital, Cerebro Labs, Spiral Ventures, Vulpes Ventures
#8
Series A · Pasig, Metro Manila · founded 2020 · 41 employees
$2.1Mraised

Developer of an e-payments platform designed to offer convenient and efficient contactless payment options to commuters, merchants, and transport groups. The company's platform offers fare collections, electronic toll collections, and loan assistance to support stored value cards, QR codes, and mobile apps, enabling clients to maximize their buying power by getting maximum discounts and rebates.

Founders & team
Marvin Dela CruzCEO
Investors
Eastern Sec
#9
Series A · Pasig, Metro Manila · founded 2017
$2.5Mraised

Pera247 is a mobile app based platform for short-term small amount loans between PHP2500 to PHP15K for terms between 10 to 90 days. The application process is entirely online. Once approved, loans are instantly transferred once the agreement is signed. Charges a daily interest rate of 0.7%-0.8% and a one-time success fee of 5% of loan proceeds.

Founders & team
Adrian ChngCo-Founder & Chairman
Investors
SIG China
#10
Deadpooled · Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2013 · 100 employees
$1.7Mraised

Cloud-based payroll management solutions for businesses. It features solutions for payroll processing, employee file tracking, time recording, workflow management, payslip generation, and more. It allows users to enable employees and contractors to submit timesheets with project hours logged.

Investors
Future Now Ventures, Seedstars World, Ad-In Ventures
#11
Acquired · Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2018 · 8 employees
$500Kraised

JazzyPay is a mobile payment gateway. Allows users to pay schools, clinics, and hospitals bills. Accepts multiple payment methods including online banking, over-the-counter, credit card, e-wallets, e-checks, and cryptocurrency.

Investors
Cocoon Capital, RISE, Techstars
Tech stack
Google Sign-InYoutubeBootstrapNginxGoogle AdsOwl Carousel
#12
Acquired · Pasig, Metro Manila · founded 2016 · 50 employees
$675Kraised

AsiaKredit is a digital consumer lending platform focusing on the SEA region. Currently operates in the Philippines under Pera247 brand, with plans to enter other Southeast Asian markets. Uses digital footprint, predictive analytics, and machine learning to make fast and accurate credit assessments. Users need to apply through a mobile app and get an instant decision. Funds are disbursed within 24 hours. Loan amounts in Philippines range between P2,500 and P15,000.

Founders & team
Krasnov GrygoriiCo-Founder
Investors
Fintonia Group, Forum Capital Advisors, Reliance Capital Management, Space Ventures, SIG Venture Capital

Funding & investor landscape

$130.6Mtotal disclosed funding
15companies funded
4disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
500 Global3 rounds
Beenext3 rounds
IdeaSpace Foundation3 rounds
Kaya Founders3 rounds
Kickstart Ventures3 rounds
Wavemaker Partners3 rounds
ACA Investments2 rounds
Digital Currency Group2 rounds
Integra Partners2 rounds
1337 Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

Alexandria Gentry
Co-Founder · Sprout
Wei Z
CEO · Coins.ph
Jaime Hing
Co-Founder · PayMongo
Francis Plaza
Co-Founder · PayMongo
Ian Estrada
Co-Founder & CEO · XLD Finance
Michael Bantigue
Co-Founder & CEO · ztock
Mark Bantigue
Co-Founder · ztock
Anna Yu
Co-Founder · Maria Health
Vincent Lau
Co-Founder & CEO · Maria Health
Marvin Dela Cruz
CEO · SquidPay
Adrian Chng
Co-Founder & Chairman · Pera247
Krasnov Grygorii
Co-Founder · AsiaKredit
Prism market signals · Philippines · country-scoped Prism corpus, 824,587 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 · Philippines

How research on Fintech is moving in the Philippines

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 45 Philippines-affiliated papers.

top research entities
  • Mindanao State University3
  • University of Santo Tomas3
  • Far Eastern University3
  • Lyceum of the Philippines University3
  • Cebu Technological University3
leading researchers
Michael Caballero · Dustin Tarinque Loreño · Christian Anthony Flores · WANG QI · LEO D. MANANSALA · MARIA REBECCA CAMPOS · Kleven Jake Villamor · John Paul Magbitang
Breakthroughs2 · 4%
▲ 0%→7% share
5 median citations100% since 2021mostly reviews
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→7% of field), led by Financial services.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services2
  • Key (lock)1
  • Domain (mathematical analysis)1
  • Credit card fraud1
  • Big data1
Landmark Deep Learning in Financial Fraud Detection: Innovations, Challenges, and Applications · 11 cites
Advancements13 · 29%
▲ 0%→29% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→29% of field), led by Financial services.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services5
  • Financial literacy4
  • Financial inclusion3
  • Payment3
  • Islam2
Newly emergingFinancial services 0→5
Landmark Islamic Fintech and Financial Inclusion: Innovations for Sustainable Economic Empowerment · 4 cites
Concerns13 · 29%
▲ 0%→32% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→32% of field), led by Financial inclusion.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial inclusion7
  • Financial services5
  • Financial literacy4
  • Investment (military)3
  • Inclusion (mineral)3
Newly emergingFinancial inclusion 0→7 · Financial services 0→5
Landmark The Moderating effect of Digital and Financial Literacy on the Digital Financial Services and Financial Behavior of MSME · 21 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Philippines

Where fintech is researched across Philippines

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.

Manila10 · +0.11
Hot · Financial literacyOpportunity · Financial services
Cebu City7 · +0.34
Opportunity · Payment

Common questions

How many FinTech companies are there in Metro Manila, Philippines?
Radar tracks 85 indexable FinTech companies headquartered in Metro Manila, Philippines that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by FinTech companies in Metro Manila, Philippines?
The FinTech companies in Metro Manila, Philippines on this list have raised a combined $130.6M in disclosed equity funding across 15 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded FinTech company in Metro Manila, Philippines?
PayMongo is the highest-funded FinTech company in Metro Manila, Philippines, with $46M in disclosed equity funding.
How many FinTech companies in Metro Manila, Philippines are funded?
15 of the 85 FinTech companies in Metro Manila, Philippines on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many FinTech unicorns are there in Metro Manila, Philippines?
None of the FinTech companies in Metro Manila, Philippines on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Metro Manila, Philippines FinTech companies?
The most active investors in Metro Manila, Philippines FinTech companies on this list include 500 Global, Beenext, IdeaSpace Foundation, Kaya Founders, Kickstart Ventures.
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