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Best Payments Companies in Czech Republic

The 34 best Payments companies in Czech Republic in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Twisto.

34companies tracked
$50.3Mdisclosed funding
1unicorns
1have raised
Sources & further reading
  • ResearchAndMarkets.com
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · PAYMENTS × CZECH REPUBLIC

Our analysis of 150 Payments companies

$44.9b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.

150companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
33unicorns
2018median founding year

Ranked: Best Payments companies in Czech Republic

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Twisto
Online lenders for personal credit lines loans
$44M69 mo agoAcquired—2013SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+19—
2Wultra
Provider of authentication solutions for financial institutions and fintech companies
$3M21 mo agoSeries APetr Dvorak
Founder & CEO
2014WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27—
3Qerko
App-based platform for dining payments
$3M54 mo agoSeedLukas Kovac
Co-Founder
2015WebflowStripeTypekit+18—
4Trisbee
App based mobile wallet
$347K80 mo agoSeedFrantisek Havlin
Co-Founder & CEO
2018SentryNode.jsMUI+21—
5W.A.G. payment solutions 🦄
Provider of payment and integrated mobility solutions for commercial road transport
—129 mo agoPublic—1995Concrete CMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16—
6Napka
Prepaid card with mobile account
—148 mo agoDeadpooledJakub Havrlant
Founder & CEO
2014——
7Direct finance
Prepaid MasterCard payment card issuer
—160 mo agoSeedPatrik Tjokorda
Co-Founder & CEO
2013——
8Biip
Payment card and a mobile app for teenagers
——Deadpooled—2015——

Top 7 Payments companies in Czech Republic

#1
Series A · Prague, Prague · founded 2014 · 20 employees
$3.1Mraised
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Provider of authentication solutions for financial institutions and fintech companies. The company delivers multi-factor authentication, mobile in-app protection, and advanced facial biometrics. It offers tools to protect digital identities from quantum threats and prevent fraud. The company provides resources, including case studies, blogs, webinars, and events.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 5.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Series A$3.1M
  • Dec 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Petr DvorakFounder & CEO
Investors
J&T Ventures, Tensor Ventures, Elevator Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebot
#2
Acquired · Prague, Prague · founded 2013 · 180 employees
$44.2Mraised
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Twisto provides personal credit line loans to consumers. It allows users to pay after confirmation of goods or services. Its services can also be accessed via an app that is available on iOS and Android devices.

Investors
Finch Capital, Velocity Capital, ING, UNIQA Ventures, ING Bank, ING Bank Slaski
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCore-Js
#3
Seed · Prague, Prague · founded 2015 · 35 employees
$2.7Mraised
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Developer of a contactless payments platform intended to be assisted by restaurants and customers to ease the billing process. The company's platform assists customers to scan QR codes, generating the bill, and also assists with payment for individual dishes, enabling customers to ease the process of bill generation and payment.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 partnerships (incl. Piano Group) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Lukas KovacCo-Founder
Investors
Robert Kyncl, Jaroslav Beck, Miton
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#4
Seed · Prague, Prague · founded 2018 · 25 employees
$346.7Kraised
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Developer of a payment application designed to facilitate online cashless payment. The company's application offers users to pay by card via phone number to merchants or their friends, enabling small businesses and business owners to accept card payments from cards issued by a bank in the Czech Republic.

Founders & team
Frantisek HavlinCo-Founder & CEOMatej TurekCo-FounderMichal LandsmanCTO
Investors
Startup Wise Guys
Tech stack
Node.JsMuiReactGoogle CloudStyled-ComponentsNext.Js
#5
Public · Prague, Prague · founded 1995 · 926 employees
$1.2Braised
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Provider of payment and integrated mobility solutions for commercial road transport. The business offers services such as fuel cards, toll payment processing, and tax refunds. Fleet management tools and alternative fuel options are also available. The company delivers solutions designed to streamline operations for transport businesses.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 33k LinkedIn followers — 67.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Eurowag) announced in 12 mo
Investors
TA, Tehnopol Startup Incubator
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCdnjsChart.JsCloudflareCloudflare Browser Insights
#6
Deadpooled · Prague, Prague · founded 2014 · 10 employees
—raised
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Provider of a mobile payment application and payment card for cash deposit and P2P payments. The company's mobile app is connected to its own MasterCard credit card. The card is paired just with a phone number where the app is installed and it does not use a bank account to send or receive money through mobile phones, enabling customers to pay online, in a shop, or withdraw money from a cash machine.

Founders & team
Jakub HavrlantFounder & CEO
Investors
Rockaway Capital
#7
Seed · Prague, Prague · founded 2013
—raised
▾

Prepaid MasterCard payment card issuer

Founders & team
Patrik TjokordaCo-Founder & CEOMichal DivisCo-Founder & CPO
Investors
FJ Labs

Funding & investor landscape

$50.3Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
1disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Elevator Ventures2 rounds
J&T Ventures2 rounds
Miton2 rounds
Alpha Capital1 rounds
Corviglia Capital Fund1 rounds
Enern1 rounds
FJ Labs1 rounds
Finch Capital1 rounds
ING1 rounds
ING Bank1 rounds

Notable founders

Petr Dvorak
Founder & CEO · Wultra
Lukas Kovac
Co-Founder · Qerko
Frantisek Havlin
Co-Founder & CEO · Trisbee
Matej Turek
Co-Founder · Trisbee
Jakub Havrlant
Founder & CEO · Napka
Patrik Tjokorda
Co-Founder & CEO · Direct finance
Michal Divis
Co-Founder & CPO · Direct finance
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Czech Republic

How research on Digital Payments is moving in the Czech Republic

A read on the academic research around Digital Payments — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 41 Czech Republic-affiliated papers.

top research entities
  • Ministry of Health7
  • Charles University3
  • Prague University of Economics and Business3
  • University of Hradec Králové3
  • Ministry of Industry and Trade3
leading researchers
Żmigrodzka, Małgorzata · Singh, Amandeep · Bamwesigye, Dastan · Viengsavang Thipphavong · Antoniya Dimova · Thipphavong, Viengsavang · Kongmanila, Xayphone · Ivan Trubelík
▲ Breakthroughs3 · 7%
▲ 0%→17% share
0 median citations67% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→17% of field), led by Mobile device.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Mobile device2
  • Biometrics1
  • Tanzania1
  • IRIS (biosensor)1
  • Authentication (law)1
◆ Advancements10 · 24%
▲ 0%→17% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→17% of field), led by Mobile payment.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Mobile payment4
  • Incentive3
  • FinTech3
  • Investment (military)3
  • Digital media3
Landmark How Do Mobile Wallets Improve Sustainability in Payment Services? A Comprehensive Literature Review · 41 cites
▼ Concerns14 · 34%
▲ 0%→50% share
0 median citations79% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→50% of field), led by Government (linguistics).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Government (linguistics)1→4
Newly emergingMobile payment 0→5
Landmark The Use of Diagnosis-Related Group-Based Reimbursement in the Czech Hospital Care System · 14 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Czech Republic

Where digital payments is researched across Czech Republic

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.

Brno7 · +0.06
Opportunity · Mobile computing
Prague5 · +0.24
Opportunity · Payment system

Common questions

How many Payments companies are there in Czech Republic?
Radar tracks 34 indexable Payments companies headquartered in Czech Republic that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Payments companies in Czech Republic?
The Payments companies in Czech Republic on this list have raised a combined $50.3M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Payments company in Czech Republic?
Twisto is the highest-funded Payments company in Czech Republic, with $44.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Payments companies in Czech Republic are funded?
4 of the 34 Payments companies in Czech Republic on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Payments unicorns are there in Czech Republic?
1 Payments company in Czech Republic on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Czech Republic Payments companies?
The most active investors in Czech Republic Payments companies on this list include Elevator Ventures, J&T Ventures, Miton, Alpha Capital, Corviglia Capital Fund.
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