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Best Payments Companies in North Carolina, United States

The 43 best Payments companies in North Carolina, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: AccessOne.

43companies tracked
$513.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
20have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · PAYMENTS × NORTH CAROLINA

Our analysis of 50 Payments companies

$20.7b in tracked funding; 100% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
100%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
15unicorns
2017median founding year
60kcombined LinkedIn audience
68%of audience held by top 3

Ranked: Best Payments companies in North Carolina

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityRecent signals
1AccessOne
Patient financing solutions, offering online access and payment options
$150M98 mo ago220Russell Salton
Founder
JavaWindows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NET+19Top 500k—
2Spreedly
Provider of a platform for orchestrating global payment gateway integrations
$83M81 mo ago127
127 → 153 (+20%)
—WebflowApple iCloud MailAmazon Web Services+36Top 5M—
3n3xt
Provider of instant payment and settlement services for business-to-business transactions
22Funding top 29%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 40%Market bottom 31%
All 5 signals ▾
Fundingtop 29%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 40%
Marketbottom 31%
Globalbottom 25%
Funding: Raised $72.8M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100
$73M10 mo ago—Jeffrey Wallis
Chief Executive Officer
WebflowGSAPEmotion+10Top 10M—
4Health Credit Services
Platform that offers patient financing options
$60M110 mo ago85Clark Burget
Co-Founder
———
5Payzer
Provider of SaaS-based payment solutions for businesses
$48M62 mo ago53
53 → 85 (+60%)
Joe Giardano
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+37Top 500k—
6PatientPay
Provider of payment solutions for healthcare organizations and their patients
$31M58 mo ago22Tom Furr
Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18Top 10M1 partnership
7FIS Memento
Analytics and machine learning based financial fraud detection & prevention solutions
$28M187 mo ago40————
8Aiwyn
Provider of platform for accounting firms offering payments, practice, experience, tax
$14M20 mo ago43Chris Furlong
Cofounder
WordPressMySQLPHP+30Top 5M—
9Finzly
Provider of software solutions for the banking industry
$10M34 mo ago120Booshan Rengachari
Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+28Top 5M—
10FlowPay
Payment solution for charitable giving market.
$4M150 mo ago1Wayne Steiger
Founder
———
11Threat Mark
Provider of a platform for fraud prevention and digital threat detection
$3M19 mo ago20Michal Tresner
CEO & Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+19Top 10M—
12Paymints.io
Cloud-based fund transfer solutions for real estate transactions
$3M45 mo ago15Amit Doshi
Co-Founder & COO
WordPressMySQLPHP+29Top 10M—
13XUP Payments
Online payment platform for businesses
$3M65 mo ago23Kyle Bridges
Co-Founder & Head Of Engineering
———
14Passport Parking
App-based solution pay for parking spaces
$2M155 mo ago236————
15Simply Easier Payments
Payment solutions for insurance companies
$1M192 mo ago14Duke Williams
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+19Top 10M—
16Swypeless
App-based platform offering contactless payment solutions for businesses
$359K76 mo ago—Patrick Collison
Co-Founder & CEO
———
17PowerCard
Restaurant loyalty, CRM, gift, and payment solutions provider
$340K174 mo ago—Kermit Austin
Founder & CEO
———
18RediPay
Provider of employee benefit services
$300K106 mo ago3Mark Gulley
Founder and CEO
———

Top 12 Payments companies in North Carolina

#1
Series A · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2023
$72.8Mraised
▾

Provider of instant payment and settlement services for business-to-business transactions. It facilitates real-time movement of funds within a secure environment. The platform operates within a regulated banking framework, holding deposits in cash and liquid government instruments. It offers transparent fees and seamless API integration for efficient payment processing.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 29%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 40%
Market
bottom 31%
Global
bottom 25%
Funding: Raised $72.8M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Oct 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Tech: 13 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Hsts, Http/3
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 5.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series A$26M
  • Feb 2025Series A$40.3M
  • Nov 2023Seed$6.5M
Founders & team
Jeffrey WallisChief Executive Officer
Tech stack
CloudflareEmotionGoogle AnalyticsGsapHstsHttp/3
#2
Series A · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2020 · 43 employees
$14Mraised
▾

Provider of platform for accounting firms offering payments, practice, experience, tax. The platform provides payments automation, practice management software, client experience portal, and tax system. It offers integrations to connect with accounting firm technology. The platform aims to streamline work and create firm-wide visibility.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 11.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series A$113M
  • Jul 2021Seed$14M
Founders & team
Chris FurlongCofounderJustin AdamsCEO
Investors
Revolution, Relevance Ventures, Merian Ventures, KKR, Bessemer Venture Partners
Tech stack
AdformAmazon Web ServicesAngularAtlassian StatuspageCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#3
Series A · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2015 · 20 employees
$3Mraised
▾

Provider of a platform for fraud prevention and digital threat detection. The platform combines transaction risk analysis, threat detection, and user behavior profiling capabilities. It helps to mitigate scams, phishing, and unauthorized access. The platform interrupts fraud operations across all stages of the attack.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 8.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Series A$23M
  • Dec 2023Series A$5M
  • Oct 2021Series A$3M
  • Jun 2017Seed—
Founders & team
Michal TresnerCEO & Co-FounderKrystof HilarCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Springtide Ventures, Rockaway Ventures, Europa, Octopus Ventures, Riverside, CzechInvest
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerAws Certificate Manager
#4
Series A · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2012 · 120 employees
$10Mraised
▾

Provider of software solutions for the banking industry. It provides users with a platform that offers core banking solution that includes payment hub, lending system, account opening system, and open banking system. It offers an online banking solution for consumer and commercial banking. Also offers an international banking solution that includes a trade finance system and foreign exchange system.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 22k LinkedIn followers — 36.0% of this cohort's audience · 20 engagements/post (6.6× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Series A$10M
Founders & team
Booshan RengachariFounder & CEO
Investors
TZP Group, The Venture Center
Tech stack
AccessibeAnime.JsApple Icloud MailBluehostCookieyesFancybox
#5
Acquired · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2012 · 53 employees
$48.3Mraised
▾

Provider of SaaS-based payment solutions for businesses. It offers various financial tools to help contractors grow their businesses. It offers a mobile and cloud-based platform that allows businesses to accept credit cards, and debit cards at the point of sale. It allows companies to offer debit purchasing cards to their employees and subcontractors and transfer money to their cards directly, tracking company purchases.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 9.4% of this cohort's audience · 11 engagements/post (3.7× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2021Series D$23M
  • Nov 2018Series C$9.2M
  • Jun 2018Series B$7.7M
  • Sep 2016Series B$4.2M
Founders & team
Joe GiardanoCo-Founder & CEODouglas LitleCo-Founder & President
Investors
Route 66 Ventures, Grotech Ventures, IDEA Fund Partners, Harbert Management, Ferguson Ventures, Alerion Ventures
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpGoogle MapsDebianAmazon Web Services
#6
Acquired · Durham, North Carolina · founded 2007 · 127 employees
$82.8Mraised
▾

Provider of a platform for orchestrating global payment gateway integrations. The platform offers tools for secure data vaulting, payment stack management, and fraud prevention. It provides visibility and reporting across multiple payment connections. The platform helps businesses optimize transaction performance and improve reliability.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 20.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2019Series C$75M
  • Feb 2016Series A$3M
  • Oct 2015Series A$2.5M
  • Jan 2015Seed$899.7K
Investors
E-Merge, Spectrum Equity
Tech stack
6SenseAb TastyAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAtlassian Statuspage
#7
Series C · Durham, North Carolina · founded 2008 · 22 employees
$30.8Mraised
▾

Provider of payment solutions for healthcare organizations and their patients. The platform offers digital payment options, including payment plans and digital wallets. It delivers statements through text, email, and mail. The platform is designed to meet the operational needs of hospitals, practices, and revenue cycle management teams.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Azalea Health) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Series C$12.2M
  • Mar 2020Series B$6.2M
  • Dec 2017Series A$6M
  • May 2014Series A$2.5M
Founders & team
Tom FurrFounder & CEO
Investors
Mosaik Partners, Esping Family Foundation
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
Funding Raised · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2010 · 220 employees
$150Mraised
▾

Patient financing solutions, offering online access and payment options. The company provides a patient portal for convenient account management. It facilitates online access for users to sign in, pay as a guest, and activate their accounts. The platform offers options for provider login and cardholder login, indicating a multi-faceted approach to payment processing. The business model appears to be B2C, focusing on providing financial solutions directly to patients. The online portal suggests a tech-enabled service, potentially involving software or a SaaS element for managing patient accounts and payments. The company emphasizes accessibility and ease of use through its online platform.

Funding rounds
  • May 2018Conventional Debt$150M
Founders & team
Russell SaltonFounder
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCore-JsGoogle Font ApiHstsHubspot
#9
Acquired · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2015 · 85 employees
$60Mraised
▾

Platform that offers patient financing options. Offers a platform for practices to enable patients to pay for medical procedure costs on fixed monthly payments at affordable interest rates. The platform offers financial support across multiple specialties including dental, fertility, bariatric, Lasik, Cosmetic, and others.

Funding rounds
  • 2017Seed—
  • Jun 2017PE—
  • Feb 2017Conventional Debt$60M
Founders & team
Clark BurgetCo-FounderMatt MckennaCo-Founder & COO
Investors
FTV Capital
Tech stack
Adobe Experience ManagerJavaApache Http ServerAkamai Bot ManagerHstsAkamai
#10
Acqui-Hired · Concord, North Carolina · founded 2002 · 40 employees
$27.5Mraised
▾

Memento provides enterprise fraud monitoring and detection solutions. Product Memento Security employs machine learning based analytics to detect existing or potential frauds. Solution leverages cache of data like transactions, reference data and extensive catalog of fraud scenarios to investigate fraud and inappropriate activities by a wide range of fraudsters, from trusted insiders to criminal outsiders. Company was acquired by FIS Products are currently offered as FIS Memento which includes Employee Fraud, Check Fraud, Deposit fraud, ACH (Automated clearing house) fraud and wire fraud. Received award for Best Security Solution at the MITX Technology Awards, 2007.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2011Series D$5M
  • Oct 2010Conventional Debt$2M
  • Nov 2008Series D$10M
  • Apr 2007Series B$7.5M
Investors
Bain Capital Ventures, Rock Maple Ventures, .406 Ventures
#11
Acquired · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2020 · 15 employees
$3Mraised
▾

Cloud-based fund transfer solutions for real estate transactions. It features a solution for money transfers, ACH payments, and more. Its white-labeled digital platform allows real estate businesses to accept electronic money transfers from clients through a company’s escrow account. Its pricing is available on a monthly subscription plan.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Seed$3M
Founders & team
Amit DoshiCo-Founder & COO
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssAnt DesignApache Http Server
#12
Acquired · Charlotte, North Carolina · founded 2019 · 23 employees
$3Mraised
▾

Online payment platform for businesses. It facilitates payment processing solutions by connecting financial services, processors, merchants, and customers. It features solution enrollment, boarding, processing, sales leads & conversion, chargeback & dispute management, and others. Serves multiple industry segments including healthcare, banking, logistics markets, integrated software vendors, etc.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Seed$3M
Founders & team
Kyle BridgesCo-Founder & Head Of EngineeringCraig SobolCo-FounderChris MayCo-Founder & President
Investors
KeyBank, Naples Technology Ventures

Funding & investor landscape

$513.1Mtotal disclosed funding
19companies funded
53disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
RevTech Labs2 rounds
.406 Ventures1 rounds
Acta Wireless1 rounds
Alerion Ventures1 rounds
Alumni Ventures1 rounds
Bain Capital Ventures1 rounds
Bessemer Venture Partners1 rounds
Charlotte Fund1 rounds
CzechInvest1 rounds
E-Merge1 rounds

Notable founders

Jeffrey Wallis
Chief Executive Officer · n3xt
Chris Furlong
Cofounder · Aiwyn
Justin Adams
CEO · Aiwyn
Michal Tresner
CEO & Co-Founder · Threat Mark
Krystof Hilar
Co-Founder & CTO · Threat Mark
Booshan Rengachari
Founder & CEO · Finzly
Joe Giardano
Co-Founder & CEO · Payzer
Douglas Litle
Co-Founder & President · Payzer
Tom Furr
Founder & CEO · PatientPay
Russell Salton
Founder · AccessOne
Clark Burget
Co-Founder · Health Credit Services
Matt Mckenna
Co-Founder & COO · Health Credit Services
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,750,783 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Payments coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Digital Payments is moving in the United States

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 1,534 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 15% → 32% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Film Independent35
  • Community Partners26
  • Tufts University24
  • Federal Reserve22
  • University of Washington21
leading researchers
Crypto Education Research Lab · Ignacio Mas · Wen‐Chen Hu · Chuleeporn Changchit · Chung-wei Lee · Nikhilesh Dholakia · Morten Rask · Qasim Ajao
▲ Breakthroughs169 · 11%
▲ 8%→13% share
▲1.6× share momentum0 median citations66% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (8%→13% of field), led by Payment system.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Payment system4→23
  • Mobile payment18→28
  • Payment service provider5→14
  • Financial services1→8
  • Financial transaction1→8
Newly emergingDatabase transaction 0→29 · Financial inclusion 0→8 · Payment processor 0→7
Landmark Monopoly without a Monopolist: An Economic Analysis of the Bitcoin Payment System · 223 cites
◆ Advancements431 · 28%
▲ 23%→31% share
▲1.3× share momentum0 median citations61% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (23%→31% of field), led by Mobile payment.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Mobile payment62→120
  • Financial inclusion10→54
  • Payment service provider4→41
  • Financial services10→45
  • Database transaction9→34
Newly emergingFinTech 0→18 · Cryptocurrency 0→16 · Payment processor 0→14
Landmark The long-run poverty and gender impacts of mobile money · 1,312 cites
▼ Concerns558 · 36%
▼ 44%→30% share
▼0.7× share momentum1 median citations46% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (44%→30% of field), led by Financial inclusion.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial inclusion23→46
  • Financial services23→38
  • Cryptocurrency8→19
  • Transparency (behavior)1→11
  • Database transaction11→20
Newly emergingDigital transformation 0→9 · Settlement (finance) 0→8 · Asset (computer security) 0→5
Landmark Risk Sharing and Transactions Costs: Evidence from Kenya's Mobile Money Revolution · 1,237 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where digital payments 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.

Boston71 · +0.04
Hot · Developing countryAdvancing · Computer securityOpportunity · Settlement (finance)Concern · Mobile payment
SF Bay Area30 · +0.09
Hot · Database transactionAdvancing · Mobile paymentOpportunity · Healthcare systemConcern · Incentive
New York25 · +0.20
Hot · Database transactionAdvancing · Service (business)Concern · Financial services
Seattle22 · +0.03
Hot · Financial servicesAdvancing · Mobile paymentOpportunity · Unified theory of acceptance and use of technologyConcern · Financial inclusion
Chicago22 · +0.08
Hot · Payment systemOpportunity · DiscountingConcern · Mobile payment
Ann Arbor22 · +0.25
Hot · MicrofinanceAdvancing · CashOpportunity · Investment (military)Concern · Payment system
Pittsburgh18 · +0.12
Hot · Mobile deviceAdvancing · Mobile paymentOpportunity · Mobile computing
Philadelphia16 · -0.14
Hot · Financial servicesConcern · Reimbursement
Atlanta15 · +0.31
Hot · Mobile paymentOpportunity · Financial services
Austin9 · +0.14
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing digital payments patents in the United States

United States digital payments patent filing is cooling — 1,412 filings from 1,167 assignees (2016–2025), led by Mastercard International, VISA INT Service ASS, Paypal; annual filings 189→106.

1,412 filings1,167 assigneespeak 190/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Mastercard International310
  • VISA INT Service ASS111
  • Paypal81
  • VISA USA63
  • Intuit45
  • EBAY45
  • BANK Of America44
  • IBM44

Common questions

How many Payments companies are there in North Carolina, United States?
Radar tracks 43 indexable Payments companies headquartered in North Carolina, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Payments companies in North Carolina, United States?
The Payments companies in North Carolina, United States on this list have raised a combined $513.1M in disclosed equity funding across 19 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Payments company in North Carolina, United States?
AccessOne is the highest-funded Payments company in North Carolina, United States, with $150M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Payments companies in North Carolina, United States are funded?
19 of the 43 Payments companies in North Carolina, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Payments unicorns are there in North Carolina, United States?
None of the Payments companies in North Carolina, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in North Carolina, United States Payments companies?
The most active investors in North Carolina, United States Payments companies on this list include RevTech Labs, .406 Ventures, Acta Wireless, Alerion Ventures, Alumni Ventures.
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