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Best Payments Companies in Queensland, Australia

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

34companies tracked
$32Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
3have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · PAYMENTS × QUEENSLAND

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 Queensland

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1QSI Payments
Australia based merchant acquirer
$12M319 mo agoSeries AJohn Richards
Founder & CEO
1991——
2Paypa Plane
Developer of software for managing recurring automated payment agreement structures
$10M43 mo agoSeries ASimone Joyce
Chief Executive Officer (Founder)
2017WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24—
3Fin-Pay
App-based online payment solutions for individuals and merchants
$10M59 mo agoDeadpooled—2019——
4Adelphus International
Online payment processing solutions
——DeadpooledBorsen
Founder
2000——
5Bill Buddy
Payment solution provider for merchants
——UnfundedShidong Yu
Co-Founder
2003Vue.jsNginxAmazon Web Services+3—
6Biz Core
Direct debit payment solutions for businesses
——UnfundedMichael Haggarty
CEO
2018WordPressMySQLPHP+23—
7Boppl
Provider of digital ordering and management tools for restaurants
——UnfundedShashi Fernando
Co-Founder & CEO
2012——
8Bucqi
Mobile payment app at merchant stores.
——DeadpooledPhilip Scott
Founder
2013——

Top 3 Payments companies in Queensland

#1
Series A · Ashgrove, Queensland · founded 2017 · 40 employees
$10Mraised
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Developer of software for managing recurring automated payment agreement structures. This technology provides a framework for governing automated transactions by capturing payer authority and attaching it to individual payments. The system verifies consent and checks payment details against established agreement rules before processing occurs. It supports reconciliation, reporting, and automated recovery functions for failed transactions. The platform integrates with various payment rails to facilitate recurring revenue collection while providing tools for payers to view schedules and manage payment methods.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 11.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Simone JoyceChief Executive Officer (Founder)
Investors
Sprint Ventures, QIC, Cuscal, Mastercard, CommBank, Tyro
Tech stack
Google Tag Manager
#2
Deadpooled · New Farm, Queensland · founded 2019 · 21 employees
$10Mraised
▾

App-based online payment solutions for individuals and merchants. The platform lets individuals and merchants accept and support domestic and global payments online and in-person on a unified platform. It offers a downloadable mobile POS solution that provides access to payment methods from around the world.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Seed$10M
Investors
KapVista
#3
Series A · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 1991 · 120 employees
$12Mraised
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QSI Payments Inc. provides internet-based payment solutions to financial institutions. The company, which developed the first smartcard debit system in 1996, has implemented electronic payment solutions across the globe in Asia, the UK, the United States and Australia.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2000Series A$12M
Founders & team
John RichardsFounder & CEO
Investors
Goldman Sachs

Funding & investor landscape

$32Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
2disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Altor Capital2 rounds
Arowana1 rounds
Artesian1 rounds
BlueChilli1 rounds
CommBank1 rounds
Cuscal1 rounds
Goldman Sachs1 rounds
KapVista1 rounds
Mastercard1 rounds
Pipeline Capital1 rounds
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,948,741 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 FROM Queensland · institutions

What Queensland researches in digital payments

15 papersstance +0.010% breakthrough57% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
local research themes
Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDigital Marketing and Social MediaCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyConsumer Retail Behavior StudiesFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion
top institutions
  • Central Queensland University9
  • Queensland University of Technology4
  • University of Southern Queensland2
  • The University of Queensland1

Common questions

How many Payments companies are there in Queensland, Australia?
Radar tracks 34 indexable Payments companies headquartered in Queensland, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Payments companies in Queensland, Australia?
The Payments companies in Queensland, Australia on this list have raised a combined $32M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Payments company in Queensland, Australia?
QSI Payments is the highest-funded Payments company in Queensland, Australia, with $12M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Payments companies in Queensland, Australia are funded?
3 of the 34 Payments companies in Queensland, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Payments unicorns are there in Queensland, Australia?
None of the Payments companies in Queensland, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Queensland, Australia Payments companies?
The most active investors in Queensland, Australia Payments companies on this list include Altor Capital, Arowana, Artesian, BlueChilli, CommBank.
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