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Crowdfunding Platforms Landscape of the United States

1,316 Crowdfunding Platforms companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.

1,316companies tracked
$6.2Bdisclosed funding
40hiring right now
71events · 24 months
≥528,711news articles · 12 months

Who leads Crowdfunding Platforms in the United States

Tracks 1,316 U.S. crowdfunding platforms, highlighting which firms are hiring, have disclosed funding, or appear on leaderboards for size and financing.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01World\'s Finest Chocolate9last posted Jun 2026
  2. 02Givzey6last posted Jan 2026
  3. 03Donorbox5last posted Jan 2026
  4. 04Blastathletics4last posted May 2026
  5. 05GoodUnited4last posted May 2026
  6. 06Fundraise Up4last posted Jan 2026
  7. 07GoWithFund4last posted Feb 2026
  8. 08CrowdStreet4last posted Apr 2026
40 companies hiring · 0 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01Ygrene Energy Fund$970MConventional Debt · Nov 2019
  2. 02Renew Financial$872.8MConventional Debt · Oct 2023
  3. 03Mosaic$726.9MConventional Debt · Nov 2016
  4. 04Patreon$412.1MSeries F · Apr 2021
  5. 05Equitymultiple$354.7MConventional Debt · Dec 2022
  6. 06Dividend Finance$354.6MSeries B · Sep 2020
  7. 07beatBread$258MSeries B · Aug 2025
  8. 08Classy$183.5MSeries D · Apr 2021
251 companies with disclosed rounds · $6.2B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01Fundraise Up$148ksnapshot Dec 2019
  2. 02Change$32kFY2022 filing
  3. 03Neki$768FY2024 filing
3 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01World\'s Finest Chocolate401tracked employees
  2. 02Renew Financial356tracked employees
  3. 03Agriculture Capital342tracked employees
  4. 04Bloomerang337tracked employees
  5. 05Patreon283tracked employees
  6. 06CrowdStreet184tracked employees
  7. 07Fundraise Up122tracked employees
  8. 08MAX Exchange94tracked employees
34 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 01beatBread19.4%14 tracked events
  2. 02Odyssey Energy Solutions12.5%9 tracked events
  3. 03Fundraise Up9.7%7 tracked events
  4. 04Patreon6.9%5 tracked events
  5. 05Grateful5.6%4 tracked events
  6. 06FarmTogether5.6%4 tracked events
  7. 07Gravyty5.6%4 tracked events
  8. 08Sol Systems5.6%4 tracked events
72 tracked events across 20 companies
web reach
Most-used apps
the sites in this sector the web visits most
  1. 01BackerKittop 50kbackerkit.com
  2. 02Givebuttertop 50kgivebutter.com
  3. 03Bandcamptop 50kbandcamp.com
  4. 04Buy Me A Coffeetop 50kbuymeacoffee.com
  5. 0532auctionstop 50k32auctions.com
  6. 06GiveSmarttop 50kgivesmart.com
  7. 07Donorboxtop 100kdonorbox.org
  8. 08Matcherinotop 100kmatcherino.com
337 companies here run a site with a measured audience · 66 of them sit inside the web’s top million
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
  1. 01Patreon≥1,513articles in the window
  2. 02Kickstarter≥1,075articles in the window
  3. 03Rubik≥308articles in the window
  4. 04Sol Systems≥19articles in the window
  5. 05Givebutter≥14articles in the window
  6. 06Crowdpac≥12articles in the window
  7. 07CrowdStreet≥12articles in the window
  8. 08Sunrock≥11articles in the window
40 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Crowdfunding Platforms ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025

Shows the annual count of new platform companies, peaking at 105 in 2016 and falling to 6 in 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Crowdfunding Platforms companies in the United States
2016: 1052017: 772018: 812019: 702020: 872021: 692022: 502023: 292024: 242025: 6
20162025
peak 105 in 2016
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 36 in 2016
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 1,527,708,7272017: 488,143,1982018: 145,474,8942019: 1,100,265,0642020: 178,233,1972021: 528,815,0382022: 816,284,1862023: 359,569,7492024: 196,059,6922025: 217,112,923
20162025
peak $1.5B in 2016

Where Crowdfunding Platforms companies in the United States are based

Lists the cities with the most platform firms, led by New York City (117), San Francisco (86), and Los Angeles (49).

New York City skyline — Crowdfunding Platforms hub in the United States
Hub 01
New York City
117 Crowdfunding Platforms companies
30% of the Crowdfunding Platforms companies across these hubs
117companies
$582.8Mdisclosed funding
7hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · New York City · CC BY-SA 4.0
San Francisco skyline — Crowdfunding Platforms hub in the United States
Hub 02
San Francisco
86 Crowdfunding Platforms companies
22% of the Crowdfunding Platforms companies across these hubs
86companies
$1Bdisclosed funding
5hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · San Francisco · CC BY-SA 4.0
Los Angeles skyline — Crowdfunding Platforms hub in the United States
Hub 03
Los Angeles
49 Crowdfunding Platforms companies
13% of the Crowdfunding Platforms companies across these hubs
49companies
$319.7Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chicago skyline — Crowdfunding Platforms hub in the United States
Hub 04
Chicago
32 Crowdfunding Platforms companies
8% of the Crowdfunding Platforms companies across these hubs
32companies
$6.7Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Chicago · CC BY-SA 4.0
Austin, a Crowdfunding Platforms hub in the United States
Hub 05
Austin
27 Crowdfunding Platforms companies
7% of the Crowdfunding Platforms companies across these hubs
27companies
$20.7Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
generated artwork
Boston skyline — Crowdfunding Platforms hub in the United States
Hub 06
Boston
26 Crowdfunding Platforms companies
7% of the Crowdfunding Platforms companies across these hubs
26companies
$48.6Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Boston · CC BY-SA 4.0
Houston skyline — Crowdfunding Platforms hub in the United States
Hub 07
Houston
24 Crowdfunding Platforms companies
6% of the Crowdfunding Platforms companies across these hubs
24companies
$4.3Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Houston · CC BY-SA 4.0
San Diego skyline — Crowdfunding Platforms hub in the United States
Hub 08
San Diego
24 Crowdfunding Platforms companies
6% of the Crowdfunding Platforms companies across these hubs
24companies
$281Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · San Diego · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Crowdfunding Platforms market map of the United States: what these companies actually do

Breaks down the main product sub‑categories—fintech, enterprise tech, consumer digital, etc.—and the most common revenue models such as subscription, transaction commission, and advertising.

  • Fintech982 companies · $6.1B raised · 36 hiring
  • Enterprise Tech916 companies · $4.5B raised · 34 hiring
  • Consumer Digital719 companies · $4B raised · 17 hiring
  • Enterprise Software416 companies · $961.1M raised · 16 hiring
  • Marketplaces323 companies · $2.2B raised · 9 hiring
  • SaaS283 companies · $719.9M raised · 10 hiring
  • Sharing Economy196 companies · $2B raised · 6 hiring
  • Real Estate Financing Tech114 companies · $936M raised · 4 hiring
  • Blockchain in Financial Services61 companies · $59.4M raised
  • Socialfi46 companies · $18.1M raised
  • Equity Investments in Artists31 companies · $273.6M raised
  • Nbfc Lenders30 companies · $3.1B raised · 7 hiring

Monetization

How Crowdfunding Platforms companies make money

How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.

Subscription767
Commission on Transaction636
Advertising493
Fee-For-Service345
E-Commerce - Service313
Donations194
Sponsorship127
Freemium97

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Crowdfunding Platforms in the United States

Counts 71 corporate events over the past two years, including lawsuits, key‑person moves, funding rounds, mergers, and new product announcements.

Lawsuit 16Leadership 16Funding 13M&A 8Product 7Assets 5Capital 4Layoffs 2
  • M&AArbiter, backed by Accel-KKR, acquired Vertical Raise...2026-04-03
  • FundingLast year, beatBread raised $124 million in fresh funding, including equity capital from Citi, Deciens Capital, Mucker Capital, and Advantage Capital.2026-01-20
  • FundingWe have acted as lead international counsel to the Facility for Energy Inclusion ("FEI") on a USD 7.5 million facility to Odyssey Energy Solutions ("Odyssey"), supporting the expansion of its equipment credit platform for mini-grids and commercial and industrial ("C&I") projects across Africa.2026-01-13
  • M&AUJET, a San Francisco-based company that sells AI-powered contact center technology, has acquired Spiral, a Seattle startup that helps businesses analyze customer conversations.2025-11-18
  • FundingGrateful, the Harrogate and London-based automated tip pooling and tronc platform, has raised £1.5 million in Seed funding.2025-10-17
  • FundingSol Systems, an independent power producer, announced today it has secured a $675 million revolving construction finance facility to support the buildout of its upcoming portfolio of solar and storage projects.2025-07-16
  • M&AInternational Holding Company (IHC) has acquired eFunder, the UAE’s private financing platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).2025-07-15
  • M&ABlue Yonder continues to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability with its latest acquisition of a UK-based Pledge Earth Technologies (Pledge).2025-06-23
  • M&ACinelytic , the premier AI-powered content intelligence platform for the global entertainment industry, today announced its acquisition of Jumpcut Media , a leading provider of AI-driven IP management and audience analysis tools.2025-03-12
  • M&AGive InKind has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wolfe, a gift card fulfillment company, as the result of an acquisition announced on Monday.2025-03-04

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Crowdfunding Platforms company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
arbitervertical raiseundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-03
ujetSpiralundisclosedAnnounced2025-11-18
Exodus MovementGratefulundisclosedAnnounced2025-11-11
ihceFunderundisclosedAnnounced2025-07-16
international holding companyeFunderundisclosedCompleted2025-07-15
blue yonderPledgeundisclosedAnnounced2025-06-23

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Provides details on leadership changes and product launches among the tracked events.

Leadership moves
10 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • beatBreadJameson Toole · Appointment → Board Advisor on AI and Machine LearningMar 2026
  • beatBreadChristine Barnum · Appointment → Head of Financial OperationsMar 2026
  • beatBreadPeter Sinclair · Death — was Co-founderMar 2026
  • GravytyMatt Carlson · Appointment → Chief Sales OfficerFeb 2026
  • GravytyAshley Jones Lee · Appointment → Chief Financial OfficerFeb 2026
  • GravytyLisa Haubenstock · Appointment → Chief Customer OfficerDec 2025
  • PatreonBrielle Villablanca · Departure → VP of comms and creator advocacyNov 2025
  • PatreonAdiya Taylor · Departure → corporate comms leadNov 2025
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
  • OpenVCNYSE OpenVC 500 Index (Index)May 2026
  • ChangeChange (Booking platform)Dec 2025
  • FarmTogetherFarmTogether Innovation Labs (Agriculture technology platform)Sep 2025

Who is building Crowdfunding Platforms in the United States

Profiles 775 founders and CEOs across 588 platforms, noting frequent alma maters like Harvard (11) and common prior employers such as Microsoft (4).

Founders and chief executives12 of 775, from the best-funded companies on this page
Mark Floyd
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Floyd

Renew Financial, ex-Horizon Digital Finance Holdings, ex-Exeter Finance, University of North Texas, 1975

Billy Parish
Co-Founder & Executive Chair
Billy Parish

Permit Power, ex-Mosaic, ex-Myenergy, Yale University, 2003

Sam Yam
Co-Founder, President & CTO
Sam Yam

Y Combinator, ex-Startx, ex-Google, Stanford University, 2006

Marious Sjulsen
Co-Founder & Head of Real Estate
Marious Sjulsen

Equitymultiple, ex-Brickman, ex-Db Zwirn, University of Chicago

Eric White
CEO
Eric White

ex-American Infrastructure MLP Funds, Merrill Lynch, The Idea Village, Alvarez and Marsal. Tulane University

John Haller
Co-Founder, COO & Chief Data Scientist
John Haller

Utah Tech University, ex-Ciger Asset Management, ex-Ccc Information Services, Stanford University, 2005

Yuriy Smirnov
Co-Founder
Yuriy Smirnov

Co-Founder Campus On Fire, Ex-Simplenight, TrackToc, Cuzie. NYU Tandon School of Engineering BS 2004, Harvard Extension School MS 2014

Thomas Pearce
Co-Founder / Chairman & CEO
Thomas Pearce

Maxex, ex-Mccallum Capital, ex-Five Oaks Investment, Washington and Lee University, 1985

Darren Powderly
Founder, Sr. Managing Director
Darren Powderly

Crowdstreet, ex-Compass Commercial Real Estate Services, ex-Us Bank, University of Colorado Boulder, 1997

Max Friedman
Co-Founder & CEO
Max Friedman

Ex-Fast, Founder Happening. The George Washington University BS 2017

David Gould
Chief Executive Officer
David Gould

Farmtogether, ex-Amerra Capital Management, ex-Banco Pine, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Kestrel Linder
Co-Founder & CEO
Kestrel Linder

Ex-Booz Allen Hamilton, CACI International. Georgetown University MA 2008

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 92 of 775 founders
Harvard University11
Stanford University10
Cornell University8
University of Pennsylvania6
Columbia University6
Massachusetts Institute of Technology5
Yale University5
University of Oxford5
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 20 of 775 founders
Microsoft4
Facebook3
Intel3
Boston Consulting Group2
Google2
Goldman Sachs2
Amazon1
Apple1
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 642 founders with a profile on this page
7
carry a repeat-founder flag
  • flagged as repeat founders7
  • no repeat-founder flag635
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Who funds Crowdfunding Platforms in the United States

Records 435 funding rounds since 2016 from 375 investors, with an average round size of $1.7 million.

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
Techstars96Aug 2024
Seven Peaks Ventures73Oct 2022
Rally Ventures62Oct 2022
Y Combinator55Jan 2022
Index Ventures52Apr 2022
Green Visor Capital51Oct 2022
Thrive Capital43Sep 2020
Grotech Ventures42Oct 2022
Freestyle41May 2022
500 Global33Feb 2017
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel216
Series A–B106
Series C+ / PE25
Grants, debt & other88

The typical round is $1.7M — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Crowdfunding Platforms funding rounds in the United States

Highlights the largest disclosed round—Mosaic’s $220 million Series C—and lists ten other large recent rounds.

Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M12
$1–10M28
$10–50M7
$50–250M3
>$250M0

50 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

What the news says about Crowdfunding Platforms in the United States

Counts 528,711 news articles in the last year, covering topics such as cryptocurrency effects, economic indicators, trade wars, and interest‑rate impacts.

News volume
Crowdfunding Platforms coverage across United States · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 70,7222021Q3: 78,8732021Q4: 69,1832022Q1: 94,5522022Q2: 95,5892022Q3: 85,0872022Q4: 92,7502023Q1: 102,2112023Q2: 102,0802023Q3: 98,3792023Q4: 96,7812024Q1: 111,1032024Q2: 97,1002024Q3: 115,1552024Q4: 125,2992025Q1: 185,6222025Q2: 135,5942025Q3: 131,3862025Q4: 108,1452026Q1: 138,093
2021Q22026Q1
peak ≥185,622 in 2025Q1 · ≥528,711 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 67% → 64%, negative 32% → 34% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

The subjects that dominate Crowdfunding Platforms news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.

  • Cryptocurrency impact on forex markets≥256,685▲+42%
  • Economic indicators (gdp, cpi, unemployment)≥85,368→+7%
  • Trade wars and geopolitical impacts≥83,564▲+18%
  • Interest rate decisions and impacts≥72,480▲+16%
  • Central bank monetary policy announcements≥65,419→+8%
  • Federal reserve policy meeting summaries≥64,366▲+16%
  • Global recession risks and forecasts≥63,436▲+13%
  • Regulatory compliance in foreign exchange trading≥50,230▲+84%
  • Foreign exchange (forex) rate fluctuations≥49,040▲+41%
  • Quarterly and annual financial results≥48,582▲+30%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months

40 Crowdfunding Platforms companies here were named in the news over this period.

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Watch Crowdfunding Platforms coverage in United States as it happens

Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.

Momentum

The words getting louder — and quieter

Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.

stablecoin fx impact+132%stock price+116%etf trading+143%investment deal+432%etfs+140%decentralized forex+98%sector etfs+138%etf structures+145%etf products+153%share price+155%
flood stage forecasting-99%hydrologic risk modeling-100%coastal flooding study-98%flood control measures-98%severe weather warning-89%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in United States Crowdfunding Platforms coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
≥1,276,365 articles touch this dimension · 49.0% critical tone
20212025
signals: economic slowdown, stock performance, currency intervention policies
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
≥268,477 articles touch this dimension · 37.5% critical tone
20212025
signals: inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, trade deficits fx
Growth ▲ rising
≥402,987 articles touch this dimension · 43.1% critical tone
20212025
signals: gdp growth forex, inflation reports fx, trade deficits fx

Crowdfunding Platforms jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for

Lists 973 job postings from 73 firms in the past year, with top skills in Python, SQL, React, TypeScript, and a median salary of $80 k.

973postings · last 12 months
1,473postings tracked overall
73employers advertising
$80kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=140)

Demand

The Skills Employers Ask For

What Crowdfunding Platforms employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.

  • python65
  • sql44
  • react34
  • typescript26
  • javascript26
  • laravel20
  • excel20
  • php16
  • postgresql15
  • machine learning14
What level are these roles?
Entry2
Intern14
Senior116
Lead29
Manager348
What they pay, by level
  • Manager$105k/yr (n=31)
Most advertised titles
  • Product Design Team Leadernewemea Remote21
  • Front Desk Supervisor - Healthcare15
  • Independent Sales Representative12
  • Product Manager12
  • Vp, Marketing11
  • Director Of Finance11

What Crowdfunding Platforms research in the United States is working on

Indexes 907 U.S. academic papers, categorizing them into identified problems (193), cautions (88), and opportunities (425).

How this field talks about itself
United States-affiliated Crowdfunding Platforms papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Promising36.2% · 36.7%≈ par
Problem-identifying19.8% · 9.8%2.0×
Descriptive19.5% · 17.3%≈ par
Breakthrough10.7% · 26.5%0.4×
Cautionary9.7% · 4.8%2.0×
Comparative2.6% · 3.9%0.7×
How the work is done
Empirical41.6%
Reviews23.0%
Methods-led17.2%
Position pieces16.6%
Theoretical1.5%
How the research reads

92% positive · 1% neutral · 7% negative, across 907 papers.

The institutions doing the work · United States
  • Columbia University667
  • National Bureau of Economic Research654
  • Cornell University653
  • New York University643
  • California University of Pennsylvania623
  • International Monetary Fund307

ranked by how often their work is cited

Leading researchers · United States-affiliated work

Itay Goldstein · Wei Jiang · George Andrew Karolyi · Thomas Philippon · Andrei Kirilenko · Andrew W. Lo · Vikram Haksar · Dong He

The most-cited breakthroughs
  • E.T.-RNN · 87 cites
  • Evolutionary Approaches and the Construction of Technology-Driven Regulations · 79 cites
  • Eagle Strategy Arithmetic Optimisation Algorithm with Optimal Deep Convolutional Forest Based FinTech Application for Hyper-automation · 32 cites
  • FinTech and consumers: a systematic review and integrative framework · 28 cites
  • Blockchain technology and real-time auditing: Transforming financial transparency and fraud detection in the Fintech industry · 12 cites
Common problems researchers identify150 papers · 4 recurring themes
FinTech and Regulatory Gaps — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 01
FinTech and Regulatory Gaps
55 papers · 36.7% of this block
2022: 227 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 240 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 252 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 246 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 227 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 240 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 252 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 246 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers highlight mismatches between emerging financial technologies and existing regulatory frameworks.
FinTech · Financial services · Financial regulation · Financial system
“FINANCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY: A REVIEW OF TRENDS IN EMERGING MARKETS”
55 of these papers raise it as a problem
Inclusion Barriers in Digital Finance — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 02
Inclusion Barriers in Digital Finance
42 papers · 28.0% of this block
2022: 876 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 880 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 992 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,041 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 876 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 880 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 992 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,041 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +19% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies point to persistent obstacles preventing broad access to digital financial services.
Financial inclusion · Financial services · Retail banking · Payment
“Leveraging Financial Inclusion Through Technology-Enabled Services Innovation”
42 of these papers raise it as a problem
Crypto‑Related Security Risks — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 03
Crypto‑Related Security Risks
33 papers · 22.0% of this block
2022: 176 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 174 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 120 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 201 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 176 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 174 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 120 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 201 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers discuss fraud, data breaches, and resilience challenges in cryptocurrency transactions.
Cryptocurrency · Resilience · Data breach · Financial transaction
“Machine Learning Approaches for Fraud Detection and Risk Assessment in Mobile Banking Applications and Fintech Solutions”
33 of these papers raise it as a problem
Risk Management Integration Issues — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 04
Risk Management Integration Issues
20 papers · 13.3% of this block
2022: 82 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 82 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 80 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 150 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 82 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 82 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 80 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 150 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +84% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research notes difficulties merging advanced analytics with traditional financial risk controls.
Financial services · Leverage · Risk management · Financial risk
“Integrating Risk Management in Fintech and Traditional Financial Institutions through AI and Machine Learning”
20 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions67 papers · 3 recurring themes
Crypto‑Payment System Interdependence — Cautions
Cautions · theme 01
Crypto‑Payment System Interdependence
24 papers · 35.8% of this block
2022: 239 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 229 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 178 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 318 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 239 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 229 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 178 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 318 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +33% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors warn that peer‑to‑peer lending and crypto markets may affect financial inclusion stability.
Cryptocurrency · Mobile payment · Financial inclusion · Financial services
“Interdependence between online peer‐to‐peer lending and cryptocurrency markets and its effects on financial inclusion”
24 of these papers raise it as a problem
Systemic Risks from FinTech Scale — Cautions
Cautions · theme 02
Systemic Risks from FinTech Scale
23 papers · 34.3% of this block
2022: 170 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 182 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 142 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 240 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 170 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 182 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 142 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 240 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +41% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works caution that rapid FinTech growth could amplify systemic vulnerabilities in the financial system.
FinTech · Financial services · Systemic risk · Big data
“FinTech and Sustainable Finance: How is FinTech Shaping the Future of Sustainable Finance?”
23 of these papers raise it as a problem
Bias and Transparency in AI Finance — Cautions
Cautions · theme 03
Bias and Transparency in AI Finance
18 papers · 26.9% of this block
2022: 70 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 96 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 125 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 243 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 70 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 96 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 125 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 243 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +249% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Scholars raise concerns about algorithmic bias and lack of openness in AI‑driven financial services.
Financial services · Transformative learning · FinTech · Transparency
“Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Bias In Finance: Toward Responsible Innovation”
18 of these papers raise it as a problem

A further 2 papers sit in smaller, scattered themes.

Opportunities314 papers · 6 recurring themes
Mobile Solutions for Inclusion — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 01
Mobile Solutions for Inclusion
82 papers · 26.1% of this block
2022: 114 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 131 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 133 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 260 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 114 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 131 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 133 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 260 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +128% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research highlights mobile payment tools as a pathway to reach unbanked and underbanked groups.
Financial inclusion · Mobile payment · Financial literacy · Financial services
“Advancing financial inclusion through fintech: Solutions for unbanked and underbanked populations”
FinTech‑Driven Service Innovation — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 02
FinTech‑Driven Service Innovation
60 papers · 19.1% of this block
2022: 870 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 878 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 995 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,037 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 870 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 878 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 995 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,037 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +19% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers explore how new technologies reshape payment processes and financial product design.
FinTech · Financial innovation · Financial services · Payment
“FinTech and Financial Innovation: Drivers and Depth”
AI‑Enabled Sustainable Finance — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 03
AI‑Enabled Sustainable Finance
56 papers · 17.8% of this block
2022: 48 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 74 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 252 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 201 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 48 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 74 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 252 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 201 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +317% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies examine artificial intelligence’s role in creating environmentally responsible financial technologies.
Financial services · Transformative learning · Financial market · Systemic risk
“Empowering Financial Services: The Transformative Impact of AI on FinTech Innovation”
Predictive Analytics for Risk Management — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 04
Predictive Analytics for Risk Management
56 papers · 17.8% of this block
2022: 142 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 138 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 86 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 178 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 142 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 138 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 86 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 178 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +25% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works focus on using advanced analytics to improve risk evaluation and market forecasting.
Financial services · Analytics · Scalability · Leverage
“Transforming financial services through predictive analytics and banking systems integration”
Blockchain for Transparency — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 05
Blockchain for Transparency
30 papers · 9.6% of this block
2022: 915 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 953 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 921 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,022 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 915 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 953 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 921 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,022 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +12% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research proposes blockchain as a tool for real‑time auditing and fraud reduction.
Blockchain · Cryptocurrency · Digital currency · Currency
“Blockchain technology and real-time auditing: Transforming financial transparency and fraud detection in the Fintech industry”
Deep Learning in Fraud Detection — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 06
Deep Learning in Fraud Detection
30 papers · 9.6% of this block
2022: 200 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 115 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 200 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 200 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 115 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 200 of every 10,000 papers on this subject→ -0% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers demonstrate deep‑learning models for identifying credit card fraud and credit‑risk anomalies.
Credit risk · Credit card fraud · Database transaction · Credit card
“Deep Learning in Financial Fraud Detection: Innovations, Challenges, and Applications”

Which of these themes are growing fastest

Tracks how the share of research themes has shifted from 2022 to 2025.

Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Risk Management Integration Issues▲+84%
Inclusion Barriers in Digital Finance▲+19%
Crypto‑Related Security Risks▲+14%
FinTech and Regulatory Gaps▲+8%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Bias and Transparency in AI Finance▲+249%
Systemic Risks from FinTech Scale▲+41%
Crypto‑Payment System Interdependence▲+33%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
AI‑Enabled Sustainable Finance▲+317%
Mobile Solutions for Inclusion▲+128%
Predictive Analytics for Risk Management▲+25%
FinTech‑Driven Service Innovation▲+19%
Blockchain for Transparency▲+12%
Deep Learning in Fraud Detection▼-0%
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