Fintech Landscape of Bengaluru
1,045 Fintech companies in Bengaluru, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Fintech in Bengaluru
Shows the top fintech firms in Bengaluru by size, funding and hiring activity, noting 1,045 companies tracked, 156 currently hiring and 322 with disclosed funding rounds.
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Cashfree Payments7last posted Aug 2026
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Razorpay6last posted Aug 2026
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Navi6last posted Aug 2026
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PhonePe6last posted Aug 2026
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Groww6last posted Aug 2026
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Rupeek6last posted Aug 2026
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Moneyview6last posted Aug 2026
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ACKO5last posted Aug 2026
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CRED$943.6MAngel · Mar 2026
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KreditBee$476.1MSeries E · Apr 2026
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Digit Insurance$462.4MSeries D · May 2022
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Muthoot FinCorp ONE$1.1BFY2022 filing
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Sayyam Investments$157MFY2021 filing
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Perfios$97.8MFY2018 filing
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Integra Micro Systems$81.2MFY2018 filing
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Xoxoday$66.9MFY2023 filing
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Finnable1,370tracked employees
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Zerodha1,124tracked employees
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Yethi1,106tracked employees
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WeRize1,066tracked employees
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Perfios1,063tracked employees
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Juspay969tracked employees
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Scapia183articles in the window
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Paytm Money118articles in the window
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Mudrex117articles in the window
See all 1,045 Fintech companies in Bengaluru
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How the Fintech ecosystem in Bengaluru grew, 2016–2025
Displays the annual count of fintech startups founded from 2016 to 2025, highlighting a peak of 118 new companies in 2021 and 44 in 2025.
The Fintech market map of Bengaluru: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the product categories these firms develop and their revenue models, with the largest groups in consumer digital (578) and enterprise tech (561) and subscription being the most common model (645).
- Consumer Digital578 companies · $6.6B raised · 80 hiring
- Enterprise Tech561 companies · $7B raised · 92 hiring
- Enterprise Software283 companies · $2.6B raised · 50 hiring
- Investment Tech276 companies · $2B raised · 37 hiring
- Nbfc Lenders195 companies · $2.5B raised · 27 hiring
- SaaS195 companies · $2.6B raised · 41 hiring
- Fintech SaaS120 companies · $1.4B raised · 30 hiring
- Online Trading Platforms105 companies · $1.5B raised · 18 hiring
- Internet First Wealth Management Platforms105 companies · $42.5M raised · 8 hiring
- Business Payments Solutions102 companies · $1.5B raised · 13 hiring
- Marketplaces88 companies · $2.5B raised · 11 hiring
- Online Financial Planners and Advisors78 companies · $40.5M raised · 7 hiring
Monetization
How Fintech 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.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Fintech in Bengaluru
- FundingAI-powered customer engagement startup Oolka led the segment with a Rs 130 crore Series A round, backed by Accel, Lightspeed, and Z47.2026-05-02
- IPONew-age insurance company Acko is preparing to make a confidential filing for its initial public offering (IPO), aiming to raise around $250 million, according to people familiar with the matter.2026-04-27
- FundingKreditBee has raised $280 million in a Series E round, achieving a valuation of $1.5 billion and entering the unicorn club.2026-04-08
- FundingIndia's pioneering AI-native banking infrastructure company, has successfully closed its Pre-Series A funding round, raising a total of Rs. 10.5 crore.2026-04-04
- FundingPlum Benefits Private Limited, a employee health benefits platform, has raised ₹193 crore from a Series B fundraise led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Tanglin Venture Partners and GMO Venture Partners.2026-04-04
- FundingIn November, wealthtech startup Wealthy raised $14.6 Mn in a Series B round led by BII to scale its AI-powered tools and digital infrastructure for investment advisors.2026-03-31
- FundingNovelty Wealth, a licensed wealth management firm, has announced securing $1.4 million in seed funding.2026-03-24
- FundingFull-stack financial services platform WeRize is set to raise Rs 64 crore (around $6.9 million) in debt led by Sony Innovation Fund. The round also saw participation from its existing investor, 3one4 Capital.2026-03-21
- FundingFixed income platform Jiraaf is set to raise nearly Rs 44 crore (approximately $4.7 million) in an extended Series B funding round from a mix of existing and new investors.2026-03-19
- FundingScapia, a Bengaluru-based travel fintech that issues co-branded credit cards, is in talks to raise US$50‑60 million in a round led by US VC General Catalyst, people familiar with the matter said.2026-03-17
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Fintech company in Bengaluru was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| $150M | Completed | 2026-04-02 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-02-26 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-02-26 | ||
| Go Digit Infoworks Services | undisclosed | Announced | 2025-12-29 | |
| undisclosed | Announced | 2025-10-03 | ||
| Na | undisclosed | Completed | 2025-08-12 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins among the tracked companies.
FinanceBuddhaIPO · Emerge · 1 reportNov 2025
Medi AssistIPO · 2 reportsAug 2025
Alt DRXMr. Manoj Kohli · Appointment → Non-director Advisor to the Advisory BoardMay 2026
TalismaAutonomous Customer Operations PlatformApr 2026
FinacleFinacle Core Banking Solution (Core Banking Solution)Mar 2026
WhatsLoanwon Rose MercOct 2025
Ohm Mobilitywon mtcMay 2025
Wint Wealth~19 roles reported · restructure low-priority functionsDec 2024
- Aashay Harlalka v Plutus Researchdata theft and ownership dispute · DismissedMar 2026
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) v paytm moneyViolation of SEBI technical glitch framework · SettledFeb 2025
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +24.6%, half slower.
Who is building Fintech in Bengaluru
Ex-GlitterBug Technologies, Franklin Templeton, Tata AIA Life Insurance
Ex-Flipkart, Naspers, ICICI Securities · BITS Pilani BE 2009, XLRI Jamshedpur MBA 2011
Ex-Co-Founder KrazyBee, NTT Solutions · NUS BS 2002, MS 2005
Navi, ex-Flipkart, Amazon Web Services. IIT Delhi BS 2005
Ex-Allianz, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance · KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, Vidyavihar MBA 2003
Ex-McKinsey & Company. Princeton University BA 2006, Stanford University Graduate School of Business MBA 2012
ex-Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Sol Primero · LSE BSc 2007, The Wharton School MBA 2014
Ex-Sunoida Solutions, Axis Bank, Standard Chartered · SP College 2000
Ex-Google. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi BTech, Purdue University Daniels School of Business MBA
- flagged as repeat founders47
- no repeat-founder flag1,104
- women100
- men896
Look up the people behind Fintech companies in Bengaluru
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Who funds Fintech in Bengaluru
Summarizes financing activity since 2016, recording 996 rounds from 3,819 investors with an average round size of $1.4 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Peak XV Partners | 55 | 34 | May 2026 |
| Angel List | 52 | 10 | Sep 2025 |
| Y Combinator | 49 | 28 | Sep 2025 |
| Accel | 41 | 23 | Apr 2026 |
| Kunal Naresh Shah | 38 | 2 | May 2025 |
| QED Innovation Labs | 34 | 4 | May 2025 |
| Beenext | 29 | 10 | Jan 2024 |
| Wellfound | 29 | 6 | Dec 2022 |
| 3one4 Capital | 25 | 13 | Apr 2026 |
| Tiger Global Management | 25 | 11 | Jan 2023 |
The typical round is $1.4M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Fintech funding rounds in Bengaluru
Highlights the biggest disclosed funding deals, including PhonePe’s $658.1 million Series D, and lists ten large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Dmega-round | $658.1M | Jan 2023 | General Atlantic, Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global Management +2 more | |
| Angelmega-round | $400.4M | Mar 2020 | Paresh Sukthankar, Samit Shetty, Anand Rao +20 more | |
| Series Fmega-round | $375M | Dec 2021 | Lone Pine Capital, Alkeon Capital Management, TCV +4 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $350M | Aug 2021 | Walmart, Tencent, Tiger Global | |
| Series Dmega-round | $255M | Oct 2021 | Intact Ventures, Munich Re Ventures, General Atlantic +4 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $251M | Oct 2021 | Ribbit Capital, Lone Pine Capital, Alkeon Capital Management +6 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $251M | Oct 2021 | Tiger Global Management, Marshall Wace, Sofina +9 more | |
| Series E | $220M | Apr 2026 | Motilal Oswal, Hornbill Capital, Dragon Funds +4 more | |
| Series D | $215M | Apr 2021 | Coatue, Insight Partners, DST Global +8 more | |
| Series F | $202.3M | Jun 2025 | GIC, Iconiq Capital |
220 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Grant (prize money)undisclosedMay 2026
Grant (prize money)undisclosedMay 2026
SeedundisclosedMay 2026
Series B$33MApr 2026
Series A$14MApr 2026
Seed$2.7MApr 2026
What the news says about Fintech in Bengaluru
Counts 13,359 news articles published in the last year, with the most coverage on IPOs, listings, commodity trading and geopolitical impacts.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Fintech news in India. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Initial public offerings (ipos)26,337▼-18%
- Initial public offerings (ipos) and listings22,758→-2%
- Commodity trading and price changes19,874▲+50%
- Trade wars and geopolitical impacts19,413▲+32%
- Asian financial market developments18,830▲+12%
- Foreign exchange (forex) rate fluctuations18,495▲+25%
- Emerging markets economic updates17,683▲+15%
- Interest rate decisions and impacts16,415→+9%
- Quarterly and annual financial results16,241▼-14%
- Corporate earnings reports and financial performance15,449▼-12%
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105 Fintech companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Fintech coverage in India 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.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in India Fintech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Fintech jobs in Bengaluru: who is hiring and what they ask for
Aggregates 1,528 job postings from 211 employers over 12 months, noting top skills such as Python and SQL and a median advertised salary of $11 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Fintech employers in Bengaluru 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.
- python170▲
- sql148▲
- sales143▲
- java101▲
- excel93▲
- communication91▲
- communication skills88▲
- analytical skills83▲
- data analysis76▲
- compliance75▲
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What the research says
The Fintech research read is national: 1,335 India-affiliated papers, clustered into themes such as Mobile Payment / Payment, Fintech / Financial Services, Payment / Mobile Payment, Financial Services / Fintech. It is measured at country level, so it is the same signal for every city in India — the full read, with the theme clusters, growth and blind spots, lives on the national page.
Go deeper on Fintech research and innovation
Research themes, patent activity and the companies commercialising them, in one place.
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