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THE BOSTON EDITION 2026

Boston’s
fintech industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping fintech in Boston. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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Snapshot: Funding in USD
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Fintech illustration
Companies tracked 265Fintech ecosystem in Boston Disclosed funding $5.7B95 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 21With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 832 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

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17 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Fintech company highlights in Boston, snapshot 5 August 2026
Company
Lendbuzzlendbuzz.com$1.45B9 roles300—
Transmit Securitytransmitsecurity.com$543M—332—
Openlyopenly.com$438.31M—157—
BitSightbitsight.com$400.04M—396—
Duck Creekduckcreek.com$350M—823$302.92MFYFY2022 filing
Forward Financingforwardfinancing.com$341.98M—160—
Flywireflywire.com$263.2M—171$623.02MFYFY2025 filing
Hometaphometap.com$222M6 roles231—
Comparion Insurance Agencycomparioninsurance.com—10 roles1,854—
Zelis Healthcarezelis.com—10 roles2,336—
Gromagroma.com—9 roles42—
Liberty Mutuallibertymutual.com—8 roles43—
AIR Worldwideair-worldwide.com—5 roles38—
Xceedancexceedance.com—5 roles1,731Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Gradientgradientai.com——108—
Indico Dataindicodata.ai——100—
gannett welsh & kotlergwkinvest.com——218—
17 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Fintech industry KPIs in Boston

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

5 August 2026
Hiring participation7.9%

21 of 265 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation39.6%

105 of 265 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share42.6%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$4.2M

Midpoint of 213 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 42.6% of disclosed capital, while 60.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Boston fintech has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Boston fintech
$0$538.72M$1.08B$1.62B$2.15B2016: $155.78M20162017: $67.73M20172018: $267.41M20182019: $603.5M20192020: $501.71M20202021: $1.89B20212022: $604.01M20222023: $724.79M20232024: $202.56M20242025: $252.65M2025
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Annual fintech funding and company formation in Boston
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$155.78M1316
2017$67.73M2313
2018$267.41M2119
2019$603.5M2128
2020$501.71M1424
2021$1.89B1828
2022$604.01M920
2023$724.79M1314
2024$202.56M812
2025$252.65M56
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Lendbuzz25.4%
  • Transmit Security9.5%
  • Openly7.7%
  • Other companies57.4%

Funding by stage

247 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel94 38.1%
Series A–B79 32.0%
Series C+ / PE30 12.1%
Grants, debt & other44 17.8%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
3 rounds

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Series E04/2026
Openly —

Backed by Eden Global Partners and Advance Venture Partners and others.

Conventional Debt03/2026
Gradient —

Backed by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Series A02/2026
EnFi $15M

Backed by FINTOP and Patriot Financial Partners and others.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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Series E01/2025
Openlyopenly.com$123M

Backed by Eden Global Partners and Obvious Ventures and others.

Series E02/2020
Flywireflywire.com$120M

Backed by Goldman Sachs and Adage Capital Management and others.

Series D09/2023
Openlyopenly.com$100M

Backed by Eden Global Partners and Gradient Ventures and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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USD · millions · consolidated

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 1 reporting entities from 2 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts—

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not Boston market sales.

Net profit / loss—

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin—

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue—

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities—

None of 1 covered entities.

Top-five concentration—

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 1 reporting entities

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BOSTON · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does fintech compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the Boston companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Most-installed apps

18 of these companies (6.8%) publish at least one Android app — 21 apps in all, carrying 12.1M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
Sendwave: Send Money AbroadSendwave8.4M4.5Finance
Liberty Mutual MobileLiberty Mutual3.4M4.6Finance
Openbank U.S.Openbank109.4K4.6Finance
Beanstox: Automated InvestingBeanstox62.5K4.8Finance
Stackwell: Start InvestingStackwell41.3K3.9Finance
MiKashBoksMiKashboks37.5K4Finance
Maxwell Health MobileMaxwell Health17.6K4.6Health & Fitness
Flywire ConferenceFlywire10.1K—Business
Bento DentalBento6.7K3.3Finance
My Financial Advisor -BlueleafBlueleaf3.4K3.3Finance

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q2–2026Q2).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Digital Remittance28.4MSendwave: Send Money Abroad 8.4M
Internet First Insurance Platforms23.4MLiberty Mutual Mobile 3.4M
Insurance It53.4MMy Financial Advisor -Blueleaf 3.4K
Banking Tech6114.2KOpenbank U.S. 109.4K
Investment Tech6111.5KBeanstox: Automated Investing 62.5K
Alternative Lending337.6KMiKashBoks 37.5K
Hrtech324.5KMaxwell Health Mobile 17.6K
Payments210.7KFlywire Conference 10.1K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2022Q4: 12022Q4: 02022Q42023Q2: 22023Q2: 02023Q22024Q1: 12024Q1: 02024Q12024Q2: 12024Q2: 02024Q22024Q3: 12024Q3: 02024Q32024Q4: 22024Q4: 12024Q42025Q2: 12025Q2: 02025Q22025Q3: 12025Q3: 12025Q3

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 21 of 21 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2025Q3, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Boston fintech market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech156
Consumer digital99
Enterprise software96
Saas50
Fintech saas32
Online trading platforms22
Blockchain in financial services20
Nbfc lenders20
Wealth management software19
Business payments solutions19
Internet first wealth management platforms18
Marketplaces17

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

156companies
9.0%have hiring activity

14 companies hiring · $3.78B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Subscription188
Commission on transaction114
Fee-for-service52
E-commerce - service31
Lending15
E-commerce - product11
Physical commerce6
Advertising5
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Funding roundsopenly.com ↗

Allianz has invested more in Boston-based homeowners insurance platform Openly and expanded a reinsurance partnership.

Funding roundsgradientai.com ↗

Gradient AI, a leading provider of artificial intelligence solutions for the insurance industry, has secured growth capital financing from CIBC Innovation Banking, a specialist lender with over two decades of experience backing growth-stage technology companies.

IPO activitylendbuzz.com ↗

Lendbuzz Inc. is offering an undetermined number of shares of its common stock and the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus are offering additional shares of common stock.

Mergers & acquisitionsxceedance.com ↗

Xceedance acquired Marble Box, a company delivering tailored operational support and process optimization solutions to independent insurance agencies and brokers.

Mergers & acquisitionsdebtx.com ↗

Heritage Global Inc. recently expanded its Financial Assets division by acquiring The Debt Exchange, Inc. (DebtX), a leading loan-sale and valuation platform, for approximately $8.5 million.

Funding roundshometap.com ↗

Hometap, the Boston-based FinTech firm pioneering alternative home equity financing solutions, has secured $50m in new capital from affiliates of Gallatin Point Capital.

Funding roundsforwardfinancing.com ↗

Forward Financing , a leading provider of small business financing across the United States, announced the closing of its first-ever asset-backed securitization totaling $170 million.

Mergers & acquisitionscicada.partners ↗

Linkage Global Inc (NASDAQ: LGCB) entered into a non‑binding Letter of Intent ... whereby the Company may acquire 100% of the equity interest in Cicada for an aggregate consideration of $60 million.

Funding roundsindicodata.ai ↗

Aviva Ventures Completes Strategic Investment in Indico Data to Accelerate AI-Driven Insurance Automation

Funding roundsfusepay.io ↗

Fusepay (Seychelles): Picked up $350,000, highlighting fintech activity in smaller markets

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 244 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Leadership moves
49
Earnings
40
Funding rounds
33
New products
28
Mergers & acquisitions
28
Lawsuit
23
Contracts
14
Capital infusions
6
IPO activity
5
Company announcements
5
7 activity cards

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IPO pipeline

1 companies with recorded IPO activity

Lendbuzz ↗

IPO · NASDAQ6 reports

Leadership moves

15 tracked people moves

Xceedance ↗
Swapna Allapur

Appointment Chief People Officer

Xceedance ↗
Vijaylaxmi Tarafdar

Promotion Associate VP client partner for Australia and New Zealand

Flywire ↗
Christine Katziff

Appointment Board Member

Flywire ↗
Patrick Blanc

Appointment Chief Technology Officer

Flywire ↗
David King

Promotion Chief Product Officer and Co-President of Global Education

Jimmy Tong

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

Xceedance ↗
Gavin Lillywhite

Appointment Senior Vice President (SVP), Business Development

Deanne Nixon

Appointment Senior Vice President

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Duck Creek ↗
Duck Creek Agentic Product Configurator

Insurance product configurator

Duck Creek ↗
Agentic Underwriting Workbench

Underwriting Automation

Infosistema ↗
bizSupply

Contract Intelligence Platform

Fusepay ↗
Fusepay Digital Payment Platform

Payment Platform

Gradient ↗
Risk Management Life Cycle solution

Risk Management

Contract wins

9 recorded customer wins

Flywire ↗

Customer: knowbe4Payments

Duck Creek ↗

Customer: fortegraProperty and casualty insurance

centre ↗

Customer: halDefense

Duck Creek ↗

Customer: New Zealand\'s Medical Assurance Society (MAS)Insurance

Flywire ↗

Customer: simovativeEducation

Gradient ↗

Customer: community health optionsHealth Insurance

Workforce actions

2 companies with reported reductions

Flywire ↗

125 rolescost reduction

Bento ↗

10 rolesunpaid salaries

Regulatory events

1 recorded events

approved reorganizationMassachusetts Division of Insurance

Litigation

18 tracked suits

Company
rcom v centre, cbi, Enforcement Directorate, Anil Ambani

Massive fund diversionCivil · Ongoing

Company
centre v defsys solutions

Suspension of business with governmentRegulatory · Dismissed

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

3companies
42period observations
17.0%median reported growth

Median across 21 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Xceedance→marble boxAnnounced2026-01-26Not stated in snapshot
Heritage Global→DebtX ↗Announced2026-01-01$8.5M
linkage global→Cicada ↗Announced2025-12-09$60.0M
Cicada→linkage globalAnnounced2025-12-01Not stated in snapshot
Penn-America Underwriters, LLC→Sayata ↗Completed2025-09-02Not stated in snapshot
chubb→Liberty Mutual ↗Announced2025-03-05Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

958 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1,571-posting snapshot covers 50 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Insurance Agent162
Insurance Agent (Base Salary + Uncapped Commissions)97
Sales Representative, Inbound Remote28
Insurance Sales Associate26
Ft Collections Specialist Work From Home17
Product Manager17
1 internship postings

169 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

320 postings specify a level.

unspecified
1,251
manager
193
senior
84
lead
37
entry
3
intern
3

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 1,571 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Rust
57
Postgres
45
Microsoft Office
42
Computers
41
Kubernetes
38
Golang
36
Python
33
Typescript
31
React
29
Salesforce
25
ADVERTISED PAY$80.0K/ year

Median across 146 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

Salary by seniority

manager$90.0K/ year34 postings

Advertised posting medians do not describe all employees or roles.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

177 founders and chief executives across 122 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

51 profiles with education records.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
14
Harvard University
13
Harvard Business School
11
Yale University
4
University of Pennsylvania
4
Wharton School
3
Cornell University
2
Carnegie Mellon University
2

Prior employers

10 profiles with prior-work records.

McKinsey
2
Bain
2
Goldman Sachs
2
Cisco
1
Google
1
Boston Consulting Group
1
Amazon
1
Paypal
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

9,393 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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9,393articles in the measured year
2,244articles in 2026Q1
72.3%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Fintech coverage tagged Boston · articles per complete quarter

01,2292,4593,6884,9172021Q2: 2,2952021Q22021Q3: 2,8292021Q4: 2,2032022Q1: 2,8782022Q2: 2,6422022Q22022Q3: 2,2662022Q4: 2,5022023Q1: 2,8992023Q2: 3,1222023Q22023Q3: 2,3062023Q4: 2,6692024Q1: 3,4902024Q2: 2,9912024Q22024Q3: 2,6752024Q4: 2,5092025Q1: 4,2762025Q2: 2,6582025Q22025Q3: 2,7712025Q4: 1,9332026Q1: 2,2442026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q22,295
2021Q32,829
2021Q42,203
2022Q12,878
2022Q22,642
2022Q32,266
2022Q42,502
2023Q12,899
2023Q23,122
2023Q32,306
2023Q42,669
2024Q13,490
2024Q22,991
2024Q32,675
2024Q42,509
2025Q14,276
2025Q22,658
2025Q32,771
2025Q41,933
2026Q12,244

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
6,382 positive · 136 neutral · 2,184 negative
2022
7,408 positive · 191 neutral · 2,675 negative
2023
7,903 positive · 134 neutral · 2,937 negative
2024
8,126 positive · 183 neutral · 3,327 negative
2025
8,395 positive · 255 neutral · 2,954 negative

Leading coverage topics

Fintech coverage tagged Boston · ranked by full-period article count.

Cryptocurrency Impact On Forex Markets256,685 articles in the full recorded period
81,231 recent · 57,779 prior
Economic Indicators (Gdp, Cpi, Unemployment)85,368 articles in the full recorded period
23,344 recent · 21,792 prior
Trade Wars And Geopolitical Impacts83,564 articles in the full recorded period
27,512 recent · 23,590 prior
Interest Rate Decisions And Impacts72,480 articles in the full recorded period
18,840 recent · 16,113 prior
Central Bank Monetary Policy Announcements65,419 articles in the full recorded period
15,959 recent · 14,566 prior
Federal Reserve Policy Meeting Summaries64,366 articles in the full recorded period
16,609 recent · 14,246 prior
Global Recession Risks And Forecasts63,436 articles in the full recorded period
20,317 recent · 18,051 prior
Regulatory Compliance In Foreign Exchange Trading50,230 articles in the full recorded period
15,481 recent · 8,370 prior
Foreign Exchange (Forex) Rate Fluctuations49,040 articles in the full recorded period
15,924 recent · 11,344 prior
Quarterly And Annual Financial Results48,582 articles in the full recorded period
14,823 recent · 11,621 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

United States comparison coverage

KeywordRecentPriorChange
stablecoin fx impact13,4346,005124%
stock price9,6904,499115%
investment deal7,3751,414422%
decentralized forex6,9863,54997%
etf trading6,4383,27597%
share price5,7112,242155%
etfs5,6292,88895%
forex liquidity5,3763,54852%
sector etfs5,3602,78792%
etf structures4,9852,54596%
flood stage forecasting11910,236-99%
hydrologic risk modeling2610,145-100%
coastal flooding study1214,687-97%
flood control measures863,644-98%
severe weather warning3403,275-90%

Event and signal lenses

United States comparison coverage

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

1,276,365 classified articles

economic slowdown, stock performance, currency intervention policies

49.0% critical · 33.8% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

268,477 classified articles

inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, trade deficits fx

37.5% critical · 48.9% positive
Rising

Growth

402,987 classified articles

gdp growth forex, inflation reports fx, trade deficits fx

43.1% critical · 39.1% positive

Fintech coverage tagged Boston. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Fintech research is working on

907 papers in the recorded india scope.

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907papers
13,825worldwide comparison pool
907India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Promising
328
Problem-identifying
180
Descriptive
177
Breakthrough
97
Cautionary
88
Comparative
24
Critical
13

Contribution mix

Empirical
377
Reviews
209
Methods-led
156
Position pieces
151
Theoretical
14

Tone counts: 834 positive · 6 neutral · 67 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
193 papers · 21.3% of this field
  • Financial services116 papers
  • FinTech75 papers
  • Financial inclusion37 papers
  • Payment21 papers
  • Data breach12 papers
  • Retail banking11 papers
  • Cryptocurrency10 papers
  • Investment10 papers

Landmark: Fintech and Financial Services : Initial Considerations

Cautions
88 papers · 9.7% of this field
  • Financial services51 papers
  • Financial inclusion22 papers
  • FinTech22 papers
  • Big data12 papers
  • Transformative learning12 papers
  • Payment11 papers
  • Corporate governance11 papers
  • Financial market10 papers

Landmark: The FinTech Opportunity

Opportunities
425 papers · 46.9% of this field
  • Financial services217 papers
  • FinTech120 papers
  • Financial inclusion82 papers
  • Payment58 papers
  • Database transaction46 papers
  • Transformative learning44 papers
  • Financial literacy34 papers
  • Transparency30 papers

Landmark: Fintech Adoption Drivers for Innovation for SMEs in Indonesia

Leading institutions

Columbia University
667
National Bureau of Economic Research
654
Cornell University
653
New York University
643
California University of Pennsylvania
623
International Monetary Fund
307

Leading researchers

Itay Goldstein
621
Wei Jiang
621
George Andrew Karolyi
621
Thomas Philippon
433
Andrei Kirilenko
214
Andrew W. Lo
214
Vikram Haksar
207
Dong He
198

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • E.T.-RNN87 citations
  • Evolutionary Approaches and the Construction of Technology-Driven Regulations79 citations
  • Eagle Strategy Arithmetic Optimisation Algorithm with Optimal Deep Convolutional Forest Based FinTech Application for Hyper-automation32 citations
  • FinTech and consumers: a systematic review and integrative framework28 citations
  • Blockchain technology and real-time auditing: Transforming financial transparency and fraud detection in the Fintech industry12 citations

Common problems researchers identify

893 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Mobile Payments Adoption BarriersCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Mobile Payments Adoption Barriers

184 papers

20.6% of this theme group

Researchers examine why users and merchants hesitate to adopt mobile payment solutions.

Mobile payment (125) · Payment (101) · Cash (23) · Mobile phone (16)

Determinants of Mobile Payments: An Empirical Analysis

Mobile Payments at the Retail Point of Sale in the United States: Prospects for Adoption

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YearShare index
2022698.8
2023654.9
2024785.7
2025864.1
Financial Crime Detection ChallengesCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Financial Crime Detection Challenges

169 papers

18.9% of this theme group

Papers highlight difficulties in spotting money laundering and fraud with current analytic tools.

Money laundering (27) · Audit (15) · Compliance (17) · Financial fraud (8)

Graph Computing for Financial Crime and Fraud Detection: Trends, Challenges and Outlook

A Systematic Review of Machine Learning in Credit Card Fraud Detection Under Original Class Imbalance

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2022743.3
2023720.0
2024783.1
20251024.3
Inclusion and Regulation TensionsCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Inclusion and Regulation Tensions

158 papers

17.7% of this theme group

Studies discuss how fintech expansion clashes with existing financial regulations and inclusion goals.

Financial services (95) · FinTech (57) · Financial inclusion (33) · Financial regulation (9)

FINANCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY: A REVIEW OF TRENDS IN EMERGING MARKETS

Digital Banking and Fintech Disruption: A Systematic Review of Financial Innovation

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YearShare index
2022533.2
2023586.1
2024645.7
20251018.9
High‑Frequency Trading Market ImpactCommon problems researchers identify · 04

High‑Frequency Trading Market Impact

129 papers

14.4% of this theme group

Works focus on the disruptive effects of algorithmic trading on market stability and fairness.

Algorithmic trading (55) · High-frequency trading (48) · Trading strategy (25) · Electronic trading (13)

High-Frequency Trading and Its Impact on Markets

High-Frequency Trading: <i>Implications for Markets,</i><i>Regulators, and Efficiency</i>

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202232.6
202331.8
202425.3
202539.6
Payment System Reform in HealthcareCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Payment System Reform in Healthcare

114 papers

12.8% of this theme group

Analyses address inefficiencies and policy gaps in healthcare reimbursement and payment structures.

Payment (111) · Payment system (52) · Health care (26) · Reimbursement (19)

Reforming the Primary Care Physician Payment System

Payment and Delivery-System Reform — The Next Phase

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2022735.6
2023708.4
2024839.8
2025935.9
Portfolio Optimization UncertaintyCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Portfolio Optimization Uncertainty

96 papers

10.8% of this theme group

Researchers question the reliability of modern portfolio theory under real‑world forecasting limits.

Portfolio (94) · Portfolio optimization (37) · Modern portfolio theory (26) · Diversification (17)

In Defense of Portfolio Optimization: What If We Can Forecast?

Risk minimization and portfolio diversification

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2022315.4
2023306.5
2024224.6
2025345.5
Insider Trading Legal ComplexitiesCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Insider Trading Legal Complexities

43 papers

4.8% of this theme group

Papers explore the nuanced legal and ethical issues surrounding insider information misuse.

Insider trading (42) · Insider (17) · Alternative trading system (23) · Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (8)

Information, Privilege, Opportunity, and Insider Trading

The Law of Insider Trading: Legal Theories, Common Defenses, and Best Practices for Ensuring Compliance

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YearShare index
202218.5
202316.0
202410.9
202516.4

Cautions

406 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Algorithmic Trading Liquidity RisksCautions · 01

Algorithmic Trading Liquidity Risks

109 papers

26.8% of this theme group

Authors warn that automated strategies may erode market liquidity and increase systemic vulnerability.

Algorithmic trading (52) · High-frequency trading (37) · Trading strategy (18) · Market liquidity (20)

Computerized and High‐Frequency Trading

Banking and Trading

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YearShare index
202232.6
202331.8
202425.3
202539.6
Mobile Money Inclusion PitfallsCautions · 02

Mobile Money Inclusion Pitfalls

63 papers

15.5% of this theme group

Studies caution that mobile payment rollouts can exacerbate transaction costs and inequality if mismanaged.

Mobile payment (44) · Payment (28) · Financial inclusion (16) · Mobile banking (5)

Risk Sharing and Transactions Costs: Evidence from Kenya's Mobile Money Revolution

Innovations in emerging markets: the case of mobile money

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YearShare index
2022664.7
2023656.5
2024839.9
20251020.2
Portfolio Choice Model LimitationsCautions · 03

Portfolio Choice Model Limitations

62 papers

15.3% of this theme group

Research highlights the sensitivity of optimization models to assumptions and data quality.

Portfolio (56) · Portfolio optimization (28) · Diversification (15) · Asset allocation (12)

Stochastic optimization of retirement portfolio asset allocations and withdrawals

An Experimental Examination of Portfolio Choice

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2022317.9
2023308.8
2024226.8
2025346.2
Fintech’s Complex Inclusion EffectsCautions · 04

Fintech’s Complex Inclusion Effects

54 papers

13.3% of this theme group

Analyses stress that fintech can create unintended barriers for underserved populations despite its promise.

Financial services (32) · FinTech (20) · Financial inclusion (21) · Big data (7)

The Complex Implications of Fintech for Financial Inclusion

Leveraging Fintech for Sustainable Development in Emerging Economies – A Policy Perspective

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YearShare index
2022533.2
2023586.1
2024645.7
20251018.9
Bias in Financial Fraud AICautions · 05

Bias in Financial Fraud AI

51 papers

12.6% of this theme group

Papers point to fairness and transparency concerns when machine learning drives fraud detection.

Financial fraud (6) · Computer security (9) · Audit (6) · Accounting (5)

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Bias In Finance: Toward Responsible Innovation

A Review on Financial Fraud Detection using AI and Machine Learning

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20221506.8
20231510.8
20241550.0
20251481.0
Digital Currency Systemic RisksCautions · 06

Digital Currency Systemic Risks

42 papers

10.3% of this theme group

Researchers raise concerns about stability, regulation, and consumer protection in cryptocurrency ecosystems.

Payment (32) · Digital currency (9) · Cryptocurrency (9) · Virtual currency (5)

Bitcoin: Economics, Technology, and Governance

Digital Payment and Its Discontents

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2022860.7
2023831.5
2024980.7
20251216.6
Prospective Payment System ReformsCautions · 07

Prospective Payment System Reforms

25 papers

6.2% of this theme group

Works advise careful design of future payment models to avoid unintended cost and quality impacts.

Prospective payment system (9) · Payment (23) · Payment system (10) · Reimbursement (6)

Strategic Patient Discharge: The Case of Long-Term Care Hospitals

The Medicare hospice payment system: a consideration of potential refinements.

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2022586.9
2023557.7
2024713.3
2025796.1

Opportunities

2,757 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Advanced Portfolio Optimization TechniquesOpportunities · 01

Advanced Portfolio Optimization Techniques

821 papers

29.8% of this theme group

Opportunities focus on leveraging machine learning and econometrics to improve asset allocation.

Portfolio (763) · Portfolio optimization (448) · Modern portfolio theory (90) · Econometrics (185)

Machine Learning and Portfolio Optimization

An Entropy-Based Approach to Portfolio Optimization

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YearShare index
2022315.4
2023306.5
2024224.6
2025345.5
Graph‑Based Fraud Detection AdvancesOpportunities · 02

Graph‑Based Fraud Detection Advances

554 papers

20.1% of this theme group

Papers explore scalable, explainable AI methods for spotting complex financial fraud patterns.

Financial fraud (54) · Graph (55) · Database transaction (105) · Computer security (96)

Fraud Detection using Machine Learning

Advancing Financial Security with Scalable AI: Explainable Machine Learning Models for Transaction Fraud Detection

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YearShare index
2022199.4
2023181.1
2024119.9
2025234.7
Machine‑Enhanced Algorithmic TradingOpportunities · 03

Machine‑Enhanced Algorithmic Trading

401 papers

14.5% of this theme group

Research highlights new strategies that use AI to boost trading performance and adaptivity.

Algorithmic trading (177) · Trading strategy (145) · High-frequency trading (80) · Pairs trade (40)

Algorithmic Trading Strategies: Leveraging Machine Learning Models for Enhanced Performance in the US Stock Market

Extracting the multi-timescale activity patterns of online financial markets

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YearShare index
202232.6
202331.8
202425.3
202539.6
Secure Mobile Payment EcosystemsOpportunities · 04

Secure Mobile Payment Ecosystems

380 papers

13.8% of this theme group

Studies propose methods to strengthen trust and user experience in mobile fintech payments.

Mobile payment (184) · Payment (233) · Payment system (48) · Marketing (30)

An Empirical Study of the Impacts of Perceived Security and Knowledge on Continuous Intention to Use Mobile Fintech Payment Services

Assurance on the reliability of mobile payment system and its effects on its' use: An empirical examination

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2022595.2
2023565.3
2024723.5
2025818.2
Fintech‑Driven Financial InclusionOpportunities · 05

Fintech‑Driven Financial Inclusion

302 papers

11.0% of this theme group

Works identify ways big data and digital tools can expand access and literacy in finance.

Financial services (145) · FinTech (95) · Financial inclusion (67) · Financial literacy (29)

The Future of Finance: Fintech and Digital Transformation

The integration of big data in finTech: Review of enhancing financial services through advanced technologies

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2022533.2
2023586.1
2024645.7
20251018.9
AI‑Powered Credit Risk ModelingOpportunities · 06

AI‑Powered Credit Risk Modeling

159 papers

5.8% of this theme group

Papers present deep learning approaches that improve loan default predictions.

Credit risk (41) · Loan (23) · Gradient boosting (11) · Default (6)

A Dynamic Credit Risk Assessment Model Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning

Leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning for next-generation credit risk assessment models

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YearShare index
2022257.0
2023259.7
2024185.2
2025266.7
Enhanced Credit Card Fraud DetectionOpportunities · 07

Enhanced Credit Card Fraud Detection

140 papers

5.1% of this theme group

Research showcases novel machine learning frameworks for more accurate fraud identification.

Credit card fraud (122) · Credit card (108) · Computer security (34) · Database transaction (32)

An improved machine learning technique for credit card fraud detection

Enhancing Credit Card Fraud Detection: A Machine Learning Framework

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YearShare index
2022858.0
2023882.7
2024837.4
2025537.3

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Promising36.2%37.2%
Problem-identifying19.8%9.9%
Descriptive19.5%17.5%
Breakthrough10.7%26.0%
Cautionary9.7%4.6%
Comparative2.6%3.8%
Critical1.4%1.0%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceFraud detections for online businesses: a perspective from blockchain technology2565.02%82 (32.0%)4.6%
Bias & fairnessEvaluating the fairness of credit scoring models: A literature review on mortgage accessibility for under-reserved popul150.29%8 (53.3%)0.14%
Concentration of compute powerRent Seeking by Low-Latency Traders: Evidence from Trading on Macroeconomic Announcements130.25%7 (53.8%)0.17%
Labour & data workEvaluating the Role of UPI in Fostering Economic Inclusion among Gig Workers in Mumbai City110.22%2 (18.2%)0.1%
Safety & misuseUses and Misuses of the Black-Litterman Model in Portfolio Construction60.12%2 (33.3%)0.08%
Energy & datacenter footprintEnergy Portfolio Optimization of Data Centers30.06%0 (0.0%)0.05%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainMobile Phone Repair as a Strategy for Reducing E-Waste, Enhancing Data Privacy, and Promoting Digital Sustainability in 20.04%0 (0.0%)0.01%
Carbon & emissions of computeRethinking portfolio design with sustainable AI and FinTech: dynamic spillovers in a quantile–frequency framework10.02%0 (0.0%)0.0%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: United States. This may be broader than the company geography.

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