Fintech Landscape of Boston
265 Fintech companies in Boston, 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 Boston
Shows the top fintech firms in Boston by size, funding and hiring activity, noting 265 tracked companies, 21 currently hiring and 95 with recent funding rounds.
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Zelis Healthcare10last posted Jul 2026
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Comparion Insurance Agency10last posted May 2026
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Lendbuzz9last posted Jul 2026
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Groma9last posted Jun 2026
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Liberty Mutual8last posted Mar 2026
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Hometap6last posted Mar 2026
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AIR Worldwide5last posted May 2026
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Xceedance5last posted Aug 2026
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Transmit Security$543MSeries A · Jun 2021
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Openly$438.3MSeries E · Apr 2026
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BitSight$400MSeries E · Sep 2021
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Duck Creek$350MSeries D · Jun 2020
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Forward Financing$342MConventional Debt · Jun 2021
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Flywire$263.2MSeries E · Mar 2021
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gannett welsh & kotler218tracked employees
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Indico Data7.4%22 tracked events
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Gradient6.1%18 tracked events
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Bento318articles in the window
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Goji135articles in the window
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Digital Onboarding99articles in the window
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See all 265 Fintech companies in Boston
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How the Fintech ecosystem in Boston grew, 2016–2025
Displays the annual count of new fintech startups from 2016 to 2025, highlighting a peak of 23 companies founded in 2017 and only 5 in 2025.
The Fintech market map of Boston: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the product types these firms develop and their revenue models, with enterprise tech (156) and consumer digital (99) leading, and subscription (188) the most common revenue method.
- Enterprise Tech156 companies · $3.8B raised · 14 hiring
- Consumer Digital99 companies · $2.7B raised · 5 hiring
- Enterprise Software96 companies · $2.9B raised · 12 hiring
- SaaS50 companies · $2.2B raised · 8 hiring
- Fintech SaaS32 companies · $1.8B raised · 7 hiring
- Online Trading Platforms22 companies · $90M raised
- Blockchain in Financial Services20 companies · $188.3M raised · 2 hiring
- Nbfc Lenders20 companies · $2.2B raised · 3 hiring
- Wealth Management Software19 companies · $22.8M raised
- Business Payments Solutions19 companies · $276.3M raised · 1 hiring
- Internet First Wealth Management Platforms18 companies · $10.5M raised
- Marketplaces17 companies · $205.9M raised
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 Boston
Lists 244 corporate events over the past two years, including 49 key‑people moves, 40 earnings releases, 33 funding rounds, 28 new products and 28 mergers or acquisitions.
- FundingAllianz has invested more in Boston-based homeowners insurance platform Openly and expanded a reinsurance partnership.2026-04-27
- FundingGradient 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.2026-03-04
- IPOLendbuzz 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.2026-01-26
- M&AXceedance acquired Marble Box, a company delivering tailored operational support and process optimization solutions to independent insurance agencies and brokers.2026-01-26
- M&AHeritage 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.2026-01-23
- FundingHometap, the Boston-based FinTech firm pioneering alternative home equity financing solutions, has secured $50m in new capital from affiliates of Gallatin Point Capital.2025-12-12
- FundingForward 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.2025-12-11
- M&ALinkage 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.2025-12-09
- FundingAviva Ventures Completes Strategic Investment in Indico Data to Accelerate AI-Driven Insurance Automation2025-10-31
- FundingFusepay (Seychelles): Picked up $350,000, highlighting fintech activity in smaller markets2025-09-11
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Fintech company in Boston 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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| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-01-26 | ||
| $8.5M | Announced | 2026-01-01 | ||
| $60M | Announced | 2025-12-09 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2025-12-01 | ||
| Penn-America Underwriters, LLC | undisclosed | Completed | 2025-09-02 | |
| undisclosed | Announced | 2025-03-05 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events such as leadership changes, product launches and contract wins within the sector.
Karen Clark and CompanyDeanne Nixon · Appointment → Senior Vice PresidentJan 2026
InfosistemabizSupply (Contract Intelligence Platform)Apr 2026
FusepayFusepay Digital Payment Platform (Payment Platform)Nov 2025
centrewon halMar 2026
- rcom v centre, cbi, Enforcement Directorate, Anil AmbaniMassive fund diversion · OngoingFeb 2026
- centre v defsys solutionsSuspension of business with government · DismissedJan 2026
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +17.0%, half slower.
Who is building Fintech in Boston
Profiles 177 founders and CEOs across 122 companies, noting MIT (14 alumni), Harvard (13) and Harvard Business School (11) as the most frequent alma maters.
Imburse Payments Marketplace, ex-Jumia, ex-Tesco, University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria, 2010
Ex-CEO-Breitstone, Insureon, Aon. Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law JD
Ex-Milliman, CIMTEK, MatrixOne, Agile Software, Founder & CEO OpenRatings · Dartmouth College 1980
Ex-Co-Founder Airfox, Ciao Telecom, Google, YouTube. Harvard University BA, HBS MBA
Ex-Founder & CEO RAMP, Cxense, NameMedia, MIVA. Colby College BA 1989, Wharton School MBA 1998
Ex- eviCore healthcare, QPID Health, PwC Consulting, Founder AfikGal.com - Healthcare Analytics…
Brown University BA, Harvard Business School MBA 2005
Ex- Digication. Taylor University 2005
Ex-The Boston Consulting Group. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem BSc 2006, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology MSc 2012…
- flagged as repeat founders3
- no repeat-founder flag162
- women20
- men140
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Who funds Fintech in Boston
Summarizes 247 funding rounds since 2016 from 356 investors, with the typical round amounting to $4.2 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Techstars | 11 | 7 | Jan 2024 |
| Underscore VC | 7 | 3 | Oct 2024 |
| Bain Capital Ventures | 7 | 2 | Mar 2021 |
| Gradient Ventures | 7 | 2 | Apr 2026 |
| Spark Capital | 6 | 3 | Jan 2023 |
| .406 Ventures | 6 | 3 | Jun 2024 |
| TTV Capital | 5 | 2 | Dec 2022 |
| Hyperplane | 5 | 1 | Dec 2020 |
| Goldman Sachs | 5 | 1 | Jun 2021 |
| Homebrew | 5 | 1 | May 2022 |
The typical round is $4.2M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Fintech funding rounds in Boston
Highlights the largest disclosed financing, such as Transmit Security’s $543 million Series A, and lists ten other major recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Amega-round | $543M | Jun 2021 | Insight Partners, General Atlantic, Cyberstarts +6 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $250M | Sep 2021 | Moody's | |
| Series D | $230M | Jun 2020 | Kayne Anderson Rudnick, Whale Rock Capital Management | |
| Series E | $123M | Jan 2025 | Eden Global Partners, Obvious Ventures, Clocktower Ventures +2 more | |
| Series E | $120M | Feb 2020 | Goldman Sachs, Adage Capital Management, Tiger Global Management | |
| Series C | $120M | Dec 2019 | Neuberger Berman, Temasek, Insight Partners +1 more | |
| Series C | $115M | Mar 2021 | Insight Partners, Global Venture Capital, FinTLV +1 more | |
| Series D | $100M | Jul 2018 | Temasek, Bain Capital Ventures, F-Prime Capital | |
| Series D | $100M | Sep 2023 | Eden Global Partners, Gradient Ventures, Clocktower Ventures +1 more | |
| Series B | $100M | Dec 2019 | Iconiq Capital, General Catalyst, American Family Ventures +2 more |
34 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Series A$15MFeb 2026
What the news says about Fintech in Boston
Counts 9,393 news articles in the last year, most often covering cryptocurrency effects on forex, macroeconomic indicators, trade tensions, and interest‑rate decisions.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Fintech 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 markets256,685▲+41%
- Economic indicators (gdp, cpi, unemployment)85,368→+7%
- Trade wars and geopolitical impacts83,564▲+17%
- Interest rate decisions and impacts72,480▲+17%
- Central bank monetary policy announcements65,419→+10%
- Federal reserve policy meeting summaries64,366▲+17%
- Global recession risks and forecasts63,436▲+13%
- Regulatory compliance in foreign exchange trading50,230▲+85%
- Foreign exchange (forex) rate fluctuations49,040▲+40%
- Quarterly and annual financial results48,582▲+28%
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32 Fintech companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Fintech 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.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United States Fintech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Fintech jobs in Boston: who is hiring and what they ask for
Aggregates 958 job postings from 50 employers over 12 months, showing a median advertised salary of $80 k and top‑required skills like Rust and Kubernetes.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Fintech employers in Boston 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.
- rust57▲
- postgres45▲
- microsoft office42▲
- computers41▲
- kubernetes38▲
- golang36▲
- python33▲
- typescript31▲
- react29▲
- salesforce25▲
- Manager$90k/yr (n=34)
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What the research says
The Fintech research read is national: 907 United States-affiliated papers, clustered into themes such as Mobile Payments Adoption Barriers, Financial Crime Detection Challenges, Algorithmic Trading Liquidity Risks, Mobile Money Inclusion Pitfalls. It is measured at country level, so it is the same signal for every city in United States — the full read, with the theme clusters, growth and blind spots, lives on the national page.
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