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THE MELBOURNE EDITION 2026

Melbourne’s
fintech industry,
in focus.

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

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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Fintech illustration
Companies tracked 329Fintech ecosystem in Melbourne Disclosed funding $4.74B44 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 11With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 240 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Melbourne’s fintech leaders

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

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Fintech company highlights in Melbourne, snapshot 3 September 2026
Company
Judo Bankjudo.bank$1.83B1 roles666Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
TP24tp24group.com$570.73M—54—
Afterpayafterpay.com$561.97M———
Iressiress.com$456.76M—1,886Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Moulamoula.com.au$295.05M—64—
Timeliotimelio.com.au$275.5M—18—
Zellermyzeller.com$134.07M—225—
DomaComdomacom.com.au$116.36M———
Keycorpkeycorp.net—10 roles5,000—
Nimo Industriesnimoindustries.com—3 roles——
Fifo Capitalfifocapital.com.au—2 roles51—
PayNutspaynuts.au—2 roles——
Credit Clearcreditclear.com.au—1 roles38Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Frontier Financial Groupfrontierfg.com.au—1 roles——
GO Marketsgomarkets.com—1 roles1Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
AN Support Services India Private Limitedanz.com.au——44,896—
Ahm Health Insuranceahm.com.au——396—
BingXbingx.com——135—
Coles Financials servicecoles.com.au——39,471—
Felixpayfelix.com——49—
Findifindi.co———Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Linktlinkt.com.au————
Nabtradenabtrade.com.au——64—
Netwealthnetwealth.com.au——550Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
24 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 ↗

Company discovery

Recorded evidence only

Explore the live startup set in Radar

No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Fintech industry KPIs in Melbourne

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

3 September 2026
Hiring participation3.3%

11 of 329 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation16.7%

55 of 329 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share62.4%

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

Median disclosed round$7.22M

Midpoint of 82 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 62.4% of disclosed capital, while 83.3% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Melbourne 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

Melbourne fintech
$0$389.07M$778.14M$1.17B$1.56B2016: $97.43M20162017: $294.16M20172018: $482.92M20182019: $906.64M20192020: $1.37B20202021: $559.59M20212022: $103.8M20222023: $502.13M20232024: $020242025: $27.12M2025
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Annual fintech funding and company formation in Melbourne
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$97.43M2811
2017$294.16M3012
2018$482.92M169
2019$906.64M148
2020$1.37B235
2021$559.59M187
2022$103.8M84
2023$502.13M75
2024$0100
2025$27.12M33
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Judo Bank38.5%
  • TP2412.0%
  • Afterpay11.9%
  • Other companies37.6%

Funding by stage

102 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel29 28.4%
Series A–B29 28.4%
Series C+ / PE5 4.9%
Grants, debt & other39 38.2%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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Series C05/2020
Judo Bankjudo.bank$147.74M

Backed by Myer Family Investments and Bain Capital Credit and others.

Series A02/2019
TP24tp24group.com$119.75M

Backed by SIX and Berliner Volksbank Ventures and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

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Annual accounts availability

The measured Australia identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: bare ticker overlaps lack a recorded ASX exchange designation and are not designated legal or national identifiers.; The measured Australia identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: bare ticker overlaps lack a recorded ASX exchange designation and are not designated legal or national identifiers.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

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

Busiest websites

10 of the 329 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (3%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 821,266 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
BingXbingx.com5,610,8684821.2%
AN Support Services India Private Limitedanz.com.au4,161,7386836.1%
Linktlinkt.com.au2,058,3005468.3%
RACVracv.com.au1,945,1835469.4%
pay.com.aupay.com.au912,3693881.2%
Latitude Financial Serviceslatitudefinancial.com.au730,1634854.6%
Wilson Parkingwilsonparking.com.au491,6545371.2%
Ahm Health Insuranceahm.com.au453,4974161.7%
Upup.com.au355,6034183.1%
Maxxiamaxxia.com.au87,0824023.1%

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

46 of these companies (14%) publish at least one Android app — 63 apps in all, carrying 44M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
Afterpay: Pay over timeAfterpay14.7M4Shopping
BingX: Buy Crypto & StocksBingX10M4.7Finance
Afterpay. Buy now, pay it in 4Afterpay5.9M4.3Shopping
Mitrade - Trade Global MarketsMitrade5.4M4.4Finance
LinktLinkt1.8M4Travel & Local
LatitudeLatitude Financial Services1.4M4.1Finance
Up — Simplify MoneyUp1.3M4Finance
Wilson ParkingWilson Parking964.6K—Travel & Local
Mitrade Lite - Stock TradingMitrade878.2K—Finance
NaqaD by KamelpayKamelpay344K4.6Finance

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 (2023Q3–2026Q1).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Payments2325.5MAfterpay: Pay over time 14.7M
Alternative Lending922MAfterpay. Buy now, pay it in 4 5.9M
In Store Retail Tech620.6MTwirll - Point of Sale 598
Investment Tech1917.9MBingX: Buy Crypto & Stocks 10M
Cryptocurrencies310MHelio Wallet 6.3K
Forex Tech310MPelikin 2K
Services For Investment Industry36.3MMitrade - Trade Global Markets 5.4M
Road Transport Tech22.8MLinkt 1.8M

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.

2023Q2: 12023Q2: 02023Q22023Q3: 12023Q3: 02023Q32023Q4: 42023Q4: 02023Q42024Q1: 22024Q1: 12024Q12024Q3: 12024Q3: 12024Q32024Q4: 12024Q4: 02024Q42025Q1: 12025Q1: 02025Q12025Q2: 12025Q2: 22025Q22026Q1: 22026Q1: 52026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 42 of 63 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Melbourne fintech market map

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech183
Consumer digital141
Enterprise software94
Business payments solutions56
Nbfc lenders52
Commerce enablers38
Saas34
Marketplaces33
Online trading platforms25
Fintech saas21
Online business payments21
Forex trading platforms17

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

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

183companies
4.9%have hiring activity

9 companies hiring · $4.61B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

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

Commission on transaction208
Subscription199
Fee-for-service86
E-commerce - service56
Lending31
Advertising16
E-commerce - product8
Physical commerce3
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
Mergers & acquisitionsanz.com.au ↗

The bank has signed a binding agreement to acquire Worldline’s 51% stake in ANZ Worldline for an enterprise value of A$89m, giving it complete control of the business it helped establish with the French payments group in 2022.

Mergers & acquisitionskeycorp.net ↗

KeyCorp has agreed to acquire Clearwater Corporate Finance, a U.K.-based middle-market investment banking advisory firm, marking the Cleveland-based company’s entrance into the western European market.

IPO activityafterpay.com ↗

Nick Molnar and Anthony Eisen listed their buy-now-pay-later business Afterpay on the ASX in 2016 with a modest $25 million public offering.

Mergers & acquisitionsthriday.com.au ↗

Business bank and payments services provider Tyro will acquire accounting platform Thriday.

Mergers & acquisitionsopenpay.com.au ↗

BBVA acquired the company based in Mexico Openpay in 2017

Funding roundsnovatti.com ↗

Australian Wealth Advisors Group Ltd (AWAG) – along with its subsidiary Armytage Private – have committed to provide $1 million in funding to underpin Novatti’s growth strategy.

Mergers & acquisitionscreditclear.com.au ↗

Australian technology and debt collection provider Credit Clear has announced it has entered into a binding agreement to purchase debt collection agency (DCA) ARC (Europe) pending FCA approval.

Mergers & acquisitionscoles.com.au ↗

A discussion between two hedge fund managers is used to examine the merits of investing in Wesfarmers, an industrial conglomerate, following a transformative acquisition of a retail business called Coles, in 2007.

Funding roundsinaam.me ↗

Melbourne-based impact investment startup Inaam has closed a $500,000 pre-seed raise as it launches its platform to help young people invest responsibly.

Mergers & acquisitionsmitrade.com ↗

Mitrade, an award-winning CFD trading platform, has acquired Fridah Asset Managers Pty Ltd, a licensed Financial Services Provider (FSP) regulated by South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 243 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Leadership moves
66
Earnings
51
Mergers & acquisitions
30
New products
22
Company announcements
19
Regulatory
10
Lawsuit
9
Capital infusions
8
Buyback
7
Funding rounds
7
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IPO pipeline

2 companies with recorded IPO activity

Afterpay ↗

IPO · ASX1 reports

Findi ↗

IPO1 reports

Leadership moves

41 tracked people moves

Shane Ripley

Appointment Interim Chief Information Security Officer

Maria Milosavljevic

Retirement Previously Chief Information Officer

Donald Patra

Appointment Group Chief Information Officer

Judo Bank ↗
Nathalie Moss

Appointment Chief Technology Officer

Mike Sackman

Resignation Previously Chief Technology Officer

Matt Swindells

Appointment Chief Technology Officer (Acting)

Up ↗
Seamus Liddy

Appointment Head of Product

Up ↗
Sharma Heylen-Silvia

Appointment Head of Brand

Contract wins

4 recorded customer wins

Customer: JD SuperConsumer Retail

Findi ↗

Customer: Tata Communications Payment SolutionsFinancial Services

Findi ↗

Customer: union bank of indiaFinancial Services

Litigation

8 tracked suits

Company
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v anz

financial misconduct and bond trading failuresRegulatory · Ongoing

Company
Shayne Elliott v anz

bonus adjustment disputeCivil · Dismissed

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

9companies
62period observations
8.0%median reported growth

Median across 41 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

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

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Keycorp→Clearwater Corporate FinancePending2026-04-30Not stated in snapshot
AN Support Services India Private Limited→ANZ WorldlineAnnounced2026-04-30Not stated in snapshot
Finch→Wizard MarketingAnnounced2026-02-13Not stated in snapshot
airwallex→Openpay ↗Announced2026-01-27Not stated in snapshot
tyro payments→Thriday ↗Announced2025-12-16Not stated in snapshot
bbva→Openpay ↗Completed2025-11-17Not stated in snapshot

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

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

1 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1-posting snapshot covers 1 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

No repeated job title is supported by this snapshot.

0 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

Skills employers mention

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

Stripe
1
Billing
1
Payments
1
Paypal
1
Zuora
1
Entitlements
1
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

163 founders and chief executives across 120 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

17 profiles with education records.

RMIT University
5
Monash University
3
London Business School (LBS)
2
Melbourne Business School
2
University of Toronto
1
Yale University
1
University of Edinburgh
1
The University of Melbourne
1

Prior employers

3 profiles with prior-work records.

Goldman Sachs
1
Intel
1
Amazon
1

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

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

5,011 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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5,011articles in the measured year
1,237articles in 2026Q1
71.1%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Fintech coverage tagged Melbourne · articles per complete quarter

06251,2511,8762,5012021Q2: 1,4062021Q22021Q3: 1,6472021Q4: 1,4832022Q1: 1,7742022Q2: 1,6472022Q22022Q3: 1,4892022Q4: 1,9172023Q1: 2,1752023Q2: 1,4682023Q22023Q3: 1,4922023Q4: 1,5692024Q1: 1,4512024Q2: 1,8322024Q22024Q3: 1,4302024Q4: 1,5802025Q1: 1,6842025Q2: 1,1682025Q22025Q3: 1,4002025Q4: 1,1252026Q1: 1,2372026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q21,406
2021Q31,647
2021Q41,483
2022Q11,774
2022Q21,647
2022Q31,489
2022Q41,917
2023Q12,175
2023Q21,468
2023Q31,492
2023Q41,569
2024Q11,451
2024Q21,832
2024Q31,430
2024Q41,580
2025Q11,684
2025Q21,168
2025Q31,400
2025Q41,125
2026Q11,237

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
3,230 positive · 30 neutral · 1,597 negative
2022
4,079 positive · 65 neutral · 2,670 negative
2023
4,381 positive · 58 neutral · 2,251 negative
2024
4,365 positive · 36 neutral · 1,880 negative
2025
3,816 positive · 37 neutral · 1,516 negative

Leading coverage topics

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

Cryptocurrency Impact On Forex Markets13,973 articles in the full recorded period
3,403 recent · 2,625 prior
Economic Indicators (Gdp, Cpi, Unemployment)9,887 articles in the full recorded period
1,892 recent · 2,154 prior
Trade Wars And Geopolitical Impacts8,972 articles in the full recorded period
2,146 recent · 2,153 prior
Interest Rate Decisions And Impacts7,556 articles in the full recorded period
1,316 recent · 1,398 prior
Central Bank Monetary Policy Announcements7,396 articles in the full recorded period
1,210 recent · 1,345 prior
Global Recession Risks And Forecasts6,985 articles in the full recorded period
1,585 recent · 1,729 prior
Federal Reserve Policy Meeting Summaries6,402 articles in the full recorded period
1,096 recent · 1,188 prior
Foreign Exchange (Forex) Rate Fluctuations5,599 articles in the full recorded period
1,374 recent · 1,065 prior
Asian Financial Market Developments4,529 articles in the full recorded period
1,175 recent · 996 prior
Emerging Markets Economic Updates4,128 articles in the full recorded period
1,066 recent · 822 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Australia comparison coverage

KeywordRecentPriorChange
commodity futures51734849%
stock price41825067%
digital banking innovations35823056%
next-gen banking platforms35224047%
platform banking33421853%
stablecoin fx impact32016199%
crude oil prices31087256%
api-driven banking27718550%
forex liquidity27516072%
cloud-based banking27418945%
economic slowdown6731,051-36%
free casino games142568-75%
sweepstakes casino136566-76%
social casino137562-76%
simulated gambling apps140562-75%

Event and signal lenses

Australia comparison coverage

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

159,703 classified articles

economic slowdown, stock performance, monetary easing

45.3% critical · 34.6% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

28,244 classified articles

inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, trade deficits fx

34.9% critical · 46.6% positive
Rising

Growth

45,846 classified articles

economic slowdown, inflation reports fx, gdp growth forex

40.1% critical · 41.9% positive

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

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Fintech research is working on

13,825 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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

Research orientation

Promising
4,450
Descriptive
3,501
Problem-identifying
3,141
Cautionary
1,411
Breakthrough
754
Comparative
414
Critical
154

Contribution mix

Empirical
8,354
Reviews
2,307
Position pieces
1,635
Methods-led
1,361
Theoretical
168

Tone counts: 12,714 positive · 252 neutral · 859 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
3,295 papers · 23.8% of this field
  • Financial services1,723 papers
  • FinTech1,301 papers
  • Financial inclusion570 papers
  • Payment489 papers
  • Government245 papers
  • Financial literacy205 papers
  • Cryptocurrency201 papers
  • Investment172 papers

Landmark: The digital revolution in financial inclusion: international development in the fintech era

Cautions
1,411 papers · 10.2% of this field
  • Financial services670 papers
  • FinTech538 papers
  • Financial inclusion348 papers
  • Payment283 papers
  • Financial literacy129 papers
  • Mobile payment102 papers
  • Digital currency95 papers
  • Investment91 papers

Landmark: Blockchain Technology in Finance

Opportunities
5,204 papers · 37.6% of this field
  • Financial services2,148 papers
  • FinTech1,839 papers
  • Financial inclusion1,123 papers
  • Financial literacy786 papers
  • Payment749 papers
  • Database transaction382 papers
  • Investment314 papers
  • Mobile payment301 papers

Landmark: On the Fintech Revolution: Interpreting the Forces of Innovation, Disruption, and Transformation in Financial Services

Leading institutions

UNSW Sydney
743
University of Manchester
727
University of York
716
University of the West of England
716
Universidad de Zaragoza
685
Columbia University
667

Leading researchers

Robert J. Kauffman
1,822
Peter Gomber
1,821
Chris Parker
1,821
Bruce W. Weber
1,821
Daniela Gabor
716
Sally Brooks
716
Itay Goldstein
621
Wei Jiang
621

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • On the Fintech Revolution: Interpreting the Forces of Innovation, Disruption, and Transformation in Financial Services1,820 citations
  • Intention to use analytical artificial intelligence (AI) in services – the effect of technology readiness and awareness370 citations
  • The FinTech phenomenon: antecedents of financial innovation perceived by the popular press240 citations
  • FinTech ecosystem practices shaping financial inclusion: the case of mobile money in Ghana116 citations
  • CBDC, Fintech and cryptocurrency for financial inclusion and financial stability100 citations

Common problems researchers identify

10,570 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Financial Inclusion ChallengesCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Financial Inclusion Challenges

1,447 papers

24.1% of this theme group

Researchers discuss obstacles to broadening access to financial services through fintech innovations.

FinTech (679) · Financial services (885) · Financial inclusion (269) · Financial innovation (90)

Enriching Financial Inclusion through Fintech

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE BANKING SYSTEM: PROSPECTS FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN FINTECH COMPANIES AND BANKS

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2022535.2
2023588.5
2024650.5
20251023.2
Payment System LimitationsCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Payment System Limitations

1,364 papers

22.7% of this theme group

Papers highlight cost, security, and regulatory issues in electronic payment infrastructures.

Payment (1,251) · Payment system (509) · Payment service provider (217) · Settlement (86)

Better than Cash, but Beware the Costs: Electronic Payments Systems and Financial Inclusion in Developing Economies

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS

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YearShare index
2022590.9
2023562.2
2024710.5
2025799.0
Mobile Payment Adoption BarriersCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Mobile Payment Adoption Barriers

1,149 papers

19.1% of this theme group

Studies examine factors that hinder user acceptance and deployment of mobile banking solutions.

Mobile payment (869) · Mobile banking (220) · Mobile business development (111) · Mobile phone (135)

User Acceptance Testing of Mobile Payment in Various Scenarios

Exploring Determinants Influencing the Intention to Use Mobile Payment Service

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202277.6
202383.0
202482.8
2025139.8
Credit Card Fraud RisksCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Credit Card Fraud Risks

692 papers

11.5% of this theme group

Works focus on detection difficulties and evolving tactics in credit‑card fraud.

Credit card fraud (107) · Credit card (118) · Financial fraud (43) · Computer security (107)

Machine Learning for Credit Card Fraud Detection

Credit Card Fraud Detection and Analysis

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202247.3
202347.0
202447.7
202563.6
Algorithmic Trading ConcernsCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Algorithmic Trading Concerns

585 papers

9.8% of this theme group

Research points to market impact, fairness, and regulatory gaps in high‑frequency trading.

Algorithmic trading (222) · High-frequency trading (148) · Alternative trading system (140) · Insider trading (79)

High-Frequency Trading and Its Impact on Markets

High-Frequency Trading: A Regulatory Strategy

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202219.5
202320.0
202418.3
202531.1
Portfolio Optimization IssuesCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Portfolio Optimization Issues

404 papers

6.7% of this theme group

Authors address computational complexity and model risk in modern portfolio construction.

Portfolio (386) · Portfolio optimization (163) · Modern portfolio theory (70) · Post-modern portfolio theory (46)

Machine Learning Optimization Algorithms & Portfolio Allocation

Portfolio Optimization: New Challenges and Perspectives

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2022315.6
2023306.6
2024225.8
2025345.9
Money‑Laundering ComplianceCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Money‑Laundering Compliance

359 papers

6.0% of this theme group

Papers explore legal and data‑privacy challenges in combating illicit financial flows.

Money laundering (320) · Terrorism (65) · Accounting (54) · Compliance (44)

National and international anti-money laundering law : developing the architecture of criminal justice, regulation and data protection

Balancing anti-money laundering measures and financial inclusion

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YearShare index
20221897.3
20231880.1
20241584.8
20251002.7

Cautions

3,742 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Fintech Regulation for InclusionCautions · 01

Fintech Regulation for Inclusion

756 papers

20.2% of this theme group

Scholars urge careful policy design to balance inclusion benefits with systemic stability.

FinTech (412) · Financial services (449) · Financial inclusion (227) · Financial innovation (65)

The Role of Fintech Technology in Improving Financial Inclusion and Financial System Stability

Advancing Financial Inclusion through FinTech: A Regulatory Insight into Emerging Industry Practices

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2022535.2
2023588.5
2024650.5
20251023.2
High‑Frequency Trading OversightCautions · 02

High‑Frequency Trading Oversight

579 papers

15.5% of this theme group

Analyses call for stronger rules to mitigate market quality risks from rapid trading.

Algorithmic trading (254) · High-frequency trading (153) · Alternative trading system (102) · Trading strategy (117)

High Frequency Trading and Its Impact on Market Quality

Implementing High Frequency Trading Regulation: A Critical Analysis of Current Reforms

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202219.5
202320.0
202418.3
202531.1
Payment System Reform RisksCautions · 03

Payment System Reform Risks

565 papers

15.1% of this theme group

Research warns of unintended effects when redesigning payment and reimbursement structures.

Payment (536) · Payment system (180) · Reimbursement (36) · Prospective payment system (34)

Hospital response to a new case-based payment system in China: the patient selection effect

Payments transition in India – consumer preferences and policy shifts

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YearShare index
2022598.5
2023567.6
2024714.6
2025803.0
Portfolio Model UncertaintyCautions · 04

Portfolio Model Uncertainty

522 papers

13.9% of this theme group

Studies highlight statistical and econometric vulnerabilities in portfolio optimization methods.

Portfolio (494) · Portfolio optimization (203) · Diversification (105) · Econometrics (109)

Model Risk in Portfolio Optimization

Optimization of portfolio management based on vector autoregression models and multivariate volatility models

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YearShare index
2022318.1
2023308.9
2024228.0
2025346.6
Mobile Money User ExperienceCautions · 05

Mobile Money User Experience

496 papers

13.3% of this theme group

Works stress the need for reliable UX design to ensure adoption in emerging markets.

Mobile payment (380) · Mobile banking (81) · Payment (228) · Mobile phone (39)

Mobile Money for Financial Inclusion

Understanding user experience of mobile money services in emerging markets

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YearShare index
2022633.6
2023610.5
2024762.5
2025878.6
Financial Fraud Detection LimitsCautions · 06

Financial Fraud Detection Limits

495 papers

13.2% of this theme group

Authors discuss the constraints of current AI approaches for spotting fraud across domains.

Accounting (63) · Money laundering (78) · Audit (50) · Credit card fraud (26)

A Review on Financial Fraud Detection using AI and Machine Learning

Use of Machine Learning in Financial Fraud Detection: A Review

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YearShare index
20222207.7
20232190.6
20242016.5
20251778.7
Digital Currency SecurityCautions · 07

Digital Currency Security

329 papers

8.8% of this theme group

Papers examine cybersecurity and stability challenges posed by blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

Digital currency (124) · Blockchain (71) · Cryptocurrency (95) · Currency (78)

Cybersecurity and Blockchain for Secure Financial Transactions: Evaluating, Implementing, and Mitigating Risks of Digital Payments

Public Payment Systems in the Digital Era: Responding to the Financial Stability and Security-related Risks of Cryptocurrencies

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YearShare index
2022801.9
2023842.3
2024890.0
20251127.0

Opportunities

28,937 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Advanced Portfolio OptimizationOpportunities · 01

Advanced Portfolio Optimization

1,697 papers

28.3% of this theme group

Research explores new mathematical models and multi‑objective strategies for better asset allocation.

Portfolio (1,578) · Portfolio optimization (936) · Mathematical optimization (268) · Modern portfolio theory (157)

Application of portfolio optimization

The research on portfolio optimization model and strategy for multiple objectives

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YearShare index
2022371.2
2023354.5
2024252.1
2025358.7
Machine‑Learning Fraud DetectionOpportunities · 02

Machine‑Learning Fraud Detection

1,066 papers

17.8% of this theme group

Studies demonstrate promising results using AI techniques to identify credit‑card fraud.

Credit card fraud (265) · Credit card (252) · Financial fraud (77) · Computer security (173)

Credit Card Fraud Detection using Machine Learning Algorithms

Analyzing Credit Card Fraud Detection based on Machine Learning Models

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YearShare index
202247.3
202347.0
202447.7
202563.6
Fintech for Financial LiteracyOpportunities · 03

Fintech for Financial Literacy

778 papers

13.0% of this theme group

Works highlight how technology can empower underserved populations with better financial knowledge.

FinTech (338) · Financial services (366) · Financial inclusion (210) · Financial literacy (128)

ROLE OF FINTECH IN FINANCIAL INCLUSION

The Role of Financial Technology (FinTech) in Advancing Financial Inclusion and Equity.

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YearShare index
2022535.2
2023588.5
2024650.5
20251023.2
Blockchain‑Enabled PaymentsOpportunities · 04

Blockchain‑Enabled Payments

756 papers

12.6% of this theme group

Papers propose secure, decentralized architectures to improve digital payment systems.

Payment (623) · Payment system (247) · Database transaction (146) · Payment service provider (64)

Blockchain Based Architecture and Solution for Secure Digital Payment System

Measuring payment system development

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YearShare index
2022733.2
2023686.3
2024781.6
2025930.9
Value‑Added Mobile PaymentsOpportunities · 05

Value‑Added Mobile Payments

723 papers

12.1% of this theme group

Research investigates service extensions and security features that boost mobile payment adoption.

Mobile payment (555) · Payment (363) · Mobile banking (87) · Mobile device (52)

Value Added Services and Adoption of Mobile Payments

Exploring Transaction Security on Consumers’ Willingness to Use Mobile Payment by Using the Technology Acceptance Model

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YearShare index
2022633.6
2023610.5
2024762.5
2025878.6
AI‑Driven Algorithmic TradingOpportunities · 06

AI‑Driven Algorithmic Trading

661 papers

11.0% of this theme group

Studies showcase advanced AI methods for forecasting and executing high‑frequency trading strategies.

Algorithmic trading (282) · Trading strategy (267) · High-frequency trading (109) · Pairs trade (68)

Algorithmic Trading and Financial Forecasting Using Advanced Artificial Intelligence Methodologies

Foreign exchange trading

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YearShare index
202232.4
202331.8
202425.0
202538.8
Machine‑Learning Credit ScoringOpportunities · 07

Machine‑Learning Credit Scoring

319 papers

5.3% of this theme group

Works develop predictive models to improve loan risk assessment and default probability estimation.

Credit risk (96) · Loan (65) · Credit score (19) · Probability of default (13)

Application Analysis of Credit Scoring of Financial Institutions Based on Machine Learning Model

Development Of Credit Scoring Model For Borrowers Using Machine Learning Techniques

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YearShare index
2022254.2
2023254.9
2024182.2
2025261.3

How this field compares with the research baseline

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

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Promising32.2%37.3%
Descriptive25.3%17.8%
Problem-identifying22.7%9.7%
Cautionary10.2%4.3%
Breakthrough5.5%26.0%
Comparative3.0%4.0%
Critical1.1%0.9%

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 & surveillanceIncentives for Mobile Crowd Sensing: A Survey2,7174.6%857 (31.5%)4.6%
Concentration of compute powerRent Seeking by Low-Latency Traders: Evidence from Trading on Macroeconomic Announcements1020.17%50 (49.0%)0.17%
Bias & fairnessSocietal bias reinforcement through machine learning: a credit scoring perspective830.14%31 (37.3%)0.14%
Labour & data workMobile Money Taxation and Informal Workers: Evidence from Ghana’s E-Levy600.1%26 (43.3%)0.1%
Safety & misuseThe EU Response to Criminal Misuse of Cryptocurrencies: The Young, already Outdated 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive500.08%21 (42.0%)0.08%
Energy & datacenter footprintAn integrated model of financial technology adoption and environmental performance: The role of green innovation290.05%5 (17.2%)0.05%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainMobile Phone Repair as a Strategy for Reducing E-Waste, Enhancing Data Privacy, and Promoting Digital Sustainability in 30.01%0 (0.0%)0.01%
Carbon & emissions of computeRethinking portfolio design with sustainable AI and FinTech: dynamic spillovers in a quantile–frequency framework10.0%0 (0.0%)0.0%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%

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

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