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THE VANCOUVER EDITION 2026

Vancouver’s
fintech industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping fintech in Vancouver. 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 266Fintech ecosystem in Vancouver Disclosed funding $1.69B56 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 25With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 940 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Vancouver’s fintech leaders

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

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Fintech company highlights in Vancouver, snapshot 4 September 2026
Company
Truliootrulioo.com$477.19M—412—
Fractionfraction.com$247.15M—18—
Mogomogo.ca$209.6M6 roles261—
Boastboast.ai$130M———
Progressaprogressa.com$76.29M—95—
NGrainngrain.com$55.15M—37—
Fispanfispan.com$53M5 roles101—
Instantinstant.co$43.33M—48—
Western Coast Insurance Serviceswesterncoastinsurance.ca—10 roles——
Spring Financialspringfinancial.ca—9 roles161—
GeoComplygeocomply.com—7 roles600—
central 1central1.com—7 roles696—
Fintel Connectfintelconnect.com—5 roles37—
Forward Insurance Managersforwardinsurance.ca—5 roles——
3Commas3commas.io——270—
Apollo Insuranceapollocover.com——79—
Avisoaviso.ca——803—
CoinPaymentscoinpayments.net——53—
Compass Cardcompasscard.ca——38—
Finnfinn.ai——43—
Invoice Simpleinvoicesimple.com——23—
Merchant Growthmerchantgrowth.com——59—
Montfort Capitalmontfortcapital.com————
Paydayusepayday.com————
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

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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 Vancouver

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

4 September 2026
Hiring participation9.4%

25 of 266 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation22.9%

61 of 266 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share55.3%

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

Median disclosed round$1.54M

Midpoint of 114 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 55.3% of disclosed capital, while 77.1% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Vancouver 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

Vancouver fintech
$0$230.3M$460.59M$690.89M$921.19M2016: $25.39M20162017: $43.48M20172018: $166.42M20182019: $69.65M20192020: $37.86M20202021: $808.06M20212022: $52.01M20222023: $62.36M20232024: $23.16M20242025: $43.48M2025
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Annual fintech funding and company formation in Vancouver
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$25.39M129
2017$43.48M146
2018$166.42M2115
2019$69.65M167
2020$37.86M196
2021$808.06M3111
2022$52.01M1810
2023$62.36M149
2024$23.16M89
2025$43.48M38
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Trulioo28.2%
  • Fraction14.6%
  • Mogo12.4%
  • Other companies44.7%

Funding by stage

133 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel45 33.8%
Series A–B29 21.8%
Series C+ / PE6 4.5%
Grants, debt & other53 39.8%

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 D06/2021
Truliootrulioo.com$394M

Backed by American Express Ventures and Citi Ventures and others.

Series C09/2019
Truliootrulioo.com$52.85M

Backed by Citi Ventures and American Express Ventures and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

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Annual accounts availability

The measured Canada identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: world_filings_distributed exposes no reviewed Canadian national-ID key; none of the designated Canadian identities carried a CIK.; The measured Canada identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: world_filings_distributed exposes no reviewed Canadian national-ID key; none of the designated Canadian identities carried a CIK.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the Vancouver 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 266 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (3.8%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 207,315 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
GeoComplygeocomply.com4,757,2643490.8%
Instantinstant.co448,2873894.6%
Paylutionpaylution.com331,0753993.4%
3Commas3commas.io243,3014838.4%
Spring Financialspringfinancial.ca221,1484282.1%
VendorCafevendorcafe.com193,483359%
Mogomogo.ca158,5733493.4%
OmniPayomnipay.pro145,869286.8%
Apollo Insuranceapollocover.com117,7403853.6%
TaxTipstaxtips.ca33,4373938.6%

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

Most-installed apps

26 of these companies (9.8%) publish at least one Android app — 27 apps in all, carrying 30.9M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
PayByPhonepaybyphone technologies21.1M4.9Auto & Vehicles
Invoice Simple: Invoice MakerInvoice Simple7.5M4.8Business
GeoGuard Location ValidatorGeoComply777.5K3.2Tools
Instant FinancialInstant754.5K3.2Finance
Blossom: Social InvestingBlossom354.7K4.3Finance
Bree: Canada\'s Cash AppBree181.9K—Finance
Goose InsuranceGoose129.5K3.9Finance
Mogo: Intelligent investingMogo41.6K—Finance
Online Payday Loans CanadaFocus Cash Loans18.5K—Finance
AvisoAviso13.5K—Finance

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 (2023Q2–2025Q1).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Payments829.3MPayByPhone 21.1M
Finance & Accounting Tech28.2MInvoice Simple: Invoice Maker 7.5M
Regtech2779.6KGeoGuard Location Validator 777.5K
Banking Tech2756.7KInstant Financial 754.5K
Investment Tech5389.8KBlossom: Social Investing 354.7K
Internet First Insurance Platforms2129.5KGoose Insurance 129.5K
Cryptocurrencies25.3KBlocPal Wallet 4.4K
Digital Remittance3489Banpay 201

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: 22023Q3: 22023Q32023Q4: 12023Q4: 02023Q42024Q1: 12024Q1: 02024Q12024Q4: 12024Q4: 22024Q42025Q1: 12025Q1: 02025Q12026Q1: 12026Q1: 12026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 23 of 27 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Vancouver fintech market map

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech148
Consumer digital122
Enterprise software74
Business payments solutions46
Nbfc lenders43
Saas43
Commerce enablers37
Blockchain in financial services28
Fintech saas22
Online business payments19
Marketplaces19
Online trading platforms12

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

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

148companies
11.5%have hiring activity

17 companies hiring · $1.03B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

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

Commission on transaction174
Subscription171
E-commerce - service56
Fee-for-service53
Lending34
Advertising12
E-commerce - product7
Interest3
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 roundsparvisinvest.com ↗

With the closing of the Second Tranche for a gross proceeds of C$300,000, the Company has closed $600,000 thus far of the $800,000 Offering.

Funding roundsboast.ai ↗

The fintech platform Boast.AI, which eventually reached $10 million in annual revenue and attracted $123 million in funding

Funding roundsusepayday.com ↗

Payday’s market debut is likely to raise more than $20 billion, and is expected to be in the first quarter of the next year.

Funding roundsquandri.io ↗

Quandri, a Canadian InsurTech startup transforming insurance brokerage operations through AI-powered automation, has secured $12m in a Series A funding round, marking a significant milestone in its growth journey.

Funding roundsfispan.com ↗

FISPAN has raised $30 million in Series B funding.

Mergers & acquisitionsresponsive.ai ↗

Responsive, the global leader in AI-powered Strategic Response Management (SRM) software, announced the acquisition of Bidhive, a premier bid and proposal management platform based in Australia.

Funding roundsblossomsocial.ca ↗

The Vancouver-based fintech saw more than 1,100 users of the platform invested a combined $1.86M through FrontFundr.

Mergers & acquisitionsmontfortcapital.com ↗

Montfort Capital Corp. has closed the sale of its mortgage lending business to Brightpath Holdings Corporation.

Funding roundsinstant.co ↗

Automated marketing startup Instant has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round led by Hummingbird Ventures.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 108 recorded events in the 24-month window.

New products
28
Funding rounds
27
Leadership moves
13
Company announcements
11
Mergers & acquisitions
10
Regulatory
8
Earnings
6
Capital infusions
2
Contracts
2
Board Updates
1
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Leadership moves

6 tracked people moves

Janice Lederman

Resignation Previously Board Member

Paul Geyer

Resignation Previously Board Member

Trulioo ↗
Uri Zelmanovich

Appointment Chief Financial Officer

Trulioo ↗
Chad Gerhardstein

Appointment Chief Risk and Strategy Officer

Trulioo ↗
Danielle Holbrook Dunn

Appointment Chief Transformation Officer

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Trulioo ↗
next-generation, AI-governed and assisted engine for UBO entity resolution

Know Your Business (KYB)

Trulioo ↗
Trulioo credit decisioning

Identity verification capability

Responsive ↗
AI Agents (Fall 2025)

Strategic Response Management

Responsive ↗
Agent Studio

No-code Development

Quandri ↗
Requoting

Requoting capability

VoPay ↗
Real-time payouts to PayPal and Venmo

Feature

Mergers and acquisitions

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

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Parvis Invest→richmond globalCompleted2026-04-06$800.0K
Responsive→bidhiveAnnounced2025-05-14Not stated in snapshot
brightpath→Montfort Capital ↗Completed2025-04-02$16.9M
It.Seg Acrisure→Finn ↗Announced2025-03-10Not stated in snapshot
Round 13 Capital→Montfort Capital ↗Completed2024-11-01Not stated in snapshot
round13 capital→Montfort Capital ↗Announced2024-10-17Not stated in snapshot

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

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

305 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 636-posting snapshot covers 30 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Insurance Broker61
Insurance Advisor54
Insurance Sales Producer40
Technical Writer10
Insurance Sales Representative9
System Administrator8
0 internship postings

4 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

170 postings specify a level.

unspecified
466
manager
91
senior
53
lead
16
entry
8
intern
2

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 636 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Payroll
2
Typescript
2
Ai Development Tools
1
Reinforcement Learning
1
Deep Learning
1
Aws Lambda
1
Financial Data
1
Eventbridge
1
Sqs
1
Step Functions
1
ADVERTISED PAY$47.8K/ year

Median across 72 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

118 founders and chief executives across 87 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

20 profiles with education records.

The University of British Columbia
8
McGill University
3
Harvard Business School
2
University of Waterloo
2
McMaster University
1
University of Pennsylvania
1
University of Toronto
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1

Prior employers

3 profiles with prior-work records.

Goldman Sachs
1
McKinsey
1
Amazon
1

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

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

11,010 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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11,010articles in the measured year
2,992articles in 2026Q1
84.7%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Fintech coverage tagged Vancouver · articles per complete quarter

01,1172,2343,3514,4682021Q2: 2,7392021Q22021Q3: 2,7752021Q4: 1,7282022Q1: 2,7742022Q2: 2,2022022Q22022Q3: 1,8692022Q4: 2,0672023Q1: 2,4682023Q2: 2,7572023Q22023Q3: 2,5182023Q4: 2,6982024Q1: 3,4282024Q2: 3,6782024Q22024Q3: 2,9182024Q4: 3,8062025Q1: 3,8852025Q2: 2,7972025Q22025Q3: 2,2702025Q4: 2,8482026Q1: 2,9922026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q22,739
2021Q32,775
2021Q41,728
2022Q12,774
2022Q22,202
2022Q31,869
2022Q42,067
2023Q12,468
2023Q22,757
2023Q32,518
2023Q42,698
2024Q13,428
2024Q23,678
2024Q32,918
2024Q43,806
2025Q13,885
2025Q22,797
2025Q32,270
2025Q42,848
2026Q12,992

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
7,078 positive · 120 neutral · 658 negative
2022
7,766 positive · 146 neutral · 997 negative
2023
9,204 positive · 166 neutral · 1,066 negative
2024
11,966 positive · 319 neutral · 1,536 negative
2025
9,989 positive · 279 neutral · 1,528 negative

Leading coverage topics

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

Cryptocurrency Impact On Forex Markets13,120 articles in the full recorded period
3,401 recent · 2,795 prior
Quarterly And Annual Financial Results9,963 articles in the full recorded period
2,852 recent · 2,467 prior
Corporate Earnings Reports And Financial Performance8,564 articles in the full recorded period
2,608 recent · 2,065 prior
Initial Public Offerings (Ipos)7,941 articles in the full recorded period
2,377 recent · 2,202 prior
Trade Wars And Geopolitical Impacts6,028 articles in the full recorded period
1,597 recent · 3,208 prior
Economic Indicators (Gdp, Cpi, Unemployment)5,805 articles in the full recorded period
1,487 recent · 2,740 prior
Stock Price Fluctuations And Market Reactions5,409 articles in the full recorded period
3,481 recent · 1,561 prior
Mergers And Acquisitions Activity Updates5,315 articles in the full recorded period
1,679 recent · 1,292 prior
Executive Leadership Changes And Appointments5,297 articles in the full recorded period
1,296 recent · 1,287 prior
Global Recession Risks And Forecasts4,734 articles in the full recorded period
1,277 recent · 2,571 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Canada comparison coverage

KeywordRecentPriorChange
stock price1,31878767%
share price68339274%
investment deal573266115%
stock surge532257107%
auger drilling33422946%
decentralized forex26817454%
stock movement254120112%
private equity220109102%
student loan deferment203161169%
student loan forgiveness202131454%
economic slowdown6651,535-57%
tariff negotiations3621,002-64%
trade deficits fx208535-61%
trade wars forex165464-64%
inflation reports fx191456-58%

Event and signal lenses

Canada comparison coverage

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

187,791 classified articles

stock performance, economic slowdown, monetary easing

31.4% critical · 40.4% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

37,858 classified articles

inflation reports fx, trade deficits fx, stock performance

25.4% critical · 50.4% positive
Rising

Growth

65,516 classified articles

earnings report, quarterly financials, financial report

29.3% critical · 44.1% positive

Fintech coverage tagged Vancouver. 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, reliability, 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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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 user acceptance, security concerns, and contextual factors affecting mobile payment use.

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 behind credit‑card financial 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 model complexity, data quality, and risk‑return trade‑offs in portfolio design.

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, technical, and data‑privacy challenges in detecting 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 Inclusion RisksCautions · 01

Fintech Inclusion Risks

756 papers

20.2% of this theme group

Scholars caution that rapid fintech growth may create stability and regulatory gaps for inclusion.

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 stress the need for stronger rules to protect market quality from algorithmic excesses.

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 Policy TransitionsCautions · 03

Payment Policy Transitions

565 papers

15.1% of this theme group

Research warns of unintended effects when shifting to new payment reimbursement models.

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 RiskCautions · 04

Portfolio Model Risk

522 papers

13.9% of this theme group

Studies highlight statistical and estimation errors that can undermine optimized portfolio strategies.

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 emphasize usability and trust issues that may limit mobile money’s inclusion potential.

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 over‑reliance on machine learning and data biases in fraud‑prevention systems.

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 regulatory challenges surrounding blockchain‑based payment ecosystems.

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 proposes new mathematical and computational methods to improve multi‑objective portfolio performance.

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 showcase AI techniques that enhance identification of credit‑card and other financial 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 InclusionOpportunities · 03

Fintech for Inclusion

778 papers

13.0% of this theme group

Works explore how digital financial services can expand access and improve financial literacy.

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 Payment SolutionsOpportunities · 04

Blockchain Payment Solutions

756 papers

12.6% of this theme group

Papers investigate secure, decentralized architectures for next‑generation 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
Mobile Payment Value‑Added ServicesOpportunities · 05

Mobile Payment Value‑Added Services

723 papers

12.1% of this theme group

Research highlights new features and security models that drive consumer adoption of mobile payments.

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
Algorithmic Trading InnovationOpportunities · 06

Algorithmic Trading Innovation

661 papers

11.0% of this theme group

Studies present AI‑driven strategies and forecasting tools to enhance high‑frequency trading performance.

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
Credit Scoring EnhancementsOpportunities · 07

Credit Scoring Enhancements

319 papers

5.3% of this theme group

Works develop machine‑learning models to improve prediction of borrower default risk.

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%37.1%
Descriptive25.3%17.2%
Problem-identifying22.7%9.9%
Cautionary10.2%4.6%
Breakthrough5.5%26.8%
Comparative3.0%3.6%
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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