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Now in its eighth year, the 2025 list showcases the most promising private fintech companies in the world.
Yaspa’s Intelligent Payments solution combines real-time open banking payments with AI-driven insights to help provide operators with broader and deeper player intelligence to optimize LTV, reduce fraud and promote responsible gambling.
Key Milestones Drive Recognition
This year has seen Yaspa celebrate a series of key milestones, including attracting $12m investment led by Discerning Capital, the opening of a new tech hub in Leeds and the formation of a US entity in Atlanta.
In 2025, the Yaspa team has grown to more than 70, including the addition of Chris Lowe as CFO and Renuka Rawlins as Head of Public Policy and Affairs. Earlier this month, Yaspa unveiled its new brand identity as it prepares to accelerate global growth.
"It’s an absolute delight to be recognized by CB Insights for our work. We’re listed alongside some impressive companies on the Fintech 100. From the foundation of Yaspa in 2017 we’ve been driven by a desire to explore the intersection between identity and money, and it’s rewarding to have this focus – and the value we can bring – recognized both by our growing customer base and the CB Insights analysis. Congratulations to everyone on the list."
James Neville, Co-founder and CEO, Yaspa
Selection Process and Criteria
The list features early- and mid-stage startups driving the evolution of fintech. Using the CB Insights Strategy Terminal, the 100 winners were selected based on several factors, including CB Insights datasets on deal activity, industry partnerships, investor strength, hiring momentum, and private company signals such as Commercial Maturity and Mosaic Scores.
CB Insights also reviewed Analyst Briefings submitted directly by startups and used Scouting Reports, powered by CB Insights’ Team of Agents.
"This year’s Fintech 100 showcases a new generation of companies turning AI, automation and digital assets into the backbone of financial infrastructure. This year’s winners are building the infrastructure that will shape the future of financial services."
Laura Kennedy, Principal Analyst, CB Insights
2025 Fintech 100 Quick Facts
The 100 winners include 20 companies across digital assets solutions, 16 in financial operations and HR, 14 payments companies, and 13 in wealth management.
More than 60 companies on the list deploy AI in their solutions, and AI agents in particular are moving from workflows to financial infrastructure.
The cohort has raised $5.6B in equity funding over time, including more than $2B in 2025 so far (as of October 22, 2025).
The list includes 60 companies from outside the United States, across 26 countries on 6 continents, demonstrating 640+ business relationships since 2021, including with industry leaders like Mastercard, Visa, Worldpay, Coinbase, and Circle.
About Yaspa
Yaspa is an award-winning fintech that delivers personal intelligence through instant payments. Founded in 2017 by a former Worldpay CTO, Yaspa blends open banking and AI to provide Intelligent Payments: real-time bank payments (Pay by Bank) combined with verified customer insights, as well as a full suite of payment and account verification services. Yaspa operates across the UK, Europe and US, with offices in London, Leeds and Atlanta, and is regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority.
For more information, visit: yaspa.com
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