This article showcases our top picks for the best Chicago based Payment & Fintech companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Payment & Fintech industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Chicago Payment & Fintech Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Braintree
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Braintree’s payment platform provides all the tools online and mobile businesses need to accept payments.
CardX
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CardX® provides zero-cost credit card acceptance solutions to businesses, government, and education.
Tiv
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Tiv is a payments and rewards platform built with the gaming community at the core.
Arroweye Solutions
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Arroweye Solutions provides card marketing and production solutions for the payment card industry.
Payline Data, LLC
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Platform for Killer Payment Experiences for in-app, in-store and online for buyers and sellers alike. Experience Payments Differently.
Eved
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Eved is an event commerce company built by event experts for event experts.
SwervePay
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SwervePay develops payment solutions for the healthcare and auto service industries.
Pangea Money Transfer
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Pangea Money Transfer is a global remittance and underbanked financial services provider.
Conotoxia
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Conotoxia Holding enables international money transfers, online currency exchange, multi-currency cards, online payments and Forex trading.
PayLink Payment Plans
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PayLink Payment Plans provides payment plan financing and payment processing services as well as business solutions.
ClassBug
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ClassBug is an online platform that enables users to manage their classes and accept payments.
Printavo
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Printavo is a web-based, shop management tool, allowing screen-printers centralize their invoices, orders, scheduling, customers, and more.
LineHop
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LineHop provides mobile ordering and payment solutions for the hospitality industry.
Key Live
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Key Live is a live pay-per-stream platform helping talents to earn as well as get them closer to their fans.
Bitcoin of America
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Bitcoin of America is a virtual currency exchange, registered as a money services business with the United States Department of Treasury.
FeeFighters
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FeeFighters enable users to compare credit card processing services.
Rocketr
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Rocketr is an all-in-one payment processing company for both cryptocurrencies and traditional payment methods.
SpiderRock Holdings
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SpiderRock Holdings is a provider of an online trading platform
Text2Drive
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SaaS, Automotive SMS Automation and Real Time text messaging, mobile bill payments with e-signature
OneChain Capital
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OneChain is a cryptocurrency trading firm in Chicago.
Bridge Legal
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Bridge Legal is an automated marketing, intake, and payments platform built specifically for law firms.
FastWeb.com
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Fastweb is the premier online resource for paying and preparing for college.
Radix Trading
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Radix Trading is a privately funded proprietary trading firm.
SignMeUp
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SignMeUp.com provides a web service for Event Managers, Race Directors, Associations Managers, Meeting Planners and Marketing Managers.
Blue Nova Technology
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Blue Nova Technology is a mobile, web, wearable technology, innovation, and information technology solution provider.
Mepco
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Mepco offers fast, easy and flexible payment plan services.
Check2Pay
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Check2Pay provides check payment processing solutions for mid and high-risk merchants.
Konfirmi
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Chicago-based tech company bringing advanced customer authentication and on boarding solutions for online businesses of all sizes.
AR Proactive
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AR Proactive offers emailing, online payments, collection, and financial services.
Mpayy
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Mpayy is a multichannel payment processor for individuals, small businesses, charities, political parties, e-commerce retailers.
Acceptance Solutions Group
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Acceptance Solutions Group provides a variety of wireless payment acceptance solutions to help borrowers build long-term financial benefits.
Blackhawk Statement Group
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Blackhawk Statement Group engages in medical billing, online patient portals, payment, paperless solutions, security and compliance.
World Data Systems
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World Data Systems is a payment system authority offers its referral partners the ability to incorporate payment processing solutions.
FedPayments Improvement
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FedPayments Improvement focuses on meeting the evolving needs of payment system users for end-to-end payment
Ematters
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Ematters provides online payment processing solutions for regular mortar and regular brick business and e-businesses.
4Access Communications
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4Access Communications, a private company, produces revolutionary point-of-transaction systems.
Panacea
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Panacea is the simplest way to check your food stamps and cash benefit balance on your smartphone.
Synchology
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Synchology enables brands to offer high touch debit and savings accounts that generate generous reward value and actionable data.
K+H Connection
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K+H Connection is a wide platform that specializes in offering gift cards, payment, security and other fintech solutions to its customers.
Currency Exchange
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Currency Exchange is a financial firm that provides money, transportation, payment and document services.
BSCI
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BSCI is an iMIS solution provider and development firm, offering payment gateway & iMIS support, product integration & accounting services.
Index Futures Group
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Index Futures Group is a financial broker offering investing, wealth management and automated trading services.
Payment Pathways
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Payment Pathways provides privacy management software and payments identity solutions for money and information transfers.
Proqyr Technologies, Inc.
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SAVE TIME AND MONEY ON YOUR FUEL PROCUREMENT WITH PROQYR
Vendor Payment
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Vendor Payment is a financial firm dealing with Government Contractor & Accounts Receivable Financing, payments & handle billing.
Lemonade Stand
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Redefining small business cross-platform POS with the cloud, apps, widgets and open APIs.
Empowered Point of Sale
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Empowered Point of Sale, Inc. creditcardsystemsforfree.com offers a full comprehensive line of free payment solutions.
FingaPay
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FingaPay is a payment solution that enables customers and merchants to transact using text messages.
Innvoy
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A platform allowing you to discover how much other people are paying for car repair
POMS
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POMS is an international professional organization representing the interests of POM professionals.
