Banking and Exchange Startups funded by Y Combinator (YC) 2026

Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone. Two principles guide our efforts. First, be the most trusted company in our domain. Second, create user-focused products that are easier and more intuitive to use.

Brex is the AI-powered spend platform for modern companies, from startups to enterprises. Combining corporate cards, expense management, travel, business accounts, and bill pay, Brex makes it easy to control spend before it happens with unprecedented efficiency and accuracy. Our mission is to empower employees anywhere to make better financial decisions, so we designed our platform to make expenses almost effortless with unrivaled automation of manual expense work and real-time tracking. Brex supports more countries and currencies than any other spend solution. Brex has tens of thousands of customers, including some of the most successful, high-growth companies, such as DoorDash, SeatGeek, Coinbase, ScaleAI, MasterClass, Indeed, Allbirds, and Superhuman. Brex offers: - Corporate cards with 10-20x higher limits - Business accounts with easy wires, same-day liquidity, fast global payments, and $6M in FDIC insurance - Reward options that include billboards, offsites, and coaching - Founder-friendly financial modeling tools - Special events and masterclasses for founders - Advanced spend management software as startups grow that includes global capabilities, travel, bill pay and more.

ValCtrl is building the intelligent prediction market: users type any public, resolvable belief about the future, ValCtrl structures it, prices it, and lets them trade it. Today’s prediction markets only support pre-listed questions, leaving user beliefs fragmented across venues, contract wording, rules, and proxy markets. ValCtrl’s world model maps typed beliefs to relevant market signals, evaluates basis risk, prices the claim, and moves toward model-priced liquidity where ValCtrl can take the other side with risk and compliance controls. We are starting from hard belief-to-market queries and building toward a market where anything that can be resolved can be priced.

Maywood is the first finance-compliant proactive AI that runs 24/7, working across your network, pipeline, and active processes, running constantly in the background and surfacing things you'd otherwise miss. It tracks relationships and sector context to flag when a target is gearing up for a process (and drafts the outreach in your voice), watches network activity across LinkedIn, news, and conference follow-ups, and surfaces where active processes stand, including what's at risk since you last looked. It also auto-updates CRMs and trackers and creates meeting briefs that includes relationship history, recent activity, deal context, external research, talking points that can pull from internal and external data sources. Dealmakers interact with it over email, Teams, or the platform itself.

We're building the Legora for traditional financial services, working closely with US bank CEOs to transform their businesses.

QFEX is the 24/7 exchange for traditional financial markets. We let you trade US equities, commodities and FX pairs with (or without) leverages of up to 100x. On QFEX, UX comes first: brokerless market access, seamless integration with traditional payment rails, and ultra-efficient Perpetual Futures offered over all asset classes. Trading has never been simpler, cheaper or fairer than with QFEX. Founded by Quants and Engineers from Citadel & Tower Research who saw an opportunity to make markets how they always should have been, QFEX will eventually replace the entire $100 billion exchange and clearing industry.

First regulated exchange for compute

PAX is a new crypto CEX that delivers more 𝛼 with its in-silicon exchange and HFT technology. The PAX exchange integrated on-chip λ API provides deterministic nanosecond tick-to-trade latency. HFT λ traders experience non-adverse counterparty selection by pairing with free-tier traders who access PAX using our zero-cost & always rebated legacy API. Using our patented technology, PAX is building a new generation of exchange co-lo facilities that unite HFT with exchange and monetizing by vertically integrating exchange and platform technology as one.

We’re building Kontigo, a USDC Smart Neobank for Latinos in the U.S. and Latin America. We launched our Peer-to-Peer onramp 20 days ago and we’ve already had $540k in deposits, 10k active users and a +300k waitlist. The founding team has built and scaled fintechs in Latam, and it’s ex-Venmo, Nubank, Rappi, MercadoLibre, Ualá, Platzi, and Yuno. We’re already backed by DST Global, Soma Capital, Pioneer Fund, Transpose + 10 YC alums. Sending money to Latin America is just as painful as holding it due to the region's fragmentation into 33 countries with 39 different currencies. On one hand, cross-border payments to Latam are absurdly expensive (up to 20% per transaction). Conversely, over the past decade, currency depreciation across the region has become unsustainable. (some countries surpassing the trillion percent ). Kontigo solves this with a USDC global wallet & a BTC savings account. - Like Venmo, but on-USDC. - Like Zelle, but for cross-border payments. No limits. - Like Nubank & Revolut, but without inflationary currencies. Bitcoin-backed. User wallets are connected to an AI-private banker on WhatsApp to execute international USDC transactions.

The world’s most important organizations deserve the world’s best financial infrastructure. We’re here to make sure they do. At Givefront, we've built a modern financial management platform designed specifically for nonprofits. With real-time budgeting, built-in compliance, and easy integrations, we replace the spreadsheets and guesswork with smart, automated systems. By transforming financial operations from reactive to real-time, Givefront empowers nonprofits to control every dollar, protect every grant, and move their missions forward faster — with greater efficiency, transparency, and trust.

Wallbit is a neobank for global remote workers, it offers them bank accounts in the US, a debit card, and an investment account to invest in bonds or stocks on the US stock market.

Coupl is a digital joint account for Indian households. We help couples and families easily manage their shared and household payments from one shared account. Over 20 million Indians marry each year, creating a $300 billion market opportunity in household expenses. Couples juggle multiple accounts, cards, and expense-tracking tools. Joint accounts involve lengthy paperwork, rejections, and minimum balance requirements, making them inconvenient for modern couples. Beyond married couples, this need extends to engaged partners, live-in couples, roommates, and families seeking simpler ways to manage shared expenses. Coupl offers a digital, zero-balance joint account with co-branded debit cards and in-app bill payments, set up in just 60 seconds. Couples can use the account for all shared expenses, with an analytics dashboard to help them stay on top of their finances. Coupl is powered by RuPay, NPCI and IDFC FIRST Bank.

Modern banking infrastructure that enables technology companies to programmatically store, move, and reconcile money.

The first secure, end-to-end global USD account, seamlessly integrating fiat and stablecoins across 125 countries for direct-to-bank settlement—no liquidity providers, no SWIFT, no intermediaries. Both sender and receiver use the Pana app and wallet for a frictionless, real-time cross-border payment experience.

Moneco is a neobank targeting the migrant communities in Europe, starting with the African diaspora. We are making banking easier and more affordable for underserved communities, starting with a current account, a payment card and free remittances. The long term vision is to turn Moneco into a one-stop-shop where all of their financial needs will be addressed.

Lenco is a multi-currency digital bank for businesses in Africa. With Lenco, retail outlets, hospitality businesses and startups can easily pay vendors, suppliers and perform cross-border payment while having access to growth capital.

The goal of Vantedge AI, formerly known as 8vdx, is to provide an Agent Marketplace of curated agents to enable investors to get an investing edge to generate alpha by leveraging AI. Our insight to build this marketplace comes from our experience from running a credit hedge fund for 15 years and as a Y Combinator backed startup, we understand the complexities of AI and are here to offer a complete infrastructure to funds and startups alike. Our platform is built to serve the investment community with the highest security, compliance, and infrastructure tailored for institutional investors.

Truss is an all-in-one banking and payment automation platform for construction businesses. With Truss, construction companies can manage bill payments, receivables, and corporate cards in one place. They can save time on manual data entry by integrating Truss with their existing tools and automating the full billing cycle, from invoicing and reconciliation.

TAG is setting new standards and changing the way Pakistan banks by building a digital bank for the masses, with an aim to encompass the entire financial life of users, from basic banking such as bank account and Visa Debit card to employer payrolls, salary advances, savings, and neo-brokerage in future.

Levro is a multicurrency account and global payments platform for businesses. We help US & international companies hold, convert, and pay 30+ currencies. Our exchange at rates are 40-90% lower than banks and FX services like Wise. We also offer free currency risk management, recipient onboarding, automated multicurrency reconciliation, and wire tracking. If you have international customers, employee payroll, vendors, or bulk payouts to different countries please send us a note! founders@levro.com

LemFi makes everyday financial services fair, simple and accessible for people overlooked by traditional banks, starting with those who live and work across borders

trii is a one stop solution that provides a local investing experience for retail investors in Latam. This setup, enhances the user's experience by providing a more secure and faster experience while remaining 100% compliant with local regulators.

Parker is a digital bank.

NextPay is a digital bank for small businesses and entrepreneurs in The Philippines. They use us to send invoices, collect payments, do payroll, and pay their bills. NextPay is the best alternative to bank accounts for small businesses and entrepreneurs in the Philippines. We help them similarly to how Brex helps companies in the US, but in a way that is more locally nuanced. We manage their finances and remove the steep barriers that Filipino banks and financial institutions typically require; no setup fees, maintaining balances, or ridiculous requirements. View the full context on our Launch Bookface post: https://bookface.ycombinator.com/posts/51999

Djamo is a challenger Bank for consumers in french speaking Africa where less than 25% of the population is banked, we are building seamless and affordable banking solutions to break into this huge untaped market and bring millions of people into financial inclusion.

With Novel, international founders can get a U.S. business bank account, multi-currency wallets, global transfers in 140+ currencies, and more all in a single place.

Founded in June 2019 and based in Singapore, Spenmo is building the only software you need as a business to manage payables. From bill payment, corporate card, local and international transfer, to employee’s expense claim, Spenmo helps companies streamline their AP processes with our technology. Before Spenmo, AP staff were drowned in manual work and struggled to reconcile all their spending on time. Not anymore. Thousands of businesses are now using Spenmo to payout their AP, track and categorize spend, and close their books on auto-pilot in 90% less time. On average, finance teams who use Spenmo save over 50 hours and $10,000 every month.

Mozper is bringing the weekly allowance into the digital era in Latin America. About 70% of the population in the region has never received formal financial education, and do not have the right tools to teach their children. In Brazil and Mexico alone, parents give more than $10B each year in pocket money to kids. Currently, parents must choose between giving their kids cash or handing over their own credit/debit cards. Mozper is a debit card and app where parents can give their kids an allowance, set spending rules (so they can't blow it all on video games), assign chores and even create and track savings goals. Mozper is currently available in Mexico.

Conta Simples is an all-in-one financial platform that combines checking account, expense management software and corporate cards, for Latam companies.

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Fondeadora is the digital alternative to the traditional Mexican banking system. We know that the current system is broken and we want to fix it. Our mission is to free people from their banks by giving them back control over their money. We want to serve the 54 million Mexicans who are unhappy with their current banks and the 65 million of Mexicans who currently do not have a bank account. Our first product is a mobile banking app and an international Mastercard debit card so you can spend, store and move your money seamlessly, completely fee-free. Join us in this magical mystical ride.

We are Belvo, a financial API platform for Latam that enables any company or developer to access and interpret their end-users' financial information, through one easy-to-use API. Think Plaid for Latam. Our vision is to power the next generation of financial services in Latam by enabling more inclusive, efficient and empowering offerings through tech and data. Latam is a very exciting and dynamic place to be right now and a great place to build infrastructure for the next generation of financial products for a huge market.

Tienda Dólar is the best way for Latin American people to protect their savings

The global cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Inventors of bitcoin VIX, the first low latency perpetual futures exchange and more

Story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZfKgoseJ5E&t=1s We have two products: 1. Consumer Cross Border payments to Emerging Markets : nala.com 2. Stablecoin Payment Rails for emerging markets: rafiki.com

Alpaca is an API infrastructure and licensed financial services company that allows developers and businesses to offer stock and crypto investing to their end-customers. We work with more than 100 companies across the globe to enable their investing products, and our mission is to provide financial services to everyone on the planet. Alpaca’s globally distributed team consists of developers, traders, and brokerage business specialists and backed by a group of well-capitalized investors including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Unbound, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Y Combinator as well as highly experienced industry angel investors and founders. We are also very tech-enthusiastic with notable track records in open-source and startup communities.

Helicarrier (previously Buycoins) is building cryptocurrency infrastructure for Africa. Sendcash is an app that lets Africans in the diaspora send money back home. Buycoins is the easiest place to buy, sell, and manage your cryptocurrency portfolio.

Alpha Vantage provides enterprise-grade financial market data through a set of powerful and developer-friendly data APIs and spreadsheets. Whether you need traditional asset classes (e.g., stocks, ETFs, commodities), economic metrics, foreign exchange rates, cryptocurrencies, fundamental data or even technical indicators, Alpha Vantage is your one-stop shop for global market data delivered through REST APIs.

Ajaib is an online brokerage that allows Indonesians to buy and sell stocks, ETFs and mutual funds. We are Indonesia's leading financial technology platform driven by a mission to educate the importance of investing for the future. Guided by the three principles; Everyone is an owner, a growth mindset, and a will to win, we aim to increase the number of financial inclusion within Indonesians through investment. Ajaib is committed to opening the door to access safe, trusted and affordable investment instruments. We transformed the way young generations invested when we first established in 2018. Today, Ajaib is the third-largest brokerage by the number of transactions in Indonesia, with over 1 million investors based on our platform and titled as the fastest-growing unicorn in South East Asia.

Founded in 2017, Treasury Prime is an embedded banking software platform connecting enterprise companies to a vast marketplace of banks and product partners to launch next-gen payment ecosystems on their platform. Our banking API offers the quickest, most secure way for fintechs and banks to partner, integrate and build modern financial products and increase revenue streams. We power enterprise-class embedded banking solutions for a range of complex services including money transfer, risk mitigation and integration with bank infrastructure. It's these leading-edge capabilities that helped the company to win Best Banking-as-a-Service Platform from Tearsheet in 2021 and 2022. The company was also named to CB Insights’ annual 2021 Fintech 250 list.

LTSE partners with companies across their lifecycle to help them grow and scale from formation through IPO. The Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) is an SEC-regulated national securities exchange designed to align great companies and long-term investors with the shared goal of value creation. They have assembled a world-class team of experts and advisors with deep expertise in finance, regulation, law, and technology. At every stage, from private investment into the public markets, strategically managing equity and a company's cap table has an outsized impact on long-term success. So in addition to the exchange, LTSE also built LTSE Equity, a full-lifecycle cap table management solution for planning, managing, and collaborating on startup equity. Eric Ries, an entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller, The Lean Startup, is the founder of the LTSE. Eric is the creator of the Lean Startup methodology, a global movement and management philosophy practiced by companies large and small. He founded a number of startups, including IMVU, where he served as CTO, and has advised on business and product strategy for startups, venture capital firms, and large companies, including GE, partnering with them on the FastWorks program.

OneChronos is a U.S. equities ATS designed bottom-up to fundamentally address the growing gap between how trading venues match orders and how traders need to execute.

Bankjoy provides a full suite of modern digital banking software, including mobile banking, online banking, online account opening, loan applications, and conversational AI to banks and credit unions.

SFOX, a YC-backed company, makes it easy for enterprises to trade bitcoin. We started with an advanced trading platform that uses algorithms to provide a competitive advantage to our customers. SFOX now aims to expand international commerce by making it easy to trade any currency and settle in real time.

We allow companies to access data from their customers bank accounts and allow them to debit money from these same bank accounts.

delt.ai is building a specialized digital financial service for businesses in Latam, set to tackle the +450B Market of business payments in Mexico. delt.ai is a natively digital alternative to a bank, born with payments gateways and API integrations. Its truly digital KYC-compliant onboarding allowed us to be the first opening first branchless accounts in the country. We target poorly served Startups and SMEs therefore focusing on the ~40B market opportunity that are profitable when served fully online.

Swifter offers a suite of payments solutions, including ACH, tailored to the unique needs of the cannabis industry. Standalone dispensary, MSO, or a marketplace, use Swifter's software and APIs to accept payments, send payouts, and supercharge your growth.