At Daily Kenya we track over 200,000 Kenyan startups and over 1,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 34 FinTech companies in Western. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top FinTech Companies & Startups (Western)
Moneyworkz
Moneyworkz is financial aggregation platform
Founder(s): Jayamin Pelpola
Location: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech
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DigitalX
DigitalX is an Australia-based software solutions company developing products and services.
Founder(s): Alex Karis
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Bitcoin, Blockchain, FinTech, Software, Virtual Currency
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Tapp
Tapp is the alternative payment solution allowing people to convert cash to digital credits and building P2P commerce exchange network
Founder(s): Michael Wallis-Brown, Warren Sample
Location: Turku, Western Finland, Finland
Industries: E-Commerce, FinTech, Internet
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Easy Solar
Last-mile distribution company making energy, durable goods and financial services affordable and accessible for through pay-as-you-go tech
Founder(s): Alexandre Tourre, Eric Silverman, Nthabiseng Mosia
Location: Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone
Industries: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Electrical Distribution, Energy, Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile Payments, Retail, Solar, Sustainability
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Picturewealth
PictureWealth is a technology company focused on improving the financial know-how of people across the planet.
Founder(s): David Pettit, Marko Sekez, Neal Cross
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Consulting, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Legal, Software, Wealth Management
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Sanasa Development Bank
Sanasa Development Bank provides ethical and future-ready financial products and services.
Founder(s): P.A Kiriwandeniya
Location: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech
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Marketech
Marketech is a financial services provider that offers a share trading platform.
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Location: Perth City, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Software
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Helios
Helios in a fintech company which uses blockchain for secure P2P lending.
Founder(s): Nuzhi Meyen
Location: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Industries: FinTech
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REDi Ai
REDi Ai is a financial technology company developing next generation value transfer solutions.
Founder(s): Elia Elenius, Warren Sample
Location: Turku, Western Finland, Finland
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services, FinTech, Software
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DirectPay
DirectPay is a fintech company providing solutions for digital payments covering the entire payment ecosystem.
Founder(s): Dinesh Karunathilaka, Kanishka Weeramunda, Sasindu Pathiranage
Location: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
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iLoan
iLoan is a fintech company which uses blockchain and AI to provide solutions to emerging markets.
Founder(s): Lakshan De Silva, Ningwa Lau
Location: Nawala, Western, Sri Lanka
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech
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Peppermint Innovation
Peppermint Innovation provides mobile payments, money services and remittances to anyone and to anywhere in the world.
Founder(s): Anthony Kain, Christopher Kain
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Banking, FinTech, Information Technology
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Rukula
Rukula offers small loans for household consumer durables and electronic items.
Founder(s): Reeza Zarook
Location: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Industries: Credit, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
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Larsen Ventures
We are a lean venture firm focused on strategic outreach into early-stage technology companies with driven & passionate Founders
Founder(s): Andrew Larsen
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: EdTech, Education, FinTech, Health Care, Property Management
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Naa Sika
A Cross-Platform for all things money; Everyday spending to planning your future with savings, investments, insurance, and access to credit.
Founder(s): Ralph Menz
Location: Takoradi, Western, Ghana
Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech
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Enably
Enably mission is to provide simple & straightforward loans that enable you to get on and do the things that are important in life.
Founder(s): David Brennan
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Consumer Lending, Financial Services, FinTech, Lending
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Radium Capital
Radium Capital is a financial firm dealing with R & D finance consisting of fintech entrepreneurs & investors helping business grow.
Founder(s): David Brennan
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Impact Investing
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ANG Capital
ANG Capital is a fintech focused on consumer financing providing short term loans to individuals, SMEs and other small farmers.
Founder(s): Alagie Nderry Gaye
Location: Fajara, Western, Gambia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Personal Finance
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PayHere
PayHere is a fintech company that specializes in providing conversion-focused online payment gateway services.
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Location: Kalutara, Western, Sri Lanka
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
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FinTech Services
FinTech Services is a financial and technology company that provides innovative financial products and services.
Founder(s):
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
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Evoir
Evoir is a platform that lets private landlords set up and manage real-estate investments in all fields related to rental asset management.
Founder(s): Pyry Palosaari
Location: Tampere, Western Finland, Finland
Industries: FinTech, Property Management, Real Estate Investment, Rental Property
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Ferratum Australia
Ferratum Australia is a same day cash loan website.
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Location: Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Banking, Crowdfunding, Financial Services, FinTech
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GemVault
Fintech Firm offering merchant POS for cryptocurrency payments and a marketplace for asset backed tokens backed by precious gemstones.
Founder(s): Don Jayamaha
Location: Kotte, Western, Sri Lanka
Industries: Asset Management, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Marketplace, Payments
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Mortgage Mates
A first of it’s kind co-ownership platform matching two or more users to own a home together.
Founder(s): Daisy Ashworth
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: FinTech, Internet, Real Estate, Social
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Grafa
Grafa is a finance app containing AI-curated video finance news, data, and market analysis.
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Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Software
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FabricAI
FabricAI – Automates accounting with artificial intelligence. Remove manual labour and speed up the accounting process by 10x.
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Location: Tampere, Western Finland, Finland
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Information Technology, SaaS, Software
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Eone Oy
Eone Oy offer a marketplace for banks, loan providers and insurance companies.
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Location: Tampere, Western Finland, Finland
Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Marketplace
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Fixura
Fixura is a Finnish Peer-to-Peer lending company.
Founder(s):
Location: Vaasa, Western Finland, Finland
Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Lending
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WealthTank
WealthTank – free online resource providing simple advice about your money.
Founder(s):
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Advice, Financial Services, FinTech, Internet, Payments
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Fortunaglobal
Fortunaglobal is a global technology service co., specializes in channel banking solutions for the banking & financial services industry.
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Location: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Industries: FinTech, Information Technology, Software
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Emparta
Emparta is a fintech firm that offers secure payment solutions for commercial transactions include P2P, PoS, escrow, and e-commerce.
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Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Blockchain, FinTech, Payments
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Credi Pty Ltd
Credi Makes Loans Between Friends & Family Easy
Founder(s): Tim Dean
Location: Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Accounting, Document Preparation, Financial Services, FinTech
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CharityDEN
Multi channel fund raising platform to fill the vacuum created by the industry giants such as Kickstarter, CrowdCube, Kiva & Indiegogo.
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Location: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Industries: Crowdfunding, FinTech, Social Media
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CrowdedSpace
CrowdedSpace facilitates early stage investment and development of distruptive technology
Founder(s): Eli Bernstein, John Jeremiah
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: FinTech, Legal
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