Gowid Funding, Investors & Competitors

Sipay is a Turkey-headquartered fintech firm licensed as an electronic money institution by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey. It delivers issuer and acquirer payment solutions, including POS terminals with tailored merchant settlements, white-label SaaS platforms for partner-branded services, and the Sipay Wallet for cardless transactions and transfers. Additional offerings encompass QR code payments, mobile wallets, account-to-account transfers, gold trading features, and treasury-linked income from settlements. The platform caters to B2C consumers and B2B enterprises across Turkey using proprietary technology and an internal financial operations system.

Capital One is a diversified financial services holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Originally a spinoff of Signet Financial’s credit card division in 1994, the company is now primarily involved in credit card lending, auto loans, and commercial lending. Following the acquisition of Discover in 2025, the firm also has a modest personal loan business, though credit card lending provides the majority of the bank's revenue.

MercadoLibre runs the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, with about 150 million active users and more than 600 million active listings across 18 countries stitching into its commerce network or fintech solutions when last reported. The company operates a host of complementary businesses to its core online shop, with shipping solutions (Mercado Envios), a payment and financing operation (Mercado Pago and Mercado Credito), advertisements (Mercado Clics), classifieds, and a turnkey e-commerce solution (Mercado Shops) rounding out its arsenal. MercadoLibre generates revenue from final value fees, advertising royalties, payment processing, insertion fees, subscription fees, and interest income from consumer and small-business lending.

Founded in 2009, Block provides payment services to merchants, along with related services. The company also launched Cash App, a person-to-person payment network. In 2024, Square's payment volume was almost USD 250 million.

PayPal was spun off from eBay in 2015 and provides electronic payment solutions to merchants and consumers, with a focus on online transactions. The company had 434 million active accounts at the end of 2024. The company also owns Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.

Ramp is a San Francisco-headquartered spend management platform that issues corporate cards, automates expense tracking, handles bill payments, and streamlines vendor management alongside travel booking and accounting reconciliation. It integrates directly with systems like NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, and Workday for real-time transaction syncing across 190 countries and multiple currencies. The service enforces spend policies through controls and approvals while automating invoice coding and month-end closes for finance teams worldwide.

JD Digits is a Beijing-based fintech arm of JD.com providing supply chain finance, consumer loans, insurance, payment gateways, and securities brokerage. The platform connects over 500,000 SMEs with funding exceeding 200 billion RMB annually through AI-driven risk assessment.

Airwallex is a Melbourne-headquartered global payments platform processing cross-border transactions in 60+ currencies for businesses worldwide. The company offers multi-currency accounts, FX hedging, virtual cards, and embedded finance APIs integrated by platforms like Shopify and Stripe. Airwallex serves 100,000+ companies including Brex and McLaren, with $50 billion annual payment volume. Valued at $5.5 billion after 2022 funding, it operates in 20 offices across Asia, Europe, and North America.

Tipalti is a San Mateo-headquartered fintech platform automating accounts payable for global businesses. The solution handles supplier onboarding, tax compliance, invoice processing, and multi-currency payments in over 200 countries. Founded in 2010, Tipalti serves digital brands like AppLovin and Airbnb, reducing manual workloads through integrations with ERP systems like NetSuite.

Upgrade is a San Francisco-headquartered fintech company delivering personal loans, home improvement financing, auto loans and refinancing, plus credit cards that convert to fixed-rate installment plans. Its offerings extend to high-yield savings and rewards checking accounts, credit monitoring services, and educational resources for credit management. Upgrade Shopping provides cashback rewards at participating retailers to complement card benefits. Founded in 2017, the platform targets mainstream consumers with accessible banking and credit products.

Wealthsimple is a Toronto-headquartered neobank offering automated investing, commission-free trading of stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies, plus chequing accounts with 2.75 percent interest. Users build managed portfolios from $1 with 0.4-0.5 percent fees, file taxes via SimpleTax, and access credit cards. Serving 2 million Canadians, it holds banking licenses from major regulators.

Razorpay is a Bangalore-headquartered payments gateway enabling Indian businesses to process transactions via UPI, cards, net banking, and wallets like Paytm. Founded in 2014, it supports subscriptions, international payouts, and invoicing for merchants on platforms like Shopify and WooCommerce.

Tabby is a Dubai-headquartered buy-now-pay-later provider operating in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. Founded in 2020 as a unicorn valued at $3.5 billion, it partners with 20,000 retailers like IKEA and Adidas for interest-free installments over four payments. The platform serves 5 million users with virtual cards and credit limits up to AED 20,000.

Starling Bank is a London-based digital bank offering personal current accounts, joint accounts, and business banking via mobile app. Launched in 2017, it provides savings spaces, overdrafts up to £5,000, and debit cards with no foreign fees. Starling serves over three million customers with FSCS protection up to £85,000.

Rappi is a leading on-demand delivery platform operating across Latin America, including Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. Customers use its mobile app to order groceries, meals, pharmaceuticals, pet supplies, and gifts, with options like Turbo for rapid service and integrated digital wallets for payments. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bogota, Rappi also facilitates travel bookings and cash delivery, serving millions through hyperlocal logistics networks.

C6 Bank is a São Paulo-headquartered digital bank offering checking accounts, credit cards, investments, loans, and multi-currency wallets exclusively through its mobile app. Launched in 2019, the bank serves over 20 million Brazilian customers without physical branches, integrating services like free toll payments and global transfers. C6 Bank partners with Mastercard and holds a full banking license from Brazil's central bank.

Plata is a Mexico City-based fintech providing a no-annual-fee Mastercard credit card and buy-now-pay-later service. The platform offers up to 15% customizable cashback in partner categories, interest-free installments, Apple Pay support, and 24/7 fraud monitoring. Plata Difiere extends installment credit up to MXN 200,000 over 3-24 months without cards. Users manage digital cards and top-ups via app or cash at OXXO stores, targeting underserved consumers in Mexico's digital payments market.

Pleo is a Copenhagen-headquartered spend management platform founded in 2015 for European businesses. The app automates expense tracking, reporting, and approvals for teams, integrating with accounting software like Xero and QuickBooks. Available in multiple countries including the UK, Germany, and France, Pleo issues corporate cards and handles reimbursements for SMBs.