Top Illinois Fintech Startups (202)

Moov is a payments infrastructure platform making it easy to accept, store, send, and spend money all from a single, elegantly-designed API. Instead of stitching together multiple vendors, software companies simply add Moov to their products to get the latest in payment technology, user onboarding, licensing, compliance, and more.

Bectran is an industry-leading SaaS platform which has grown rapidly to become the companion toolkit for the Credit Department just as a CRM is for the Sales Department. Recognized as a top innovator in the credit software industry, Bectran has been described by credit professionals as "the future of the credit department."​

Geneva Trading LLC is a leading proprietary trading firm with a history of consistent success in the listed derivatives markets. Over the past 20 years, we’ve grown significant capital, developed proven technology, and maintained an appetite for diversified trading strategies. We foster innovation and look for people who can solve complex problems that drive immediate results. We've built a culture of...

NinjaHoldings was founded in 2017 by a team seeking to revolutionize the way everyday Americans interact with financial services. Through our CreditNinja and NinjaCard brands, we empower people overlooked by traditional financial institutions to take control of their finances via a full suite of digital banking and lending products, providing incentives and rewards along the way as we guide them...

YCharts was founded in 2009 to democratize investment research. As we build an increasingly powerful and intuitive tool that our clients use daily, we might be outgrowing our name—but not our mission. From humble beginnings, YCharts has grown to become an all-in-one platform for investment research and client communication. Our guiding principle has always been to create software that elevates and...

EDGE is a data and analytics platform that harnesses bank transaction data to measure consumer credit risk. Founded in 2021, EDGE is part of a larger family of FinTech brands that sits underneath our parent company, NinjaHoldings (www.ninjaholding.com). NinjaHoldings’ brands also include CreditNinja, an online consumer lending business, and NinjaCard, a neobanking platform focused on consumers in the emerging credit...

We believe in a more equitable and efficient data and financial ecosystem that better serves the needs of both individuals and companies. Attain is a data company powered by our consumer-facing financial services app, Klover. We are building a platform that enables millions of consumers can access their earned wages, savings tools and rewards in seconds with no interest, no credit check...

Supernova is the technology leader in securities-based lending ("SBL") solutions that connect and empower the entire financial ecosystem. We offer the world’s first and only cloud-based, fully-customizable, end-to-end software solution to automate securities-based lending from origination through the life of the loan.

Since our founding in 2004, Simplex has continued to remain at the forefront of the industry by focusing on innovation, automation, and data-driven analysis. Simplex is a leading technology-driven trading firm that builds proprietary software to create and capitalize on financial opportunities. We combine talented and dedicated technologists with data-driven employees to solve constantly evolving puzzles in the marketplace. Specializing in...

Halo Investing is an award-winning technology platform that disrupts how protective investment solutions are used worldwide. Headquartered in Chicago, with employees worldwide, we’re on a mission to change the world by democratizing access to investment solutions that were previously unavailable to most investors. Our marketplace connects financial advisors and investors to protective investment products – including structured notes and annuities...

Bloom Credit helps companies launch lending products, report consumers' payments, and create innovative credit experiences. We do this by providing our clients with the data they need from all three credit bureaus, the expertise they are looking for to launch seamlessly, and the proprietary analytics to supplement credit insights - all delivered through Bloom’s developer-friendly API. Over 12 million US consumers...

CRSP provides data of the highest integrity and transparency to ensure the strongest foundation for economic forecasting, stock market research and financial analysis conducted by academic organizations, investment banks, brokerage firms, corporations, and government agencies. Our data has led to the transformation of the world of finance.

Bitnomial is building the next generation of U.S. derivatives infrastructure. We are a regulated exchange and clearinghouse offering bitcoin futures and options under full oversight of the CFTC. By combining the transparency and safeguards of traditional finance with the efficiency of digital assets, Bitnomial brings institutional trust and accessibility to crypto-native markets. We operate as a Designated Contract Market (DCM), Derivatives...

Pangea is a digital money transfer platform that makes sending money abroad simple, reliable, and cost-effective. Founded in 2012 and based in Chicago, we’ve helped millions of people send money securely and efficiently, empowering financial freedom across borders. We serve a global customer base with a mobile-first platform that offers low fees, competitive exchange rates, and fast*, secure delivery. Our work...

Zero Hash is a B2B embedded infrastructure platform that allows any platform to integrate digital assets natively into their own customer experience quickly and easily (a matter of API endpoints). Zero Hash enables developers and businesses to focus on building experiences and products.  We power neo-banks, broker-dealers, and payment groups to offer digital asset trading and custody, crypto-backed rewards and...

Rippleshot is transforming the way that card issuers and processors detect fraud through a cloud-based technology solution that leverages machine learning and data analytics to distinguish fraudulent activity more quickly and efficiently.

Acentive is a performance-based crowdfunding platform that helps students raise money for college tuition and expenses. We offer students a simple and socially-acceptable way to gather financial pledges from family, friends, and community members. Pledges are tied to future academic performance, creating powerful incentives for students to excel.

We make businesses smarter and faster through cloud accounting and business process outsourcing.

Cove Markets is a fintech startup that will offer services allowing active traders and professionals to achieve best execution for a wide range of digital assets in a fully transparent, easy-to-use, algorithmic, and secure fashion. We were founded by financial industry veterans from IMC, Jump Trading, and OptionsCity.

Validate Health is a healthcare analytics company on a mission to improve accessibility to healthcare through industry transition to value based care. Validate was co-founded by a prominent healthcare actuary advising on matters of health economics policy and the federal government's (HHS/CMS) healthcare data liaison to industry. Validate is building its analytics platform that encompasses the accumulated wisdom of its...