38 Best Payments Startups in France to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Payments Startups in France

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There are 38 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $4.9b. The average funding per company in this subset is $128.7m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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$1.0b

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Hardware wallet for crypto assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Monero and more.

12

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$914.3m

Money raised

GoCardless is a payments company that developed global payments network based on the bank to bank payment systems. It participated in the S11 cohort of Y Combinator

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$359.9m

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Payhawk is a provider of a financial system that combines credit cards, payments, and expenses into one experience.

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$759.5m

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solarisBank is a banking platform empowering finance pioneers. We've built an API-accesible platform to provide companies with modular building blocks to innovate in finance. As a tech company with a banking license, our business model is strictly B2B2C - we're focused exclusively on enabling our partners to offer their end customers world class financial products.

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$46.5m

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DeFacto is a Turkish brand of men's and women's clothing and accessories.

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$274.5m

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Dashlane is a password manager software company founded by Emmanuel Schalit, Alexis Fogel, Guillaume Maron and Jean Guillou.

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9

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$445.6m

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Lydia is a Paris-based payment and financial technology company offering users accounts, payment cards, loans, insurance, and gift cards.

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$32.8m

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Upflow is a technology company that is building a payment platform for B2B businesses.

6

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$159.3m

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Platform providing institutional investors and market participants with high-quality data infrastructure.

4

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$27.7m

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Mooncard is a B2B expense management platform founded in 2016 by Christophe Crémer, Damien Metzger and Tristan Leteurtre.

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PayPlug is the first online payment solution designed specifically for SMEs. Founded in 2012, the platform has quickly become a key alternative to legacy players thanks to its simple products, high performance converison tools, and strong customer service. In 2016, only 15% of SMEs were selling online! Our ambition is to make online commerce accessible, enable small businesses to stand out against giant players, and contribute to the digitization of the economy. Today, we are proud to help thousands of online merchants grow by offering them simple online and mobile credit card acceptance. After raising more than 12 million euros in funding and obtaining a Payment Institution License from ACPR Banque de France, PayPlug has joined the Natixis / BPCE group in April 2017.

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$1.5m

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Kantox is a leader in Currency Management Automation software that enables businesses to automate their end-to-end FX workflow

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2

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$28.1m

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B12 is a company that develops human-assisted AI platform designed to offer integrated website-design services.

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$9.3m

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Shine is a neobank based in France offering Business accounts including a debit card, with all transactions being managed from an iPhone or Android application. Shine currently accepts to open mobile bank accounts for residents of France.

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$36.0m

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Scalefast is a global eCommerce solution that simplifies eCommerce for inspirational brands to make their store the best place to shop online.

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$3.8m

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The easiest way to buy, sell, earn, and spend bitcoin in Europe

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$66.0m

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Extend is an innovative digital credit card distribution platform that redefines how credit cards are issued and shared

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$698.3k

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Developer of a payment application designed to simplify paying and managing money in Africa. The company's platform allows users to instantly pay in local stores by scanning QR codes with the help of a virtual card, enabling them to easily manage and control their budgets.

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$9.8m

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Formance is an open-source Infrastructure provider for money-moving platforms founded in 2021 by Anne-Sybille Pradelles.

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$12.4m

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Pixpay is a neobank based in France offering Teenagers accounts including a debit card, with all transactions being managed from an iPhone or Android application. Pixpay currently accepts to open mobile bank accounts for residents of France.

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3

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$26.6m

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Monisnap is a fintech platform offering remittance services founded in 2017 by Raphael Riviere.

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$26.2m

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Platform simplifying the processing and payment of account payables for SMEs.

2

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$56.4m

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Enfuce Financial Services is an API-first card issuing and payment processing platform founded in 2016.

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$288.1m

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Alma is an innovative instalment payment tool founded in 2018.

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3

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$17.8m

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HappyPal is an employee benefits management platform founded in 2019.

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$3.8m

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Mobile payment solution for brick-and-mortar merchants to easily accept bank and crypto payments.

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$2.5m

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Money Walkie is a NFC wallet providing payment solutions for kids founded in 2019.

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$23.0m

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Evina offers the most advanced cybersecurity and fraud protection for mobile payment.

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$7.9m

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Leetchi.com is a company founded in 2009 by Celine Lazorthes.

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$19.3m

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Regate is a company founded by Alexis Renard.

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$3.0m

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Kard is a the banking alternative for the new generation founded in 2018 by Scott Gordon.

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$124.0m

Money raised

Sunday offers a way for users to pay faster in restaurants

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$4.3m

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Aria is a B2B digital payments platform founded in 2019.

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$15.0m

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Payment automation API designed for modern financial institutions, digital firms, and businesses.

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$5.0m

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Julaya is a company founded by Charles Talbot.

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$13.1m

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App to collect thoughts and experience through the Internet.

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$6.8m

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Platform that uses transaction data to understand customers and recommend personalized cashback offers based on their buying habits.

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$24.0m

Money raised

Linxo is a France-based company.

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