The Most Valuable Fintechs of 2022 Revealed

FinTech StartUps
13.10.2022 11:40 am

In 2021, there were over 26,000 fintech startups around the world and with this in mind, a new study has revealed the top 10 most valuable fintechs in the world - all of which have a combined value of over £125 billion.

The study carried out by Utility Bidder reveals the most valuable fintech companies of 2022, as well as looking into funding, social following, and online visibility, to award an overall Fintech index score. So, which companies are the most valuable?

You can view the full research here:

https://www.utilitybidder.co.uk/compare-business-energy/influential-fintechs-2022/

The top 10 most valuable fintech companies of 2022

Rank	Company	Category	Latest valuation	Fintech score /10
1	FTX	Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies	£28.2bn	7.86
2	Chime	Personal Finance	£22.0bn	9.59
3	OpenSea	Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies	£11.7bn	8.61
4	Brex	Business to Business Banking	£10.8bn	8.18
5	GoodLeap	Business to Business Banking	£10.6bn	5.86
6	Alchemy	Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies	£9.0bn	5.63
7	Circle	Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies	£7.9bn	7.36
8	Chainalysis	Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies	£7.6bn	7.40
9	Ramp	Business to Business Banking	£7.1bn	6.51
10	Fireblocks	Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies	£7.0bn	7.38

What does the research tell us about the fintech industry?

The fintech company with the highest valuation is FTX; the Bahamian cryptocurrency firm is the only contender outside the US to feature in the top 10. The company is currently valued at a whopping £28.2 billion, with funding at £1.6 billion.

Chime is the most influential company in the fintech market in 2022, returning a score of 7.22 out of 10 in our index. The personal finance giant ranks second for funding (£2 billion) and latest valuation (£22 billion), behind Stripe and FTX respectively.

Between the 50 fintech giants included in the study, an average Fintech score of 4.99 was awarded, with overall funding for the industry leaders standing at over £25 billion.

Trading in NFTs increased by 21,000% in 2021, and OpenSea - the world’s largest NFT marketplace - ranked second in the study. They boast the most twitter followers (1.8 million), as well as receiving 2,889,600 Google searches in the last 12 months.

The research by Utility Bidder follows on from their report profiling the Influencial Fintechs of 2021. Chime, Stripe, and Carta remain in the top 10 for 2022, however, last year's most influential fintech - Robinhood - did not appear in Forbes’ Fintech 50 in 2022, along with Kraken, Klarna and Wise.