Laura Quinn https://www.utilitybidder.co.uk 1m 347 #
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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 |
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.
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