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At Fintech Energy we track over 200,000 fintech startups and over 1,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organizations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 35 FinTech companies in Manila. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organizations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top FinTech Companies & Startups (Manila)
Acudeen Technologies
Founders: Mario Jordan Fetalino, Mario Salazar
Acudeen is an online technology platform that connects small and medium enterprises to financial institutions through invoice discounting.
PawnHero
Founders: David Margendorff, Manny Ayala, Nix Nolledo
PawnHero – the 1st online pawnshop in the Philippines.
Y Finance Inc.
Founders: Roger Yang
Provides an online lending platform geared towards financial inclusion for all Filipinos.
TendoPay
Founders: Jan Walczak, Kacper Marcinkowski, Kamil Charazka, Timothee Grassin
Tendopay provides Filipinos with alternative payment options for online shopping.
JazzyPay
Founders: Joshua Marindo, Kathleen Acosta
Revolutionizing online payments for businesses of all sizes.
Tagcash
Founders: Mark Vernon
Tagcash is a fintech-enabled app where users can create mini-programs utilizing financial technology and other core features of a wallet.
Saphron
Founders: Francisco Reyes
Making insurance radically accessible to propel financial inclusion.
Satoshi Citadel Industries
Founders: Jardine Gerodias, John Bailon, Miguel Cuneta
Satoshi Citadel Industries is a FinTech startup company that builds Bitcoin solutions to reduce the costs of using and transferring money.
Bloom
Founders: Israel Keys, Justin David, Ramon Tayag
Bloom makes money smarter by combining modern technologies like cryptocurrency with traditional infrastructure.
NextPay
Founders: Aldrich Tan, Don Pansacola
NextPay is a digital banking platform for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Uploan
Founders: Benoit Portoleau-Balloy, Liam Grealish
Uploan provides an end-to-end salary loan management platform to employers.
Lendeez
Founders: Sagit Attar, Zohar Friling
Mobile financial service for social lending, AI enabling end-to-end management of digital lending between friends and family.
Finscore
Founders: Diana Krumova
Helps first-time borrowers to get access to credit and banks and FIs get more data & insights through smart credit scoring.
Metrobank
Founders: Jobo G. Virtucio III
Metrobank is a financial service company that offers banking services to large local and multinational corporations.
First Digital Finance
Founders: Georg Steiger
A Fintech company in South East Asia, operating the BillEase Buy Now, Pay Later service.
Investagrams
Founders: JC Bisnar, John Michael Mangahas Lapina
Investagrams is an app to invest in the stock market.
Moola Lending
Founders: Unknown
Moola Lending is a financial technology company powered by the Doctor Cash international line of fintech companies.
PearlPay
Founders: Pio Ryan Lumongsod
PearlPay is a Philippine-based Fintech company offering affordable and secured end-to-end banking solutions.
Salarium
Founders: Judah Hirsch
Salarium is a payroll automation platform covering the complete solution from time & attendance, computation, disbursement and compliance.
Coindrop
Founders: Unknown
Coindrop provides access to various financial verticals chosen by enterprise HR to selected employees.
PesoPay
Founders: Joseph Chan
PesoPay is a comprehensive and secure online payment gateway.
Navegar
Founders: Unknown
A Philippines-based private equity fund.
Encash
Founders: Unknown
Encash ATMs in the rural areas makes it possible for the underserved to finally have convenient access to their finances.
Rebit
Founders: Jardine Gerodias, John Bailon, Luis Buenaventura, Miguel Cuneta
Rebit.ph is a service of Satoshi Citadel Industries, a Philippine-based holdings company for Bitcoin-related ventures.
Metrobank Card
Founders: Unknown
Metrobank Card Corporation’s core credit cards provide increased spending power and worldwide purchasing convenience.
VMoney Inc.
Founders: Unknown
VMoney Inc. is a financial technology company that develops, operates, and markets payment processing solutions.
Banana Pay
Founders: Unknown
Banana Pay is a mobile application that specializes in financial services.
Vesl Trade Finance
Founders: Maureen Nova Ledesma
Vesl is an information technology company that provides a software platform that connects lenders and businesses online.
Paywise
Founders: Sazzad Khan
Paywise in Fintech newest innovation.
Moneygment
Founders: Unknown
Moneygment is an app for financial transactions, social literacy, and digitalization.
Packworks
Founders: Bing Tan, Hubert Yap, Ibba Bernardo, Julian Legazpi
Our mission is to help millions of micro-entreps in the ASEAN grow their business by providing them with tools, insights, and access.
CreditPros
Founders: Unknown
CreditPros is a financial company that provides personal loan, loan for autonomous and employees.
Mount Fuji Lending, Inc.
Founders: Aoi Ikeda, Gene Frizzell
We’re transforming the Philippine’s B2B lending industry through tailoring, relationships, and fintech.
Orcestra
Founders: Unknown
Orcestra provides revenue, cost control, cloud and security solutions for banks and financial institutions to boost operation and profits.