After a sluggish couple of years, fintech appears to be making a comeback.
In the first quarter of 2025, fintech startups globally raised a combined $10.3 billion — marking the highest level of funding since the first quarter of 2023, according to CB Insights research. The average deal size of $17.7 million also marked the highest since 2021.
Notably, several crypto-related startups are among those raising larger rounds in 2025, a reflection of renewed investor appetite in the space.
But investors are also backing other types of financial technology companies, including some in the payments, banking, and fraud prevention sectors. Here are the U.S.-based fintech companies that raised $50 million or more so far in 2025, according to PitchBook data: