At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 101 Credit companies in London. 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 organisations 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 Credit Companies & Startups (London)
Jaja
Founders | Jostein Svendsen, Kyrre Riksen, Per Elvebakk |
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Jaja is a fintech company that provides digital and physical credit cards and other financing services.
Pave
Founders | Chris Butcher, Sho Sugihara |
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The proper path to good credit
CreditEnable
Founders | Nadia Sood, Philip Hua, Varun Sahni |
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CreditEnable provides data analytics, deep learning, AI and technology to build solutions to financial challenges.
Keebo
Founders | Matthew Hallett, Michael Vanaselja |
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Hey, we’re Keebo, the credit card designed for the new generation to build better credit and improve financial wellbeing.
Aire
Founders | Aneesh Varma, Dr. Srini Sundaram, Jon Bundy |
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Aire provides credit assessment services that gives people a new credit score to help them qualify for essential financial products.
Fund Ourselves
Founders | Nadeem Siam, Tuomas Hietanen |
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Short-term credit from the people to the people.
ClearScore
Founders | Dan Cobley, Justin Basini, Nigel Morris |
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ClearScore is a financial technology company that provides credit scoring services and a marketplace.
Cashplus
Founders | Andre AUGUSTUS, Richard Wagner |
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Cashplus is a digital challenger to UK banks and has served more than 1.6m customers since launching in 2005
WiseAlpha
Founders | Rezaah Ahmad |
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WiseAlpha is the UK’s leading digital bond market giving investors access to the world of corporate bonds.
Knoma
Founders | Brett Shanley |
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Knoma offers a payment solution and marketplace for lifelong learning.
trustshare
Founders | Joe Harlow, Nick Fulton |
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Escrow infrastructure as a service. We allow brands that consumers trust to go live with a fully branded escrow solution in 5 lines of code.
Loal
Founders | Frederic Nze |
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Loal equips those poorly served by mainstream providers to build their credit profiles and live life on another level
Bits
Founders | Faisal Khalid |
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Bits helps people build their credit score by providing them with a digital credit card that they pay off every month.
Akrod Limited
Founders | Andrea Gerosa, Frederic Nze, Georgios Psonis |
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Powering the next generation of credit technology for the world’s underbanked
Wonga
Founders | Errol Damelin, Jonty Hurwitz |
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Wonga is an online payday lender that offers short-term personal cash loans to UK consumers.
Expend
Founders | Johnny Vowles, Rudolph Graan |
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Expend is the expense management and company spending platform.
Berenberg
Founders | Hans Berenberg, Paul Berenberg |
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Berenberg is a company that provides asset management, corporate and investment banking services primarily to the European areas.
TotallyMoney
Founders | Jonathan Hassid |
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TotallyMoney puts customers right at the center of their credit data, helping them make smarter financial decisions.
CommuterClub
Founders | Petko Plachkov |
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CommuterClub offers a software solution that enables businesses to manage season ticket schemes.
Red Flag
Founders | Mattias Söderhielm, Mikael Pawlo, Niklas Derouche |
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Red Flag develops an automated accounting, expenses, and invoicing platform for SMEs.
ONBORD
Founders | Edward Cahill, Edward Cahill |
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SaaS RegTech
Collection Hub
Founders | Simone Bertolone |
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The marketplace for debt collection. We connect global companies struggling with unpaid account receivables with local debt collectors
Finverity
Founders | Alex Fenechiu, Viacheslav Oganezov |
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Finverity is a mid-market supply chain finance platform. Enabled by our tech, we aim to close the $1.5T funding gap in global Trade Finance.
Credit Kudos
Founders | Freddy Kelly, Matt Schofield |
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Credit Kudos is a credit bureau that uses financial behaviour and data through open banking to measure creditworthiness.
Olpays
Founders | Adriel Araujo, Germán Gimenez, Tom Clementson |
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We provide international payment solutions for the most innovative internet business models.
SPIN Analytics
Founders | Panos Skliamis |
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SPIN Analytics is an innovative provider of credit risk modelling and analytics solutions for Banks and Digital Banks.
Leap
Founders | Fawzi Kyriakos-Saad |
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Leap‘s peer to peer (P2P) lending platform connects borrowers and lenders directly, creating a community where everyone can thrive.
Tymit
Founders | Juan Montalvo Bressi, Martin Magnone, Nicolas Magnone |
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Tymit is a provider of credit cards that offers financing purchases overtime and manages the monthly budget.
Taplend
Founders | Victor Ignatyiuk |
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Taplend is a financial help platform, giving an access to fast, safe and 100% online loans,provided by people or financial institutions.
JetCash
Founders | Alexey Mazarov |
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Earn more cash-back from your credit cards and redeem the balance in a single tap
Prograd
Founders | Ethan Fraenkel, Marco Logiudice |
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Prograd is a credit marketplace for young people, enhancing the underwriting accuracy of lenders and the borrowing experience of consumers.
SmartTrade App
Founders | Catherine Woolgar, Keld van Schreven |
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Accept any card payment, organise your paperwork and run your business with a free application on your phone, SmartTrade App.
LiveMore Capital
Founders | Unknown |
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LiveMore Capital is a financial services company that provides online mortgage lending services for older borrowers.
Refund Giant
Founders | Bernard Chan, Mathieu Mondschein, Shawn Du |
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Revenir develops a tax service platform intended to ditch the trail of forms and enjoy hassle-free tax returns.
TxtLoan Limited
Founders | Unknown |
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TxtLoan is an online services platform providing instant short-term loans by text messages for UK residents.
Chenavari Investment Managers
Founders | Frederic Couderc, Loic Fery |
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A group of alternative investment management companies focused on a broad range of credit,structured finance, real estate and private debt
Fintech Blue
Founders | Unknown |
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A one-stop solution for building fintech startups and world-class payment institutions.
EverZero
Founders | Derrick Agyiri |
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Mobile Prepaid Payment Solution
iPayTOTAL LTD
Founders | Unknown |
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iPayTotal is focused on offering high risk merchant accounts for some of the hardest to place international and US/UK high risk businesses.
MV Credit
Founders | Frederic G Nadal, Lemy Gresh |
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MV Credit is a long-established, credit specialist.
S64 Capital Innovation
Founders | Tarun Nagpal |
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S64 Capital Innovation provides investment solutions and advisory for institutional, wealth management, and retail investors.
Backbone
Founders | Ron Shteinberg |
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Credit as a Service
The UK Cards Association
Founders | Unknown |
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The UK Cards Association is the leading trade association for the card payments industry in the UK.
Everline
Founders | Russell Gould |
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Everline provides a source of credit for entrepreneurs looking to expand their businesses, manage working capital, and fill cash gaps.
Nomad Payments
Founders | Unknown |
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Nomad Payments is a leading provider of prepaid and debit card processing and licensed software.
Fintech Review
Founders | Tristan Pelloux |
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Reviewing everything Fintech at www.fintechreview.net
cashbackAPP
Founders | Unknown |
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cashbackAPP provides bank cards to collect cashback rewards.
Keel Harbour Capital
Founders | Tim Goodale |
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Keel Harbour Capital provides capital raising services to best-in-class alternative asset managers and independent sponsors.
Moneymagpie
Founders | Jasmine Birtles |
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Moneymagpie is the country’s leading site for safe and legitimate money-making opportunities and inventive money-saving tips. http://www.
Webpays
Founders | Kei Kubo |
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Secure your industry with a High-Risk Merchant Account Instant Approval for enhancing your transactions.
Serone Capital Management
Founders | Neil Servis |
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Serone Capital Management manages credit and focuses on structured finance markets.
Barclays
Founders | Unknown |
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Barclays specializes in banking with an array of consumer and small business credit card programs to achieve business and personal goals.
Carter
Founders | Merita Memisi |
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Changing the payments landscape.
instabill Corporation
Founders | Unknown |
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Merchant Services, Payment Service Provider, Credit Card Processor, High Risk, Payment Gateway, Merchant Accounts
Dark Square
Founders | Unknown |
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Platform allowing individuals to invest in alternative assets, such as distressed credit, private islands, timberland, wind farms etc.
Vaultex
Founders | Unknown |
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Vaultex is a financial firm that provides cash management solutions and services.
MUFG
Founders | Unknown |
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MUFG is a banking service company.
Carplus
Founders | Roman daniel |
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Carplus is an online financing platform that provides a wide range of new and used automobile loans and services.
BPL Global
Founders | Unknown |
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BPL Global specializes in credit and political risk insurance, consulting and other financial services.
Impact X Partners
Founders | Jalal Koubaiti, Leopold Oettingen-Wallerstein, Malte Susen |
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Impact X Partners is an SDG advisory platform providing capital and counsel to investment seekers and investors.
GlobePay Limited
Founders | Anna Hu |
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GlobePay is a leading-edge RMB/GBP cross-border payments and Chinese digital marketing provider.
London Loan Bank
Founders | Unknown |
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London Loan Bank is the professional online credit lending company
Agpaytech
Founders | Unknown |
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Agpaytech provides payment service providers, compliance, regulatory umbrella, card processing, and white-label solutions.
Paneleven
Founders | Predrag Ljujic |
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Paneleven provides payment cards, mobile banking, e-government, loyalty programs, membership cards, and EVM solutions.
Katalyst Financial Ltd.
Founders | Phillip Misztela, Stuart Cowen |
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The Next Generation MGA
Century Capital
Founders | Unknown |
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Century Capital offers bridging loans and mortgage services to entrepreneurs, first-time home buyers, and property developers.
The Credit Protection Association
Founders | Randal Topham Silvester |
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The Credit Protection Association offers business solution services for debt prevention, overdue account recovery and credit management.
Equifax
Founders | Unknown |
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Equifax is a financial service company.
Vestinwolf Financial Services
Founders | Unknown |
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Private Banking and Conseirge Services
IBOS
Founders | Unknown |
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IBOS provides streamlined accounting opening, same day transactions, credit cards, payment, cash facilities, banking, and global services.
ECO
Founders | Unknown |
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ECO is a business market platform that helps to improve economic and financial conditions for individuals, businesses and governments.
First Money Financial Services
Founders | Unknown |
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First Money Financial Services provides financial services through a digital platform.
The Valesco Group
Founders | Unknown |
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The Valesco Group is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to deliver investors growth profiles at all points.
Raphaels Bank
Founders | Unknown |
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Raphaels Bank offers a broad range of banking services such as savings, credit, lending, ATM, payment as well as online banking facilities.
Paze Financial Ltd.
Founders | Unknown |
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Paze Financial Ltd. operates as a consumer credit licence provider.
Card Compact
Founders | Unknown |
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Card Compact provides master, visa prepaid credit card and financial services for e-commerce, sports clubs, marketing and telecommunication.
SproutPay
Founders | Unknown |
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SproutPay is a multi-currency wallet.
Pay4
Founders | Unknown |
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Pay4 is a finance company..
Quick and Friendly Loans
Founders | Unknown |
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Quick and Friendly Loans is a finance industry firm that offers loans and credit.
Credit4
Founders | Unknown |
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Credit4 provides financial, lending, and brokerage services.
Cashfloat
Founders | Unknown |
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Cashfloat is a lending firm that offers unsecured credit products from payday loans to small personal loans.
Match Financial
Founders | Unknown |
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Match Financial provides tools to compare personal finance options along with objective advice, articles and insights.
Euristix
Founders | Jim Mountjoy |
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Euristix is a specialist analytics and risk management firm.
Vellaris
Founders | Unknown |
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Vellaris is a UK-based payment service provider.
Credit Builder
Founders | Unknown |
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Credit Builder speeds up tenant referencing and allows tenants to build their credit rating.
Cornercard UK
Founders | Unknown |
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Cornercard UK provides B2B and B2B2C payment card issuing and processing solutions.
Gii Finance Network
Founders | Unknown |
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Gii Finance Network specializes in credit ratings, data analytics, invoice discounting, credit insurance, and debt restructuring services.
Prosperise Capital
Founders | Unknown |
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Prosperise Capital is an investment firm that offers financial service.
Selwood Asset Management
Founders | Unknown |
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Selwood Asset Management specializes in alternative credit investment management services.
Numen Capital
Founders | Unknown |
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Numen Capital combines fundamental analysis and technology to deliver absolute return strategies in credit and macro markets.
Green Deal Finance Services
Founders | Unknown |
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Green Deal Finance Services Company is a credit company that focuses on financial services.
Fathom
Founders | Unknown |
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Fathom design and develop software solutions for claims processing, litigation, healthcare finance to the credit services market.
Claim Capital
Founders | Unknown |
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Claim Capital provides credit claiming, HMRC enquiry support, and technical reporting services to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Loanable
Founders | Unknown |
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Loanable is an online platform that connects customers and businesses looking for finance with lenders who provide it.
Blockfort
Founders | Unknown |
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Blockfort provides credit cards, debit cards, wallets, deposits, purchasing, support, and digital assets services.
Sterling FX
Founders | Unknown |
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Sterling is a financial platform that offers international money transfer, travel money, and currency buy back services.
Foster Capital Partners
Founders | Unknown |
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Foster Capital Partners assists stakeholders with the planning of investments and projects.
Credscope
Founders | Unknown |
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Credscope offers a proven alternative view of large customer groups.
Merchant Cash Express
Founders | Unknown |
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Merchant Cash Express provides capital products and solutions for nightclubs, hotels, beauty salons, restaurants, and retail businesses.
Bank of Ceylon
Founders | Unknown |
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Bank of Ceylon provides personal and business banking, trade, treasury, buy-to-let and remittances services.
UTruePay
Founders | Unknown |
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FizzPay is an internet based payment assurance business which provides the guarantee of sale/buy transactions.