Applications open for CNBC’s top global fintechs list

For the third 12 months in a row, CNBC is working with market analysis agency Statista to listing the world’s high monetary expertise firms.

Together with startups, scaleups and established tech gamers, the highest world fintech listing goals to evaluate firms utilizing an goal, key efficiency indicator-based methodology.

You will discover out extra info on the analysis undertaking and methodology by clicking right here.

Functions are actually open for firms to register their info for consideration by Statista’s researchers. To qualify, an organization should focus totally on growing progressive, technology-based monetary services.

This 12 months, we’re additionally digging deeper into the analysis to call the standout firms working within the U.Okay. — the biggest fintech market in Europe, as measured by the quantity of funding raised.

Functions from firms headquartered within the U.Okay. will — along with being thought of for the worldwide fintech listing — even be thought of for a separate listing of the U.Okay.’s high fintech firms. Companies don’t must fill in a separate software to be thought of for the U.Okay. rating.

Final 12 months, fintech startups within the U.Okay. raised $3.6 billion in enterprise capital, rating second worldwide and first in Europe for funding, in accordance with business commerce physique Innovate Finance. The nation can also be house to Revolut, Europe’s largest fintech unicorn with a $45 billion valuation.

Firms can submit their info for consideration by clicking right here. The shape, hosted by Statista, contains questions on an organization’s enterprise mannequin and sure key efficiency indicators, together with income progress and worker headcount.

The deadline for submissions is April 25, 2025.

You probably have any questions concerning the lists or want help filling out the shape, please attain out to Statista: topfintechs@statista.com.

Profitable firms will probably be listed within the class that the majority intently displays their enterprise mannequin. This 12 months, insurance coverage expertise will probably be included as a class within the world fintech listing. The opposite classes are funds, neobanking, digital belongings, various financing, wealth expertise, and enterprise fintech.

You’ll be able to try final 12 months’s listing right here, which included well-known manufacturers comparable to Mastercard and China’s Ant Group, world unicorns comparable to Brazilian digital lender Nubank and purchase now, pay later agency Klarna, in addition to smaller disruptors together with funds platform Primer and investing app Stash.