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"Payments" Startups in San Francisco

Every active San Francisco startup we index that carries the "Payments" tag.

All startups in San Francisco → "Payments" startups nationwide →

Last updated

2026-09-02

Hiring right now 5% 2 of 38

Open roles 12

City San Francisco

Our index currently lists 38 tech startups in San Francisco tagged "Payments" — a city×tag slice of the live directory, not every "Payments" company nationwide and not every San Francisco startup regardless of tag. 5% of this slice is hiring right now (2 of 38). Apply links on each profile go to the company's own site; we don't act as a middleman. "Payments" startups in San Francisco include Afriex, Allowance, AtoB, Balance, and BlindPay. Categories represented here: Fintech, Dev Tools, and Real Estate. YC batches in this slice: W19, S21, S20, and Sp26, among others. Widen the view anytime: all San Francisco startups at /startups/location/san-francisco, or every "Payments" company nationwide at /startups/tag/payments.

Instant, low-fee remittances

PaymentsRemittances

The spend control layer for AI agents

FintechGenerative AIPayments

Modernizing global transportation payments.

FintechSaaSPayments

The first digital payment experience company, built for B2B.

Stablecoin API for global payments

Developer ToolsFintechCrypto / Web3

SDK for scanning and verifying credit cards and photo IDs in mobile…

PaymentsIdentity

AI-native operations for the banks

Artificial IntelligenceFintechPayments

Canopy (was Encarte)

Encarte is building 1-click checkout for all online stores.

PaymentsE-Commerce

A mobile wallet that allows you to pay everywhere credit cards are…

We help healthcare orgs collect more money faster

PaymentsB2BHealthcare

Crypto Neo-Bank (WhatsApp moment for bank accounts)

DeFiCrypto / Web3Payments

Automate your chargebacks with AI agents

Artificial IntelligenceSaaSPayments

Developer friendly drop in payouts infrastructure

FintechPaymentsAPI

Dyneti Technologies

Reduce payment fraud

PaymentsSecurity

Acquired by Brex. Building digital payments infrastructure.

PaymentsInfrastructure

A credit card that drastically reduces payment fraud and gives…

PaymentsSecurity

API for performance-based payroll

FintechPaymentsPayroll

Simplifying Payments and Compliance for Construction Suppliers

PaymentsConstruction

Simplifying Payments and Compliance for Construction Suppliers

PaymentsConstruction

Sell memberships to your Discord server

SaaSPaymentsCommunity

Global B2B Stablecoin Processor

Developer ToolsPaymentsB2B

We are fixing how money works.

FintechPayments

Multicurrency account & international payments for businesses

FintechPaymentsFinance

Scheduling and payments for experiences

PaymentsScheduling

Payments made easy for international travelers.

FintechPaymentsConsumer

Frictionless payments via SMS

FintechPaymentsConsumer

Order ahead for pickup

Cashierless CheckoutMarketplacePayments

Simple payments and tax compliance for your contract workforce.

FintechPayments

Infrastructure powering stablecoin and digital finance

FintechCrypto / Web3Payments

Better payment systems for governments and the communities they serve.

Artificial IntelligenceFintechGovTech

Simplifying payouts at scale

FintechPayments

Banking and Payment Platform APIs. Exited October 2014.

FintechPaymentsAPI

The B2B Payments Platform

Artificial IntelligenceFintechMachine Learning

Spring in Africa

Investing in innovation

FintechSaaSPayments

Standard Treasury

Banking APIs; acquired by Silicon Valley Bank in August 2015

FintechPaymentsAPI

The New Money Company

Invoicing that pays you even if your buyer doesn’t

FintechPaymentsB2B

Banking for construction

FintechPaymentsConstruction

The AI mobile wallet that replaces Apple Pay

Artificial IntelligenceFintechPayments

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API-first stock and crypto brokerage platform

Developer ToolsFintechAPI

AI agents for fintech risk and compliance operations

FintechComplianceFraud Prevention

AI agents for banks

Artificial IntelligenceFintechAI

B2B debt collection powered by AI agents

Artificial IntelligenceFintechB2B

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Frequently asked questions

How many "Payments" startups are in San Francisco?

Our index currently tracks 38 active tech startups in San Francisco tagged "Payments". Counts move as scrapers discover new companies and flag shutdowns inactive.

Which "Payments" startups are based in San Francisco?

Companies on this page include Afriex, Allowance, and AtoB, plus 35 more below. Each profile links to the company's site and any open roles we scrape.

How is this different from the San Francisco startups page or the "Payments" tag page?

/startups/location/san-francisco lists every indexed startup in San Francisco across tags. /startups/tag/payments lists every "Payments" startup nationwide. This page is the intersection — only companies that resolve to both San Francisco and "Payments".

Are these San Francisco "Payments" startups hiring?

2 of the 38 companies on this page currently have open roles in our jobs index.

How often is this list updated?

Automated scrapers refresh on the same daily cadence as the rest of the directory. The last index update was 2026-09-02.