This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Payments companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Payments industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Canada Payments Startups
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Paystone
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Paystone is a provider of customer engagement services and electronic payment processing solutions for businesses of all sizes.
Wave
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Wave offers tailored financial services (payments, payroll) and award-winning free software for small/micro-businesses around the world.
FreshBooks
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FreshBooks, cloud-based accounting software, allows owners to invoice clients, track time and run their small businesses in the cloud.
Financeit
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Financeit simplifies complex sales transactions for businesses and their customers.
Nuvei
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Nuvei is a financial service company that provides its clients with payment technology solutions.
KOHO Financial
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KOHO Financial provides an application based banking platform intended to simplify financial products available to everyone.
VersaPay
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VersaPay is an Fintech company offering an Accounts Receivable Software as a Service solution and Payment acquiring services.
Relay
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Relay is a digital bank designed for growing businesses.
ChargeLab
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ChargeLab is the Android of EV charging. Our hardware-agnostic software runs on the world’s most popular EV chargers.
Beanworks
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Beanworks is an accounts payable automation solution that helps companies eliminate paperwork and reduce invoice processing costs.
Plooto
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Plooto is a payment management platform for small and medium-sized businesses that helps to automate and streamlines their payments.
Buckzy Payments
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Buckzy Payments Inc. is a Toronto, CA-based fintech company enabling cross-border real-time payments.
BlocPal International Inc.
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BlocPal is a digital transaction solutions provider delivering a suite of integrated financial services and applications to our partners.
nanopay
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nanopay empowers businesses and banks to scale with innovative payment and liquidity management products.
Fusebill
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Fusebill is a company that provides automated invoicing, billing and collections for subscription-based companies.
Shakepay
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Shakepay is a technology company that provides financial applications for building wealth.
CAARY Capital
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CAARY is a digital credit, lending and payments platform, offering a corporate credit card and payments solution.
RentMoola
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Pay rent with credit card, debit card & more. Get access to exclusive MoolaPerks!
Lexop
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Removing friction from collections by offering the most customer-centric software-as-a-service to world-class companies.
Dream Payments
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Dream Payments is a fintech platform that enables merchants to sell everywhere using mobile devices.
Nuvei (formerly SafeCharge)
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SafeCharge is now Nuvei the payment technology partner of thriving brands.
Aya
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Aya is a healthcare startup that builds payment tools and programs for employee benefits packages.
Agreement Express
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SaaS platform that automates the client onboarding process for financial services firms.
Payment Rails
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Payment Rails is an API first payouts platform for businesses and platforms to pay on-demand workers globally.
Payfirma
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Payfirma offers businesses a multi-channel payment platform for mobile, ecommerce and in-store payments.
Carta Worldwide
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Carta Worldwide is an international leader in digital transaction technology, specializing in mobile & emerging payments.
Merrco Payments
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Merrco is helps businesses thrive by bringing seamless, secure payment solutions company.
IOT Pay
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IOT Pay is a Canadian payment solution leader, enabling merchants to accept Omnichannel payment in-store and online on a global scale.
vogogo
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Vogogo is a web application that provides paperless invoicing with online payment services.
Vouchr
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Vouchr has created an engagement platform focused on the consumer payment experience and digital transactions.
Livelii
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Livelii is a Techstars company, bringing a first of its kind group health and dental benefits to the independent and freelance workforce.
Netlift
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Netlift is a real-time, intermodal carpooling platform that helps daily commuters travel easier.
Ario Platform
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Ario Platform is a modern digital banking platform built for enterprises.
Smooth Commerce
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The Smooth Commerce technology first launched in 2014 under the SmoothPay brand.
Xumi
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Break-though digital technologies to make payment, simpler, safer and more affordable.
Spoonity
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Spoonity is a loyalty platform that allows restaurants to implement and manage a customer rewards and payment system.
Groundhog
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The suite of tools to power the crypto subscription economy.
Netcents Systems
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NetCents Systems Ltd. (NetCents) is an operational enhanced electronic Payment Service Provider (or “PSP”).
Invoice Simple
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Simple invoicing for contractors, freelancers and other owner operators
Permission Click
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Digital Permission Slips and Payment Collection for K-12 Schools.
Leav
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Leav is a Montreal-based PayTech company offering cloud-based checkout automation solutions for small and medium retailers.
PayVida Solutions
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PayVida Solutions, an emerging payment processing company.
Mobi724 Global Solutions
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MOBI724 Global Solutions is a fintech leader in digital incentives and payment solutions.
Fostrum
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All in one money management for creators, inluencers & solopreneurs | A Techstars Backed Company
Triangle
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Triangle is a lightweight API that enables interaction with contactless payment cards such as Visa PayWave, MasterCard PayPass, American Ex
Storspay
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Receive and Send In-Store Payments in Crypto or Fiat
Knit People
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Cloud payroll & payments, HR, and benefit service for small businesses. Proudly Canadian.
Avanti Commerce
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Avanti is a global distribution system for both digital marketing channels and restaurant operators in the food & beverage industry.
Coinkite
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Payfare
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Providing instant payout and digital banking solutions for today’s workforce.
GreenGreen
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Payment and credit all in one app. Stop relying on VISA/MC to let your customers pay in-store and online. Merchant accounts available.
Digital Retail Apps
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Digital Retail Apps is a mobile application that enables users to scan, view, and purchase items through their smartphones.
Fintech Select
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Fintech Select is a provider of robust and disruptive Pre-Paid Card programs, mobile banking solutions and Cryptocurrency technologies.
SmartPay Me
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White-Label Mobile Instant Checkout (EMV/SCA/PSD2/PISP/TISP) solution with Biometry for banks & retailers, disrupting payments cards rails
AcceptLocal
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A powerful turnkey platform providing customer management, fraud prevention and real-time end-to-end funds transferring solutions.
Moneris
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Moneris is Canada’s largest financial technology company that specializes in payment processing.
Eve Tab
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Eve empowers you with an on-demand VIP bar service experience at the hottest nightclubs.
Helcim Inc.
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Helcim makes it easier for businesses to accept debit and credit cards.
STACK
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STACK delivers a smarter way to spend, save and share your money, straight from your mobile and fee-free, like it should be.
Lean Payments
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Lean Payments empowers Canadian SMEs to succeed in the global economy by simplifying International cash flow management
CubbySpot Inc.
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Toronto-based startup developing CubbySpot, a mobile app that helps parents find the best daycare for their child.
Gift Jeenie
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Shopping marketplace & cash-back loyalty platform, powered by Blockchain.
VoPay
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VoPay is a leader in payment innovation, digitizing online bank account payments with speed and transparency.
PayPhoneAPP
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PayPhoneAPP brings the power & efficiency of online marketing to offline retail by replacing the Hardware Payment Terminal with the
Decentral
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Decentral is an innovation hub for disruptive and decentralized technologies.
ATB Financial
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ATB Financial is Alberta’s largest and most innovative financial institution ($48.5B in assets).
PayFacto
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PayFacto is providing industry payment processing technologies and flexible solutionsto help merchants.
Paytm Labs
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We are an internationally recognized payments and financial services company based in Toronto that launched in 2014
Remitbee Inc
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Remitbee is a worldwide money transfer and mobile money company specialized in online Money transfer.
D+H
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D+H is committed to being the technology partner that financial services organizations trust and rely on to build deeper and more
PayPro Global
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PayPro Global is an e-commerce solutions provider for any business selling digital products.
Pinch VR
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Pinch VR is a Smartphone case that transforms your mobile into a virtual reality experience.
AvidRetail
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AvidRetail is a Canadian mobile retail and payment technology company.
Berkeley Payment Solutions
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Berkeley Payment Solutions delivers mastercard and visa prepaid card programs for corporations, governments, and financial institutions.
DCR Strategies Inc.
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DCR Strategies Inc. aspires to be the largest and most awarded provider of Mastercard and Visa prepaid programs around the world.
ChangeJar
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ChangeJar mobile cash is improving the economics of 100+ billion annual small retail transactions
Perk Labs Inc.
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Perk Labs is the owner of Perk Hero, a fast, frictionless mobile ordering, contact-free payments and loyalty platform.
Coins-e.com
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Coins-e.com is a digital currency exchange platform that allows its users to exchange a variety of cryptocurrencies with one another.
HealthBank
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The leading consumer & enterprise healthcare payments infrastructure for patients, providers, pharmacies, insurance carriers, benefits & HR.
PayWith
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PayWith is a mobile application development firm that enables businesses to track data and run gifting, marketing, and loyalty campaigns.
Buyatab Online
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Buyatab Online is an innovative provider of egift cards solutions for retail, restuarants, hotels and luxury brands.
Paxum
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Paxum Pay all your affiliates with a single click and help them withdraw their money using the many flexible Paxum withdrawal methods.
Hangry
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Hangry is a mobile ordering & loyalty platform integrated with campus card systems.
Apaylo
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E-Commerce, Finance, FinTech, Mobile Payments, Payments, SaaS, Transaction Processing
Ooploo
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Ooploo is a European startup providing OEM- and POS-based hardware and software to facilitate micro payments.
Bidali
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Bidali is a payment platform that helps small and large companies accept next generation payments and grow their business.
Tiptap
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Tiptap is replacing cash and coin with the world’s simplest way to accept touchless payments and donations.
ZED Network Inc.
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A payment orchestration platform in 200+ countries with one single API integration.
Mash
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A radically better way to monetize your digital experiences and content
FundRazr
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World’s leading enterprise-class crowdfunding platform
AscendantFX Capital
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AscendantFX is a Payment Solution Provider.
iATS Payments
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iATS Payments is an integrated payment processing partner, designed and built exclusively to meet the needs of nonprofits.
GoStop AI
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GoStop AI is a Medical Wallet company. GoStop helps to create safe working environment with its medical passport.