This article showcases our top picks for the best Istanbul based Financial Services companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Financial Services 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 Istanbul Financial Services Startups
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Midas
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Midas is the first neobroker of Turkey, providing zero commission Turkish and American stocks.
Param
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Param is a financial technology company that provides prepaid cards, online payment system, credit and other fintech operational solutions.
İşbank
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İşbank is a Turkish commercial banking service provider.
PayCore
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PayCore is a fintech company that offers advanced complete payment and processing solutions for the banking, telecom, and payment sectors.
Papara
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Fast, simple, affordable and fun financial services for all.
ICRYPEX
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ICRYPEX is a cryptocurrency exchange platform focusing on money and foreign exchange markets, fixed income products, and digital currencies.
Turan
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360-degree financial application for the people from the Turkic States living in Turkey.
Avivasa
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Avivasa Emeklilik Hayat is a life insurance and pension company which offers its customers innovative products.
AKBANK T.A.S. B TIPI UZUN VADELI TAHVIL BONO FONU
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Akbank T.A.S. B Tipi Uzun Vadeli Tahvil Bono Fonu is primarily engaged in issuing unit investment trusts.
Figopara
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Figopara is a solution that discounts companies’ e-invoices before their due dates.
Odeal
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Oedeal is a online payment service company, dedicated in providing wide range of financial solutions to entrepreneurs.
QNB Finansbank
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QNB Finansbank is a Turkish bank with headquarters in Istanbul. That provides Banking service.
DenizBank
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DenizBank was founded in 1938 as a state-owned bank in order to provide funding for the developing Turkish maritime sector.
KolayBi
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KolayBi is a new generation cloud based Bookkeeping and Financial Application platform with online bank account aggregation for SMEs.
Yapi Kredi Leasing
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Yapi Kredi Leasing aim of carrying out domestic and international financial leasing transactions.
Lidio
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Lidio is a PSP. Acquiring Mobilexpress has became the biggest payment platform with more than 150M transactions with 2m+ consumers
Craftgate
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Craftgate is a payment gateway that integrates virtual POS of all banks of your business and e-money institutions from a single center.
igor
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igor is a unique neobank based in Istanbul that offers mobile payments, online banking, and financial services.
Payfull
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Payfull serves businesses, banks, and payment institutions with innovative and self-developed staff.
ComPay
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ComPay is an easy and secure online money transfer from your own bank’s digital banking channel.
Yancep
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Yancep is a micro saving, and micro investment application.
QNB Finansleasing
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QNB Finansleasing company provides domestic and international financial leasing.
Kassa
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Kassa is an app that allows the user to easily share the expenses with their friends.
weepay
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weepay is a payment receipt system management platform that offers
Fintegre
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Affordibility Solutions Platform for Retailers. Fintegre operates in many verticals from Consumer financing solutions to Trade-in programs
Resardis
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Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchange on Side Chain
Finekra
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Finekra is a Banking Application that manage all Banks from a single screen.
Re-Pie Asset Management
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Re-Pie is an asset management company.
Tekkredi
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Tekkredi.com is a platform to help you reconfigure your existing loans in different banks and relax your monthly payment plan.
Agrio Finans
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Agrio is an agriculture-focused financial technology firm that offers various financial services with smart contract technology.
Norma
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“One-stop shop” banking and financial management platform for freelancers & micro-SMEs providing integrated products to save time and money.
Fongogo
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Fongogo is an investment supporting firm to any project to provide products and services related sub-supporters.
Garanti BBVA Leasing
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Garanti BBVA Leasing offers financing models suited to the investment finance needs of its customers and provides consultancy services.
Interactive Loan
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Interactive Loan provide financial assistance by providing trainings about credit, bond trading, or leasing methods.
BtcTurk
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BtcTurk is a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange that utilizes BTC Trader’s white label platform.
212
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212 is committed to Emerging Europe and expanding the diaspora network by utilizing a robust presence in Istanbul, Doha, and San Francisco.
Kredico
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Kredico is an online credit scoring service for personal and corporate clients.
Actera Group
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Actera Group is the private equity firm dedicated to investments in turkey with asset management .
QNBEYOND Ventures
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We partner with audacious teams to take financial services beyond.
Fintables
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Fintables is a fundamental analysis platform standardizing the financial reports of companies traded in Borsa Istanbul.
Metamorfoz ICT INC.
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Metamorfoz is an R&D and technology company with the focus of providing innovative, result orientated, end2end solutions for finance sector.
Esas Ventures
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Esas Ventures is the venture capital arm of Esas Holding, one of the largest family-owned investment firms
Diffusion Capital Partners
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DCP is a VC fund manager that exclusively invests in early stage deep-tech start-ups.
Kuveyt Turk Bank
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Kuveyt Turk is a Participation Bank established in 1989 to operate in accordance with terms set forth by the Council of Ministers’ Decree
Paribu
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Paribu is a platform that offers its users a fast, easy, and secure cryptocurrency transaction service.
Birlesik Odeme
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Birlesik Odeme is a payment services company that offers solutions based on smart payment technologies.
Koc Holding
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The Koç family, one of Turkey’s wealthiest families, controls the company with its headquarters in Nakkaştepe, Istanbul.
Türk Ekonomi Bankası
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Türk Ekonomi Bankası, “TEB Grubu” nun ilk kuruluşu olup 1927 yılında faaliyete başlamıştır
DgPays
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Dgpays are into fintech which provides end-to-end payment system for Banks, E-Money Institutions, Telecom and Transportation Operators.
Sabancı Holding
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Sabancı Holding is the parent company of Sabancı Group, Turkey’s leading industrial and financial conglomerate.
Lima Ventures
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Lima Ventures, is a Turkish joint-stock company to support & consult entrepreneurs and innovative businesses with pacemaker members.
Yapı Kredi Bankası
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Yapi Kredi Bankasi, established in 1944, is one of the first nationwide private banks in Turkey.
TURKIYE HALK BANKASI ANONIM SIRKETI
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Halkbank is Turkish financial services firm that provides banking and lending services.
Finfree
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Finfree is an application that enables financial trading, stock market learning, and acts as a virtual stock exchange.
Red Rose
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Red Rose is a non-profit organization offers e-cash transfer solutions.
Bitay
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Bitay is a digital cryptocurrency trading platform.
Arya Women’s Investment Platform
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Arya WIP is a platform that creates acceleration and investment opportunities with strategic partnerships for women led entrepreneurship.
Fibabanka
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Fibabanka is one of the prominent banks in Turkey with a highly experienced management team.
SiPay
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SiPay provides virtual POS, mobile POS, manual POS, digital wallet, virtual IBAN, and corporate digital wallet services.
Global Investment Holdings
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Global Investment Holdings is an independent brokerage and investment banking firm.
Angel Effect
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We are a team of successful entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and people who know the impact of creating value together.
Sigortam.net
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Sigortam.net is an insurance company in the field of vehicle insurance.
Gunes Sigorta
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Gunes Sigorta is one of the leading companies in its sector, Güneş Sigorta has been providing service to its insured.
Is Private Equity
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Is Private Equity is a capital market institution linking entrepreneurs to the capital markets.
Hepsipay
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Hepsipay is a fintech company that provides payment gateways, online payments, fraudulent protection, and financial services.
Garanti Bankasi
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To continuously and noticeably increase the value bank create for the customers, shareholders, employees, the society and the environment.
Türkiye Finans Participation Bank
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Turkiye Finans Katilim Bankasi is the first and largest public bank in Saudi Arabia.
PayFix
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PayFix is a payment platform that provides digital financial services.
FU
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The FU carries out mortgage business, which guarantees the loans of banks and financial institutions, loans of non-financial institutions.
Mediterra Capital
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Mediterra Capital is an independent private equity fund management company that provides investments in Turkey.
Fon Radar
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Fon Radar is an online marketplace platform that brings small and medium entrprises together with financial institutions.
Letven Capital
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Letven Capital is a portfolio management company to establish and manages venture capital investment funds.
Global Kapital Group
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Global Kapital Group a group of fast-growing companies that operate in the financial technologies industry.
AXA SİGORTA
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AXA SİGORTA is a company that provides insurance coverage and counseling.
Gedik Investment
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Gedik Investment is an investment banking advisory and brokerage firm in Turkey.
A1 Capital Yatırım Menkul Degerler AS
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A1 Capital Yatırım Menkul Degerler AS to provide direct solutions to all needs in the capital markets.
Matriks
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Matriks develops individualized software for data dissemination, data feeds, analysis and trading tools.
BKM express
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BKM express is a mobile application that allows for users to transfer money and pay for products through their phone.
PwC Türkiye
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PwC Turkiye offers audit, tax and advisory services to industry-focused public and private organizations.
Altdata Analytics
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Altdata Analytics is a consultancy firm.
Paynet Ödeme Hizmetleri
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Paynet Ödeme Hizmetleri is a payment enabler and accounting solution provider company.
Aktif Ventures
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Aktif Ventures builds digital ventures from the ground up and bring them to scale by using ideas and resources.
VakıfBank
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VakıfBank is an integrated financial services group that provides banking services.
FinTech Istanbul
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FinTech Istanbul operates with a mission to provide sustainable networking, content creation, courses and FinTech ecosystem.
Allianz Türkiye
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Allianz Türkiye provides life, pension and health insurance services.
Gpay
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GPay is a provider of gaming payment system services.
PaybyMe
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A leading payment provider with a mission of enabling the next generation payment solutions for all types of businesses around the world.
Albaraka Turk
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Albaraka Turk specializes in providing financial services through its branches.
Şekerbank
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Şekerbank provides agricultural banking and retail banking services.
Quick Sigorta
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Quick Sigorta offers home, life, health, travel, bail, auto, earthquake, personal accident, and physician liability insurance services.
GonderAl
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GonderAl is a fintech company that specializes in international and domestic transfer services along with payment solutions.
Ak Portfoy
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Ak Portfoy is an investment management company that offers services to its customers in mutual funds management, pension funds management.
PayPoint
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PayPoint is a FinTech company that transforms online and offline electronic payments.