The Fintech Power 50 Annual 2025

Loans made for you UK AI-led fintech Abound was founded to offer low-cost, fair and flexible lending solutions which serves borrowers interests and their long-term financial health. Lending is a cornerstone of financial services, but innovation in this space is rare. By combining AI and open banking technology, it has unlocked credit for the ‘hidden prime’ (over 10 million underserved consumers in the UK). By

analysing a richer, more accurate set of data, it not only lowers interest rates but also reduces defaults by 70 per cent compared to traditional methods.

www.getabound.com

SumUp is a global financial technology company driven by the purpose of levelling the playing field for businesses of all sizes, with the vision of a world where everyone can build a thriving business. Founded in 2012, SumUp is the financial partner for more than four million small merchants in 36 markets worldwide, helping them start, run and grow their business. Coming from the payment space, SumUp today supports its merchants across its main three pillars: payment, POS, and account card. Simplify your business

Through its SuperApp, SumUp can provide merchants with a free business account, merchant cash advance options, an online store, and an invoicing solution – as well as in-person and remote payment acceptance seamlessly integrated with SumUp’s card terminals and point-of-sale registers. www.sumup.com/en-gb/

Orbital Group is an award-winning global payment orchestration platform providing secure, seamless and compliant stablecoin and traditional payments for enterprises. Its all-in-one platform equips B2B and B2C businesses with named vIBANs, stablecoin wallets and the ability to pay, receive and exchange across major stablecoins, fiat and 80+ exotic currencies. Orbital comprises entities regulated across the UK, Gibraltar and Estonia, and a Swiss entity that complies with Swiss AML requirements through its membership in a FINMA-recognised SRO. Its multi-jurisdictional licensing and adherence to global standards – SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2022, CSA TPC and Cyber Essentials Plus – enable unified, compliant payments bridging digital and traditional finance worldwide. Availability of services is subject to regulatory limitations. Please visit getorbital.com/legal-disclosures for more information.