Ten of the top payments tech companies to follow

1) Coinbase

Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin.

• Twitter: @coinbase
• Twitter followers: 1.06 million

2) Ethereum Foundation

The Ethereum Foundation’s mission is to promote and support Ethereum platform and base later research, development and education to bring decentralised protocols and tools to the world that empower designers to produce next generation decentralised applications.

• Twitter: @ethereum
• Twitter followers: 440,000

3) Robin Hood Financial

Robinhood’s mission is to democratise access to the financial system. It is an investing platform that lets consumers buy and sell stocks, exchange-traded funds, options, and cryptocurrencies, all commission free.

• Twitter: @robinhoodapp
• Twitter followers: 129,000

4) Fiserv

Fiserv is one of the leading global financial services technology solution providers. It serves more than 12,000 clients worldwide create and deliver experiences for a digital world that’s always on.

• Twitter: @fiserv
• Twitter followers: 18,500

5) Western Union

Western Union is global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement. In 2017, it completed more than 800 million transactions for its consumer and business clients.

• Twitter: @westernunion
• Twitter followers: 639,000

6) Kraken Bitcoin Exchange

Kraken is one of the largest and oldest Bitcoin exchanges in the world. It has been on the forefront of the blockchain revolution since 2011.

• Twitter: @krakenfx
• Twitter followers: 350,000

7) First Data

First Data makes payment transactions secure, fast and easy for merchants, financial institutions and their customers.

• Twitter: @firstdata
• Twitter followers: 32,000

8) Mastercard

A leading global payments and technology company that connects billions of consumers, and thousand of financial institutions

• Twitter: @mastercard
• Twitter followers: 473,000

9) Ant Financial

Ant Financial is the highest valued fintech in the world, and the world’s most valuable unicorn, with a valuation of $150bn

• Twitter: @antfinancial
• Twitter followers: 9,000

10) Gemalto

International digital security company providing software applications, secure personal devices such as smart cards and tokens, and managed services. It is the world’s largest manufacturer of SIM cards.

• Twitter: @gemalto
• Twitter followers: 19,000

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