Recognized as a fintech hiring hub by the UK Treasury, Belfast’s fintech sector has seen significant growth in recent years. In response, the city is boosting fintech education through partnerships with Dublin City University and Ulster University, ensuring a steady pipeline of skilled workers for the many companies establishing or expanding operations there. Here are a few companies to watch.
Fintech Companies in Belfast
- Apex Fintech Solutions
- 9fin
- DailyPay, Inc.
- Aviva Investors
- loyalBe
Fintech Companies in Belfast to Know
Apex Fintech Solutions supports businesses in the financial industry with services such as clearing and custody, digital asset innovation and future wealth advising. While the company is headquartered in the United States, it also has offices in Ireland and the Philippines.
9fin provides data, news and predictive analytics for debt capital markets. It automatically extracts essential information from bond and loan documents and consolidates all the tools for credit analysis and mandate acquisition into a single platform. The company offers various employee benefits, including a $1,400 stipend for personal learning and development and a one-month paid sabbatical after five years of employment.
DailyPay, Inc. offers an on-demand pay solution designed to improve the employer-employee relationship. It allows employees to view their earned wages in real time and choose when to access their pay. The company has offices in New York City and Belfast.
Aviva Investors is a global asset manager dedicated to aligning its business with clients’ needs by listening to their investment aspirations and concerns — like rising global interest rates and market volatility — and creating tailored investment solutions. The company has five offices around the world.
Belfast-based loyalBe offers a cash-back marketing platform that allows users to earn rewards for purchases made with their bank cards at partner stores. The platform also helps retailers reach and influence buyers through personalized campaigns and measures the sales impact of those campaigns.
Affirm is a buy-now-pay-later platform that lets consumers split purchases into installment plans with transparent pricing and no hidden fees. Founded in 2012, the company operates in multiple countries and has U.K.-based remote roles across functions like engineering, sales and product available to candidates in Northern Ireland.
