Startups · Oct 30
CB Insights’ Fintech 100 puts B2B infrastructure ahead of consumer fintech
The 2026 startup list spotlights compliance, data enrichment, and tokenization, while consumer finance looks less central.
- Treat fintech category choice as a budget line decision, not just a product idea.
- Build around compliance, data quality, and workflow control where regulated buyers already feel pain.
- Avoid turning infrastructure software into custom services before usage proves expansion demand.