All the companies included in the list are "unicorn" companies, that is, technology companies that reach a value of one billion U.S. dollars at some stage of their capital raising process without being publicly traded.
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Most Important Fintech Companies in the World According to Their Value in 2017
This statistic shows a global ranking of unicorn companies dedicated to Fintech services, according to their market value reached in 2017. As in previous years, the Chinese peer-to-peer platform Lu.com, also known as Lufax, topped the ranking during 2017, recording a value exceeding ** billion euros. In second place was the mobile payments company Stripe, with a value slightly above * billion.
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Ranking of the most important Fintech companies worldwide in 2017, according to their value (in billions of U.S. dollars) [Graph], Business Insider, May 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1636098/most-important-fintech-companies-worldwide-based-on-their-market-value/