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OpenSea
US $ 13.3bn An early pioneer in the NFT market , OpenSea operates a peer-to-peer platform that allows users to create and trade NFTs in exchange for a 2.5 % commission on each sale . Based in New York , the fintech has raised a total of $ 427.2mn over eight rounds of funding , the latest coming from a Series C round in January 2022 . The fintech processes around $ 3bn in NFT transactions monthly according to Forbes , earning an average of $ 75mn in revenue per month . OpenSea maintains a leading position in the NFT market despite competition from Coinbase , which launched its own NFT marketplace at the end of 2021 .
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Plaid
US $ 13.5bn
One of Silicon Valley ’ s most valuable fintechs , Plaid offers a data transfer network and payments platform that connects fintech developers and financial institutions . Designed to democratise financial services , Plaid ’ s product enables applications to connect with a user ’ s bank account . The company has raised significant capital since its founding , despite a failed $ 5.3bn acquisition attempt from Visa in 2021 . The deal failed after a US Justice Department antitrust lawsuit challenged the proposed acquisition . Most recently , April 2023 saw Plaid enhance its product offering further with the launch of a Real Time Payments network to speed up bank payments .
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