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Stronghold Debuts on Forbes Fintech 50

Financial infrastructure firm honored as one of the most innovative startups

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forbes named payment and financial infrastructure firm Stronghold to the Fintech 50 2022. This seventh annual list, which identifies the industry’s most innovative startups, places Stronghold among innovators such as Stripe and Plaid.

“To be included on this prestigious list of innovators in finance, payments, and crypto is really a testament to how much we have achieved in such a short period of time,” co-founder and CTO Sean Bennett said. “We believe we were chosen because of our progress towards providing fast, secure, and accessible financial services for all.”

Stronghold joins the list as one of 25 newcomers appearing as a Fintech 50 company for the first time, including Column, Creative Juice, Novo, OpenSea, and FTX.

About Stronghold

Stronghold is a leading financial infrastructure company that provides fast, secure, and accessible financial services through a simple API. Stronghold works with businesses to make payments quicker and easier while maintaining regulatory compliance and interoperability between payment systems. Stronghold launched the highly successful digital currency SHx in 2018 to provide real time settlement, discount in fees for business customers, rewards, and merchant cash advances. To learn more, visit stronghold.co.

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Lena Tichy
press@stronghold.co

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Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
CEO: Tammy Camp
Employees: 10
Organization: PRI
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Forbes named Stronghold to the 2022 Fintech 50 List. This annual list identifies the industry’s most innovative companies.
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Lena Tichy
press@stronghold.co

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