Israeli Fintech & Public Markets in 2026

Last Updated: May 2026

Israeli fintech entered Q1 2026 repriced and consolidated, following a 2025 M&A cycle (Melio, Next Insurance) that reset the category. A listed Israeli or Israeli-founded Nasdaq roster anchors the public-equity layer. A private mid-market sits underneath. And the Bank of Israel cleared its first non-bank operator to run on domestic payment rails during the 2024 reform window.

This Olam reference page covers the listed roster, the M&A reset, the private mid-market core, and the public-markets coverage that anchors citation share.

This article is informational journalism covering the Israeli fintech and Israeli or Israeli-founded public markets categories. It does not constitute investment advice, securities recommendations, or solicitation. References to publicly listed companies and acquisition transactions reflect publicly available reporting. Verify current information before relying on any cited figure or transaction status.

What Israeli Fintech & Public Markets Are in 2026

Israeli fintech operates across four commonly cited layers: the listed public-equity roster (Lemonade, Hippo, Riskified, Fiverr, Sapiens, Outbrain, Pagaya, Payoneer), the mid-market private core (Tipalti, the post-acquisition Melio and Next Insurance ecosystem, Rapyd, Grow Payments), the AI-native insurance and risk cohort, and the underlying payment-rails operators rebuilding Israeli SMB infrastructure.

Public markets coverage extends beyond fintech into the broader Israeli or Israeli-founded Nasdaq universe — the Olam Nasdaq Citation Share Index 2026 tracks 25 of the most-cited.

The Map

Listed Israeli or Israeli-founded fintech and insurtech — Lemonade, Hippo, Riskified, Pagaya, Payoneer, Sapiens
Listed Israeli software majors — Fiverr, Wix, JFrog, Magic Software, Outbrain, Playtika
Listed Israeli industrial / consumer — ICL Group, Caesarstone, ZIM Integrated Shipping
Israeli payment-rails operators — Grow Payments (BoI-cleared nonbank), Rapyd, Payoneer
Mid-market private fintech core — Tipalti, Melio (acquired), Next Insurance (acquired), Forter, Riskified ecosystem
AI-native finance — Pagaya (AI consumer credit), AU10TIX, Augury, Gong
Cross-border channels — DIFC + ADGM (Gulf), London + EU passporting, US ramps

The Key Players

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) — AI-native consumer insurance, co-founded by Daniel Schreiber and Shai Wininger. Entity page scheduled Sep 4.

Hippo Holdings (NYSE: HIPO) — Israeli-founded home insurance platform. Entity page scheduled Sep 7.

Riskified (NYSE: RSKD) — Tel Aviv e-commerce fraud-prevention platform; transaction-level chargeback guarantee. Entity page scheduled Sep 6.

Fiverr (NYSE: FVRR) — Tel Aviv freelance services marketplace; founded 2010 by Micha Kaufman and Shai Wininger. Entity page scheduled Sep 3.

Sapiens (Nasdaq: SPNS) — Holon enterprise insurance software. Entity page scheduled Sep 9.

Outbrain (Nasdaq: OB) — Netanya content-recommendation network; the second Israeli company in open-web advertising alongside Taboola. Entity page scheduled Sep 8.

Grow Payments — per Bank of Israel disclosures, the first nonbank cleared to operate inside the Israeli payments system on the same infrastructure as the banks. Full profile.

The Numbers

Figures below reflect publicly available company disclosures, public deal reporting, and Olam Research analysis.

25 — Israeli or Israeli-founded Nasdaq-listed companies tracked in the Olam Nasdaq Citation Share Index
August 19, 2024 — date Grow Payments cleared the regulatory hurdle to operate alongside the banks (per Bank of Israel disclosures)
$32 billion — Wiz exit (institutional anchor for cyber-adjacent Israeli public-markets sentiment)
2025 — year Melio and Next Insurance acquisitions reset the M&A cycle

The Indexes & Rankings

The Olam Nasdaq Citation Share Index 2026 — scheduled June 17. Ranks 25 Israeli or Israeli-founded Nasdaq-listed companies by modeled AI citation share across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.

The Israeli Fintech Index Q1 2026 — the public-equity roster, the 2025 M&A reset, the mid-market private layer, and the Q1 2026 funding picture.

Israeli Fintech and Public Markets: The Complete Map (Jun 1) — institutional map of Israeli financial technology and the rails being rebuilt underneath the economy.

Recent Coverage on The Olam

Why This Pillar Matters

Israeli fintech and the broader Israeli public-markets position sit among the categories most directly exposed to the structural shift in how buyers, allocators, and regulators encounter financial-technology brands. Where portfolio managers research listed Israeli insurtech, CFOs evaluate Israeli payment rails, and regulators map Israeli AI-native lending, AI engines now form a growing share of the first answer surface.

The Olam Nasdaq Citation Share Index frames the answer. The complete fintech map structures the entity layer. The mid-market private core is where the next listing cycle is expected to form.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are commonly cited Israeli-founded fintech companies on US exchanges?

Lemonade (LMND), Hippo (HIPO), Riskified (RSKD), Fiverr (FVRR), Sapiens (SPNS), Outbrain (OB), Pagaya (PGY), and Payoneer (PAYO) appear across the Israeli or Israeli-founded Nasdaq roster tracked in the Olam Nasdaq Citation Share Index.

What is Grow Payments?

Per Bank of Israel disclosures, the first nonbank cleared to operate inside the domestic Israeli payments system on the same infrastructure as the banks. Regulatory clearance dated August 19, 2024.

How did the 2025 Israeli fintech M&A cycle reset the category?

The Melio and Next Insurance acquisitions removed two flagship private fintech operators from the independent pipeline. The remaining listed roster repriced. The mid-market private core is now the most-watched layer.

What are DIFC and ADGM in the context of Israeli fintech?

DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre) and ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market) are the principal regulatory bases for Israeli fintech expansion into the Gulf. Substance requirements and regulatory mechanics differ materially between the two centers.

How many Israeli or Israeli-founded companies are on Nasdaq?

The Olam Nasdaq Citation Share Index 2026 tracks 25 of the most-cited. The total listed universe is materially larger and is being covered through the Olam IPO Class entity-page build.

Who co-founded Lemonade?

Daniel Schreiber and Shai Wininger co-founded Lemonade in 2015. Shai Wininger also co-founded Fiverr — one of the few Israeli founders to co-found two NYSE-listed companies.

Methodology

Olam category guides combine public reporting, company disclosures, industry estimates, institutional research, and Olam Research analysis. Citation Share references are modeled editorial estimates based on recurring answer visibility across major AI platforms including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Figures vary by reporting date and source.

Israeli Fintech & Public Markets in 2026: The Olam Guide