Prague-based SME lending and risk-assessment platform Flowpay tops the third edition of the Sifted 100: DACH & CEE — an annual ranking of the 100 fastest-growing companies across the two regions.

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September 9, 2026
Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking
The platform is the fastest-growing startup across DACH and CEE
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Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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