Bridge
Acquisition in 2024
Bridge is developer of an application programming interface for money movement within the financial technology sector. The company provides APIs that enable developers to convert various forms of currency into stablecoins and to facilitate instant, global transactions with built-in compliance and programmability features.
TrueLayer
Series E in 2024
TrueLayer Limited is a London-based company founded in 2016 that provides an open banking platform designed to facilitate the development of financial applications. Its toolkit enables businesses to connect with bank data, verify accounts, and access transactions in real-time, thus supporting a variety of sectors including payments, online lending, personal finance management, investment services, and cryptocurrencies. TrueLayer's solutions are utilized by FinTech startups, online lenders, personal finance managers, and other financial service providers to enhance user experiences by enabling secure and efficient transactions. The platform is operational in 21 countries and serves over 10 million users, streamlining the onboarding of new customers and allowing for rapid money transfers. TrueLayer aims to transform the payment landscape by combining real-time bank payments with financial and identity data.
Lemon Squeezy
Acquisition in 2024
Lemon Squeezy is a technology company that specializes in providing payment software solutions for Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses and digital creators. Its platform enables global online sales by handling various payment needs, including subscription management, tax collection and remittance, fraud protection, and multi-currency support. By outsourcing these complex tasks to Lemon Squeezy, clients can focus on growing their revenue while the company ensures compliance and reduces operational burdens.
PayMongo Inc. is a payment processing platform based in Manila, Philippines, founded in 2019 by Francis Plaza, Luis Sia, Jaime Hing, and Edwin Lacierda. The company provides businesses with the tools to accept online payments through various channels, including credit cards, bank deposits, electronic wallets, and cash. Its platform features a user-friendly dashboard for real-time transaction monitoring, analytics tools to analyze customer purchasing patterns, and a streamlined checkout process to enhance the customer experience. Additionally, PayMongo offers shareable payment links that merchants can distribute via multiple communication channels, facilitating convenient payment collection. The company's mission is to empower businesses in the rapidly evolving digital economy by providing modern, accessible payment solutions.
Check is the leading payroll platform that pioneered the ability for companies to differentiate and open up new revenue streams by embedding payroll into their platforms. Historically, complex regulatory structures stagnated payroll innovation, making it harder for businesses to create their own payroll offerings. By building on Check’s best in class infrastructure, flexible API, and deep expertise, platforms can launch profitable payroll businesses much faster, and with little overhead or administrative burden. Since Check’s public launch in January 2021, leading vertical SaaS companies and large scale workforce management horizontal platforms have built successful payroll businesses on its infrastructure. Check’s partners collectively serve more than 250,000 businesses and over 4 million employees. Check is backed by Stripe, Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, and Bedrock.
Imprint is a financial services company founded in 2020 and based in New York, specializing in payments, rewards, and loyalty services. The firm has developed a full-stack payments and loyalty platform that facilitates payment processing for merchants and consumers. This platform allows users to execute financial transactions while also earning loyalty and reward points, streamlining the management of daily financial transactions. Imprint aims to enhance the payment experience by integrating rewards and loyalty features, making it easier for users to engage with their financial activities.
Clear
Venture Round in 2021
Clear is a fintech platform that provides services for invoices, taxes, payments, and credit. Clear was founded in 2011 and was headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.
Recko (Acquired by Stripe)
Acquisition in 2021
Recko Software Private Limited specializes in artificial intelligence-driven reconciliation of digital transactions for various industries, including food tech, e-commerce, transportation, fintech, insurance, and banking. Founded in 2017 and based in Bengaluru, India, the company offers a SaaS-based product that automates the reconciliation process, allowing organizations to maintain detailed records of transactions and commercial contracts. By connecting with payment gateways, banks, and merchants' order management systems through APIs, Recko's software enables businesses to efficiently track receivables, monitor cash flow, and identify discrepancies in settlements. This solution addresses the challenges posed by the increasing volume of digital transactions, helping enterprises ensure accuracy and efficiency in financial operations without requiring extensive coding expertise.
XFlow is a software company specializing in payments infrastructure designed to facilitate cross-border transactions for businesses. The company develops a platform that streamlines inward payment flows, addressing challenges such as regulatory complexity, lack of transparency, and high transaction costs. XFlow's solutions include performing compliance checks, determining the purpose of transfers, completing required documentation, and generating electronic foreign inward remittance advice. By simplifying the payment process, XFlow enables clients to efficiently send and receive money across global markets.
TrueLayer
Series E in 2021
TrueLayer Limited is a London-based company founded in 2016 that provides an open banking platform designed to facilitate the development of financial applications. Its toolkit enables businesses to connect with bank data, verify accounts, and access transactions in real-time, thus supporting a variety of sectors including payments, online lending, personal finance management, investment services, and cryptocurrencies. TrueLayer's solutions are utilized by FinTech startups, online lenders, personal finance managers, and other financial service providers to enhance user experiences by enabling secure and efficient transactions. The platform is operational in 21 countries and serves over 10 million users, streamlining the onboarding of new customers and allowing for rapid money transfers. TrueLayer aims to transform the payment landscape by combining real-time bank payments with financial and identity data.
Wave Mobile Money
Series A in 2021
Wave Mobile Money is a financial technology company focused on providing app-based solutions for saving, transferring, and borrowing money in Africa. With a mission to create the first cashless continent, Wave aims to address the challenge of limited access to banking services, as less than 10% of the African population has a bank account. The company is developing an inclusive financial network that offers no account fees and allows for instant transactions, making it accessible to a broader audience. By leveraging technology, Wave is creating affordable financial services that enable individuals to manage their money effectively, thereby fostering economic empowerment and contributing to poverty alleviation. Its platform supports various services, including deposits, withdrawals, bill payments, and money transfers, facilitating cashless transactions for users and businesses alike.
Balance is a digital payments platform based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2019 by Bar Geron and Yoni Shuster. The company specializes in enhancing the B2B online purchasing experience for both buyers and vendors. Balance's platform processes online payments using a machine learning engine that provides real-time authentication and financial risk assessment, offering businesses flexibility in payment timing.
Safepay
Seed Round in 2021
Safepay operates a secure payments platform designed to facilitate digital transactions in Pakistan. The company offers a single integrated payment solution that works with both local and international payment options. By assisting stores in increasing checkout conversion rates, Safepay helps streamline sales and improve account receivables. Its platform enables customers to pay online efficiently, enhancing the overall payment process for clients and promoting a smoother transaction experience.
Monzo is a digital bank that operates primarily through its mobile application, offering a range of banking services including current, savings, and business accounts, as well as overdrafts and loans. It provides real-time spending updates, categorized transactions, budgeting tools, and instant transaction notifications. Monzo's unique features include 'Pots', sub-accounts for saving towards specific goals, and Monzo Plus, a premium subscription service offering additional benefits. The company, founded in 2015 and based in London, aims to serve customers who prefer managing their finances digitally, without the need for physical branches.
Balance
Seed Round in 2021
Balance is a digital payments platform based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2019 by Bar Geron and Yoni Shuster. The company specializes in enhancing the B2B online purchasing experience for both buyers and vendors. Balance's platform processes online payments using a machine learning engine that provides real-time authentication and financial risk assessment, offering businesses flexibility in payment timing.
Check is the leading payroll platform that pioneered the ability for companies to differentiate and open up new revenue streams by embedding payroll into their platforms. Historically, complex regulatory structures stagnated payroll innovation, making it harder for businesses to create their own payroll offerings. By building on Check’s best in class infrastructure, flexible API, and deep expertise, platforms can launch profitable payroll businesses much faster, and with little overhead or administrative burden. Since Check’s public launch in January 2021, leading vertical SaaS companies and large scale workforce management horizontal platforms have built successful payroll businesses on its infrastructure. Check’s partners collectively serve more than 250,000 businesses and over 4 million employees. Check is backed by Stripe, Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, and Bedrock.
Paystack
Acquisition in 2020
Paystack is a payment processing company based in Ikeja, Lagos, founded in 2015. It provides businesses in Africa with the ability to accept payments from anyone, anywhere in the world using various methods, including credit and debit cards, money transfers, and mobile money. The platform is designed to simplify the payment process, ensuring that online transactions are secure and affordable. By connecting multiple payment options, Paystack enables merchants to offer a seamless payment experience through their websites and mobile applications, facilitating easier commerce for businesses and their customers.
PayMongo Inc. is a payment processing platform based in Manila, Philippines, founded in 2019 by Francis Plaza, Luis Sia, Jaime Hing, and Edwin Lacierda. The company provides businesses with the tools to accept online payments through various channels, including credit cards, bank deposits, electronic wallets, and cash. Its platform features a user-friendly dashboard for real-time transaction monitoring, analytics tools to analyze customer purchasing patterns, and a streamlined checkout process to enhance the customer experience. Additionally, PayMongo offers shareable payment links that merchants can distribute via multiple communication channels, facilitating convenient payment collection. The company's mission is to empower businesses in the rapidly evolving digital economy by providing modern, accessible payment solutions.
Monzo is a digital bank that operates primarily through its mobile application, offering a range of banking services including current, savings, and business accounts, as well as overdrafts and loans. It provides real-time spending updates, categorized transactions, budgeting tools, and instant transaction notifications. Monzo's unique features include 'Pots', sub-accounts for saving towards specific goals, and Monzo Plus, a premium subscription service offering additional benefits. The company, founded in 2015 and based in London, aims to serve customers who prefer managing their finances digitally, without the need for physical branches.
Cuenca, established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a FinTech company specializing in digital financial services. It operates a mobile-based bill payment platform, enabling users to settle mobile, electricity, water, and other utility bills conveniently. Additionally, Cuenca offers online banking services through its application, providing users with competitive interest rates, loan facilities, and secure digital money deposits and repayments.
Rapyd is a payments platform that integrates fintech services into applications, streamlining access to a variety of local payment methods. It empowers e-commerce merchants, gig platforms, challenger wallets, remittance services, online lenders, and traditional banks to overcome the constraints of outdated infrastructure. By facilitating the creation of innovative, mobile-friendly payment solutions, Rapyd enhances the financial capabilities of its users, allowing them to adapt to the evolving demands of the digital economy.
PayMongo
Seed Round in 2019
PayMongo Inc. is a payment processing platform based in Manila, Philippines, founded in 2019 by Francis Plaza, Luis Sia, Jaime Hing, and Edwin Lacierda. The company provides businesses with the tools to accept online payments through various channels, including credit cards, bank deposits, electronic wallets, and cash. Its platform features a user-friendly dashboard for real-time transaction monitoring, analytics tools to analyze customer purchasing patterns, and a streamlined checkout process to enhance the customer experience. Additionally, PayMongo offers shareable payment links that merchants can distribute via multiple communication channels, facilitating convenient payment collection. The company's mission is to empower businesses in the rapidly evolving digital economy by providing modern, accessible payment solutions.
Monzo is a digital bank that operates primarily through its mobile application, offering a range of banking services including current, savings, and business accounts, as well as overdrafts and loans. It provides real-time spending updates, categorized transactions, budgeting tools, and instant transaction notifications. Monzo's unique features include 'Pots', sub-accounts for saving towards specific goals, and Monzo Plus, a premium subscription service offering additional benefits. The company, founded in 2015 and based in London, aims to serve customers who prefer managing their finances digitally, without the need for physical branches.
TouchTech Payments
Acquisition in 2019
Touchtech Payments Ltd. is a company specializing in online transaction authentication for financial institutions. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, it offers services such as online card payments authentication, strong customer authentication for bank log-ins, and electronic signatures for loan agreements. The company's platform is designed to enhance the security of financial transactions while ensuring compliance with regulations like PSD2, Open Banking, and 3DS 2.0. By simplifying online authentication processes, Touchtech Payments enables banks and credit unions to improve customer acquisition and reduce operational costs. The company serves a diverse clientele across Ireland, the United Kingdom, Finland, and the Middle East, and operates as a subsidiary of Stripe, Inc. since April 2019.
Rapyd is a payments platform that integrates fintech services into applications, streamlining access to a variety of local payment methods. It empowers e-commerce merchants, gig platforms, challenger wallets, remittance services, online lenders, and traditional banks to overcome the constraints of outdated infrastructure. By facilitating the creation of innovative, mobile-friendly payment solutions, Rapyd enhances the financial capabilities of its users, allowing them to adapt to the evolving demands of the digital economy.
Monzo is a digital bank that operates primarily through its mobile application, offering a range of banking services including current, savings, and business accounts, as well as overdrafts and loans. It provides real-time spending updates, categorized transactions, budgeting tools, and instant transaction notifications. Monzo's unique features include 'Pots', sub-accounts for saving towards specific goals, and Monzo Plus, a premium subscription service offering additional benefits. The company, founded in 2015 and based in London, aims to serve customers who prefer managing their finances digitally, without the need for physical branches.
Paystack is a payment processing company based in Ikeja, Lagos, founded in 2015. It provides businesses in Africa with the ability to accept payments from anyone, anywhere in the world using various methods, including credit and debit cards, money transfers, and mobile money. The platform is designed to simplify the payment process, ensuring that online transactions are secure and affordable. By connecting multiple payment options, Paystack enables merchants to offer a seamless payment experience through their websites and mobile applications, facilitating easier commerce for businesses and their customers.
Monzo is a digital bank that operates primarily through its mobile application, offering a range of banking services including current, savings, and business accounts, as well as overdrafts and loans. It provides real-time spending updates, categorized transactions, budgeting tools, and instant transaction notifications. Monzo's unique features include 'Pots', sub-accounts for saving towards specific goals, and Monzo Plus, a premium subscription service offering additional benefits. The company, founded in 2015 and based in London, aims to serve customers who prefer managing their finances digitally, without the need for physical branches.
Payable
Acquisition in 2017
Payable helps thousands of contractors get paid faster and more efficiently. Much more than payments, we're on a mission to strengthen the 1099 workforce by making invoicing, work-tracking, onboarding, and calculating earnings and taxes as simple as possible for both contractors and the companies they work with. Apps are available for iOS, Android, and Web.