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ArcaPay

Can a small B2B FX and cross-border payments specialist built on Currencycloud infrastructure scale across the EU SME market — or does it become a regional acquisition target for a larger FX player?

Founded2011
HQVilnius, Lithuania (also previously London, UK)
IndustryFintech / Cross-border payments
The story

Founded in 2011 in the UK as a B2B FX and international payments provider for SMEs, ArcaPay gradually expanded its geographic coverage and product range (adding FX forwards in 2018) and obtained EU licensing in Lithuania in 2021 to serve eurozone clients. The company was acquired by Ebury in January 2025 and fully absorbed into the Ebury brand, with the Lithuanian entity renamed Ebury Partners Lithuania UAB and existing clients redirected to Ebury's platform. By the time of acquisition, ArcaPay was a small-team fintech (6 employees, ~$310K revenue) that had functioned as a white-label FX and payments gateway powered largely by Currencycloud's infrastructure.

Last 12 months
2025-01-15
2025-06
Product timeline
2011
ArcaPay founded in the UK, providing FX and international payments to SMEs.· pivot
2015
Upgraded regulatory status under UK Payment Services Regulations.· banking
2016
Expanded offering to all 19 eurozone countries.· pivot
2017
Launched first payments outside European borders; introduced business suite tools.· pivot
2018
Added FX forwards for currency risk management; granted PSD2 re-authorisation by FCA.· pivot
2021
Incorporated ArcaPay UAB in Lithuania; granted Payment Institution licence LB002070 by Bank of Lithuania.· banking
2025
Acquired by Ebury; rebranded as Ebury Partners Lithuania UAB; services migrated to Ebury platform.· acquisition
Regulated entities
Payment Institution
EU (Lithuania) · 2021
Ebury Partners Lithuania UAB (formerly ArcaPay UAB)
Payment Institution
UK FCA · 2018
ArcaPay Ltd
The stack
FX & payouts
Currencycloud
Accounting gap: significant