“Can a vendor-neutral payments switch become the default acceptance layer for APAC banks and their merchants?”
DataMesh started in 2018 as an Australian payments switch and terminal-management technology company building agile alternatives to legacy bank POS infrastructure. After NAB Ventures led a $30M Series A in 2023 to modernise NAB's business POS, the company pivoted toward becoming an APAC ecommerce payment orchestrator — a thesis solidified by Deutsche Bank's 2024–2025 strategic investment and Merchant Solutions partnership across Asia. It now positions itself as the switch layer enabling banks (NAB, Deutsche, ANZ Worldline, Fiserv) to deliver embedded payment acceptance and loyalty.
DataMesh processes payments through DataMesh Core Switch (self-operated), ANZ Worldline (acquirer connection), Fiserv (acquirer connection), NAB (acquirer connection), CyberSource (gateway connection), MPGS (Mastercard Payment Gateway Services), EFTEX, DRC and 3 others.
DataMesh's cards run on Diners Club.
DataMesh uses Deutsche Bank (Merchant Solutions partnership) for FX and cross-border payouts.
DataMesh's crypto products run on Crypto.com (processor connection on status page).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 4 layers in DataMesh's stack: Payments / PSP (DataMesh Core Switch (self-operated), ANZ Worldline (acquirer connection), Fiserv (acquirer connection), NAB (acquirer connection) and 7 others); Card network (Diners Club); FX & payouts (Deutsche Bank (Merchant Solutions partnership)); Crypto (Crypto.com (processor connection on status page)).
DataMesh is founded in 2018 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
DataMesh has raised ~$45M+ disclosed in total (latest round: Later Stage VC, $15M).
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