“Can Palla become the embedded cross-border P2P payment rails that financial institutions and fintechs use instead of building or licensing legacy money-transfer infrastructure?”
Palla was built as a B2B2C cross-border P2P payments infrastructure company targeting financial institutions and fintechs, enabling them to embed instant international transfers into their existing digital channels. The company offers APIs, white-label apps, and embeddable UI components, positioning itself as the rails layer rather than a consumer-facing brand. Backed by Y Combinator and Revolution Ventures, Palla is focused on LATAM and Caribbean corridors with partners reaching 150M+ end customers, and expanding to new regions post-Series A.
Palla discloses Cross River as its banking provider, with Cross River Bank, N.A. as its sponsor bank, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Palla does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Cross River Bank, N.A..
Palla processes payments through Palla (self-operated).
Palla uses Palla (self-operated) for FX and cross-border payouts.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 4 layers in Palla's stack: Payments / PSP (Palla (self-operated)); Banking / BaaS (Cross River); Sponsor bank (Cross River Bank, N.A.); FX & payouts (Palla (self-operated)).
Palla was founded by Andrew Mason and is headquartered in Miami, FL.
Palla has raised $14.5M in total (latest round: Series A, 2025).
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