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Payoneer

Can Payoneer remain the default financial operating system for cross-border SMBs as Wise, Airwallex, and Stripe encroach on the same multi-currency-account corridor?

Founded2005
HQNew York City, NY, USA
Latest roundPost-IPO Equity (NASDAQ: PAYO, 2021)
IndustryFintech / Cross-border payments
The story

Founded 2005 in NYC as a payouts rail for marketplaces paying freelancers and sellers across borders. Evolved into a multi-currency account for SMBs with receiving accounts in 30+ currencies, then layered on a Mastercard debit/purchasing card, Working Capital Advance, Checkout, and tax-form collection. Public since 2021 via SPAC. Currently positioning as the financial OS for cross-border SMBs and marketplaces, with embedded credit increasingly delivered via third-party partners like FundPark.

Last 12 months
2026-03
Product timeline
2005
Founded in New York City as a cross-border payments company for freelancers and marketplace sellers.· founding
2021
Went public on NASDAQ via SPAC merger under ticker PAYO.· ipo
2026
Strategic collaboration with FundPark to expand AI-driven credit lines (up to $10M) for cross-border e-commerce sellers in Hong Kong.· lending
Regulated entities
EMI (Electronic Money Institution)
Gibraltar (GFSC)
Payoneer (EU) Limited
E-money issuer / payment services
EU (Ireland)
Payoneer Europe Limited
Payment services
Japan
Payoneer Japan Limited
Money services business
US
Payoneer Inc.
The stack
Payments / PSP
Payoneer Checkout (self-operated)Payoneer Mass Payout (self-operated)
Banking / BaaS
Payoneer (EU) Limited / Payoneer Europe Limited (in-house)
Card issuing
First Century Bank, N.A. (US) / Payoneer Europe Limited (EU, in-house issuer)
Lending
FundPark (third-party Line of Credit partner); Capital Advance operated in-housePayoneer Capital Advance (up to $750,000 USD, repaid from future sales)Line of Credit (third-party, including FundPark for HK cross-border e-commerce sellers, up to $10M)
Open banking
Payoneer PSD2 APIs (self-operated AISP/PISP)
Sponsor bank
First Century Bank, N.A.
FX & payouts
Payoneer (self-operated cross-border network)
Accounting
QuickBooks OnlineXero
Accounting gap: minor