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Railsr

Provider

Embedded-finance supplier tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — no company has publicly disclosed it yet. Filed under Infrastructure / BaaS.

railsr.com ↗Also analysed as a company — its own stack →Open Banking Tracker profile ↗

Buyersnone disclosed yet
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Founded2016
FoundersNigel Verdon, Clive Mitchell
Raised$187M (pre-bankruptcy)

Founders & story · from Railsr’s own dossier

Founded in 2016 as Railsbank, the company became one of Europe's flagship BaaS providers and hit ~$1B valuation in 2021. It rebranded to Railsr in 2022 but collapsed in 2023, entering a pre-packaged bankruptcy and selling to an investor consortium for under $1M after raising $187M. Under new ownership (Embedded Finance Ltd), Railsr combined with Equals Money in 2025 to form 'Equals Money x Railsr', repositioning as a regulated EMI/PI focused on multi-currency accounts, card issuing, and stablecoin payment acceptance. The FCA has restricted onboarding of new agents/distributors without prior written consent — a material constraint on growth.

Latest round: Acquired in pre-pack bankruptcy by Embedded Finance Ltd consortium (March 2023) for ~$500K + trailing receivables

Recent developments

2025-10Equals Money x Railsr partners with BVNK for USDC stablecoin acceptance, converting to USD in ~30 seconds source ↗
2026-04Equals Money x Railsr powers Bloxley neobank's European infrastructure across 38+ currencies source ↗
2023-02-01Potential fire sale reported as Flutterwave vies to buy British fintech Railsr source ↗
2023-03-01Agreed to rescue sale at 99.8% discount to last valuation source ↗

Full dossier: Railsr’s own stack, layer by layer →

In the press

embeddedfinancereview.com ↗

Coverage of Railsr sourced from Embedded Finance Review — a content partner for this report. All articles are © their original authors; click any card to open the source.

◇ article2024-12-16

Railsr is back!

British banking-as-a-service provider Railsr has a new chance to win embedded finance; Danish Lunar spins out its infrastructure unit; and Dutch banking frontend provider Flow partners with Adyen.

Source · Embedded Finance Review ↗

◇ article2023-06-24

Website Builder Jimdo launches Banking Product | Railsbank's EU license revoked

Website Builder Jimdo launches Banking Product, Railsbank's EU license revoked, Amazon launches financing option and Zalando is following EF playbook.

Source · Embedded Finance Review ↗

Who uses Railsr

No disclosed buyers yet — no dossier in the Index names Railsr in its stack so far

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What Railsr runs on · from its own dossier

The third-party providers Railsr itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Railsr.

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Railsr — frequently asked

Who founded Railsr?

Railsr was founded by Nigel Verdon and Clive Mitchell and is founded in 2016, headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much funding has Railsr raised?

Railsr has raised $187M (pre-bankruptcy) in total.

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