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Rapyd

Provider
PSPFX / PayoutsBaaSCard IssuingUnified FX

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 18 companies across 5 categories.

rapyd.com ↗Also analysed as a company — its own stack →
CategoriesPSP, FX / Payouts, BaaS, Card Issuing, Unified FX
Rank#31 of 538 in PSP
Buyers18 companies
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Founded2015
Raised$770M+

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Founders & story · from Rapyd’s own dossier

Founded 2015 as CashDash, a consumer cash-exchange product, then pivoted to a fintech-as-a-service API platform giving non-financial businesses global payments, payouts, card issuing, and wallets. Aggressively expanded via M&A (Valitor, PayU GPO units) to own card acquiring rails rather than only orchestrating them. Valuation reset from $9B to $3.5B in 2025 reflects the broader BaaS/embedded-finance downcycle, but Rapyd is now uniquely vertically integrated — licensed EMI in EEA/UK, MPI in Singapore — combining direct acquiring with a global payouts network.

Latest round: Series F (reported 2025, ~$300M target)
Recent developments
  • 2025-02Reportedly raising $300M at $3.5B valuation, a steep drop from $9B in 2021. source ↗
Acquisitions
PayU GPO2025
Completed its $610M acquisition of Prosus-owned PayU's Global Payment Organisation, expanding card acquiring across LatAm and Africa.
Valitor2022
Acquired Icelandic payments/card-acquiring company Valitor from Arion Bank for ~$110M.
Neat2021
Completed its acquisition of Hong Kong-based Neat, adding business-account and cross-border trade capabilities for SMBs.
Full dossier: Rapyd’s own stack, layer by layer →
Who uses Rapyd
18 companies disclose Rapyd in their stack
LanoSpreedlyIncommLytepayLittlepayNextGen PaymentKontempoSiminnPromptpayPayntAlcastonBagel Factory+6 more
Buyer mix · 18 of 18 classified
Fintech / Cross-border payments · 4Infrastructure / Payments · 4Fintech / Lending · 2E-commerce / Platform · 1Fintech / Earned wage access · 1Fintech / SMB banking · 1Horizontal SaaS / HR & Payroll · 1Horizontal SaaS / Messaging & Super App · 1
EU · 6APAC · 3US · 2UK · 2Canada · 2LATAM · 1
What the disclosures say
Lano
“Rapyd named in April 2021 press release as a global payments and disbursement partner.”
Spreedly
“Rapyd publicly lists Spreedly as a customer (https://go.rapyd.net/). Spreedly's connections page covers 100+ countries and multiple international gateways/payment methods.”
View source · go.rapyd.net ↗
Incomm
“Rapyd is listed as a customer/partner by IBS Intelligence: 'Rapyd partners with InComm Payments to support cash payments'.”
Lytepay
“Rapyd press release (Aug 2020): 'Rapyd provides white-label card issuing capabilities through its direct licence from Mastercard Singapore'; lyte.co pages confirm FAST transfer for commission disbursements.”
Littlepay
“Rapyd is listed as a known customer on go.rapyd.net; additionally the Croatia/Iceland blog post on littlepay.com explicitly names Rapyd as 'acquiring services provider' on that deployment.”
NextGen Payment
“Rapyd's go.rapyd.net publicly lists NextGen Payment as a customer.”
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What Rapyd runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers Rapyd itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Rapyd.
PSP
ValitorPayU GPO units
Sponsor Bank
Evolve Bank & TrustMVB Bank
BaaS
Evolve Bank & TrustMVB Bank
Card Network
VisaMastercard
FX / Payouts
Visa DirectMastercard Send
Open Banking
Token.io
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Alternatives to Rapyd

Other PSP providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Stripe783 buyers →Adyen278 buyers →PayPal153 buyers →Checkout.com113 buyers →Worldpay89 buyers →Mollie64 buyers →checkout58 buyers →Braintree57 buyers →
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Ranked #31 of 538 in PSP — Embedded Finance Index 2026
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Rapyd — frequently asked

Which companies use Rapyd?

18 companies disclose Rapyd in their stack in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, including Lano, Spreedly, Incomm, Lytepay, Littlepay, NextGen Payment, Kontempo, Siminn, Promptpay, Paynt and 2 others.

What does Rapyd do?

Rapyd is an embedded-finance provider in PSP, FX / Payouts, BaaS, Card Issuing and Unified FX. It ranks #31 of 538 PSP providers by disclosed buyers.

What are the alternatives to Rapyd?

The most-disclosed PSP alternatives to Rapyd are Stripe (783 buyers), Adyen (278 buyers), PayPal (153 buyers), Checkout.com (113 buyers), Worldpay (89 buyers) and Mollie (64 buyers).

Where is Rapyd headquartered?

Rapyd is founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much funding has Rapyd raised?

Rapyd has raised $770M+ in total.

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