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Transfast

Provider
FX / PayoutsPSP

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 4 companies across 2 categories.

transfast.com ↗
CategoriesFX / Payouts, PSP
Rank#46 of 179 in FX / Payouts
Buyers4 companies
OwnerMastercard (2019)

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Ownership
Acquired by Mastercard in 2019.
Who uses Transfast
4 companies disclose Transfast in their stack
Polaris Bank Ltd.KCB GroupBFC (Bahrain Financing Company)Kcb
Buyer mix · 4 of 4 classified
Bank / National · 3Fintech / Cross-border payments · 1
Africa · 3MENA · 1
What the disclosures say
Polaris Bank Ltd.
“Homepage lists transfer partners: Western Union, MoneyGram, Fix Direct, Small World, Transfast, Polaris FlitCash, RIA Money Transfer.”
BFC (Bahrain Financing Company)
“Services include EzRemit, MoneyGram, and Transfast.”
Kcb
“ke.kcbgroup.com/international-money-transfer-services explicitly names Western Union, MoneyGram, Ria, TransFast, Global Money Exchange, and Gulf Exchange as partners.”
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Alternatives to Transfast

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

Currencycloud81 buyers →Airwallex80 buyers →Nium67 buyers →Wise Platform58 buyers →Stripe49 buyers →Convera33 buyers →Adyen26 buyers →Visa Direct23 buyers →
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Ranked #46 of 179 in FX / Payouts — Embedded Finance Index 2026
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Transfast — frequently asked

Which companies use Transfast?

4 companies are linked to Transfast in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, through their own public disclosures or Transfast's published customer list, including Polaris Bank Ltd., KCB Group, BFC (Bahrain Financing Company) and Kcb.

What does Transfast do?

Transfast is an embedded-finance provider in FX / Payouts and PSP. It ranks #46 of 179 FX / Payouts providers by linked companies.

Who owns Transfast?

Transfast is owned by Mastercard, which acquired it in 2019.

What are the alternatives to Transfast?

The most-named FX / Payouts alternatives to Transfast are Currencycloud (81 buyers), Airwallex (80 buyers), Nium (67 buyers), Wise Platform (58 buyers), Stripe (49 buyers) and Convera (33 buyers).

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