Embedded payments platform Modulr has raised £83 million in Series C funding.
The London firm’s technology enables businesses to build payments directly into their own platforms without needing to build complicated payment systems, become regulated themselves or manage the complexities of payment network membership.
It delivers payments infrastructure for over 200 top-tier customers including Revolut, Wagestream, Sage and BrightPay. It now processes an annualised transaction value of more than £100 billion.
The Series C round was led by General Atlantic and included significant participation from existing investors including Blenheim Chalcot, Frog Capital, Highland Europe and PayPal Ventures.
Modulr intends to use the funding to accelerate its geographic footprint, extending its client and partner coverage in existing and new market verticals in the UK and Europe. It will also expand the use of account-to-account payments and open banking payments.
“Our ambition is to cement Modulr’s position as a leader in embedding financial technology into businesses across the UK and Europe,” said CEO and founder Myles Stephenson.
“Our modern FinOps hub enables large enterprises, FinTechs and digital businesses to build, scale, and control money flows. We believe the opportunity is vast and continues to grow with the rise of digital payments.
“This latest funding round will help support Modulr to become a pan-European payments champion. Our regulatory and licensing permissions, tech stack, and modern and dynamic service offering make it possible for our customers to automate and monetise payments.”
Aaron Goldman, MD and co-head of financial services at General Atlantic, commented: “Modulr has built a bridge between payments infrastructure and businesses who want to embed FinTech into their products.
“Modulr enables clients to move money more efficiently, create accounts quicker, simplify processes and integrate what were historically thought of as ‘traditional financial’ services into their own product offerings.
“The company’s scalable, enterprise-grade architecture and seamless API have helped to establish its reputation and driven client wins spanning travel, accounting, payroll, challenger banking and vertical software across the UK and Europe.”