Mon, Dec 23 2024
Volopa, a forward-thinking supplier of solutions for managing payments, transactions, and expenses, and ClearBank, a leader in embedded banking and real-time clearing for financial institutions, have formed a strategic alliance.
The principal objective of this collaboration is to enhance Volopa's existing banking competencies, thereby laying the groundwork for the launch of enhanced financial services and a future expansion of its product line.
Three essential items are combined into Volopa's current portfolio to create a single, seamless offering: multicurrency prepaid company cards, streamlined employee expenditure management, and international payments from the UK to 180 countries. A single platform that easily interfaces with current banking and FinTech partnerships enables CFOs, FDs, and Treasurers to optimize corporate performance through time and cost savings as a result of this consolidation. Additionally, the Volopa platform is compatible with accounting programs like as Xero and QuickBooks, which improves integration friction and operational efficiency.
This cooperation is a key component of Volopa's strategy and is required in order to obtain an e-money license from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is expected to happen later this year. Volopa will give its clients access to UK payment rails after obtaining the license and incorporating ClearBank's technological platform, enabling transfers to people, companies, or other financial institutions. Customers will also gain from the opportunity to open virtual and secure bank accounts in addition to receiving multicurrency, cross-border payment, and foreign exchange services.
This relationship comes after Volopa made a number of calculated strategic decisions, such as partnering with Open Banking API vendor Yapily and bringing on an elite team of nine from American Express. With the support of FinTech and security incubator Quantum Group, Volopa is well-positioned to expand and intends to list on the London Stock Exchange in the upcoming 12 to 18 months.
"Our partnership with ClearBank will be a game changer in terms of the products and services we can offer our clients," stated Ali Albajati, Head of Product at Volopa. At Volopa, our mission is to develop custom, cutting-edge solutions that precisely address the demands of our SME clients. Our prompt response to client input enables us to provide a continuously improving range of platform-based goods and services, bolstered by outstanding customer support.
Our clients express satisfaction with our work and express a desire to work with us more, particularly in light of the growing demand for digital solutions among UK firms due to supply chain and global economic issues. We will be able to expand and strengthen our ties with our current clientele while also drawing in new ones thanks to the array of goods and services that the ClearBank partnership will allow us to offer.
John Salter, Chief Customer Officer of ClearBank, stated,
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