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Company announcement/retail

Railsbank rebrands as Railsr

World-leading embedded finance experiences platform, Railsbank, has changed its name to Railsr, and launched a rewards offering, signifying that it is ready to create and deliver the next evolution in the consumer financial experience.

07 June 2022

Company announcement/people

Railsbank eyes sports industry as big business development area

Leading embedded finance experience platform Railsbank has announced several strategic moves to support growth and build expertise in the sports industry, including the appointment of two senior leaders.

19 May 2022

Company announcement/payments

Parpera debuts business debit card

Parpera, a money management platform for sole traders, freelancers, and startup founders, has launched Australia's first embedded finance business experience using a debit card linked directly to deposit accounts, in partnership with Railspay (the Australian arm of Railsbank) and Volt.

15 March 2022

News/payments

Revolut raises €10 million for Red Cross Ukraine appeal

Launched on the 25th February, Revolut enabled millions of its customers worldwide to instantly donate to the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal, targeted at supporting victims of the war in Ukraine. The €10 million was raised through donations of Revolut customers, which were then matched by Revolut itself.

11 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

Sodexo Engage taps Railsbank for BIN sponsorship

Railsbank, the leading global Embedded Finance Experience platform, is now the BIN sponsor for the Sodexo Engage Spree Card programme.

10 March 2022

Company announcement/retail

Aazzur and Railsbank extend partnership

Innovative Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) integrator AAZZUR has expanded its partnership with leading embedded finance experience platform Railsbank.

03 March 2022

News/retail

Railsbank set to join the unicorn club - Sky News

Embedded finance platform Railsbank is on the verge of hitting unicorn status thanks to an upcoming investment round, according to Sky News.

07 February 2022

News/payments

Railsbank launches white label BNPL package for retailers

Embedded finance experience platform Railsbank has built a white label BNPL product that enables retailers to escape the clutches of shopping apps like Klarna and build their own branded buy now, pay later programmes.

13 January 2022

News/sustainable

SDG corporate debit card launched by quartet of payments players

RailsBank, Toqio, and Mastercard have partnered with fintech platform HealRWorld, to deliver a corporate debit card that rewards sustainable businesses and promotes their commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

05 November 2021

News/retail

Douugh to go global through BaaS partnership with Railsbank

Financial app Douugh has sealed a Banking-as-a-Service arrangement with Railsbank to expand its footprint in Australia, followed by a commercial roll out to the UK, Europe and Southeast Asia.

04 November 2021

Company announcement/retail

Railsbank opens new global HQ in London

Railsbank the leading global Embedded Finance platform has today announced the opening of its new Global Headquarters in Broadgate, London’s largest pedestrianised neighbourhood in the heart of the financial district.

13 October 2021

Finextra TV/payments

Railsbank on the Megatrends from Money 20/20

Nigel Verdon, CEO, and co-founder of Railsbank, speaks about some of the hottest topics from Money 20/20 including APIs and banking-as-a-service, embedded financial products, and the drivers fueling these megatrends.

21 September 2021

News/people

Railsbank appoints Wise MD Stuart Gregory as chief product officer

Global embedded finance platform Railsbank has announced its appointment of Stuart Gregory as chief product officer. Gregory joins Railsbank to lead product, engineering, and partnerships.

06 September 2021

Company announcement/payments

Railsbank becomes Visa Ready Banking Identification Number sponsor in Singapore

eading global embedded finance platform, Railsbank, and the world’s leader in digital payments, Visa are partnering to drive local fintech enablement, with Railsbank coming on board as a Visa Ready Banking Identification Number (BIN) sponsor.

21 July 2021

News/payments

Railsbank goes global with $70 million fund raise

UK banking-as-a-service outfit Railsbank has raised $70 million to promote its brand and products across the globe.

14 July 2021

News/inclusion

Unizest launches account for overseas workers in the UK

The Unizest brand has been relaunched, working with job recruiters to offer overseas workers in the UK an electronic current account.

24 June 2021

Company announcement/payments

Monneo issues corporate Visa card via Railsbank

Virtual IBAN and eCommerce bank account provider, Monneo, today announces the launch of its Monneo Corporate Visa debit card, in partnership with Railsbank, the leading global Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform.

23 June 2021

News/sustainable

Novus partners Visa for 'impact-driven' digital banking app

Novus, an "impact-driven" startup has teamed up with Visa and Railsbank on a mobile application that rewards users for sustainable purchasing choices.

18 June 2021

Company announcement/payments

RationalFX taps Railsbank for ledger and payment services

Railsbank, the leading global Banking-as-a-Service platform, has announced a collaboration with RationalFX, a major UK payments and foreign exchange provider, as the latter strengthens its product offering in Europe.

11 May 2021

News/payments

Railsbank and Plaid form embedded finance partnership

Banking-as-a-service platform Railsbank is to provide customers with embedded access to Open Banking services for account-to-account payments from Plaid.

06 May 2021