Funding to support next phase of growth
Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, has announced a US$ 175mn on investment co-led by Apis Partners, a private equity firm specialising in financial infrastructure and services, and Aspirity Partners, a pan-European Private Equity firm focused on Financial Technology & Services and Enterprise Technology & Connectivity Services.
The investment will support Paymentology’s continued global expansion, product development and strengthening of its team, as the company builds on strong demand for modern issuer processing on a global scale.
The transaction brings together two investors with deep experience in the payments industry and a shared focus on advancing payments infrastructure, united by the view that issuer processing represents one of the most significant opportunities in the sector.
“As Aspirity’s first investment from our inaugural fund, this partnership reflects our sector-specialist approach and was the downstream outcome of our proactive thematic origination model, including the valuable contribution of our Innovator & Leader network,” observed Joe O’Mara, Founder and Managing Partner, Aspirity Partners.
Payments value chain
“Leveraging our global connectivity and sector expertise across the payments value chain, we look forward to supporting management as they continue to scale, extend their capabilities and deliver meaningful, lasting impact by improving access to modern financial services worldwide,” noted Matteo Stefanel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Apis.
“By combining global capability with the flexibility to adapt locally, we enable our clients to compete more effectively with speed, control and efficiency, in an increasingly dynamic landscape,” commented Jeff Parker, CEO, Paymentology.
“This further exemplifies our approach of backing proven mission-critical infrastructure providers, capital‑light business models that generate attractive returns while driving measurable positive impact demonstrating that long‑term value creation and impact go hand in hand,” added Udayan Goyal, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Apis.
