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August 19, 2026 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based payments Fintech Modulr has reached a key milestone by becoming a direct pa rticipant in the CHAPS high-value payment scheme, settling transactions straight through the Bank of England. This development positions the company as a non-bank payment service provider in the United Kingdom with… Read More

February 5, 2026 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Modulr has marked a pivotal achievement by becoming profitable in 2025, just as it commemorates a decade since its founding. This embedded payments provider has demonstrated remarkable resilience and expansion, handling upwards of 200 million transactions each year while managing an annualized payment… Read More

December 17, 2024 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered virtual payments services provider Modulr has reportedly entered a contract with HMRC for the provision of Confirmation of Payee (CoP) services, which has been secured under the latest Open Banking Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). As per the latest agreement, Modulr will aim to offer… Read More

November 25, 2024 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Modulr, an embedded payments platform, announces its acquisition of Nook, an innovator in accounts payable (AP) automation. Both companies said they aim to address inefficiencies, remove manual steps and improve the overall security of making business payments. These are significant concerns, as highlighted by Modulr’s… Read More

June 30, 2024 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

multifi are a lending service for SMEs, empowering innovative businesses to reach the next level of growth and cover emergencies. However, to offer the solution that SMEs were crying out for, they “needed to offer loans that were fast and easily accessible.” For that, they… Read More

June 4, 2024 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Modulr, the embedded payments platform, announced the launch of its innovative travel payments solution, specifically designed to address the unique needs of online travel agents (OTAs) and travel industry intermediaries. The new offering reportedly “enhances operational efficiency, streamlines reconciliation and cash flow processes, and unlocks… Read More

May 25, 2024 @ 2:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Modulr is pleased to be working with the University of Edinburgh Business School. Their collaboration showcases their shared commitment “to fostering technology innovations, inspiring the next generation of business leaders and building Scotland’s prominence as a tech hub.” Here’s how Modulr is supporting the University… Read More

October 18, 2023 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reportedly agreed with Fintech Modulr to place customer onboarding restrictions until the service provider adheres to applicable regulatory guidelines. At the start of this month, the FCA had placed a restriction for the firm, which prevents it from… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hastee claims that it is disrupting a rigid monthly pay cycle that’s no longer “fit for purpose” by giving employees early access to part of their earned pay. This ensures employees can cove themselves “for financial emergencies without the risk of borrowing funds they may… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 1:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Fintech Modulr has reportedly expanded its embedded payments product offerings to France and Spain. With this recent expansion move as well as a layer of localization, French and Spanish companies are able to leverage Modulr’s embedded payments solutions to enhance their market competitiveness within… Read More

February 20, 2023 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In order to provide the complete set of features that many of their customers know and love, Plutus works with various third parties including a banking partner. Their banking partner “provides and manages your Plutus current account.” Plutus is “moving from one of its current… Read More

December 27, 2022 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

There are few things more vital to get right than renting, according to an update from UK-based Fintech firm Modulr. Whether it’s a landlord, letting agency or tenant, it “involves an enormous amount of money and the emotional weight of roofs over people’s heads.” Modulr… Read More

December 7, 2022 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sometimes, innovation comes “out of frustration.” That was “certainly” the case for kennek, the vertical software solution for lenders. As Thibault Lancksweert, kennek Founder and Co-CEO notes: “Our motivation for starting kennek stemmed from our own frustrations as lenders. We found that, despite the many… Read More

October 18, 2022 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HR and payroll services provider, SD Worx, is committed to making additional investments in people-based Fintech services for its clients by working with Modulr, the embedded payments platform that supports quicker payroll payments. Traditional Bacs payments for payroll usually take around three business days to… Read More

October 13, 2022 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Digital Pound Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Modulr to the Digital Pound Foundation’s membership community. Since its inception in 2016, Modulr has “grown to become the leading provider of embedded payments to businesses across the UK and Europe.” Authorized by the… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nebeus, the European cryptocurrency app, has announced a partnership with Modulr, the embedded payments platform, “to augment its offering with accounts, real-time payments and Visa cards.” This move makes Nebeus one of the first European companies “to leverage Modulr’s one-stop card issuing solution across the… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 9:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a world where everything is available on demand, being paid once every month is “an increasingly outdated way of doing things for many,” according to an update from Fintech firm Modulr. Leveraging the “unique” pay link between employer and employee to empower workers to… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Scroll Finance, a “next-generation” Fintech offering “smart” financing solutions to homeowners, recently announced that Modulr, the embedded payments platform, will be powering its underlying payments infrastructure. The partnership will “enable Scroll to accelerate its mission to disrupt the homeowner financing sector in the UK.” Scroll… Read More

June 7, 2022 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Dutch Fintech Modulr has launched its real-time Euro payments service, based on the real-time pan European SEPA Instant scheme. The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) allows customers to make cashless Euro payments to anywhere in the EU, as well as a number of non-EU countries… Read More

May 20, 2022 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Modulr, an embedded payments platform for digital businesses, recently announced that it has raised $108m (£83m) in Series C funding that was led by General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm. The investment round also “included significant participation from existing investors including Blenheim Chalcot, Frog… Read More