The company will later expand into multiple currencies and will roll out to more countries.įounded in 2016, Rapyd is a fintech-as-a-service innovator that offers a payments network and platform to facilitate local and international supplier and customer payments. Rakuten Viber is launching the service in Greece and Germany, where users can transact in Euros. Recipients can store money in a mobile wallet with an IBAN, which is available in the Viber app. Viber users can use the messaging service to send and receive money instantly, with no fees. The move places Rakuten Viber squarely in the center of the global digital payments space. Through this partnership, Rakuten Viber can confidently step into the world of payments and become a leader in embedded finance, supported by Rapyd’s licensed end-to-end fintech offerings.” “We’re proud to provide the infrastructure and licensing for global companies like Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s most trusted and recognized messaging and communications platforms, to develop their own financial services without them having to build the foundation from scratch.

“The future of payments is integrated fintech, and this partnership demonstrates why we founded Rapyd in the first place: to democratize fintech for all,” said Rapyd CEO Arik Shiltman. Under the agreement, Rapyd will facilitate in-app payments for Viber users. Payments platform Rapyd partnered with consumer-facing messaging app Rakuten Viber today. “Through this partnership, Rakuten Viber can confidently step into the world of payments and become a leader in embedded finance, supported by Rapyd’s licensed end-to-end fintech offerings,” said Rapyd CEO Arik Shiltman.

Rapyd will facilitate in-app payments for Viber users.

Rapyd has partnered with Rakuten Viber this week.

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