ThetaRay, the Leader in Next Generation AI-Powered Secure Global Payments, Raises $57 Million to Continue Unlocking Business Opportunities for Banks and FinTechs
- Raise of $57 million will enable ThetaRay to accelerate global growth plans
- ThetaRay's customer base grew more than 10x over the last two years
- Existing customers expanded at a net dollar retention rate of over 180%
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Latest Round was Led by Portage, a Global FinTech and Financial Services Investment Platform, and Supported by Largest Existing Shareholder JVP and Other Shareholders
Funding Follows 10x Customer Growth in 2 Years
The Raise will Expedite International Expansion and Position ThetaRay to Dominate the
From Right to Left: Erel Margalit, Founder and Chairman of JVP and Chairman of ThetaRay, Devon Kirk, Partner and Co-Head of Portage Capital Solutions and Peter Reynolds, CEO of ThetaRay. Photo Credit: Alon Talmor
ThetaRay recently appointed Peter Reynolds – who had spearheaded the company’s growth as Chief Revenue Officer - as CEO.
“Global payment infrastructure too often fails to accurately differentiate between perfectly legitimate transactions and ones from bad actors dealing with illicit funds,” said Peter Reynolds, CEO of ThetaRay. “We’re proud to be at the forefront of the revolution to make global transactions easier, safer and cheaper and are keenly aware of the massive vote of confidence this investment is in both our technology and our team.”
ThetaRay’s cloud-based transaction monitoring and screening solution uses market-leading proprietary and patented AI technology to monitor financial transactions quickly and accurately. This allows the simple and safe flow of funds across the world by establishing trusted transactions, enabling Banks and FinTechs to grow their business and enter new markets while making more efficient use of their internal resources and reducing the risk of financial crime. ThetaRay’s customers include some of the world’s most significant financial institutions such as Santander, Travelex, Mashreq Bank, MFS Africa and ClearBank.
Global trade has suffered from payment networks becoming risk averse, seeing global interbank corridors reduce by
As a result, ThetaRay is seeing dramatic business traction – the number of clients grew more than 10x over the last two years while existing customers expanded at a staggering net dollar retention rate of over
“We are excited to support ThetaRay as they bring their market-leading, AI-powered technology to new customers globally,” said Devon Kirk, Partner and Co-Head of Portage Capital Solutions. “We know that Banks and FinTechs are looking for ways to grow their businesses while managing risk and compliance costs and that in many areas, including AML, legacy systems are simply not working. ThetaRay is bringing much-needed innovation to enable transactions and fight financial crime.”
“Portage’s deep expertise in the FinTech and Financial Services space makes them the ideal partner as ThetaRay embarks on a new chapter of growth and geographic expansion,” said Erel Margalit, Founder and Chairman of JVP and Chairman of ThetaRay. “Guided by the adept leadership of Peter Reynolds, the resolute ThetaRay team stands ready to expand its financial technology footprint across continents – spanning
About ThetaRay
ThetaRay's AI-powered SONAR transaction monitoring solution, based on “artificial intelligence intuition,” allows Banks and Fintechs to expand their business opportunities through safe and reliable cross-border payments. The groundbreaking solution also improves customer satisfaction, reduces compliance costs, and increases risk coverage. Financial organizations that rely on highly heterogeneous and complex ecosystems benefit greatly from ThetaRay's unmatchable low false positive and high detection rates. For more information, visit www.thetaray.com.
About Portage
Portage is a global investment platform focused on FinTech and Financial Services with over US
Our team partners with ambitious companies across all stages, through Portage Ventures and Portage Capital Solutions. We provide flexible capital and deliver a global network of investors, commercial partners, advisors, and value creation experts. With deep industry knowledge and entrepreneurial experience, Portage is committed to supporting the leaders who are reshaping financial services. Portage operates in
About JVP
Founded in 1993 by Dr. Erel Margalit, JVP is an internationally renowned VC fund. It is among the pioneering firms of the Israeli VC industry and has raised over
Over the past decade, JVP has spearheaded the creation of international Centers of Excellence, including the AI and Media Center in
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Source: ThetaRay