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Verto

YC W19

London, GB · Founded 2018 · 170 employees · Hiring · 8 known investors

Verto provides borderless payment and financial management services for startups and enterprises, enabling multi-currency transactions, local account setup, and embedded finance across global markets. The platform centralizes currency management, international payouts, expense automation, and cross-border payments with compliance oversight.

Also known as Verto FX · VertoFX

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W19)

Verto was founded in 2018 by Anthony Oduwole and Ola Oyetayo.

AOAnthony Oduwole
Anthony Oduwolein𝕏Co-Founder & CTPOAnthony Oduwole co-founded Tespoke, an online education platform connecting schools, parents, and tutors, and Expedius, a property development and investment startup. He previously worked as a banking and capital markets specialist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, and Lloyds Bank.
OOOla Oyetayo
Ola OyetayoinCo-FounderInvestor at Unicorn Growth Ventures

Investors · 8

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Verto operates a business-to-business cross-border payments and foreign exchange platform aimed at companies ranging from startups to large enterprises. Its product set is organised around three lines: Verto Accounts, for opening local accounts and handling international transactions; Verto Atlas, an embedded finance and API offering that lets clients' own customers transact with emerging markets through Verto's infrastructure; and Verto FX, a suite of foreign exchange tools covering 49 currencies in real time for managing currency volatility. Additional capabilities include payment acceptance, payment links, multi-currency wallets and global accounts, international payouts, invoice payments, corporate cards, expense management and financial task automation, together with a mobile application, Verto Pay.

The platform positions itself as a gateway to a global payments network, enabling businesses to set up instant local accounts, accept payments in native currencies, hold multi-currency balances, convert at interbank rates and send high-speed international transfers. According to the company's own figures, payments can be accepted from more than 190 countries, local bank details can be opened in 50 countries, and more than $10 billion in global payments are processed annually; it also cites a 30% reduction in transaction processing time and a 40% reduction in cross-border payment costs for users. Company-published content addresses currency hedging and FX risk management, peer-to-peer currency marketplaces for liquidity, supplier payments from Africa to China, and a WhatsApp bot delivering real-time FX rates.

Business model

Verto sells cross-border payment, collection, payout and foreign exchange services to businesses, segmented into startup, mid-size and enterprise product suites, and additionally distributes its capabilities through embedded finance and API integrations (Verto Atlas) that partners build into their own customer experiences.

The company's materials describe currency conversion at interbank rates, FX solutions and payment/payout services for business clients, and claim customers achieve around a 40% reduction in cross-border payment costs; specific pricing or fee structures are not detailed.

Traction

Company-stated figures include more than $10 billion in global payments processed annually, coverage of 190+ countries for inbound payments and 50 countries for local accounts, and 49 supported currencies. Case studies feature Target Mart, Sun King, Cowrywise, AIfluence and Lima Technologies, and the site references Trustpilot ratings.

Latest developments

Recent company-published product updates include the Verto Pay mobile app for SMEs, the Verto Marketplace for FX trading with peer-to-peer currency matching to address liquidity, currency hedging tools for FX risk management, and a WhatsApp bot delivering real-time foreign exchange rates.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, risks & controversies

Market position

Verto presents itself as a cross-border payments provider focused on connecting global businesses with emerging markets, particularly African corridors, citing enterprise and scale-up customers such as Sun King and Cowrywise as references.

The company emphasises broad currency and country coverage (49 currencies, payment acceptance from over 190 countries, local account details in 50 countries), interbank-rate conversion, emerging-market connectivity delivered via APIs and embedded finance, and a multi-jurisdiction regulatory and compliance footprint.

Technology

Verto provides a platform with API-based integrations for FX and payouts, embedded finance modules, a mobile payments app (Verto Pay), an FX marketplace including peer-to-peer currency matching, and a WhatsApp bot for real-time exchange rates. Dedicated engineering teams maintain infrastructure and fraud/security controls.

Go-to-market

Direct sales alongside self-service onboarding on the website ("Get started" and "Speak to sales" paths), segmented product suites by company size, published customer case studies and Trustpilot reviews, and content marketing on FX and payments topics; partner and API distribution supports indirect reach.

Startups seeking local accounts, multi-currency global accounts and payment links; mid-size companies needing embedded finance, expense management, international business accounts and corporate cards; and enterprises requiring FX risk management, multi-currency wallets and invoice payments. Named customers include Target Mart, Sun King, Cowrywise, AIfluence and Lima Technologies.

Geography

Regulatory coverage and operations are indicated across the UK, US, Canada, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and the DFSA jurisdiction, with payment acceptance from more than 190 countries and local account opening in 50 countries. Customer use cases reference the UAE, Europe, African markets and payments to suppliers in China.

Risks & controversies

Operating a regulated payments business across multiple jurisdictions, Verto is subject to compliance obligations including GDPR, PCI and CCPA, FCA Electronic Money Institution requirements on safeguarding client funds in segregated accounts, ISO 27001 information security certification maintained through BSI, and exposure to currency volatility and fraud risk in emerging-market corridors.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Countries from which payments can be acceptedJan 2024190
Countries where local-detail accounts can be openedJan 202450
Currencies supportedJan 202449 currencies
Global payments processed annuallyJan 202410B+
HeadcountAug 2026261

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
VertoNo. 02130972 · inc. May 1987 · dissolved

Companies House · registry record

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Has charges registered
Registered name
VERTO LIMITED
Company number
02130972
Status
Dissolved
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 May 1987
Dissolved
7 Jun 2022
Registered office
C/O Azets Burnham Yard, London End, Beaconsfield, Bucks, HP9 2JH
Nature of business (SIC)
46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Accounts
last made up to 30 Sept 2021

Current officers

  • Claire Beverley Morgan secretary, appointed 2 Aug 2004
  • Paul Graham Holmes director

Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 24 Jul 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In the news

Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Verto do?
Verto is a B2B cross-border payments and FX platform offering multi-currency accounts, payouts and embedded finance APIs.
Who founded Verto?
Verto was founded by Anthony Oduwole, Ola Oyetayo in 2018.
Who are Verto's investors?
Verto's investors include Oyster Ventures, P1 Ventures, Quona Capital, Treasury, Unicorn Growth Ventures, Ventures Platform, Y Combinator, ACE & Company.
Where is Verto headquartered?
Verto is headquartered in London, GB.