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Friday, March 19 2021 - 11:00
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Global fintech Railsbank launches in Australia
SINGAPORE, Mar. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Railsbank plans to develop embedded finance market opportunity in Australia


Railsbank(https://www.railsbank.com/), a leading global Banking as a Service 
(BaaS)  platform, has launched in Australia via a partnership with the 
country's first neobank, Volt(https://www.voltbank.com.au/).

The partnership enables Railsbank to continue its expansion within the APAC 
region and it considers Australia a highly strategic market.

Volt will be the first and only bank selected to launch Railsbank's embedded 
finance offering in Australia. 

The embedded finance market in Australia is in its infancy, but both Railsbank 
and Volt believe it is set for rapid growth over the coming years. 

Volt will also engage with Railsbank's global network of partners and 
customers, and enable a broader BaaS solution in Australia that will enable 
companies to prototype, launch and scale financial products within their own 
customer experience.

Justin Xiao, COO of Railsbank, Asia-Pacific, said: "Australia is strategically 
important for Railsbank and it's a real privilege for us to be partnering with 
Volt in this next phase of our growth. The strength of the Volt brand, balance 
sheet, and compliance offering makes it the ideal partner to help us launch 
into the local market and tap the growth opportunity in embedded finance.

"Australia's fintech scene is thriving and Railsbank has a lot to offer in 
terms of bringing innovative solutions and best practices to customers. 
Collaborating with Volt gives us access to local knowledge and capabilities to 
help us succeed. This is a significant partnership for Railsbank as we continue 
our expansion in the Asia-Pacific region."

Volt founder and CEO, Steve Weston, said: "We are proud to be the first and 
only bank selected to launch Railsbank's embedded finance offering in Australia.

"Railsbank has a proven track record of servicing millions of customers through 
partnerships with banks like Volt in global markets. This partnership 
demonstrates how our prudent and measured approach to market entry, built on 
the sturdy foundation of our unique BaaS platform and partnership strategy, 
could help to make Volt a long-term contender for a share of Australia's highly 
lucrative banking sector."

Railsbank is headquartered in the UK and has offices in Singapore, the 
Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, the US, Germany, and Lithuania.

It has relationships with numerous banks and financial institutions across 
Europe, the US, and Asia-Pacific and will continue its expansion across Asia 
with a view to deepening its footprint in Japan, the Philippines, Thailand and 
Vietnam later this year.

In November last year, Railsbank raised US$37 million as part of continued 
equity funding to support its global growth and product expansion. Significant 
investors include Visa.

For more information, please refer to this 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p9I2ai3cy9s9TuZAa-pFdcmG-zk94INUpgsAQkaS8yk/edit 
for the following:

-Railsbank's(https://www.railsbank.com/) boilerplate 
-Volt's(https://www.voltbank.com.au/) boilerplate 
-Notes to Editors 
-Media Pack  
-Media Contacts

SOURCE:  Railsbank
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