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Xfers

Xfers

Xfers is a Singaporean-based payment processing gateway, offering credit card processing and internet banking transfers. [1] It is presently located at Blk71 and was incubated under NUS Enterprise. [2] They graduated from Y Combinator's Summer 2015 Class and planned to expand to other locations throughout South East Asia. [3]

The service makes it easy for users to pay, receive and manage internet banking transactions in Asia. For example, merchant can manage multiple transactions on their dashboard. Moreover, it enables C2C payments, aimed mainly at peer-to-peer transactions. It enables buyers and sellers on marketplaces and/or social networks to easily manage their P2P transactions. [4]

Xfers powers payments for fin-tech companies such as Coinbase and CoinHako. It also offers its payment gateway to clients such as Jetpack, Trezo. [5] It works with all major retail banks in Singapore and is compliant with the country’s FAST protocol (Fast And Secure Transfers), which enables near-instant electronic money transfers between banks. [6]

On January 2016, Xfers announced its first round of seed funding.

[7] It raised over 2.5 million USD, which its investors includes venture capital firms such as Quest Ventures, 500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures and angel investors such as Eduardo Saverin. [8] It is expanding into the Jakarta market, where its new office will be located at South Jakarta, JL Thamrin Boulevard. [9]

Xfers
IndustryPayments, Finances
FoundedOctober 2014
FoundersTianwei Liu, Samson Leo, Wen Bin Tay, Victor Liew Jia Hao
ServicesE-wallet, Internet Banking
Websitehttps://www.xfers.io

References

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Citation Linkdealstreetasia.com"Singapore: Xfers raises $2.5m seed funds from Eduardo Saverin, Golden Gate Ventures, 500 Startups, others"
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Citation Linkvulcanpost.com"5 Top Places Technology Entrepreneurs Must Visit In Singapore"
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Citation Linkangel.co"Y Combinator Summer 2015"
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Citation Linktechinasia.com"17 startups in Asia that caught our eye"
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Citation Linkvulcanpost.com"S'pore Startup JetBay Wants To Help You See China In A Way You Never Thought Possible"
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Citation Linktechinasia.com"These entrepreneurs will leave Bay Area, return to Singapore to simplify C2C payments"
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Citation Linktechcrunch.com"Singapore-based Xfers Lands $2.5M To Simplify Bank Transfers For Online Sellers"
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Citation Linkquestventures.com"Quest Ventures Portfolio"
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Citation Linktechinasia.com"P2P payments startup Xfers eyes Indonesia with $2.5m seed funding"
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