Finablr Acquires TimesofMoney

Finablr, a global platform for Payments and Foreign Exchange solutions, has announced the acquisition of TimesofMoney, a digital payments solutions provider, from Network International. The latest move promises to strengthen the leadership of Finablr’s network of companies within India’s fast-growing payments sector.

TimesofMoney caters to institutions and merchants through its diverse portfolio of solutions, including white-labelled mobile payment platforms, payment gateways and payment aggregation solutions. Its clientele includes some of the leading banks, payment service providers, and global financial institutions. TimesofMoney’s proprietary solutions, which are underpinned by a highly scalable infrastructure conforming to industry-leading best practices, can now be leveraged by Finablr’s global network of companies.  

Promoth Manghat, Executive Director and CEO of Finablr, said that TimesofMoney has established itself as a category-leader in India’s digital payments sector, which continues to demonstrate robust growth buoyed by increasing popularity of e-commerce and the digitization of the country’s economy. The acquisition of TimesofMoney represents a strategic move for them. In the new scheme of things, the company’s technology, which many of the world’s leading organizations already trust to process payments, will be integrated into the Finablr network, thereby building on its portfolio of innovative technologies that help connect consumers and businesses, small or large, into the new economy, he said.

Significantly, the demand for access to digital payments and seamless payment processing is growing rapidly across multiple geographies, and India is at the centre of this trend. With strong support from the government, digital payments have taken an increasingly important role in India’s cash dominant economy. Digital payments, including the adoption of mobile wallets and cards, have soared in India following the demonetization exercise in November 2016. TimesofMoney has witnessed a substantial increase in transaction volumes processed in the last year.

As part of Finablr, TimesofMoney is well-positioned to accelerate its growth in India. Additionally, leveraging the global presence of the Finablr network will enable TimesofMoney to expand into new markets, transforming itself from a large domestic player into an international powerhouse operating in the vanguard of the digital payments industry.

Finablr’s network of companies comprises category renowned brands, which together handled more than 150 million transactions in 2017. The network spans 160+ countries and, with its strategy of financial enablement and empowerment, touches over a billion lives through its digital channels, retail stores and agent locations.