Verto acquired its long-time technology and development partner Locusnine Innovations and brought that capability in-house.
SourceCross-Border Payments and FX Simplified
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Verto is a London-based B2B cross-border payments and FX fintech founded in 2017 by Ola Oyetayo and Anthony Oduwole. It serves businesses in emerging and developed markets with multi-currency accounts, payments, FX, and embedded-finance/API infrastructure; the company has also rebranded from VertoFX to Verto and moved its primary domain to verto.co.
Primary product
B2B cross-border payments and FX platform with business accounts and Atlas embedded-finance/API infrastructure
Founded
2017
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Team size
150-200
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
B2B cross-border payments, foreign exchange, and embedded finance
Offices
Business model
Stage
Series A (plus grant/award funding)
Total raised
$13.4M
Latest round
Biz Plan Competition - III · May 2025
Latest amount
$1M
May 2025 · Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech
Oct 2024
Sep 2021 · Quona Capital
Jul 2019 · Accelerated Digital Ventures
Mar 2019
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO/CPO
Head of Engineering
Marketing & Growth Director
Client Experience Lead
Global Head of Compliance & MLRO
Director Product Strategy & Innovations
Investors
Mission-driven, transparent, customer-first, collaborative, and fast-moving; the company emphasizes curiosity, ownership, appropriate risk-taking, and going the extra mile.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public hiring pages describe a competitive salary, and some roles mention yearly salary reviews tied to inflation, personal performance, and business performance; selected roles also advertise OTE/commission structures and location-based benefits.
Benefits
Pricing
Primarily FX spread and commission-based pricing, with custom enterprise/API pricing for embedded-finance use cases
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$10M-$25M
Verto acquired its long-time technology and development partner Locusnine Innovations and brought that capability in-house.
SourceTechAfrica News · Jul 2026
Verto was included in CNBC/Statista’s 2026 top fintech ranking, reinforcing its momentum in cross-border payments and financial services.
Verto blog · Dec 2025
Company blog recapping product launches, three new offices, regulatory expansion, awards, and the domain move from vertofx.com to verto.co.
aptantech · Sep 2025
Coverage of Atlas Suite, an API-first embedded-finance product for fintechs and platforms, with Triply as an early adopter.
Verto blog · May 2025
Verto announced it won the Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech, a $1 million award recognizing cross-border payments innovation for emerging markets.
TechCabal · Apr 2025
A detailed profile of Verto’s product strategy, including treasury, FX, cards, and invoice-payment tooling.