The open-source GitHub repository states that it is undergoing a major rebuild and is not actively supported at this time.
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Ballerine is an AI-native, open-source merchant risk decisioning platform for financial institutions, payment providers, PSPs, fintechs, and acquirers. It turns fragmented KYB/KYC, web, transaction, and document signals into explainable risk profiles and workflows for onboarding, underwriting, monitoring, and compliance.
Primary product
AI-powered merchant risk decisioning platform
Founded
2022
Headquarters
New York, United States
Team size
11-50
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Merchant risk management / financial crime management software
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$19.1M
Latest round
Seed Round · Jan 2025
Latest amount
$13.5M
Leadership
Co-Founder and CEO
Co-Founder and CPO
Co-Founder and CTO
Chief Risk Officer
Dean Pogroske
VP of Revenue
VP Risk & APAC Region
VP R&D
Gadi Ben-Amram
Head of Product & Data Science
Investors
The company presents itself as fast-moving, low-ego, collaborative, and growth-oriented, with an emphasis on shipping quickly, learning continuously, and working across teams.
Compensation
No public salary bands or compensation ranges were found in the available sources.
Benefits
Pricing
Open-source core plus commercial hosted/enterprise offerings; exact pricing is not publicly disclosed.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
under $1M
Estimated monthly visits
8.7K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
The open-source GitHub repository states that it is undergoing a major rebuild and is not actively supported at this time.
SourcePR Newswire · Jan 2026
Ballerine launched a Trusted Agentic Commerce Governance Platform for PSPs and PayFacs, positioning its product as real-time governance for agent-driven commerce and emphasizing continuous merchant oversight, policy enforcement, and audit-ready evidence.
Global Banking & Finance Review · Apr 2025
Ballerine announced a Mastercard Engage partnership and described its platform as helping acquirers, PSPs, and fintechs automate onboarding and ongoing merchant risk monitoring at scale.
FF News | Fintech Finance · Feb 2025
Ballerine named former Visa risk executive Cihat Fitzgerald as Chief Risk Officer to strengthen payments risk and compliance leadership.
FinTech Global · May 2024
A profile of Ballerine's AI-driven merchant risk assessment approach, highlighting faster onboarding, lower operating cost, and broader web and data-signal analysis.
Business Wire · May 2023
Ballerine announced a $5 million seed round led by Team8 with participation from Y Combinator, Vera Equity, and angel investors from several fintech companies.