Zepz acquired Pomelo International, Inc.; the Pomelo product was temporarily paused while the company integrated the technology into Zepz's roadmap.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Pomelo is a San Francisco-based financial services fintech that combines consumer credit with international money movement. Its product is a Mastercard-powered, credit-linked remittance app ('send now, pay later') that lets users send money abroad while building credit; in January 2026 Zepz acquired Pomelo and temporarily paused the product while integrating it into Zepz's roadmap.
Primary product
Credit-linked international money transfer / Pomelo Mastercard remittance product
Founded
2020
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
10-20
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Fintech / cross-border remittance and credit infrastructure
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Offices
Business model
Stage
Acquired
Total raised
$160M
Latest round
Series C · Jan 2026
Latest amount
$55M
Jan 2026 · Kaszek, Insight Partners
Apr 2024 · Vy Capital
Apr 2024
Aug 2022 · Founders Fund
Aug 2022 · A* Capital
Leadership
Founder and CEO
Chief Technology Officer
CFO
Data Lead
Public careers copy emphasizes an innovative, inclusive, continuous-learning workplace focused on meaningful impact; publicly posted roles are full-time and on-site.
Work style
Onsite
Pricing
No transfer fees; mostly interchange revenue, with smaller FX revenue and late fees on some credit usage
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
USD 1M-$10M (estimated)
Estimated monthly visits
1.3K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Zepz acquired Pomelo International, Inc.; the Pomelo product was temporarily paused while the company integrated the technology into Zepz's roadmap.
SourcePomelo blog · Jul 2026
Pomelo announced a global card issuance product spanning 150+ countries and positioning the company as a local-plus-global issuing infrastructure provider.
Zepz · Jan 2026
Zepz said it acquired Pomelo International, Inc. to add cards and credit services to its cross-border payments platform; Pomelo's product was temporarily paused during integration.
PYMNTS · Jan 2026
Coverage of Pomelo's $55 million Series C and plans for a stablecoin card, tokenization, and AI-powered chargeback management.
BNamericas · Jan 2026
BNamericas reported the $55 million Series C, noted more than 150 corporate clients, and described Pomelo's API-first, cloud-native, AI-powered payments infrastructure.
TechCrunch · Aug 2022
TechCrunch described Pomelo's seed round, product model, and competitors Xoom and Remitly, while noting the company makes money mostly through interchange.