Digital payment platform, Payoneer has announced a deal to acquire Munich-based tech company optile.
The deal boosts Payoneer’s continued efforts to empower businesses around the world to grow globally, as optile streamlines payment acceptance processes for merchants worldwide.
Scott Galit, CEO of Payoneer commented on the deal: “Payoneer and optile share a belief that in today’s fast-changing digital world filled with endless opportunity, businesses all over the globe deserve an open platform that gives them full control over their business and streamlines payments globally – empowering them to accelerate growth today and meet their evolving needs in the future. optile’s enterprise-grade tech and partner-friendly approach is a great addition to our global platform and we’re excited to welcome the optile team into the Payoneer family.”
Payoneer has underlined that the acquisition of optile continues it building towards its overall ambition of building a platform that drives global growth for enterprises, marketplaces and SMBs worldwide, democratising opportunity and reducing complexity in today’s borderless world.
Daniel Smeds, Founder and CEO of optile added: “In joining forces with Payoneer, we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to leverage their global infrastructure and team to continue building the world’s leading open payment orchestration platform. Payoneer shares our obsession with customer experience, meeting their needs today while preparing them for tomorrow, and are equally committed to bringing simplicity, flexibility and scale to today’s digital business.”
As part of the acquisition, optile’s 75-person team will continue to operate as an independent group within Payoneer, developing its payment orchestration platform with supplier and payment provider-independence at the core of its offering.
Founded in 2010, optile’s open payment ecosystem seeks to give merchants the flexibility to add payment options and partners as their needs evolve, boosting conversion and improving customer experience. The implementation of optile’s cloud-based payment orchestration platform, merchants gain full control, freedom and flexibility to design and optimise their payment experience, improving payment conversion, as they seek to enhance customer retention.
