Torpago Raises $10 Million Series B

<p><strong>SAN MATEO<&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; Torpago&comma; a commercial credit card and spend management provider&comma; has raised &dollar;10 million in a Series B funding round&period; The round was co-led by Priority Tech Ventures&comma; a division of Priority Technology Holdings&comma; Inc&period;&comma; and EJF Ventures&comma; with participation from BankTech Ventures and other existing investors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Following the launch of Sunwest Bank’s Visionary Card&comma; this investment will help Torpago service growing demand for its &OpenCurlyQuote;Powered By’ solution&comma; a white-label&comma; end-to-end commercial credit card and expense management software platform designed for banks&period; Driving commercial client growth by product differentiation&comma; Torpago &OpenCurlyQuote;Powered By’ helps regional and community banks compete against fintechs and national institutions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Torpago will use the Series B funding to enhance implementation and compliance resources while continuing to expand Torpago’s product suite&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’re at an inflection point where bank and credit union leaders are no longer seeing fintechs as competition&comma; but rather as essential partners to support and modernize their offerings and infrastructure&comma;” said <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cts&period;businesswire&period;com&sol;ct&sol;CT&quest;id&equals;smartlink&amp&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;linkedin&period;com&percnt;2Fin&percnt;2Fbrent-jackson&amp&semi;esheet&equals;54035413&amp&semi;newsitemid&equals;20240605547937&amp&semi;lan&equals;en-US&amp&semi;anchor&equals;Brent&plus;Jackson&amp&semi;index&equals;6&amp&semi;md5&equals;131afa6bcb24747d8c472565b4c3bea8" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" shape&equals;"rect">Brent Jackson<&sol;a>&comma; CEO and Founder at Torpago&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Series B is an opportunity for Torpago to continue our momentum in product innovation and expand our top-of-the-line service that becomes a game changer for banks and credit unions and their customers across the country&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Coming off a &dollar;6 million Series A in 2023&comma; Torpago’s returning investors&comma; including EJF Ventures&comma; BankTech Ventures&comma; Assurant Ventures&comma; NFL star David Bakhtiari&comma; and more&comma; are eager to continue working with the company&period; Torpago’s investors have been strategic partners&comma; primarily from a pipeline generation and commercial strategy perspective&comma; as the company evolves and delivers on its mission&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Working closely with community and regional banks across the country&comma; we understand how impactful the program Torpago provides will be on modernizing key offerings&comma;” said <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cts&period;businesswire&period;com&sol;ct&sol;CT&quest;id&equals;smartlink&amp&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;linkedin&period;com&percnt;2Fin&percnt;2Fjonathan-bresler-965ab333&amp&semi;esheet&equals;54035413&amp&semi;newsitemid&equals;20240605547937&amp&semi;lan&equals;en-US&amp&semi;anchor&equals;Jonathan&plus;Bresler&amp&semi;index&equals;7&amp&semi;md5&equals;52954fe9b501f7ab110cb00f951a64e4" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" shape&equals;"rect">Jonathan Bresler<&sol;a>&comma; Managing Partner of EJF Ventures&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are thrilled to be an investment partner and work closely with Torpago as they become a crucial resource for banks in today’s market&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Priority’s experience serving both businesses and financial institutions helped us appreciate the importance of Torpago’s platform&comma;” said <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cts&period;businesswire&period;com&sol;ct&sol;CT&quest;id&equals;smartlink&amp&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;linkedin&period;com&percnt;2Fin&percnt;2Fthomas-priore-6513831bb&percnt;2F&amp&semi;esheet&equals;54035413&amp&semi;newsitemid&equals;20240605547937&amp&semi;lan&equals;en-US&amp&semi;anchor&equals;Thomas&plus;Priore&amp&semi;index&equals;8&amp&semi;md5&equals;6ab80bdcf1c3cb8466fe2ed2f347503f" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" shape&equals;"rect">Thomas Priore<&sol;a>&comma; Chairman and CEO of Priority Technology Holdings&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In addition to providing capital and introducing Torpago to our ecosystem partners&comma; we look forward to engineering an operating plan that accelerates Torpago’s path to profitability&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We were given an early look at Torpago’s white-label platform and knew that this could become the future for banks and credit unions in terms of taking their commercial treasury capabilities to the next level&period; Non-interest income is an essential part of community banks’ futures and Torpago is a great start for them&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cts&period;businesswire&period;com&sol;ct&sol;CT&quest;id&equals;smartlink&amp&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;linkedin&period;com&percnt;2Fin&percnt;2Fcareyransom&amp&semi;esheet&equals;54035413&amp&semi;newsitemid&equals;20240605547937&amp&semi;lan&equals;en-US&amp&semi;anchor&equals;Carey&plus;Ransom&amp&semi;index&equals;9&amp&semi;md5&equals;73daeed2e90e8faa4c0ef61b1a532256" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" shape&equals;"rect">Carey Ransom<&sol;a>&comma; Managing Director of BankTech Ventures&comma; which led the Series A round&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are excited to introduce Torpago to the 100&plus; banks in our ecosystem&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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