Vocalink Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2007

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 730

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 4

  • Investments
  • 3

Vocalink General Information

Description

Provider of central banking payments and clearing technology services based in London, United Kingdom. The company operates payment clearing systems and ATM switching platforms that offer payment services, consolidated bill presentation, payment management, payments consultancy, payments processing, and payments infrastructure services. It provides an application called Zapp which empowers consumers to make secure real-time consumer-to-merchant payments through existing mobile banking services.

Contact Information

Website
www.vocalink.com
Formerly Known As
Voca, LINK Interchange Network
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1 Angel Lane
  • London EC4R 3AB
  • England, United Kingdom
Primary Industry
Other Financial Services
Other Industries
Financial Software
Social/Platform Software
Other Commercial Services
Parent Company
MasterCard
Vertical(s)
TMT, Mobile Commerce, FinTech, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • 1 Angel Lane
  • London EC4R 3AB
  • England, United Kingdom

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Vocalink Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Vocalink Comparisons

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Provider of central banking payments and clearing technology services based in London, United Kingdom. The company opera
Other Financial Services
London, United Kingdom
730 As of 2023

Utrecht, Netherlands
 

Osasco, Brazil
 
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Vocalink Competitors (63)

One of Vocalink’s 63 competitors is Buckaroo, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Buckaroo Private Equity-Backed Utrecht, Netherlands
Mercado Pago Instituição de Pagamento Private Debt Financed Osasco, Brazil
Payzone Ireland Formerly PE-Backed Dublin, Ireland
First American Payment Systems Formerly PE-Backed Fort Worth, TX
Adyen Formerly VC-backed Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Vocalink Patents

  • 52

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 9

    Granted

  • 13

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Vocalink Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
EP-4462341-A1 Method and system for account migration Pending 12-May-2023
US-20240378665-A1 Method and system for account migration Pending 12-May-2023
EP-4243341-A1 Method and device for monitoring of network events Pending 10-Mar-2022
US-20230186258-A1 Data processing apparatuses and methods Inactive 09-Dec-2021
GB-2609912-A Method apparatus and computer program product for constructing a set of motifs for use in detecting messages of interest Inactive 11-Aug-2021 G06Q20/389
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Vocalink Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Vocalink Investments & Acquisitions (3)

Vocalink’s most recent deal was a Secondary Transaction - Private with OneVu. The deal was made on 25-Jan-2010.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
OneVu 25-Jan-2010 Secondary Transaction - Private Financial Software
Voca (Financial Software) 06-Mar-2007 Merger of Equals Financial Software
OneVu Buyout/LBO Financial Software
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Vocalink FAQs

  • When was Vocalink founded?

    Vocalink was founded in 2007.

  • Where is Vocalink headquartered?

    Vocalink is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Vocalink?

    Vocalink has 730 total employees.

  • What industry is Vocalink in?

    Vocalink’s primary industry is Other Financial Services.

  • Is Vocalink a private or public company?

    Vocalink is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Vocalink?

    The current valuation of Vocalink is .

  • What is Vocalink’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Vocalink is .

  • How much funding has Vocalink raised over time?

    Vocalink has raised $114M.

  • Who are Vocalink’s investors?

    HSBC Holdings, NatWest Group, and The Co-operative Bank have invested in Vocalink.

  • Who are Vocalink’s competitors?

    Buckaroo, Mercado Pago Instituição de Pagamento, Payzone Ireland, First American Payment Systems, and Adyen are some of the 63 competitors of Vocalink.

  • When was Vocalink acquired?

    Vocalink was acquired on 28-Apr-2017.

  • Who acquired Vocalink?

    Vocalink was acquired by MasterCard.

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