Vitesse
Vitesse is a London-based financial infrastructure provider that delivers treasury, payment, and fund-control solutions for the global insurance ecosystem, connecting 550+ insurers, MGAs, TPAs, and brokers across 200+ countries with multi-jurisdictional regulation (FCA, NYDFS, DNB).
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Vitesse does
Vitesse is a financial infrastructure company that provides treasury, payment, and fund-control solutions purpose-built for the global insurance ecosystem. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, the company operates a digital platform that gives insurers, Managing General Agents (MGAs), Third-Party Administrators (TPAs), and brokers real-time visibility and centralized control over claim funds, automates reconciliation, and executes same-day or instant payouts across 200+ countries and currencies. The platform is organized into core solutions (Treasury, Claims Payment, Risk Sharing Payments, Dashboard and Insights) and specialized solutions (Claimant Experience, Vendor Pay, Faster Claims Payment for Lloyd's, Premium Orchestration, and Market Data and Reconciliation), with deeper workflows for delegated authority, quota share, and protected cell captive structures.
The technology stack is differentiated less by novelty in payments rails and more by insurance-specific interoperability: Vitesse is integrated with the Lloyd's Market Association and LIMOSS (serving 700+ FCP binders), and maintains pre-built connections to 550+ ecosystem participants, allowing new partners to be onboarded in days rather than months without opening new bank accounts. The company is regulated as an e-money issuer by the UK FCA, as a limited purpose trust company by the New York Department of Financial Services, and as a PSD2 payment institution by the Dutch central bank (DNB), and is ISO 27001 certified.
Vitesse generates revenue primarily through transaction and platform fees on payment processing, treasury management, and ecosystem access, delivered via a B2B enterprise sales motion with quote-based pricing. It serves global carriers, MGAs, TPAs, and use-case segments including travel/healthcare, parametric, and Lloyd's market participants, with named customers such as Brit Insurance, ManyPets, Wakam UK, Hausch and Company, and Mayfair We Care. The company raised a $93M Series C led by KKR in 2024 to fund US expansion, and has subsequently built out North American and European commercial leadership and added strategic distribution partnerships with PwC and Wakam.
Vitesse firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Vitesse
- Legal name
- Vitesse PSP Ltd.
- Website
- https://vitessepsp.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Vitesse is a London-based financial infrastructure provider that delivers treasury, payment, and fund-control solutions for the global insurance ecosystem, connecting 550+ insurers, MGAs, TPAs, and brokers across 200+ countries with multi-jurisdictional regulation (FCA, NYDFS, DNB).
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Vitesse industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Insurance Payment Infrastructure
- NAICS
- Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320), Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242)
- SIC
- Finance Services (6199)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Billing, Payments & Premium Finance Platforms (FSAGAGAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Treasury & Risk Management Solutions (FX/MM, hedging, TMS integration) (FSABAIAE), Payments Operations (ACH/Wire/RTGS, SWIFT, SEPA, Checks) (FSABALAB)
Keywords
Where Vitesse is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- London
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Vitesse business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Treasury and Payment Processing: Revenue generated from payment processing fees for claim fund transfers, treasury management services, and payment rails. Platform fees for access to the connected ecosystem of 550+ partners.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Vitesse product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Vitesse provides a digital treasury and payments platform purpose-built for the insurance ecosystem, enabling insurers, MGAs, TPAs, and brokers to centralise control and visibility over claim funds, disburse claims via multiple payment rails, automate reconciliation, and handle complex multi-party risk-sharing structures. The platform includes core products (Treasury, Claims Payment, Risk Sharing Payments, Dashboard and Insights) and specialised solutions such as Claimant Experience, Vendor Pay, Faster Claims Payment (FCP) for Lloyd's, Premium Orchestration, and Market Data & Reconciliation, operating across 200+ countries with multi-jurisdiction regulatory licensing.
Product overview
Vitesse is a unified digital-first financial infrastructure platform for the insurance ecosystem, combining treasury management, payments processing, and reconciliation capabilities. The core platform is organized around Core Solutions (Treasury, Claims Payment, Risk Sharing Payments, Dashboard and Insights) and Specialised & Use-Case Solutions (Claimant Experience/Payee Choice, Vendor Pay/Merchant Pay, Faster Claims Payment/FCP for Lloyd's market, Premium Orchestration, Market Data and Reconciliation). The platform operates across 180+ countries and currencies with multi-market regulation (UK FCA, US NYDFS, EU DNB), serving over 550 connected partners including insurers, MGAs, TPAs, and brokers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- FCP (Faster Claims Payment): An award-winning solution created in partnership with Lloyd's of London and LIMOSS that accelerates claims payments while minimizing loss funds in the Lloyd's marketplace.
Products and services
- Treasury Centralised control and visibility over claim funds, providing real-time insight into where funds are located, who is using them, and what is available across the insurance ecosystem.
- Claims Payment Fast, reliable payment solution enabling same-day or instant payments via bank transfer, eCheck, pay-to-card, or wallet to claimants when they need funds most.
- Risk Sharing Payments Enables control over how co-underwriters and reinsurers fund each claim, handling complex structures including quota shares, protected cell captives, and multi-party flows.
- Dashboard and Insights Tools, insights, and controls for the insurance ecosystem providing real-time data sharing, performance benchmarking, and automated monitoring for insurance financial operations.
- Claimant Experience (Payee Choice) Faster, safer payouts with claimant choice, enabling payments through preferred methods including bank transfer, eCheck, pay-to-card, or wallet.
- Vendor Pay (Merchant Pay) Simple, cost-effective payments to approved suppliers and vendors within the insurance ecosystem.
- Faster Claims Payment (FCP) Accelerated claim settlement solution for the Lloyd's market, developed in partnership with Lloyd's of London and LIMOSS, reducing claims funding windows and improving liquidity for over 700 binders.
- Premium Orchestration Automated premium collection and distribution across insurance programs, managing complex premium flows for delegated authority arrangements.
- Market Data and Reconciliation Vitesse cashbooks solution for streamlining reconciliation and market data management across the insurance ecosystem with automated financial data processes.
Quantifiable outcome
- Release up to 80% of capital sitting idle in claim accounts
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Vitesse
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Vitesse technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature9 records
Vitesse partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.
- PwCcorePartnership to deliver a digital payments and treasury management proposition for the delegated authority insurance market, targeting insurers, MGAs, and TPAs. Combines Vitesse's digital payment infrastructure with PwC's insurance operations expertise to address challenges around loss fund management, cash visibility, and operational efficiency. Helps market participants move away from fragmented banking relationships toward automated fund management.
- Wakam UKcorePartnership to modernize claims funding across UK and European operations. Replaced manual claims funding processes with Vitesse's centralized real-time financial platform, cutting the typical 16-24 week claims funding window to approximately 6-7 weeks. Over 50 MGA and TPA partners onboarded to the platform. The freed capital is being reinvested into new product launches and faster expansion across Europe.
- Lloyd's Market Association (LMA) / LIMOSSflagshipThree-year contract renewal to continue providing the FCP (Faster Claims Payment) Service, which improves treasury management and claims payments in the Lloyd's market. The solution is used by over 700 binders and enhances efficiency and liquidity with plans for future platform improvements involving key market groups.
- Lloyd's of LondonflagshipPartnership with Lloyd's of London and LIMOSS to create FCP (Faster Claims Payment), an award-winning solution that accelerates claims payments while minimizing loss funds in the Lloyd's marketplace.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Vitesse competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- One Inc: One Inc provides digital payment infrastructure specifically designed for the insurance industry, similar to Vitesse's payer/receiver solutions for insurers, MGAs, and TPAs. Both target insurance claims payments, premium collection, and disbursements as their core use case.
- Modern Treasury: Modern Treasury is a payment operations platform offering real-time treasury management, reconciliation, and multi-rail payments for enterprises. While not insurance-verticalized like Vitesse, it competes for the same enterprise treasury and payment orchestration workloads Vitesse serves.
- Trovata: Trovata offers a treasury management platform for corporates with cash visibility, forecasting, and bank aggregation. It overlaps with Vitesse's treasury product layer for enterprise insurance carriers managing multi-currency claim funds.
- HighRadius: HighRadius provides treasury, receivables, and payment automation for mid-market and enterprise customers. Its treasury management capabilities overlap with Vitesse's reconciliation and cashbook product layer for insurance finance teams.
- Currencycloud: Currencycloud (now part of Visa) provides cross-border payment infrastructure and FX capabilities for businesses. Its multi-currency payment rails overlap with Vitesse's 200+ country/currency global claims payment capabilities.
- Dwolla: Dwolla provides ACH and open banking payment infrastructure to businesses, including payouts at scale. Like Vitesse, it offers bank transfer, eCheck, and pay-to-card style rails used to disburse funds to claimants and suppliers.
Broad incumbents
- Stripe Treasury: Stripe Treasury offers embedded treasury accounts via banking partners and is part of the broader Stripe payments platform. While horizontal in scope, it competes for embedded payments and treasury use cases and could extend into insurance via Stripe Payments' vertical solutions.
- Insurity: Insurity is an insurance technology platform providing claims, billing, and analytics solutions to carriers, MGAs, and TPAs. Its claims management stack competes adjacently with Vitesse's claim fund management and payment workflows within insurance operations.
- Duck Creek Technologies: Duck Creek provides a core insurance suite (Policy, Billing, Claims) for property/casualty carriers, with Vitesse-like disbursement handling embedded. It is a horizontal insurance platform that competes in the operational layer where Vitesse integrates.
- EIS Group: EIS Group offers a digital insurance platform for carriers covering policy administration, claims, billing, and customer engagement. As a broad incumbent in insurance core systems, it competes and integrates with vertical payment/treasury providers like Vitesse.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Vitesse social profiles
Digital presenceVitesse compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
Vitesse financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Vitesse leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Vitesse funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds4 records
Investors5 records
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Vitesse M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Vitesse
What does Vitesse do?
Vitesse provides a digital treasury and payments platform purpose-built for the insurance ecosystem, enabling insurers, MGAs, TPAs, and brokers to centralise control and visibility over claim funds, disburse claims via multiple payment rails, automate reconciliation, and handle complex multi-party risk-sharing structures. The platform includes core products (Treasury, Claims Payment, Risk Sharing Payments, Dashboard and Insights) and specialised solutions such as Claimant Experience, Vendor Pay, Faster Claims Payment (FCP) for Lloyd's, Premium Orchestration, and Market Data & Reconciliation, operating across 200+ countries with multi-jurisdiction regulatory licensing.
Is Vitesse a public or private company?
Vitesse is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Vitesse founded?
Vitesse was founded in 2014. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Vitesse based?
Vitesse is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Vitesse make money?
One revenue line is on record: treasury and Payment Processing.
Who are Vitesse's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are One Inc, Modern Treasury, Trovata, HighRadius, Currencycloud and Dwolla. Broad incumbents are Stripe Treasury, Insurity, Duck Creek Technologies and EIS Group.
Does Vitesse have an API?
No public API is recorded for Vitesse.
What industry is Vitesse in?
Vitesse's product category is Insurance Payment Infrastructure. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSAGAGAI, Billing, Payments & Premium Finance Platforms, with a secondary code of FSABAIAE, Treasury & Risk Management Solutions (FX/MM, hedging, TMS integration). Its NAICS code is 522320 and its SIC code is 6199.