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Jpay
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JPay
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jpay.com
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Private
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2002
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JPay is a U.S.-based financial technology company that provides payment, commissary, and communication services to the corrections ecosystem. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, the company operates a platform — accessible at jpay.com — through which families of incarcerated individuals can locate inmates and deposit funds into commissary accounts, and through which incarcerated individuals can receive funds, manage accounts, and access video visitation services. The company's stated customer base consists of two primary persona segments: families and friends of incarcerated individuals who need to send money, and the incarcerated individuals themselves who need secure, regulated financial services inside correctional facilities.

The platform integrates with correctional facility systems to deliver electronic payment processing, inmate search functionality, and communication services. JPay monetizes primarily through transaction fees on money transfers and related service fees — consistent with industry norms for correctional financial services, although specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company operates as a subsidiary of Securus Technologies, a larger strategic operator in corrections technology, and shares social media branding with Securus (Securus_JPay on X/Twitter, SecurusJPay on Facebook). JPay has 251–500 employees and serves North American markets.

Leadership consists of a compact disclosed team including Jessica Camuffo as Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, and Hezi Ben Moshe as Vice President of IT Operations. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, certifications, recent funding rounds, acquisitions, or partnerships are disclosed in the available data, suggesting JPay operates as a mature, stable, operationally-focused subsidiary within the broader Securus Technologies portfolio.

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JPay is a Miami-based fintech platform, founded in 2002 and owned by Securus Technologies, that provides electronic money-transfer, commissary-account, and video-visitation services to incarcerated individuals and their families through integrations with U.S. correctional facilities.

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Operating
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251–500
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersMiami, United States
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Miami
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
correctional payments, inmate money transfer, commissary services, prison fintech, corrections technology
Industry2 codes
1Embedded Payments (Pay-ins, Pay-outs, Wallets)
CodeFSAGALABPrimaryYes
2Digital Wallet Infrastructure (Tokenization, Wallet-as-a-Service)
CodeFSAMAEAIPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities522320
SIC code1 code
  • Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution6159
Product category
Correctional Financial Services
Social media profiles3 records
Marketing channels2 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

JPay operates a financial technology platform that enables families to send money to incarcerated individuals and manages commissary accounts within correctional facilities. The platform provides electronic payment processing, inmate search capabilities, and related communication services integrated with prison and jail systems across the United States.

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Product overview1 text field

JPay is a corrections services technology company offering a unified platform for correctional facilities. The platform provides electronic payment processing for incarcerated individuals, inmate search capabilities, and video visitation services. The core product integrates payment, communication, and facility management tools for the corrections ecosystem.

Product and service1 record
1JPay Corrections Services Platform
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Peers10 records
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

JPay's parent company and the largest U.S. provider of corrections technology, including phone, video visitation, and inmate tablets. Directly comparable as the dominant corrections-tech incumbent whose offerings overlap with JPay's payments and communications services at the facility level.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Direct competitor in corrections communications and inmate payment services; merged with Securus's predecessor assets in 2017 and now operates under the ViaPath brand. Closest functional peer given overlapping payment and communications product set serving the same correctional agency customers.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Go-to-market brand combining former GTL and Telmate corrections technology assets. Competes directly with JPay in inmate payments, phone, video visitation, and tablet services across state and county correctional agencies.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Correctional technology provider offering inmate phone, video visitation, and money transfer services through the ConnectNetwork platform. Direct competitor to JPay's payments and communications products within state and county facilities.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Corrections-focused provider of inmate telephone, video visitation, and money transfer services to county jails and state facilities. Comparable as a mid-sized direct competitor in the same niche fintech-for-corrections vertical.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Major provider of commissary, food service, and inmate personal products to correctional facilities; also operates inmate technology and communications services. Adjacent competitor in corrections fintech, particularly in commissary account flows that intersect with JPay's payment products.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Corrections-focused technology platform offering secure messaging, video visitation, and case management tools. Smaller, emerging player with overlapping communications and payment-adjacent capabilities relevant to JPay's facility integrations.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Justice and risk intelligence platform providing offender data, compliance, and notification services to correctional agencies. Broader incumbent in corrections technology with adjacent capabilities to JPay's inmate-facing services.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Inmate education, communication, and rehabilitation technology delivered via corrections tablets. Emerging player in the corrections-tech stack with a payment and content model comparable to JPay's tablet- and communications-adjacent offerings.

10Correct Pay
TypeDirect peer
Description

Provider of online payment services for inmate trust accounts, commissary, and bail. Direct competitor to JPay's core money-transfer and trust-account payment services in county and state correctional facilities.

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Jpay

Correctional Financial Servicesjpay.com

JPay is a Miami-based fintech platform, founded in 2002 and owned by Securus Technologies, that provides electronic money-transfer, commissary-account, and video-visitation services to incarcerated individuals and their families through integrations with U.S. correctional facilities.

What Jpay does

JPay is a U.S.-based financial technology company that provides payment, commissary, and communication services to the corrections ecosystem. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, the company operates a platform — accessible at jpay.com — through which families of incarcerated individuals can locate inmates and deposit funds into commissary accounts, and through which incarcerated individuals can receive funds, manage accounts, and access video visitation services. The company's stated customer base consists of two primary persona segments: families and friends of incarcerated individuals who need to send money, and the incarcerated individuals themselves who need secure, regulated financial services inside correctional facilities.

The platform integrates with correctional facility systems to deliver electronic payment processing, inmate search functionality, and communication services. JPay monetizes primarily through transaction fees on money transfers and related service fees — consistent with industry norms for correctional financial services, although specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company operates as a subsidiary of Securus Technologies, a larger strategic operator in corrections technology, and shares social media branding with Securus (Securus_JPay on X/Twitter, SecurusJPay on Facebook). JPay has 251–500 employees and serves North American markets.

Leadership consists of a compact disclosed team including Jessica Camuffo as Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, and Hezi Ben Moshe as Vice President of IT Operations. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, certifications, recent funding rounds, acquisitions, or partnerships are disclosed in the available data, suggesting JPay operates as a mature, stable, operationally-focused subsidiary within the broader Securus Technologies portfolio.

Jpay firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Jpay
Legal name
JPay
Website
https://jpay.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2002
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
251–500 employees
Short description
JPay is a Miami-based fintech platform, founded in 2002 and owned by Securus Technologies, that provides electronic money-transfer, commissary-account, and video-visitation services to incarcerated individuals and their families through integrations with U.S. correctional facilities.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Jpay industry classification

Industry
Product category
Correctional Financial Services
NAICS
Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)
SIC
Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution (6159)
akta.pro primary industry
Embedded Payments (Pay-ins, Pay-outs, Wallets) (FSAGALAB)
akta.pro secondary industry
Digital Wallet Infrastructure (Tokenization, Wallet-as-a-Service) (FSAMAEAI)

Keywords

  • Correctional payments
  • Inmate money transfer
  • Commissary services
  • Prison fintech
  • Corrections technology

Where Jpay is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Miami
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Jpay business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Jpay product offering

Product offering

Core offering

JPay operates a financial technology platform that enables families to send money to incarcerated individuals and manages commissary accounts within correctional facilities. The platform provides electronic payment processing, inmate search capabilities, and related communication services integrated with prison and jail systems across the United States.

Product overview

JPay is a corrections services technology company offering a unified platform for correctional facilities. The platform provides electronic payment processing for incarcerated individuals, inmate search capabilities, and video visitation services. The core product integrates payment, communication, and facility management tools for the corrections ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • JPay Corrections Services Platform

Companies that use Jpay

Customer profile

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Jpay technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Jpay partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Jpay competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Securus Technologies: JPay's parent company and the largest U.S. provider of corrections technology, including phone, video visitation, and inmate tablets. Directly comparable as the dominant corrections-tech incumbent whose offerings overlap with JPay's payments and communications services at the facility level.
  • Keefe Group / TKC Holdings: Major provider of commissary, food service, and inmate personal products to correctional facilities; also operates inmate technology and communications services. Adjacent competitor in corrections fintech, particularly in commissary account flows that intersect with JPay's payment products.
  • Appriss Insights (Equifax-owned): Justice and risk intelligence platform providing offender data, compliance, and notification services to correctional agencies. Broader incumbent in corrections technology with adjacent capabilities to JPay's inmate-facing services.

Direct peers

  • GTL (Global Tel*Link): Direct competitor in corrections communications and inmate payment services; merged with Securus's predecessor assets in 2017 and now operates under the ViaPath brand. Closest functional peer given overlapping payment and communications product set serving the same correctional agency customers.
  • ViaPath Technologies: Go-to-market brand combining former GTL and Telmate corrections technology assets. Competes directly with JPay in inmate payments, phone, video visitation, and tablet services across state and county correctional agencies.
  • ICSolutions (ConnectNetwork): Correctional technology provider offering inmate phone, video visitation, and money transfer services through the ConnectNetwork platform. Direct competitor to JPay's payments and communications products within state and county facilities.
  • Paytel Communications: Corrections-focused provider of inmate telephone, video visitation, and money transfer services to county jails and state facilities. Comparable as a mid-sized direct competitor in the same niche fintech-for-corrections vertical.
  • Correct Pay: Provider of online payment services for inmate trust accounts, commissary, and bail. Direct competitor to JPay's core money-transfer and trust-account payment services in county and state correctional facilities.

Emerging players

  • Corrisoft: Corrections-focused technology platform offering secure messaging, video visitation, and case management tools. Smaller, emerging player with overlapping communications and payment-adjacent capabilities relevant to JPay's facility integrations.
  • Edovo: Inmate education, communication, and rehabilitation technology delivered via corrections tablets. Emerging player in the corrections-tech stack with a payment and content model comparable to JPay's tablet- and communications-adjacent offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Jpay social profiles

Digital presence

Jpay financial estimates

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Valuation estimate

Jpay leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Jpay funding detail

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Jpay M&A and investment

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Jpay

What does Jpay do?

JPay operates a financial technology platform that enables families to send money to incarcerated individuals and manages commissary accounts within correctional facilities. The platform provides electronic payment processing, inmate search capabilities, and related communication services integrated with prison and jail systems across the United States.

Is Jpay a public or private company?

Jpay is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Jpay founded?

Jpay was founded in 2002. It employs 251 to 500 people.

Where is Jpay based?

Jpay is headquartered in Miami, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Jpay's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Securus Technologies, Keefe Group / TKC Holdings and Appriss Insights (Equifax-owned). Direct peers are GTL (Global Tel*Link), ViaPath Technologies, ICSolutions (ConnectNetwork), Paytel Communications and Correct Pay. Emerging players are Corrisoft and Edovo.

Does Jpay have an API?

No public API is recorded for Jpay.

What industry is Jpay in?

Jpay's product category is Correctional Financial Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSAGALAB, Embedded Payments (Pay-ins, Pay-outs, Wallets), with a secondary code of FSAMAEAI, Digital Wallet Infrastructure (Tokenization, Wallet-as-a-Service). Its NAICS code is 522320 and its SIC code is 6159.

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PR NewswireUpdate: Securus Technologies Provides Over 55 Million Free Connections For Incarcerated Individuals During PandemicSecurus Technologies released an update on its emergency program providing free communications to incarcerated individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, having facilitated over 32.8 million free call credits, 5.7 million video connections, and 18.2 million JPay Stamps since March 2020. The company, operating through 404 correctional agency partnerships across 748 sites in the United States, is also offering compassion credits for incarcerated individuals who fall ill with COVID-19. Aventiv Technologies, the parent company of Securus, stated these connections are critical for keeping families connected during the pandemic.PR NewswireJPay Announces its "Season of Support" Art Contest, Showcasing the Artistic Talents of the Incarcerated CommunityJPay, a subsidiary of Securus Technologies, has launched its fifth annual art contest with the theme "Season of Support," inviting incarcerated individuals from participating Department of Corrections facilities to submit artwork reflecting positivity and mutual support. The contest will feature qualifying entries on a public website where general visitors can vote to select three winners who will receive gift cards of up to $500, with submissions due November 13, 2020 and winners announced later that month. Dave Abel, President and CEO of Aventiv Technologies (Securus Technologies' parent company), stated that the company was astonished by previous years' submissions and chose to involve the public in selecting winners to further support the incarcerated community.PR NewswireSecurus Technologies Contributes Millions of Free Communications to Help Incarcerated Individuals Stay Connected with Loved Ones during COVID-19 PandemicSecurus Technologies began providing free communications to incarcerated individuals on March 13, 2020, after COVID-19 forced correctional facilities to suspend in-person visitation, partnering with 312 agencies at 685 facilities across the United States. The company contributed nearly 2 million free call credits totaling 13 million free minutes, nearly 2 million free video connections, and nearly 2.5 million free JPay Stamps for close to 400,000 incarcerated individuals. Securus also announced additional compassion credits for incarcerated individuals who contract COVID-19, to be distributed via prepaid cards for continued phone and video access during their medical care.PR NewswireSecurus and JPay celebrate a record number of VideoGrams sent, helping family and friends stay even more connected with their incarcerated loved onesJPay, a Securus Technologies company, held its second VideoGram promotion of 2019 on August 28th, driving more than 75,000 30-second video exchanges between family and friends and their incarcerated loved ones at a discounted rate of one stamp each.PR NewswireJPay Celebrates the Enrollment of 80,000 Incarcerated Students in Lantern, Welcomes the 2018 Fall SemesterJPay, a subsidiary of Securus Technologies, reported that 80,000 incarcerated individuals have enrolled in its Lantern education program across multiple Department of Corrections systems. The initiative, which partners with universities like Ashland University to deliver coursework via tablets, has facilitated over 33,000 college credits earned since 2016. This expansion aligns with federal Pell ESI funding and aims to reduce recidivism by providing higher education access to inmates.Business InsiderHundreds of inmates across Idaho's prisons hacked tablets in a mass scheme to steal more than $200,000364 Idaho inmates hacked JPay tablets to steal nearly $225,000, with 50 inmates credited over $1,000 each. JPay recovered about $65,000 and suspended credits until the rest is recovered. The vulnerability and how inmates learned of it remain unclear.TechCrunchIdaho inmates hacked prison-issued tablets for $225,000 in creditsInmates at Idaho prisons exploited a software vulnerability in JPay-issued tablets to fraudulently credit themselves a total of approximately $225,000, with 364 inmates participating and individual amounts ranging from $1,000 to nearly $10,000. JPay, a major prison technology vendor operating in 35 states, confirmed the security breach and stated it has recovered about a quarter of the stolen credits while suspending some inmate functions until reimbursement. The incident highlights a significant security failure at a prominent corrections technology provider, raising questions about the integrity of prison financial systems.PR NewswireJPay's Pink Tablet is Back, Giving Incarcerated Individuals another Opportunity to Support the Fight Against Breast CancerJPay has launched limited edition pink-colored JP5S tablets and tablet cases in Idaho, North Dakota, Ohio, and Washington state correctional facilities for the second consecutive October, with $10 donated to the American Cancer Society for each tablet sold and $3 for each case. The company, which serves over 1.9 million offenders across 34 states, saw last year's pink tablets sell out in under five days due to overwhelming demand from incarcerated individuals. The American Cancer Society cited the initiative as helping raise funds toward finding a cure for breast cancer.PR NewswireThousands of Incarcerated Individuals Earn More than 32,000 College Credits through JPay's LanternJPay launched its Lantern tablet-based education program for incarcerated individuals in early 2016, partnering with prison facilities in Georgia, Ohio, Louisiana, and West Virginia. Since launch, over 70,400 incarcerated individuals have enrolled, earning more than 32,000 college credits through a partnership with Ashland University, and the Georgia Department of Corrections has recorded a 456% increase in graduation rates. JPay, a Securus Technologies company serving over 1.9 million offenders in 34 states, aims to expand the program to the entire incarcerated population.PR NewswireJPay Names Errol Feldman as New CEOJPay, a corrections technology company, has appointed Errol Feldman as its new CEO, succeeding founder Ryan Shapiro who stepped down after 15 years. Feldman, who has been with the company since 2001, will focus on the technology roadmap and spearhead new growth opportunities while maintaining the company's commitment to its customers. JPay, a Securus Technologies company, provides technology services to prisons and jails across 34 states, serving more than 1.9 million offenders and parolees with products including money transfers, tablets, email, and video communications.