Volante Enhances Corporate Payments-As-A-Service For FIs

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Payments processing and financial message integration company Volante Technologies is expanding its Payments-as-a-Service offering for financial institutions in the U.S.

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    The company’s VolPay-as-a-Service solution will now include corporate-to-bank connectivity, the firm said in a press release Tuesday (April 30), as well as support for corporate onboarding and end-to-end processing for U.S. and cross-border payments. According to Volante, the expanded functionalities of the tool address key pain points for financial institutions, including challenges related to integration and slow onboarding processes.

    Volante explained that VolPay-as-a-Service supports management of a range of corporate enterprise resource planning and acknowledgement formats to streamline corporate customer on-boarding for financial institutions, automating the process of connecting businesses to payment service providers via API. ACH, Same Day ACH, Zelle, RCH RTP clearing and settlement, and SWIFT cross-border payments are all supported under the solution.

    “With the increasing popularity of Software-as-a-Service models in financial services, this is an ideal time for U.S. institutions to take a close look at their payments infrastructures, and explore managed-service models to support superior business outcomes,” said Volante Technologies CEO Vijay Oddiraju in a statement.

    The technology operates on the Microsoft Azure platform. Microsoft VP Worldwide Financial Services Janet Lewis said in another statement that Volante’s offerings provide “significant advantages to financial institutions who are looking to improve customer service and benefit from a reduction in hardware and software costs by adopting cloud technologies.”

    NACHA Chief Operating Officer Jane Larimer, meanwhile, also praised Volante for its support of ACH, Same Day ACH and ISO 20022 messaging standard adoption among U.S. financial institutions.

    “As-a-Service models are an efficient way to enable the smarter, faster payments capabilities that financial institutions desire to support the evolving needs of their corporate customers,” she said.

    Last month Volante announced a collaboration with Mexico’s Banco BASE to operate its international and domestic payments.


    CarParts.Com leverages App and Paid Memberships While Exploring Potential Sale

    CarParts.com CEO David Meniane led the company’s Tuesday (Aug. 12) earnings call by saying that it remains engaged in exploring strategic alternatives and is “highly confident” that it is nearing completion of this process.

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      “We’re currently evaluating several different transaction structures, including a potential sale of the company and strategic investments that we believe have the potential to strengthen our capabilities and unlock new growth,” Meniane said.

      Meniane added that there is no certainty that the company will complete a deal.

      CarParts.com announced in a March 5 press release that it was exploring strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company, to “maximize value for our shareholders.”

      In the meantime, CarParts.com is pursuing strategic initiatives to boost the company’s value, Meniane said Tuesday.

      The company achieved positive adjusted EBITDA in June and delivered second-quarter results that showed improvement over the previous quarter, Meniane said.

      Meniane attributed the improved results to the company’s mobile app surpassing 1 million users and accounting for 12% of eCommerce revenues; services like products and shipping protection, paid memberships and roadside assistance contributing high-margin fee income; and its eCommerce and mobile app product roadmap delivering improvements in conversion rates, units per order and average order value.

      For the remainder of the year, CarParts.com is focused on expanding its product offering, generating high-margin fee income, scaling its B2B offering, continuing to grow its mobile app business and managing cash flow and inventory levels, Meniane said.

      “We know this transformation is a multiyear effort,” Meniane said. “We’re focused on rebuilding the core foundation of CarParts.com, one that can scale, innovate and deliver a seamless, high-quality customer experience, while driving greater discipline in both our cost structure and capital deployment.”

      Meniane also highlighted challenges faced by CarParts.com. These include noncompliant products imported from China driving a “race to the bottom,” tariffs and inflation weighing on consumer demand, and the macroeconomic environment requiring the company to seek new opportunities for growth.

      “As we progress through the remainder of the year, we’ll continue to navigate a dynamic macro environment, including ongoing tariff and impact and pricing volatility, with discipline and agility,” Meniane said. “Our focus remains on profitable growth, anchored by the strong foundation we’ve built.”