Stripe has acquired financial tech startup Orum.io, as announced by Orum's CEO Stephany Kirkpatrick. Founded in 2019, Orum focuses on instant payments and bank account verification. The acquisition, announced on July 18, 2025, aligns with Stripe's strategy to expand beyond card payments. Orum has raised over $80 million from investors like Inspired Capital and Bain Capital Ventures. This move enhances Stripe's real-time payment capabilities and marks a strategic exit for Orum.

A $10 million instant payment is no longer a fantasy — it’s the new normal as real-time payments revolutionize global finance. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest “Real-Time Payments World Map” revealed a surge in instant payment capabilities across the globe, as announcements focus on bringing faster payments to new use cases for consumers and businesses. The moves to broaden the reach of the payments themselves across the global stage are being driven by a combination of FinTech innovation, partnerships and infrastructure upgrades

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orum, which offers an API for fast, reliable payments, is now a Nacha Preferred Partner for ACH Experience and has also attained Nacha Certified status. Orum optimizes and automates ACH payment processes for businesses and institutions via its money movement solution, Deliver, and its instant bank account verification technology, Verify. The modern APIs allow businesses to launch payments and instant bank account verification in one sprint or less, eliminating the need for costly bank integrations. "We welcome Orum as a Preferred Partner for ACH Experience and congratulate them on achieving Nacha Certified standing," said Jane Larimer, President and CEO of Nacha. "Nacha's Preferred Partners are driving significant advancements in the ACH Network, and Nacha Certified third parties promote the integrity of the ACH Network."