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אריק שטילמן, מייסד-שותף ומנכ"ל ראפיד

Fintech unicorn Rapyd prepares to shake up the credit card market

17.12.24|Almog Azar

Rapyd is seeking a clearing license in Israel to compete with Isracard, Max, and other traditional players.

ועידת Mind the Tech לונדון 2024 אריק שטילמן מייסד משותף ומנכל Rapyd

Rapyd CEO: "We moved to profitability this year and AI will triple our EBITDA margins in the next three years"

24.09.24|Sophie Shulman

Arik Shtilman, co-founder and CEO of Rapyd, added that the company is planning to go public in 2026 and that "we plan to automate 70% of back-office services by 2026. This will significantly improve our profitability, as 70% of our costs are personnel-related."

Rapyd lays off dozens of employees, transferring positions from Israel to Eastern Europe, South America

18.06.24|Meir Orbach

The fintech unicorn is cutting 30 positions in Israel and is moving them abroad due to the desire to cut costs

מסיבה ל עובדים של חברת ה סטרטאפ ראפיד RAPYD

State of the unicorns 2024: Who's ready for an IPO?

10.01.24|Sophie Shulman

Following the upheaval in high-tech, entrepreneurs are going to be forced to issue decacorns at a value lower than their last funding round. Besides the blow to the ego, the move hurts the employees' options. The market is currently flooded with unicorns and the competition for investors is intense

Rapyd acquiring payment service PayU GPO for $610 million

01.08.23|Meir Orbach

The Israeli fintech unicorn will finance the purchase through a capital raising of approximately $700 million, which Rapyd will soon complete at the same valuation as its previous funding round

ד"ר שלומית ווגמן-רטנר סמנכ"לית רגולציה בחברת ראפיד Rapyd

Rapyd appoints financial crime expert Dr. Shlomit Wagman as Global Chief Regulation and Compliance Officer

19.07.23|Meir Orbach

“Dr. Wagman's appointment underlines Rapyd’s commitment to maintaining the highest levels of integrity and regulatory adherence in the industry, and her appointment is another major step for Rapyd as the company makes strides towards a future IPO,” said Co-Founder and CEO Arik Shtilman

כלכלת האינטרנט פינטק תשלומים מובייל 2

Fintech giants battling in $500 million PayU bidding war

28.06.23|Meir Orbach

Investment company Prosus is looking to sell PayU and bidders are believed to include Israeli fintech unicorn Rapyd, Canadian payments giant Nuvei, and Worldpay

כנס ניהול פיננסי בעידן החדש אריק שטילמן מנכל ומייסד משותף Rapyd וידאו

Rapyd CEO: "I estimate that this year we will grow by 65-70%"

Arik Shtilman, CEO of the digital payments unicorn, announced Rapyd’s entry to the Israeli market at Calcalist’s Financial Innovation conference in Tel Aviv

ועידת Tech TLV 2022 אריק שטילמן מייסד משותף ומנכ"ל Rapyd

Fintech unicorn Rapyd to continue with acquisitions and recruitment, says CEO

29.11.22|Maayan Manela

“We conduct ourselves the way we think we should and if it bothers some people, that's their problem. Our financial performance is excellent and that's why investors really like what we do,” said Arik Shtilman

Fintech unicorn Rapyd set to lay off dozens of employees

22.11.22|Meir Orbach

Israel’s highest-valued startup, which reached a $15 billion valuation earlier this year, could lay off more than 10% of its 900 employees

Rapyd launches Hack the Galaxy challenge; winners to receive trip to the edge of space

07.06.22|Meir Orbach

Challenges will be posted in the Rapyd Developer Community every week through October 3, with each solution to reveal a password unlocking an entry to win tickets to the edge of space aboard the Space Perspective Spaceship Neptune

First quarter of 2022 was the best in Rapyd’s history, but we'll soon begin feeling the new reality, says decacorn CEO

12.05.22|Meir Orbach

The Israeli company recently opened new offices in Dubai, but CEO Arik Shtilman knows it won’t be long before the financial slowdown reaches his company. “The small and medium-sized businesses will suffer from the rising interest rates, which will hurt their growth. That will also affect our growth,” he explained

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Israel’s massive fintech year confirms the sector as a powerhouse

17.03.22|James Spiro

A new report from Viola Group has highlighted the impact that fintech had on Startup Nation in 2021

Rapyd reaches $15 billion valuation, becomes Israel’s highest valued unicorn

13.03.22|Meir Orbach

The fintech company, which offers payment services across the world, has seen its value surge six-fold since January 2021

מוסף שבועי 3.2.22 חברת היי טק ראפיד במסיבת גייוס עובדים עם די־ג'יי טייסטו

Have tech companies gone too far with exorbitant perks to attract employees?

12.02.22|Roni Dori

The expensive parties, trips abroad, and other perks at tech companies are causing more and more discomfort for people within the industry. They admit that it embarrasses them, and even causes damage by interfering with their private lives, hurting their work, disrupting priorities and wasting money. Now employees and managers are finally brave enough to explicitly say - enough is enough.

Rapyd completes acquisition of Hong Kong’s Neat

01.02.22|Yonatan Sredni

The purchase of Neat enables the Israeli Unicorn to offer customers company incorporation in Hong Kong, business accounts, credit cards, and payments services from a single platform

ועידת התחזיות 2022 מימין ניר צוק מייסד Palo Alto Networks ו אריק שטילמן מנכ"ל ושותף מייסד Rapyd

Nir Zuk faces criticism after saying high-earning techies should be heavily taxed

The founder of Palo Alto suggested increasing taxes for high-earning tech employees in order to bridge the gaps in Israeli society, but CEO of Rapyd Arik Shtilman called him out, claiming taxes are one of the reasons for the sector’s workforce shortage

Students are enrolling at ‘Rapyd Academy’ to help enter the job market

04.12.21|James Spiro

To help get the best talent, companies like Rapyd have established their own academies to internally train young graduates

Fintech startup Anchor raises $15 million Seed round for autonomous billing platform

01.12.21|Meir Orbach

The Israeli company has developed a SaaS billing solution for B2B service providers

קמפיין גיוס עובדים RAPYD ראפיד שלטי חוצות איילון 2

Hunting season: The escalating tech recruitment war

29.10.21|Diana Bahur-Nir

Huge billboards, parties, massive bonuses, viral videos, and vacations. The battle for tech talent has reached “madness” levels but is it all necessary or are there egos at play?