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Expand potential,

global scale with

next-level POS

reludd was founded in Toulouse, France, in
2016 by Benjamin Laurent and two colleagues
who created the company's first payment plat-
P form. Designed to disrupt the market with an ISO/MLS contact:
integrated cloud-native solution, the platform provides
innovative, white-label solutions to clients and partners, Léa Aurran
according to Martinien Carrion, chief operating officer at
Preludd. Carrion noted that unlike costly, unreliable and Marketing and Communication Manager
oversized physical servers, Preludd's white-label cloud- https://preludd.com
based solutions are cost-effective, flexible and scalable.
"We enable payment terminals to connect securely and lea.aurran@preludd.com
offer management tools to our customers, as well as a
portal for merchants," he said. "We also develop applica- +33 7 89 01 42 05
tions on payment terminals."

With a growing team of about 60 employees, the company
plans to hire more specialists who share its core values, Preludd, he added, created a payment platform that is
which Carrion summarized as having the courage to in- modular in scope with limitless customization and capa-
novate, collaborate, create high-quality products and ser- bilities that enable our sales partners to fully leverage the
vices within a dynamic and agile development environ- platform and make it an extension of their companies and
ment. Preludd will continue to hire talented professionals brands.
as it expands globally to stay apace with innovation and
meet partner and customer needs, he added. "Preludd Payment Services is a company committed to
provide the best services to its customers while continu-
Heritage of innovation, growth ously expanding on global scale," he said. "With a focus
Reflecting on major milestones in the company's evolu- on developing innovative solutions on our payment plat-
tion, Carrion pointed out that Preludd has continuously form as well as one-of-a-kind solutions, our team is dedi-
innovated and iterated since its inception in 2016, when cated to stay ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving
Laurent first envisioned a new, cost-effective way to le- payment industry."
verage and scale payment technology.
Fintech and payment markets are constantly evolving,
"Our creation and vision of our founder in 2016 was Pre- making it imperative to anticipate market trends. Pre-
ludd's first milestone, followed by integrating our first ludd, Carrion noted, has met these challenges along the
strategic client on our payment platform in 2018 with way. The company's innovations include its gateway in
10,000 POS devices connected," he said. "After that, it took the cloud, BNPL application for POS, SoftPOS and ker-
two years to launch an innovative portal for customers nels, all of which we developed and constantly improve
and acquirers, which led to our signing our first partner- upon, he added.
ship with a French BNPL company to create an applica- Future-ready initiatives
tion for physical stores on POS terminals."
Hinting that the next evolutions on Preludd's near-term
In May 2023, Preludd Payment Services completed the product roadmap will be exciting and game-changing,
acquisition of Amadis, a leading provider of EMV card- Carrion encouraged ISOs, merchant acquirers and pay-
present payment acceptance solutions, Carrion noted. ments industry stakeholders to get in touch and explore
With this acquisition, he said, the company can now offer adjacent partnership opportunities with a team that is
solutions at all stages of the payment chain for payment committed to innovation, excellence and achieving future
solution providers, banks, acquirers, payment terminal goals.
distributors and SoftPOS.
"At Preludd Payment Services, we think that success is not
Partner-centric opportunities just about growth, but also doing the right things for our
Carrion went on to say that Preludd's solutions are ag- collaborators and customers," he said. "We are a people-
ile, robust and flexible, and continue to evolve and adapt first company and believe that keeping our team engaged
to customer needs as well as their customers' customers. and excited will have a direct and highly positive impact
on our partners and clients."
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