MultiSafepay (MSP), an Amsterdam-based payment service provider, and Antom Global Merchant Payment Services (Antom), a payment and digitisation services provider under Ant International, announced that MultiSafepay has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant International.

MSP will integrate with Antom to promote convenient, secure, and accessible payment solutions and digitalisation services to businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Europe.

MultiSafepay now serves merchants with omnichannel payment services connecting over 40 international payment methods, including cards, e-wallets, buy-now, pay-later, internet banking, and more. Antom currently supports merchants in over 40 markets with the flexibility to accept payments in more than 100 currencies. In addition to flexible, secure and reliable payment options, Antom brings a suite of marketing and digitalisation services to empower local and regional businesses with more growth opportunities.

Through this strategic partnership, MultiSafepay will leverage Antom’s cutting-edge technology and digital capabilities to further expand its product offerings and SME merchant coverage in the region.

Since 1999, MultiSafepay has been a pioneer in simplifying payment for SME businesses. It provides world-class payment solutions to over 18,000 SMEs, empowering them to concentrate on their business while MSP optimises payment success rates, payment handling and processing combined with a personal approach.

Olaf Geurs, CEO of MultiSafepay, said: “The past 25 years have been an incredible journey. Together with our amazing team, we’ve bootstrapped MultiSafepay into a leading full-service PSP in Europe, overcoming countless obstacles along the way. The entrepreneurial spirit never sleeps, which is why we’re partnering with Antom to unlock even greater growth potential for MultiSafepay’s products and services, attracting even more businesses to our ecosystem.”

Gary Liu, general manager of Antom Global, said: “We are thrilled to join hands with MultiSafepay, a trusted industry innovator and our long-term partner. SMEs are the pillar of regional and global prosperity. With digital innovations, we look forward to building together more secure, flexible and efficient payment solutions with cross-sector partners, for small businesses to thrive in a truly inclusive and sustainable global commerce ecosystem.”

Re-disseminated by The Asian Banker