Aspora, formerly known as Vance, is a London-headquartered financial technology company founded in 2022. It develops cross-border financial services for people living outside their home countries, initially focusing on the Indian diaspora. Its mobile application enables international money transfers to India at exchange rates matching Google's live rates, with transparent transaction fees. Aspora has expanded into digital NRE and NRO bank account opening through regulated banking partners, digital gold investments, exchange-rate alerts and subscription-based transfer benefits. The company serves customers across the UK, UAE, US and other markets. Aspora reports more than one million users and over $2 billion in transfers. It operates offices in London, Bengaluru and Dubai and is expanding its European operations through a regulated entity in Lithuania. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Greylock, Hummingbird Ventures and Y Combinator.
Aspora offers opportunities to develop financial technology serving more than one million users across international markets. Engineers can work on cross-border payments, transaction reliability, banking integrations, fraud prevention, distributed systems and regulatory compliance using technologies including Java, Go, Python, Spring Boot and AWS. The company has raised approximately $98.8 million in publicly reported funding from investors including Sequoia Capital, Greylock and Y Combinator. Recent developments include digital NRI banking, gold investment features and expansion into regulated European financial services. Its engineering job descriptions emphasize direct ownership, frequent product releases and collaboration with the founding team. Advertised compensation includes competitive salaries, benefits and ESOPs. Bengaluru engineering roles are generally office-based and involve high expectations for delivery, security and reliability.
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Founder and CEO of Aspora, formerly Vance. Studied physics at Stanford University before leaving to pursue entrepreneurship. Previously worked on a revenue-based financing startup and participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2022 program. Having grown up in India and Abu Dhabi, he experienced the challenges of international banking firsthand. Founded Aspora in 2022 to simplify financial services for diaspora communities and leads its global strategy, fundraising and product vision.
Leads engineering at Aspora, based in Bengaluru. Graduated from Delhi Technological University with a degree in electronics and communication engineering. Previously worked at Adobe and co-founded Grocamie, where he served as CTO. His experience includes backend systems, Spring Boot, Python, cloud infrastructure, Android development and engineering team leadership. Oversees the technical systems supporting Aspora's financial products.
Founding team member and Group General Counsel at Aspora since 2022. Previously served as Deputy General Counsel at NPCI, General Counsel at KreditBee and KrazyBee, and Senior Legal Manager at PayU. Holds an LLM from Queen Mary University of London. Leads legal strategy, regulatory licensing, corporate governance and compliance across Aspora's international operations.
Product Lead at Aspora since 2025. Has more than eight years of experience developing and scaling consumer products. Studied at MICA in Ahmedabad. Focuses on product strategy, user experience, customer engagement and developing financial products for international users. Works with engineering and design teams on Aspora's consumer financial platform.
Leads growth initiatives at Aspora. Previously served as Global Head of Growth at Airwallex and held product growth leadership responsibilities at Picsart, with earlier experience in management consulting. Joined Aspora in 2025. Focuses on customer acquisition, international market expansion, growth strategy and developing consumer adoption across the company's remittance and financial services offerings.
Works in People Success at Aspora, supporting recruitment, organizational development, employee engagement and company culture. Contributes to team expansion, onboarding and people processes across the company's international operations. Her work supports Aspora's development of engineering, product, operations and commercial teams.
Leads Aspora's European regulated business in Lithuania. Appointed CEO of its Lithuanian entity following the acquisition of UAB Hokodo. Studied at Vilnius University and has professional training in fintech governance and anti-money laundering. Responsible for establishing Aspora's European operations, regulatory compliance, partnerships and the planned expansion of its engineering and product teams in Vilnius.
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Aspora's October application update highlighted wider access to NRE and NRO account management and digital gold investments. The company also improved beneficiary management, UAE-to-India transfers and application performance. The update reflects its expansion from international remittances into a broader range of financial products for non-resident Indians.
Read articleAspora via Pressat
Aspora launched a UK campaign promoting digital NRI banking and awareness of Indian bank account requirements for people living abroad. Customers can apply for NRE and NRO accounts through the Aspora app without visiting India. Accounts are provided by regulated banking partner Shivalik Small Finance Bank. The campaign used letters and digital media to explain financial account requirements for NRIs.
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Aspora acquired a controlling stake in UAB Hokodo, a licensed Lithuanian electronic money institution, following approval from the Bank of Lithuania. The transaction strengthens Aspora's regulated financial services presence in Europe and supports its expansion across the European Economic Area. Aspora also identified Vilnius as a location for developing European engineering, product and compliance capabilities.
Read articleDubai Financial Services Authority
The Dubai Financial Services Authority's public register records a financial services licence issued to Aspora Money Services Limited on January 28, 2026. The authorization covers specified money services and payment-related activities, subject to regulatory conditions and restrictions. The licence supports Aspora's development of regulated financial services in the UAE.
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Aspora announced $93 million in funding across three rounds completed between 2024 and 2025. Its latest Series B was co-led by Sequoia Capital and Greylock, with participation from existing and new investors. The financing valued the company at approximately $500 million and supported international market expansion, product development and hiring. Aspora reported more than 250,000 users and over $2 billion in processed payment volume at the time.
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