Strikepay acquires British competitor Gratsi

Irish company, which has developed cashless tipping technology, will benefit from Gratsi’s customer base in the hospitality and beauty industries

Oli Cavanagh, chief executive and co-founder of Strikepay, Edel Kinane, chief growth officer, Jack Spargo, founder of Gratsi, and Charles Dowd, chief product officer and co-founder of Strikepay. Picture: Naoise Culhane

Strikepay, an Irish fintech developing cashless tipping, has acquired Gratsi, a competitor from Britain.

The acquisition will involve Gratsi founder, Jack Spargo, joining the Strikepay team as vice president of engineering.

“We are delighted to be making this announcement with Gratsi and that they are as excited as we are about joining the Strikepay team to help drive our product development and innovation,” Oli Cavanagh, co-founder of Strikepay, said.

“The technology they have built is ...