Astra offers advanced payment infrastructure, powering faster transfers for fintech products, financial institutions, and enterprises. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, Astra’s proprietary, vertically integrated API enables developers to offer real-time payments and accelerated bank transfers with built-in optimizations to reduce risk.

• Businesses
• Bank Treasury
• Banks
• Acquirers
• Merchants
• Employers
• Payroll Providers
• Professional Employer Organizations

Use case verticals

• Funds disbursement
• Person-to-person
• Account-to-account (A2A)

Use cases

• Consumer lending
• Contractors
• Crypto
• Digital goods
• Gaming
• Healthcare
• Insurance
• Loyalty
• Marketplaces
• Merchant settlement
• Multi-level marketing
• Non-profit
• Payables/Receivables
• Payroll
• Remittance
• SMB lending
• Travel

• Payment orchestration across all domestic payment rails
• Integrated risk mitigation
• Automated card and account verification
• Chargeback management and orchestration
• Developer-focused with expert support and documentation
• PCI-compliant card data capture
• Transfer automations as a service (refill, sweeps, percentage-based)