Lunch
ActiveLunch is building the payment infrastructure for the offline economy.
What it does
"Lunch is a fintech company dedicated to revolutionizing the payment infrastructure for offline transactions. With a mission to accelerate the flow of money in the $7.8 trillion paper check market, Lunch aims to introduce the convenience of credit card transactions to every paper check payment, starting with the scholastic sector. Key offerings include a subscription receivables service that automates invoice collection for vendors, immediate flat-rate factoring without credit checks, and online payment processing for schools. Notable achievements include processing $300k monthly in subscription receivables, with a waitlist demand of $500k for factoring services. Lunch charges a 5% fee for transactions and is currently securing a debt facility to expand factoring operations. Additionally, the company has secured an exclusive partnership as the payment processor for a scholastic marketplace with over 900 vendors."
Its site says now · captured 2026-08-23
Lunch: Empower local businesses with early invoice payments
Lunch partners with local government to launch early payment programs for local businesses.
Next to it in Fintech · offline payment infrastructure for checks
- PAYGENT Co., Ltd.Plug and Play
Easy and secure the settlement agent who is the first time you use the service.
- PaystackY Combinator W16
Modern payments infrastructure for Africa
- Korapay TechnologiesTechstars TS 2019
Kora | Pan-African payment infrastructure
- TapiPlug and Play
Tapi is a fintech firm that helps and supports companies provide simple and regional payment solutions.
- XenditY Combinator S15
Provides payment infrastructure for Southeast Asia
- 21st Financial TechnologyPlug and Play
Provides various services for merchants, including payment gateway, fraud detection, and buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions.
- CloudwalkPlug and Play
CloudWalk is a digital payment acquirer
- コイニー株式会社Plug and Play
Coiney provides smarphone-based credit card processing services in Japan.