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# Skip the bank and take back control
- URL: https://blog.flash-payments.com/skip-the-bank-and-take-back-control/
- Published: 2016-12-26T05:28:12.000Z
- Updated: 2018-04-18T03:13:14.000Z
- Author: Tim Strube
- Tags: International Money Transfers, Ripple, Banks, Innovation, #Import 2023-06-09 18:26

Flash Payments was launched to provide fast, secure and well priced foreign exchange transfer services as an alternative to the existing opaque, siloed and inefficient banking networks.

> Front and center is an exceptional user experience and there are no hidden fees.

Built on a common global infrastructure and bringing new efficiencies to financial remittances by enabling near real-time settlements, improved visibility and reducing risk, Flash Payments delivers tangible advantages from a technical, a financial and user experience perspective.

Based in Sydney Australia, Flash Payments is a cutting edge fintech startup, engineered from the ground up to deliver intelligent foreign exchange transfer services, without hidden fees.

Using the innovative Ripple technology platform and XRP, Ripple's digital currency, Flash Payments delivers extraordinary transparency, speed and transactional control to users.

The technology tightly integrates payments messaging with funds settlements, allowing for unprecedented visibility.

> Send funds like an email.  
> Track transfers like a package.  
> Never be surprised by hidden charges.

Unlike the banks, Flash Payments puts the customer in control. Clients can choose a target conversion rate, automate the international money transfers and track their currency transfer, like a package, from start to finish.

Learn more about [Flash Payments](https://flash-payments.com/?ref=blog.flash-payments.com) and [sign up](https://app.flash-fx.com/onboarding/?ref=blog.flash-payments.com#/signup) to benefit from their cutting-edge technology, great rates, transparency and control.