SEATTLE (January 28, 2026)—Perkins Coie is pleased to have advised Zepz, the global payments group behind WorldRemit and Sendwave, on its acquisition of a key credit-based product from Pomelo, a platform that integrates consumer credit and global remittances with a credit card designed for money transfer.
Pomelo is a San Francisco-based fintech company focused on cards, lending, and credit building, with a strong presence in the Philippines. The acquisition represents a key step in Zepz’s evolution beyond remittances, enabling the company to support more of the financial lives of cross-border communities and underserved customers across the Global South.
This acquisition further extends Zepz’s capabilities into cards, lending, credit, and longer-term financial tools.
Additional information on the transactions is available here.
The Perkins Coie team was led by M&A partner David Martinez, fintech partners Dax Hansen and Sam Boro, and technology transactions partner Sam Hong, together with counsel Sara Davey and associates Golnaz Camarda, Rhea Bhatia, and Adam Martin. Ashurst acted alongside Perkins Coie with a team led by partner and head of FIG M&A, Gavin Weir, supported by associate Vienna Linley.
