Runa
Runa provides payout infrastructure for businesses sending money and digital value, including gift cards and global transfers.
What Runa is
Runa provides payout infrastructure for businesses sending money and digital value, including gift cards and global transfers. Runa Send handles gift-card, prepaid-card, and direct-to-card payouts, from one payment to thousands. Businesses can manage these through a no-code Portal or an API that embeds payouts in applications and workflows. Payout Link sends funds through a secure URL using an email address, without requiring bank details. The Runa Network covers more than 190 countries, over 5,000 merchant gift-card endpoints, and more than 160 payout currencies. Runa FX supports real-time conversion and lets businesses convert and hold currencies, with funding accounts in 18 or more currencies. Runa describes ISO 27001 certification, PCI DSS v4.0.1 and GDPR compliance topics, encryption, DDoS protection, environment segregation, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing. Its Assure controls include IP allowlisting, multifactor authentication, order limits, fraud detection, and monitoring. Pricing is on request.
Good
- Payouts reach more than 190 countries
- Supports gift, prepaid, and direct-to-card payments
- No-code Portal and API options
- Offers real-time currency conversion
- 24/7/365 chat or email support
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request
- Payout Link rates depend on volume and mix
- API integration may require developer work
Who it suits
Runa suits businesses in industries such as fintech, loyalty, employee engagement, gig work, research, and gaming that need global payouts. It offers both no-code and API-based workflows.
Verdict
Runa combines global payout methods, currency tools, fraud controls, and API access for businesses distributing money or rewards. Its broad network and operational controls are useful for international programs, while pricing must be requested.
The facts
Each one read from Runa's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- Runa states that its platform targets 99.999% uptime and sub-second order and delivery response times.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Currency support
- Runa says its network has more than 160 payout currencies, and its FX product supports funding accounts in 18 or more currencies.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Data protection
- Runa says it uses encryption, DDoS protection, environment segregation, continuous vulnerability assessments, and third-party penetration testing.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Developer resources
- Runa provides API documentation and a Postman library through its developer hub.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Fraud controls
- Runa Assure includes IP allowlisting, multi-factor authentication, custom order limits, real-time fraud detection, and automated monitoring.checked 9 Oct 2026
- FX
- Runa FX supports real-time currency conversion and lets businesses convert and hold multiple currencies.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Global coverage
- Runa’s payout network offers gift cards, prepaid cards, and direct-to-card payments in more than 190 countries.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Industries
- Runa lists banking and fintech, direct selling, employee engagement, gig economy, influencer and affiliate marketing, loyalty, research and surveys, and video gaming and esports among its industries.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Runa presents its API as a single integration for embedding payouts into a business's applications or workflows.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- Runa lists banking and fintech, direct selling, employee engagement, gig economy, influencer and affiliate marketing, loyalty, research and surveys, and video gaming and esports among its target industries.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Mass payouts
- Runa Send supports sending one or thousands of payouts via gift cards, prepaid cards, or direct-to-card payments.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Network reach
- Runa states that its payout network covers more than 190 countries and includes over 5,000 merchant gift card endpoints.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Payout links
- With Payout Link, businesses can send recipients a secure URL to redeem a balance using their chosen payout type.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Payout methods
- Runa Send supports payouts by gift card, prepaid card, and direct-to-card payment.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Payout options
- The Runa Network offers gift cards, prepaid cards, and push-to-card payments through one integration.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Portal and API
- Customers can use a no-code Portal or an API to manage payouts or embed them into workflows.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- Runa says Payout Link rates are based on payout volume and mix, and improve as a program grows.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing availability
- The pricing URL redirects to Runa’s homepage, which does not show plan prices.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Runa describes itself as a global payout platform for businesses to send real-time payouts, disbursements, and rewards.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Runa says it holds ISO 27001 certification and uses multi-layer fraud protection and bot mitigation.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security certification
- Runa says its platform is ISO 27001 certified and includes multi-layer fraud protection and bot mitigation.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Runa says it was founded by Aron Alexander in 2016 as WeGift and is headquartered in London.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2016checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
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