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Round 7: payments and wallet apps
We are looking for teams that make paying with Oriel feel as simple as a card tap: wallets, merchant tools, on-ramps and payment APIs.
Pool
$3.2M
Grant size
$25k to $250k
Applications close
12 Dec 2026
Decision
By 30 Jan 2027
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We want to see
Ideas that would make this round a success
Checkout in one tap
A payment button a shop can add in an afternoon.
Wallets for first-timers
Sign-up with a passkey, recovery without a seed phrase.
Local on-ramps
Cash or bank transfer to ORL in markets we don’t reach yet.
Payouts at scale
Payroll and marketplace payouts to thousands of wallets.
Timeline
Dates to keep in mind
Apply
Until 12 Dec
Review and calls
15 Dec to 23 Jan
Decision
By 30 Jan
First tranche
February 2027
Apply
Tell us what you will ship
Fifteen minutes is enough. We reply to every application, yes or no.
Reviewers
The people who read your application
Amara Okafor
Grants lead, foundation
Jonas Weber
Payments engineer, foundation
Mei Tanaka
Founder of a round 3 wallet
Carlos Ruiz
Community reviewer
Questions
