By Business & Finance 
Realex Financial Services this morning launched Realex Fire, a new personal payment account to transform the way people and businesses are paid.
With a mission to address some fundamental problems in the payments industry and to transform the way people and businesses pay and get paid, the company has been working on the product for several years.
Realex Fire is a new style of bank account, enabling users to lodge and withdraw funds, create a circle of people to pay, send and receive payments, operate multiple accounts and get notifications on Facebook. At a time when traditional banks are re-introducing transaction fees, the Realex Fire personal account is free of transaction charges.
The Realex Fire personal account is like a bank account and more:
- Opening an account is completed online and users can transfer funds from other bank accounts. Once the first account is opened, more accounts can be added allowing better management of personal finances.
- Using email addresses or mobile numbers, users can invite people to their ‘circle’ – the people they pay.
- Users may also view the people who pay them and request payments for specific amounts.
- All Realex Fire payments are processed in real time, with no transaction fees for personal users.
- By linking a Facebook profile to the account, users can receive private notifications when they get paid or receive a payment request.
- A mobile app, giving users access anytime and place is currently being beta tested and will be available shortly.
Speaking on the announcement, Realex Fire founder and CEO, Colm Lyon said: “It’s time for change, real change, in the way people and businesses pay and are paid. We want to fundamentally transform the payments landscape and make payments safer, more accessible, social and less expensive to process. That is our mission. This is a significant milestone for us and marks a fundamental change in the payments landscape; as a regulated entity we have joined the banking networks so we can create the most complete and compelling payments products.”
He added: “We are delighted to have reached this milestone and phenomenally excited about our future plans. In many ways, what we see today is the base upon which we will build the payment applications of the future.”
