Nicky Goulimis and Nico Barawid
Tunic Pay: stopping scams on instant bank payments
- Founded 2023
- Backed by LocalGlobe
- Used by banks
About
Nicky Goulimis, a former chief risk officer, founded Tunic Pay in 2023 with Nico Barawid after hearing that scams were going unsolved. Tunic checks the recipient of a bank payment, not just the sender, to protect real-time payments from fraud.
LocalGlobe is its biggest backer, alongside Point72 and others, and its clients include national banks and fintechs.
Number 90 on the Startups 100 Index 2025.