# Cuscal

> Cuscal is a VC fund in Sydney backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cuscal/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/cuscal
- Website: https://www.cuscalpayments.com.au/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CuscalLimited/

Cuscal is a VC fund in Sydney focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Cuscal deliver innovative, reliable, secure payment solutions for businesses of all shapes and sizes. Cuscal is Australia’s leading provider of payment solutions including card and acquiring products, mobile payments, fraud prevention, EFT switching and direct entry. They process 14% of Australia’s EFT transactions, have over 7.5 million cardsunder management and switch and acquire for around 35% of Australia’s ATMs.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Cuscal. Shizune tracks 6 team members at Cuscal. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/cuscal?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bianca Bates | Chief client officer and Deputy CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bianca-bates-a433 |
| Christie Welsh | Head of People & Culture | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christie-welsh |
| Colin Mapp | CIO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colin-mapp |
| Craig Kennedy | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-kennedy-afda |
| Kieran McKenna | Chief Risk Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kieran-mckenna |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paypa Plane | Paypa Plane is a future-focused payment system that delivers benefits to banks, enterprises, and payers. Working with existing systems to elevate legacy payment structures - Paypa Plane is ready to move the payment ecosystem forward. | $10M | Series A | Mar 27, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mastercard](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mastercard) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Queensland Investment Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/queensland-investment-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sprint Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sprint-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cuscal invest in?

Cuscal invests primarily in FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Cuscal?

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### Who are the partners at Cuscal?

The team at Cuscal includes Bianca Bates (Chief client officer and Deputy CEO), Christie Welsh (Head of People & Culture) and Colin Mapp (CIO), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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