Our story, our mission, and the path forward.

Vitesse was founded in 2014 by Phil McGriskin and Paul Townsend, who had previously built and sold Envoy Services, a payments business acquired by Worldpay in 2011. The company initially focused on cross-border B2B payments but pivoted to insurance in 2021 after recognizing a critical gap in the market. Insurance businesses managing billions in premiums and claims lacked real-time visibility and control over funds moving between carriers, brokers, MGAs, and reinsurers. Vitesse built a treasury and payments platform specifically designed for this complexity, providing real-time oversight, regulatory-grade safeguarding, and faster settlement cycles across global insurance operations. The platform serves the Lloyd's marketplace and the wider insurance company market globally, acting as the financial infrastructure that connects carriers, delegated authorities, brokers, and service providers.