Case Study: EnergyFunders achieves automated, scalable payments and 20% cost savings with Dwolla

EnergyFunders Simplifies its Payments with Automation

EnergyFunders, an online investment platform for oil, gas and energy projects, was hampered by manual, check-based payments and needed a simple, bank-connected solution with a rich API and built-in compliance to scale. After evaluating options, EnergyFunders chose Dwolla and its Payment Flow (Send and Receive API), Dashboard and dedicated customer support to replace time‑consuming manual processes.

EnergyFunders integrated Dwolla’s API and support channels to automate mass ACH payouts, KYC/AML checks and proportional disbursements from escrow. Using Dwolla, the company cut time spent mailing paper checks by an estimated 50%, reduced payments costs by about 20%, and put in place the scalable payments infrastructure to pursue an estimated $100M in platform volume within 18–24 months.

EnergyFunders

Derrick Hale

Chief Operating Officer