# Solutran

> Solutran is a US payments and benefits technology company whose supplemental benefits business is now presented as Optum Financial’s Healthy Benefits+. Its S3 network validates eligible purchases at the item level, helping health plans and other sponsors deliver food, over-the-counter and other benefits through cards, apps and participating retailers. Its earlier business includes government EBT processing and treasury payment services.

- **Founded:** 1982
- **Headquarters:** Eden Prairie, United States
- **Products:** Healthy Benefits+, S3 merchant network, Healthy Savings, Government EBT processing, Treasury and legacy payment services
- **Notable:** Reported over 17 million EBT transactions and nearly $500 million in food purchases in 2016., Reported processing support across 61 state and Inter-Tribal WIC programs since 1989, as of its June 2017 announcement., Announced New Mexico, Cherokee Nation and Pueblo of Isleta WIC EBT launches in June 2017.

## Products & services

- **Healthy Benefits+** — Optum Financial supplemental benefits administration through a card, app and website, with plan-specific allowances and spending rules.
- **S3 merchant network** — Proprietary retail acceptance network with real-time item-level eligibility validation for funded benefits and rewards.
- **Healthy Savings** — Sponsored discounts on qualifying healthier foods, historically redeemed with a card or mobile app at participating stores.
- **Government EBT processing** — Processing and participant support for WIC and SNAP programs under government agency contracts.
- **Treasury and legacy payment services** — Historically offered depository processing, check conversion, controlled disbursement and returned-check management.

## Achievements

- Reported over 17 million EBT transactions and nearly $500 million in food purchases in 2016.
- Reported processing support across 61 state and Inter-Tribal WIC programs since 1989, as of its June 2017 announcement.
- Announced New Mexico, Cherokee Nation and Pueblo of Isleta WIC EBT launches in June 2017.
- UCare reported nearly $2.5 million in member Healthy Savings savings by February 2019.

## Latest updates

- **2021-12** — BestRx announced BestPOS integration with Solutran S3 for automated OTC benefit redemption.
- **2025-11** — Florida corporate registry records a principal-address change to 1 Optum Circle, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
- **2026-09** — At research time, Optum’s live website describes Healthy Benefits+ as formerly Solutran and promotes AI-assisted product eligibility across S3. This is an observation date, not a claimed launch date.

## Links

- Website: https://www.solutran.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solutran

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Last updated: 2026-09-30