“Can a single API layer become the default BaaS / card-issuing infrastructure for African fintechs and enterprises?”
Blusalt is a Nigeria-based embedded fintech infrastructure provider offering BaaS, card issuing, payments, wallets and onboarding APIs to fintechs, banks, marketplaces and enterprises across Africa. It positions itself as the 'bank relationship' layer for African fintechs, with a UK office suggesting cross-border ambitions. The company operates as a full-stack provider that both fronts partner banks and runs its own card-issuing rails via ISO8583 integrations.
Blusalt Financial Services Limited discloses Blusalt BaaS (in-house) as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Blusalt Financial Services Limited does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Blusalt BaaS (in-house).
Blusalt Financial Services Limited processes payments through Blusalt Payments (self-operated).
Blusalt Financial Services Limited's cards are issued through Blusalt Card as a Service (in-house).
Blusalt Financial Services Limited uses Blusalt FX (in-house) for FX and cross-border payouts.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 5 layers in Blusalt Financial Services Limited's stack: Payments / PSP (Blusalt Payments (self-operated)); Banking / BaaS (Blusalt BaaS (in-house)); Card issuing (Blusalt Card as a Service (in-house)); Lending (Lending Apps (customer-built on Blusalt APIs)); FX & payouts (Blusalt FX (in-house)).
Blusalt Financial Services Limited is founded in 2019 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.
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