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Credit Key

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Can a B2B BNPL platform become the default embedded payment terms layer across all B2B e-commerce and sales channels, from sole proprietors to enterprise buyers?

Founded2015
HQLos Angeles, CA
FoundersJohn Tomich
Total raised$123M+
Latest roundLater Stage VC / Growth Capital, January 2026
IndustryFintech / Lending
The story

Founded in 2015 as a B2B BNPL company, Credit Key focused on bringing Klarna/Affirm-style point-of-sale financing to business buyers, offering instant credit decisions at merchant checkout across e-commerce and other sales channels. Over time, Credit Key shifted from purely originating loans on its own balance sheet to co-lending with Lead Bank as sponsor bank, allowing it to scale capital deployment and regulatory compliance. The $90M growth capital round with Barings in 2026 signals a shift toward institutional credit facility partnerships to fund loan growth without purely equity dilution.

Last 12 months
2026-01
2024-12
2025-05
Product timeline
2015
Founded by John Tomich as a B2B buy now, pay later point-of-sale financing platform targeting US merchants.· lending
2020
Raised $33.85M Series B led by Greycroft to scale B2B BNPL across US e-commerce merchants.· lending
2024
Updated Terms of Service formalizing Lead Bank as co-lender/sponsor bank, reflecting transition to a bank-sponsored lending model.· banking
2026
Secured $90M in growth capital in partnership with Barings to accelerate product development, platform partnerships, and merchant expansion.· lending
The stack
4 layers disclosed in Credit Key’s embedded-finance stack
Banking / BaaS
Lead Bank
Lending
in the full report
Sponsor bank
in the full report
Accounting
in the full report
Accounting gap: minor
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