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Episode Six

Can a single cloud-native card issuing and ledger platform replace legacy processors for every financial product — cards, credit, BNPL, multi-currency accounts, and crypto — for banks, fintechs, and brands globally?

Founded2015
HQAustin, Texas, United States
Total raised$98M
Latest roundVenture (Round not Specified), 2025
IndustryInfrastructure / Card issuing
The story

Founded in 2015, Episode Six was built as an API-first, cloud-native card issuing and ledger infrastructure provider for banks, fintechs, and brands. Unlike legacy processors, E6's differentiator is a hyper-configurable ledger that supports prepaid, debit, credit, installments, and multi-currency products on a single platform. The company has expanded from pure card issuing into broader financial infrastructure — adding revolving credit, BNPL, virtual accounts, and crypto/fiat multi-currency ledger capabilities — positioning itself as the configurable backbone for embedded finance programs globally, now live in 17 countries.

Last 12 months
2025-06
2023-09
Product timeline
2015
Founded in Austin, Texas as a cloud-native card issuing and ledger infrastructure company targeting banks, fintechs, and brands.· pivot
2023
Launched Business Now, Pay Later™ — a B2B installments product enabling commercial banks to offer working capital to SMEs.· lending
2025
Partnered with xMoney to power a unified on- and off-ramp ecosystem connecting fiat and crypto rails across borders.· banking
Regulated entities
PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider
Global
Episode Six, Inc.
The stack
Payments / PSP
Episode Six Issuer Processing (self-operated)
Card issuing
Episode Six (self-operated)
Ledger
Episode Six Enterprise Ledger (self-operated)
Lending
Business Now, Pay Later™ (B2B installments for SMEs)Consumer installments / BNPLInstallment cardsRevolving credit (personal lines of credit)Consumer credit cardsBusiness lines of creditBusiness expense cards (revolving)Co-branded credit cardsOverdraft lines of creditCommercial cards with working capital management
Accounting gap: minor