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Fluz

Can a cashback rewards app become the embedded payments infrastructure layer for software companies and marketplaces by monetizing the same multi-bank, multi-card-network rails it built for consumers?

Founded2018
HQNew York, New York, United States
Latest roundSeed
IndustryFintech / Consumer banking
The story

Founded in 2018 as a consumer cashback and collaborative earning app, Fluz built payment infrastructure processing over $5 billion in consumer and business payments across gift cards, virtual cards, and bill pay. It expanded into SMB spend management with corporate cards and bill pay. In early 2026, Fluz launched Fluz Platform, pivoting toward embedded finance infrastructure — offering pay-ins, wallets, virtual card issuance, and payout rails as a B2B product to software companies and marketplaces. The company now operates both a consumer/business-facing rewards product and a white-label embedded finance infrastructure layer.

Last 12 months
2026-02
Product timeline
2018
Fluz founded as a collaborative cashback and rewards app allowing consumers to earn on everyday purchases.· pivot
2022
Launched virtual card infrastructure with prepaid card programs backed by multiple sponsor banks (Community Federal Savings Bank, Sutton Bank, Pathward).· card
2024
Expanded to business accounts with corporate cards, gift card procurement, bill pay, and spend management for SMBs.· banking
2026
Launched Fluz Platform, an embedded payments infrastructure offering to software companies, marketplaces, and financial services firms — marking pivot from consumer app to B2B infrastructure play.· pivot
Regulated entities
Money Services Business
US
Fluz, LLC
The stack
Banking / BaaS
Metropolitan Commercial Bank; Community Federal Savings Bank; Sutton Bank; Pathward Bank, N.A.; Austin Capital Bank; TransPecos Banks, SSB
Sponsor bank
Metropolitan Commercial Bank; Community Federal Savings Bank; Sutton Bank; Pathward Bank, N.A.; Austin Capital Bank; TransPecos Banks, SSB
Accounting gap: significant