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Freedom Gateway

“Can a vertically-integrated kiosk manufacturer own the physical rails for unattended crypto and regulated cash-in/cash-out transactions?”

Founded2019
HQPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
IndustryFintech / Crypto

The story

Freedom Gateway is a small (10-employee) Pittsburgh-based fintech that vertically integrates hardware manufacturing, embedded firmware, and cloud management software for unattended crypto/payment kiosks. Its primary consumer-facing product is a network of 140+ Bitcoin ATMs, but it also builds custom kiosk solutions for regulated verticals (charitable gaming, state lottery prepaid Visa payouts, GPS asset tracking). It is a hardware+software kiosk operator, not a chartered financial institution.

Last 12 months

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Product timeline

2019

Freedom Gateway founded in Pittsburgh, PA to develop Bitcoin ATM and custom payment kiosk hardware/software.· pivot

2024

Operating 140+ Bitcoin ATM locations across Pennsylvania and other US states.· banking

The stack

2 layers disclosed in Freedom Gateway’s embedded-finance stack

Payments / PSP

Freedom Gateway Bitcoin ATM network (self-operated)

Card network

in the full report

Accounting gap: none

1 more provider across 1 layer, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

Freedom Gateway — frequently asked

Who is Freedom Gateway's payment processor?

Freedom Gateway processes payments through Freedom Gateway Bitcoin ATM network (self-operated).

Which card network does Freedom Gateway use?

Freedom Gateway's cards run on Visa.

What is Freedom Gateway's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Freedom Gateway's stack: Payments / PSP (Freedom Gateway Bitcoin ATM network (self-operated)); Card network (Visa).

Where is Freedom Gateway headquartered?

Freedom Gateway is founded in 2019 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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