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InGo

Can Ingo Payments evolve from a best-in-class push-payment disbursement rail into the full embedded banking infrastructure stack — accounts, card issuance, ledgering, and compliance — for fintechs, banks, and brands?

HQAlpharetta, Georgia, USA
Latest roundVenture - Series Unknown
IndustryInfrastructure / Payments
The story

Originally known as Ingo Money, the company built its reputation as a disbursement marketplace focused on digitizing paper checks and enabling instant push payments to cards, ACH, and other rails. Following the acquisition of Deposits Inc.'s banking technology (reported early 2025), Ingo pivoted to position itself as a full-service embedded banking infrastructure provider — expanding beyond money mobility into routable accounts, card issuance, KYC/KYB, and ledger management. This strategic shift, anchored by the Marqeta card issuance partnership, signals a move up the value chain from single-function payout rails toward a comprehensive BaaS stack sold to fintechs, banks, and brands.

Last 12 months
2025-03
2025-03
2025-09
Product timeline
2025
Acquired Deposits Inc.'s banking technology to expand into embedded banking capabilities including routable accounts, card issuance, KYC/KYB, and ledger management.· banking
2025
Selected Marqeta as issuer processing partner for its enhanced embedded banking platform, enabling instant card issuance.· card
2025
Partnered with Self Financial to power Self Cash, an earned wage access product delivering real-time disbursements.· lending
2025
Partnered with Securely to deliver real-time merchant settlements with advanced ledgering via its embedded banking platform.· banking
2025
Launched the Ingo Banking Platform in beta — offering routable accounts, card issuance, KYC/KYB, and ledger management for fintech programs.· banking
The stack
Payments / PSP
IngoPay API (self-operated)Ingo Payments disbursement platform (self-operated)
Banking / BaaS
Ingo Banking Platform (self-operated, powered by acquired Deposits Inc. technology)
Card issuing
Marqeta
KYC
Socure
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