“Can a YC-backed neobank become the default FX and cross-border collection rail for Indian SME exporters?”
Karbon Card launched in 2019 as a Y Combinator-backed corporate card and neobank for Indian startups and SMBs. Over time the company has pivoted strongly toward cross-border payments — operating as karbon.business / karbonfx.com — helping Indian exporters and resellers (Amazon, Walmart) collect USD/EUR/GBP/AED into INR accounts in FEMA/RBI-compliant flows. The corporate card remains a product, but the strategic center of gravity is now FX remittance and multi-currency virtual accounts.
Karbon Card processes payments through Karbon Business Payment Links (self-operated).
Karbon Card uses Karbon Business (self-operated FX remittance) and PACB-licensed partners (unnamed) for FX and cross-border payouts.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 3 layers in Karbon Card's stack: Payments / PSP (Karbon Business Payment Links (self-operated)); Lending (Karbon Corporate Card (credit line with cashback)); FX & payouts (Karbon Business (self-operated FX remittance) and PACB-licensed partners (unnamed)).
Karbon Card was founded by Bo Li and is founded in 2019, headquartered in Bangalore, India.
Karbon Card has raised $38.3M in total (latest round: Debt, 2022 (₹55 crore)).
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