“Can a low-fee, faster-payout SMB payments app become the operating platform for UK/US micro-merchants underserved by Square and SumUp?”
Lopay is a London-based SMB payments app offering low-fee card acceptance and faster payouts to UK/US micro-merchants, positioned as a Square/SumUp alternative. Its embedded finance story is centered on Stripe as the underlying processor and safeguarding partner, with YouLend layered on top for merchant cash advances.
Lopay discloses Stripe as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Lopay does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Stripe.
Lopay processes payments through Stripe.
Lopay's lending and capital products are provided by YouLend.
Lopay integrates with QuickBooks.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 4 layers in Lopay's stack: Payments / PSP (Stripe); Banking / BaaS (Stripe); Lending (YouLend); Accounting (QuickBooks).
Lopay is headquartered in London, UK.
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