“Can a single proprietary core-banking platform combine BaaS technology, sponsor-bank access and managed compliance/ops into one turnkey stack for fintechs and credit unions?”
Mbanq operates a proprietary cloud-native core banking platform positioned as a full-stack BaaS provider — combining core banking, card issuing, payments, compliance, and managed operations for fintechs, neobanks and credit unions. Recent product expansion includes stablecoin-based cross-border money movement (Mbanq Pay) and earned wage access delivered as fully managed programs on top of the same platform.
Mbanq discloses Mbanq Cloud (in-house) and mbanq as its banking providers, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Mbanq does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Mbanq Cloud (in-house) and mbanq.
Mbanq processes payments through Mbanq Cloud Payments (in-house). Disclosed money-movement rails: ACH, RTP, FedNow and SWIFT.
Mbanq's cards are issued through Mbanq Cloud (in-house) on the Visa and Mastercard networks.
Mbanq uses Socure for KYC and identity verification.
Mbanq's lending and capital products are provided by Mbanq Lending (in-house).
Mbanq runs its ledger on Mbanq Cloud CORE (in-house).
Mbanq uses Mbanq FX Pay (in-house) for FX and cross-border payouts.
Mbanq's payroll is powered by Mbanq EWA (in-house).
Mbanq's crypto products run on Mbanq Pay (in-house).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 11 layers in Mbanq's stack: Payments / PSP (Mbanq Cloud Payments (in-house)); Money movement (ACH, RTP, FedNow and SWIFT); Banking / BaaS (Mbanq Cloud (in-house) and mbanq); Card issuing (Mbanq Cloud (in-house)); Card network (Visa and Mastercard); Ledger (Mbanq Cloud CORE (in-house)); Lending (Mbanq Lending (in-house), Unsecured term loans, Secured term loans, Automobile loans and 3 others); Payroll (Mbanq EWA (in-house)); KYC (Socure); FX & payouts (Mbanq FX Pay (in-house)); Crypto (Mbanq Pay (in-house)).
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