“Can a small West Virginia community bank scale as a specialist sponsor bank for higher-risk fintech verticals like gaming and payments?”
MVB Bank is a publicly traded (Nasdaq: MVBF) West Virginia community bank that has repositioned itself as a fintech-focused sponsor bank. Alongside traditional retail and commercial banking in West Virginia and Northern Virginia, MVB provides BaaS, acquiring/payment sponsorships, and issuing sponsorships for fintech partners — with a particular niche in higher-risk verticals such as online gaming, evidenced by its Visa High Brand Risk License.