“Can a BaaS-powered SMB neobank become the complete financial operating system for Main Street small businesses — combining banking, lending, bill payments, and accounting integrations in a single app?”
Founded in 2016 as a Toronto-based digital challenger bank for underserved small business owners — plumbers, barbers, truckers — not Silicon Valley startups. Relocated to New York and raised institutional capital as COVID accelerated digital banking adoption among SMBs. Built on a BaaS stack (Bancorp Bank + Galileo) rather than seeking a bank charter, allowing faster iteration. Added embedded lending via Kanmon, a Revenue Dashboard powered by Plaid connectivity, AI-powered bill payments, and high-yield checking to evolve from a pure checking account into a broader SMB financial operating system.
NorthOne discloses The Bancorp Bank, N.A. (sponsor bank) as its banking provider, with The Bancorp Bank, N.A. as its sponsor bank, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
NorthOne does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through The Bancorp Bank, N.A..
NorthOne's cards are issued through Galileo.
NorthOne's lending and capital products are provided by Kanmon.
NorthOne connects to bank accounts through Plaid.
NorthOne integrates with QuickBooks Online, Wave Accounting, Zoho Books and Patriot Accounting.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 6 layers in NorthOne's stack: Banking / BaaS (The Bancorp Bank, N.A. (sponsor bank)); Card issuing (Galileo); Lending (Kanmon, North One Business Line of Credit (up to $250K) and North One Business Term Loan (up to $250K)); Open banking (Plaid); Sponsor bank (The Bancorp Bank, N.A.); Accounting (QuickBooks Online, Wave Accounting, Zoho Books and Patriot Accounting).
NorthOne was founded by Eytan Bensoussan and Justin Adler and is founded in 2016, headquartered in New York, NY, USA.
NorthOne has raised $90.3M in total (latest round: Series B, October 2022).
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