“Can Payarc become the infrastructure layer of choice for ISOs, agents, and SaaS platforms that want to embed PayFac-grade payment processing without building acquiring relationships from scratch?”
Founded in 2016 as a traditional merchant payment processing platform, Payarc has evolved into a full-stack PayFac infrastructure provider targeting ISOs, independent agents, and SaaS/ISV platforms. The company shifted from a pure merchant-acquiring model toward an embedded payments infrastructure play, allowing software platforms to white-label PayFac capabilities with their own branded merchant programs. Payarc operates through sponsor bank relationships with Evolve Bank & Trust, Commercial Bank of California, and FFB Bank — a structure common to registered payment facilitators rather than chartered banks.
Payarc discloses Evolve Bank & Trust, Commercial Bank of California and FFB Bank as its sponsor banks, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Payarc does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Evolve Bank & Trust, Commercial Bank of California and FFB Bank.
Payarc processes payments through Payarc (self-operated).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Payarc's stack: Payments / PSP (Payarc (self-operated)); Sponsor bank (Evolve Bank & Trust, Commercial Bank of California and FFB Bank).
Payarc was founded by Zachary Martinez and is founded in 2016, headquartered in Greenwich, CT.
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