“Can one vertical SaaS platform own every digital touchpoint — giving, management, streaming, apps, engagement — for the American church and Catholic parish?”
Founded 2011 in New Zealand as a mobile giving app, Pushpay evolved into a full church operating system. The 2019 CCB acquisition added church management; Resi (2021) added video/streaming; ChurchStaq (2022) and ParishStaq (2023) bundled giving, ChMS, apps and analytics into vertical suites. Taken private in 2023 by BGH Capital and Sixth Street, the company is now doubling down on AI features and platform consolidation ('Staq Transformation') for faith-based organizations.
Pushpay discloses Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as its sponsor bank, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Pushpay does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Wells Fargo Bank, N.A..
Pushpay processes payments through Pushpay Processing (self-operated) and First Data / Fiserv.
Pushpay's cards run on Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.
Pushpay's payroll is powered by Gusto.
Pushpay's crypto products run on Engiven.
Pushpay integrates with QuickBooks Online and Sage Intacct.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 6 layers in Pushpay's stack: Payments / PSP (Pushpay Processing (self-operated) and First Data / Fiserv); Card network (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover); Payroll (Gusto); Sponsor bank (Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.); Crypto (Engiven); Accounting (QuickBooks Online and Sage Intacct).
Pushpay was founded by Chris Heaslip and Eliot Crowther and is founded in 2011, headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand; Redmond, Washington, US.
Pushpay's acquisitions include Nurture (2026), Resi Media (2021) and Church Community Builder (CCB) (2019).
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