“Can a purpose-built neobank for unbanked agricultural guest workers replace predatory check-cashing and wire-transfer fees by embedding employer-sponsored financial benefits directly at the worksite?”
Yepzy was founded in 2021 to address the financial exclusion of H-2A guest agricultural workers in the United States — a segment largely ignored by traditional banks. Rather than building a generic neobank, the company designed its product specifically around the workflow of growers and their seasonal guest employees, offering employer-sponsored financial benefits including direct deposit, debit cards, and low-cost international remittances. The embedded finance stack is deliberately thin: Thread Bank provides the BaaS backbone, Visa provides card network access, and Ria Money Transfer powers cross-border remittances — allowing Yepzy to stay asset-light and compliance-lean while serving a hard-to-bank demographic.
Yepzy discloses Thread Bank as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Yepzy does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Thread Bank.
Yepzy's cards are issued through Thread Bank.
Yepzy uses Ria Money Transfer for FX and cross-border payouts.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 4 layers in Yepzy's stack: Banking / BaaS (Thread Bank); Card issuing (Thread Bank); Sponsor bank (Thread Bank); FX & payouts (Ria Money Transfer).
Yepzy is founded in 2021 and headquartered in Concord, NC, USA.
Yepzy has raised $3.5M in total (latest round: Unattributed, ~2021).
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