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Capital One

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Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 1 company across 1 category.

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CategoriesBaaS
Rank#252 of 340 in BaaS
Buyers1 company
HeadquartersTysons, Virginia, USA
Founded1994
FoundersRichard Fairbank, Nigel Morris

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Founders & story · from Capital One’s own dossier

Founded in 1994 as a credit card company leveraging data analytics to price risk, Capital One spent the 2000s–2010s diversifying into full-service retail and commercial banking via major acquisitions (Hibernia, North Fork, ING Direct). The company became one of the earliest large US banks to migrate fully to public cloud (AWS), parlaying that into a B2B software business (Capital One Software). The 2024 Discover acquisition—pending regulatory approval—would give Capital One ownership of a payments network, moving it beyond card issuance into network operations. The 2026 Brex acquisition signals an ambition to own the corporate spend management layer atop its commercial banking business.

Recent developments
  • 2024-07Capital One announced a collaboration with Stripe and Adyen on the Direct Data Share API for real-time fraud data exchange across merchant acquirers. source ↗
  • 2026-01Capital One announced plans to acquire expense management platform Brex for $5.15 billion. source ↗
  • 2026-09-01Named as a founding member (one of 21 international financial institutions, alongside Bank of America, Citi, Fidelity Investments, Goldman Sachs, PNC, Scotiabank, TD Bank Group, Wells Fargo, WisdomTree, Banco Santander, Bbva, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Lloyds, Rabobank, Ubs, Mufg, Sirius International Holding, Standard Bank and Crédit Agricole) of a new joint venture to issue a stablecoin — name not yet disclosed at announcement. Initial focus on a USD-denominated stablecoin, with EUR the priority for later expansion; targets wholesale, institutional and retail use cases including cross-border payments and digital-asset settlement. Go-to-market targeted for H1 2027. source ↗
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Who uses Capital One
1 company disclose Capital One in their stack
Brex
What the disclosures say
Brex
“brex.com/legal/payments-agreement: 'Brex Payments LLC, a Capital One company, is a licensed money transmitter (NMLS #2035354).' brex.com/product/global: 'Issue physical and virtual cards in 30+ currencies and 60+ countries.' brex.com/product/bill-pay: integrated bill pay and AP automation. [coerced currencies: kept "US…”
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What Capital One runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers Capital One itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Capital One.
PSP
Capital One Merchant Services powered by WorldpayTSYS
Treasury Management
Brex Treasury
Open Banking
Yapily
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Alternatives to Capital One

Other BaaS providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Evolve Bank & Trust71 buyers →Sutton Bank63 buyers →Cross River56 buyers →Pathward48 buyers →ClearBank39 buyers →Thread Bank35 buyers →Backbase30 buyers →Community Federal Savings Bank30 buyers →
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Capital One — frequently asked

Which companies use Capital One?

1 company is linked to Capital One in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, through their own public disclosures or Capital One's published customer list, including Brex.

What does Capital One do?

Capital One is an embedded-finance provider in BaaS. It ranks #252 of 340 BaaS providers by linked companies.

What are the alternatives to Capital One?

The most-named BaaS alternatives to Capital One are Evolve Bank & Trust (71 buyers), Sutton Bank (63 buyers), Cross River (56 buyers), Pathward (48 buyers), ClearBank (39 buyers) and Thread Bank (35 buyers).

Who founded Capital One?

Capital One was founded by Richard Fairbank and Nigel Morris and is founded in 1994, headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, USA.

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