CardConnect
ProviderEmbedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 16 companies across 2 categories.
CategoriesPSP, Tokenization
Rank#24 of 538 in PSP
Buyers16 companies
HeadquartersKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States
Founded2016
Raisedacquired for ~$750M
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Founders & story · from CardConnect’s own dossier
CardConnect began as FTS Holding Corporation, a full-service electronic transaction processing provider, before being rebranded under Fintech Acquisition Corp in 2016. Acquired by First Data Corporation (later Fiserv) in 2017 for $750 million, it became part of the broader Fiserv payments platform. Its core differentiation is the CardPointe/CardSecure stack—offering patented tokenization, P2PE, and an ISO/agent partner program on top of Fiserv's acquiring infrastructure. The company now operates as Fiserv's ISO-channel and software-platform payments arm, offering embedded merchant financing (Clover Capital), developer APIs, and QuickBooks accounting integrations.
Latest round: Acquired by First Data Corporation, 2017
Who uses CardConnect
16 companies disclose CardConnect in their stack
Buyer mix · 16 of 16 classified
Infrastructure / Payments · 4Vertical SaaS / Healthcare · 2Bank / Community · 1Fintech / Payments · 1Horizontal SaaS / Accounting · 1Vertical SaaS / Automotive Dealerships · 1Vertical SaaS / Field Service Management · 1Vertical SaaS / Pest Control & Lawn Care · 1
What the disclosures say
MRI Software“CardConnect is listed as a subprocessor on MRI Software's own subprocessors page (mrisoftware.com/subprocessors/).”
Jovia Financial Credit Union“Jovia's merchant services page on jovia.org explicitly names CardConnect as the partner for cloud-based POS merchant services.”
Briostack“Merchant Cost Consulting guide states Briostack integrates with CardConnect out of the box.”
Forward“Forward's own subprocessor list (getfwd.com/dpa) names CardConnect (a Fiserv company) as the merchant boarding/underwriting/settlement acquiring processor, Cross River Bank for banking and ACH rails, GrailPay for bank payment/ACH processing, and Very Good Security (VGS) for cardholder data tokenization.”
InterPayments“InterPayments' own Out-of-the-Box product page lists established connections with Cybersource, Authorize.net, NMI, PayTrace, Stripe, CardConnect, CenPOS, and Orbital.”
Quadient“CardConnect is listed as a sub-contractor on the subprocessors page.”
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🇺🇸 United States · 40🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 22🇩🇪 Germany · 14🇮🇳 India · 12🇫🇷 France · 9🇸🇬 Singapore · 7🇦🇺 Australia · 6🇧🇷 Brazil · 5+2 more
What CardConnect runs on · from its own dossier
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Alternatives to CardConnect
Other PSP providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.
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Which companies use CardConnect?
16 companies disclose CardConnect in their stack in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, including MRI Software, Fiserv, Spreedly, Jovia Financial Credit Union, FieldPulse, Briostack, Forward, InterPayments, Quadient, TherapyNotes and 2 others.
What does CardConnect do?
CardConnect is an embedded-finance provider in PSP and Tokenization. It ranks #24 of 538 PSP providers by disclosed buyers.
What are the alternatives to CardConnect?
The most-disclosed PSP alternatives to CardConnect are Stripe (783 buyers), Adyen (278 buyers), PayPal (153 buyers), Checkout.com (113 buyers), Worldpay (89 buyers) and Mollie (64 buyers).
Where is CardConnect headquartered?
CardConnect is founded in 2016 and headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States.
How much funding has CardConnect raised?
CardConnect has raised acquired for ~$750M in total.
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