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Enfuce

Provider
PSPBaaSCard IssuingOpen Banking

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 26 companies across 4 categories.

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CategoriesPSP, BaaS, Card Issuing, Open Banking
Rank#3 of 231 in Card Issuing
Buyers26 companies
HeadquartersEspoo, Finland
Founded2016
FoundersMonika Liikamaa, Denise Johansson

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Founders & story · from Enfuce’s own dossier

Enfuce was founded in 2016 by two Finnish banking veterans, Monika Liikamaa and Denise Johansson, with the bet that card issuing and processing could be re-platformed on the public cloud — they were globally the first issuer processor on AWS. The company evolved from serving Nordic banks and consumer fintechs (Pleo, Qred, ST1) into a broader European Card-as-a-Service and BIN sponsorship provider, layering in open banking (AIS) APIs under PSD2 and powering BaaS partners like SEB Embedded. In 2026 the founder-CEO duo split — Liikamaa departed and Johansson took sole CEO responsibility, with Mårten Mickos brought in as chairman, signaling a transition toward scale-stage governance.

Latest round: Series C, 2021
Recent developments
  • 2026-05Mårten Mickos appointed board chairman of Enfuce Financial Services; Denise Johansson now sole CEO after Monika Liikamaa's departure. source ↗
  • 2023-02-01Awarded contract by State Treasury of Finland and Kela source ↗
  • 2024-03-01Secured a UK e-money licence; appointed a former Tide CEO as chairman. source ↗
  • 2024-09-16Launched E2, a 2-in-1 card combining credit and debit functionality with two PANs, developed with Mastercard. source ↗
Full dossier: Enfuce’s own stack, layer by layer →
In the press
embeddedfinancereview.com ↗
Coverage of Enfuce sourced from Embedded Finance Review — a content partner for this report. All articles are © their original authors; click any card to open the source.
◇ article2026-06-16
ROLLER embeds lending with Adyen, Circle K moves 400k cards to Enfuce
ROLLER embeds lending with Adyen Capital, Circle K migrates 400,000 cards to Enfuce, plus Shopware Payments and Swiss adoption data.
Source · Embedded Finance Review ↗
◇ article2026-06-15
Circle K migrates 400,000 Nordic consumer cards to Enfuce
Circle K is migrating 400,000+ Nordic consumer cards to Enfuce. Why a fuel retailer runs its own closed-loop card, and what the move changes.
Source · Embedded Finance Review ↗
◇ article2025-07-24
Porsche Switches Credit Card Provider: Nordiska Bank and Enfuce Take Over from DKB
Porsche switches credit card portfolio from DKB to Nordiska Bank and Enfuce by fall 2025. Analyzing the embedded finance infrastructure behind co-branded cards."
Source · Embedded Finance Review ↗
◇ article2024-09-16
Enfuce launches combo card in Europe
Finnish issuing processor Enfuce launches E2 combo card with Mastercard combining credit and debit PANs. Why 2-in-1 cards could boost European credit usage.
Source · Embedded Finance Review ↗
Who uses Enfuce
26 companies disclose Enfuce in their stack
StarcartAllpayGee FinanceTell MoneyScienceQredSEBFLEET220PlexianSiminnShuttelMonizze+14 more
Buyer mix · 26 of 26 classified
Bank / National · 3Fintech / SMB banking · 3Fintech / Consumer banking · 2Fintech / Lending · 2Automotive / OEM · 1Bank / Community · 1E-commerce / Platform · 1Fintech / Neobank · 1
EU · 16UK · 4Canada · 2
What the disclosures say
Starcart
“Enfuce is the card issuer and payment processor powering Starcart's virtual card purchases (Visa.ee success story; IBS Intelligence known_customer listing; Crowdfund Insider partnership article).”
Gee Finance
“Gee Finance partnered with Enfuce for Visa debit card issuance per Helsinki Fintech Farm and IBS Intelligence.”
Science
“Tier-1 known_customer_listing: ibsintelligence.com/ibsi-news/enfuce-and-science-card-launch-payments-card-to-boost-research-funding/ — Enfuce and Science Card launched a payments card to boost research funding.”
Qred
“IBS Intelligence article at ibsintelligence.com/ibsi-news/qred-partnered-with-enfuce-to-provide-credit-for-small-businesses/ explicitly lists Qred as an Enfuce customer for card issuance.”
SEB
“Enfuce partnership confirmed via ffnews.com for card programmes under SEB Embedded.”
FLEET220
“FLEET220's own press release (27 Oct 2025) states ODOS is 'powered by Visa Fleet 2.0 and built in partnership with Enfuce and Cardlay.' Enfuce provides the issuer-processing/program-management layer and Cardlay provides the cardholder app/expense layer; the card runs on the Visa network under the Visa Fleet 2.0 product…”
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What Enfuce runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers Enfuce itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Enfuce.
Tokenization
Apple Pay
Open Banking
Enfuce AIS
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Alternatives to Enfuce

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

Marqeta67 buyers →Stripe Issuing32 buyers →Paymentology25 buyers →Galileo21 buyers →Sutton Bank21 buyers →Pliant20 buyers →i2c18 buyers →Lithic15 buyers →
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Enfuce — frequently asked

Which companies use Enfuce?

26 companies disclose Enfuce in their stack in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, including Starcart, Allpay, Gee Finance, Tell Money, Science, Qred, SEB, FLEET220, Plexian, Siminn and 2 others.

What does Enfuce do?

Enfuce is an embedded-finance provider in PSP, BaaS, Card Issuing and Open Banking. It ranks #3 of 231 Card Issuing providers by disclosed buyers.

What are the alternatives to Enfuce?

The most-disclosed Card Issuing alternatives to Enfuce are Marqeta (67 buyers), Stripe Issuing (32 buyers), Paymentology (25 buyers), Galileo (21 buyers), Sutton Bank (21 buyers) and Pliant (20 buyers).

Who founded Enfuce?

Enfuce was founded by Monika Liikamaa and Denise Johansson and is founded in 2016, headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

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