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Federal Bank

Bank
BaaSSponsor BankCard Issuing

Bank tracked in the Embedded Finance Index. Named by 4 companies, most often as their banking-as-a-service.

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TypeBank
Used asBanking-as-a-Service, Sponsor bank, Card issuer
Rank#86 of 344 in BaaS
Buyers4 companies
HeadquartersAluva, Kochi, Kerala, India
Founded1931

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How companies use Federal Bank

4 companies name Federal Bank in their stack. The most common role is banking-as-a-service (4). A company can use the same bank for more than one thing.

Banking-as-a-Service4
Sponsor bank4
Card issuer2
Background · from Federal Bank’s own dossier

Federal Bank is a 90+ year-old Indian private sector bank that has repositioned itself as the go-to sponsor bank for Indian fintechs. Alongside traditional retail and wholesale banking, it has aggressively built an API Banking platform and co-brand/BaaS-style partnerships (Fi, Scapia, OneCard, Jupiter, etc.), making it — by its own claim — the bank that handles more than 1/6th of India's total foreign inward remittances via APIs. The strategic bet is that being the regulated rail underneath Indian fintechs is more scalable than winning retail customers branch-by-branch.

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Who uses Federal Bank
4 companies disclose Federal Bank in their stack
FiFi MoneyJupiterOnecard
Buyer mix · 4 of 4 classified
Fintech / Neobank · 3Fintech / Consumer banking · 1
APAC · 4
What the disclosures say
Fi
“TechCrunch (2026): 'Fi launched its app-based banking service in partnership with Federal Bank in 2021 to offer digital savings accounts...' Wound down March 2026.”
Fi Money
“Payments are routed through partner Federal Bank rails (UPI, NACH, card network via Federal Bank issuing).”
Jupiter
“Terms: 'Jupiter has partnered with Federal Bank Limited for opening of savings account'; About page: 'Your savings account is hosted on Federal Bank'; credit card pages list CSB Bank and Federal Bank issuers; PPI T&Cs issued by Amica Payment Services Private Limited (in-house, RBI COA 192/2024)”
Onecard
“Credit card acquiring handled by partner banks (IDFC First Bank, Federal Bank).”
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What Federal Bank runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers Federal Bank itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Federal Bank.
PSP
Stripe
Card Network
VisaMastercardRuPay
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Other banks in BaaS

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

Evolve Bank & Trust72 buyers →Sutton Bank64 buyers →Cross River56 buyers →Pathward47 buyers →ClearBank40 buyers →Thread Bank35 buyers →Community Federal Savings Bank30 buyers →GBank27 buyers →
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Federal Bank — frequently asked

Which companies use Federal Bank?

4 companies disclose Federal Bank in their stack in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, including Fi, Fi Money, Jupiter and Onecard.

What do fintechs use Federal Bank for?

Federal Bank is a bank. Companies in the Embedded Finance Index 2026 name it as their banking-as-a-service (4), sponsor bank (4) and card issuer (2).

What are the alternatives to Federal Bank?

The most-disclosed BaaS alternatives to Federal Bank are Evolve Bank & Trust (72 buyers), Sutton Bank (64 buyers), Cross River (56 buyers), Pathward (47 buyers), ClearBank (40 buyers) and Thread Bank (35 buyers).

Who founded Federal Bank?

Federal Bank was founded by K. P. Hormis and is founded in 1931, headquartered in Aluva, Kochi, Kerala, India.

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