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i2c

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BaaSCard IssuingPSPPayrollFX / Payouts

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 17 companies across 5 categories.

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CategoriesBaaS, Card Issuing, PSP, Payroll, FX / Payouts
Rank#8 of 227 in Card Issuing
Buyers17 companies
HeadquartersRedwood City, CA, USA

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Founders & story · from i2c’s own dossier

i2c is a global card issuer-processor and financial technology platform founded to provide configurable, multi-product card program management for banks, fintechs, and non-bank issuers. The company's Agile Processing platform differentiates itself by enabling highly configurable debit, credit, and prepaid programs at global scale. Over time i2c has expanded beyond pure processing toward broader embedded finance capabilities, including embedded lending through partners like Jifiti, and international payouts/FX through Nium. i2c sits at the infrastructure layer — it is typically the issuer-processor behind programs where a bank (such as Cross River) holds the regulated issuing license.

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Who uses i2c
17 companies disclose i2c in their stack
Grupo PopularPayfareAffinitiInvestbankMajid Al FuttaimGreenphireFinastraSightline PaymentsMore ThanTag PakistansMarygold & Co.Nibank+5 more
Buyer mix · 17 of 17 classified
Fintech / SMB banking · 5Fintech / Cross-border payments · 2Bank / National · 1Fintech / Consumer banking · 1Fintech / Insurtech · 1Fintech / Neobank · 1Fintech / Payments (Gaming vertical) · 1Horizontal SaaS / E-commerce · 1
US · 6MENA · 3LATAM · 2UK · 2Canada · 1APAC · 1
What the disclosures say
Grupo Popular
“PYMNTS article (Nov 28 2022): 'i2c is partnering with Dominican Republic-based financial group Grupo Popular to expand digital banking services...Qik Banco Digital Dominicano...will offer both physical and virtual Mastercard credit cards, giving users access to i2c's contactless and digital payments services.' IBS Inte…”
Payfare
“i2c press release (fintechfutures.com): 'Payfare has been leveraging i2c's payment platform to facilitate instant, zero-cost access to earnings for gig workers'.”
Affiniti
“BusinessWire: 'Powered by i2c's highly customizable payments platform, Affiniti is able to deliver credit programs ... on the Mastercard network.' FinTech Futures notes Patriot Bank as initial card issuer.”
Investbank
“i2c press release (i2cinc.com) explicitly names INVESTBANK Jordan: 'i2c's plug-and-play platform will power credit issuing and acquiring capabilities for the bank.' Apple Pay and Google Pay confirmed on investbank.jo/information-security-guidelines.”
Majid Al Futtaim
“i2c Inc.”
Greenphire
“i2c case study on greenphire.com describes Greenphire using i2c's unified platform for prepaid card, digital wallet, and deposit solutions; The Bancorp Bank and Peoples Trust Company (Canada) listed as banking partners via bankingembedded.com.”
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What i2c runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers i2c itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose i2c.
Sponsor Bank
Cross River
Lending
Jifiti
FX / Payouts
Nium
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Alternatives to i2c

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.

Marqeta66 buyers →Stripe Issuing32 buyers →Enfuce25 buyers →Paymentology23 buyers →Sutton Bank21 buyers →Pliant20 buyers →Galileo19 buyers →Pathward16 buyers →
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i2c — frequently asked

Which companies use i2c?

17 companies are linked to i2c in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, through their own public disclosures or i2c's published customer list, including Grupo Popular, Payfare, Affiniti, Investbank, Majid Al Futtaim, Greenphire, Finastra, Sightline Payments, More Than, Tag Pakistans and 2 others.

What does i2c do?

i2c is an embedded-finance provider in BaaS, Card Issuing, PSP, Payroll and FX / Payouts. It ranks #8 of 227 Card Issuing providers by linked companies.

What are the alternatives to i2c?

The most-named Card Issuing alternatives to i2c are Marqeta (66 buyers), Stripe Issuing (32 buyers), Enfuce (25 buyers), Paymentology (23 buyers), Sutton Bank (21 buyers) and Pliant (20 buyers).

Where is i2c headquartered?

i2c is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, USA.

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