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Monavate

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Card IssuingSponsor Bank

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 5 companies across 2 categories.

monavate.com ↗Also analysed as a company — its own stack →Open Banking Tracker profile ↗
CategoriesCard Issuing, Sponsor Bank
Rank#41 of 227 in Card Issuing
Buyers5 companies
HeadquartersDuxford, Cambridge, England, UK
Founded2020
FoundersMichael Rolph, Scott Lucas
Raised$6.86M

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Founders & story · from Monavate’s own dossier

Monavate is a UK/Lithuania-based regulated card issuing and BIN sponsorship platform, positioned as a principal member of Mastercard, Visa and Discover offering issuing, virtual IBANs, multi-currency accounts and program management under a single regulated perimeter. The company is best known as the launch partner behind Zilch's BNPL card, and has expanded into Web3 (Baanx), travel, insurance and media-buyer verticals. A November 2025 merger involving W3C signals a strategic push deeper into on-chain payments and stablecoin settlement.

Latest round: Merger (W3C), November 2025
Recent developments
  • 2025-11Merger transaction with W3C. source ↗
  • 2025Lithic and Monavate partner to power card programs across traditional and on-chain finance. source ↗
  • 2025Omnia by LMAX Group launches global payment infrastructure via partnership with Monavate. source ↗
  • 2024-11Bridging Blockchain with Baanx case study published. source ↗
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Who uses Monavate
5 companies disclose Monavate in their stack
ConnexpayFunding CircleSwissborgMaps MeCoverflex
Buyer mix · 5 of 5 classified
Fintech / Consumer banking · 1Fintech / Crypto · 1Fintech / Lending · 1Infrastructure / Payments · 1Vertical SaaS / HR & Benefits · 1
EU · 2US · 1UK · 1
What the disclosures say
Connexpay
“Legal/regulatory overview states: US cards issued by Central Trust Bank and MVB Bank (Visa/Mastercard); Canada by Digital Commerce Bank (Visa/Mastercard); UK/Europe by Monavate Limited (Mastercard).”
Funding Circle
“FlexiPay account and related payment services are provided by Modulr FS Limited.' The FlexiPay Business Credit Card is 'issued by Monavate Ltd... pursuant to licence by Visa' (FCA FRN 901097).”
Swissborg
“SwissBorg Card Rulebook v0.1 states: 'The SwissBorg Card is issued by Monavate.”
Maps Me
“maps.me/wallet/ describes the wallet with digital dollar storage, passive income, and crypto exchange. financialit.net headline 'Maps.me Partners with Monavate to Provide up to 60 Million Active Users Prepaid Cards Linked to Digital' confirms Monavate as card issuing partner.”
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What Monavate runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers Monavate itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Monavate.
PSP
global payments
Card Issuing
lithic
Card Network
MastercardVisaDiscover
Ledger
Episode 6
Crypto / Stablecoin
BaanxLithic
KYC
ComplyAdvantageSmartSearchSumsubKnow Your CustomerFeaturespace
Open Banking
tell.money
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Alternatives to Monavate

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 →i2c17 buyers →
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Ranked #41 of 227 in Card Issuing — Embedded Finance Index 2026
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Monavate — frequently asked

Which companies use Monavate?

5 companies are linked to Monavate in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, through their own public disclosures or Monavate's published customer list, including Connexpay, Funding Circle, Swissborg, Maps Me and Coverflex.

What does Monavate do?

Monavate is an embedded-finance provider in Card Issuing and Sponsor Bank. It ranks #41 of 227 Card Issuing providers by linked companies.

What are the alternatives to Monavate?

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

Who founded Monavate?

Monavate was founded by Michael Rolph and Scott Lucas and is founded in 2020, headquartered in Duxford, Cambridge, England, UK.

How much funding has Monavate raised?

Monavate has raised $6.86M in total.

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