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Thread Bank

Bank
BaaSSponsor BankCard IssuingTreasury Management

Bank tracked in the Embedded Finance Index. Named by 41 companies, most often as their banking-as-a-service.

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TypeBank
Used asBanking-as-a-Service, Sponsor bank, Card issuer
Rank#6 of 346 in BaaS
Buyers41 companies
HeadquartersNashville, Tennessee, USA
Founded1906
RegulatoryFDIC enforcement action 2024

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How companies use Thread Bank

41 companies name Thread Bank in their stack. The most common role is banking-as-a-service (35). A company can use the same bank for more than one thing.

Banking-as-a-Service35
Sponsor bank31
Card issuer8
Treasury & cash management1
Background · from Thread Bank’s own dossier

Thread Bank is a Tennessee community bank whose lineage dates to 1906 (Civis Bank) but was recapitalized in May 2021 by seasoned banking and fintech investors to reposition as a 'fintech-enabled community bank.' Since then it has invested in a modern embedded-banking stack — Finxact core, Infinant as the embedded layer, LoanPro for lending — and built a sponsor-bank BaaS business under the 'threadconnect' and 'Threaded Payments' brands, serving fintechs, consumer brands, and vertical SaaS. As of late 2025 it reports $2B+ in partner deposits growing ~75% annually, making it one of the newer post-Synapse-era US sponsor banks scaling program-partner relationships.

Latest round: Series (Portage Ventures-led), December 2025
Recent developments
  • 2025-08Selected Finxact (Fiserv) as core and Infinant as the embedded banking layer. source ↗
  • 2025-09Partnered with LoanPro for API-first lending and credit servicing. source ↗
  • 2025-12Raised $30.5M growth round led by Portage Ventures; disclosed $2B+ partner deposits and ~75% YoY growth. source ↗
Full dossier: Thread Bank’s own stack, layer by layer →
Regulatory status
FDIC enforcement action 2024.
Who uses Thread Bank
41 companies disclose Thread Bank in their stack
Ameristar InvestmentTruckSmarterCheckrThreadAffinitiFloatYepzySequenceTruss PaymentsToastTrunk ToolsToolbox+29 more
Buyer mix · 41 of 41 classified
Fintech / SMB banking · 7Fintech / Lending · 5Vertical SaaS / Real Estate · 5Fintech / Neobank · 2Vertical SaaS / Accounting · 2Vertical SaaS / Construction · 2Vertical SaaS / Healthcare · 2Bank / Sponsor · 1
US · 35Canada · 2UK · 1EU · 1APAC · 1
What the disclosures say
Ameristar Investment
“Thread Bank publicly lists Ameristar Investment as a customer at https://www.bankingembedded.com/companies/ameristar-investment (TIER 1 known_customer_listing).”
View source · bankingembedded.com ↗
Thread
“Thread Bank IS the chartered bank providing BaaS infrastructure. threadconnect (thread.bank/thread-connect-overview) explicitly lists deposit accounts, money movement, and card services as core embedded banking products.”
Affiniti
“Added 2026-10-06 (Unit case study): Unit's own case study (https://www.unit.co/case-study/affiniti) confirms Unit provides Affiniti's account infrastructure, money movement, bill pay, and card services, with Thread Bank as the underlying FDIC-member bank.”
View source · unit.co ↗
Float
“Float processes payments through JPMorgan Chase Bank, Thread Bank, and Currencycloud per its Unified Payments Experience Terms named at floatfinancial.com/legal.”
Yepzy
“yepzy.com/service-details: 'Banking services provided by Thread Bank; Member FDIC.”
Sequence
“Thread Bank publicly lists Sequence as a customer at bankingembedded.com/companies/sequence.”
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What Thread Bank runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers Thread Bank itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Thread Bank.
Card Network
Visa
Ledger
FinxactInfinant
Lending
LoanPro
Treasury Management
IntraFiIntraFi Program Banks network
Open Banking
Plaid
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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 →Community Federal Savings Bank30 buyers →GBank27 buyers →The Bancorp Bank26 buyers →
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Thread Bank — frequently asked

Which companies use Thread Bank?

41 companies disclose Thread Bank in their stack in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, including Ameristar Investment, TruckSmarter, Checkr, Thread, Affiniti, Float, Yepzy, Sequence, Truss Payments, Toast and 2 others.

What do fintechs use Thread Bank for?

Thread Bank is a bank. Companies in the Embedded Finance Index 2026 name it as their banking-as-a-service (35), sponsor bank (31) and card issuer (8).

Has Thread Bank faced regulatory action?

Yes: FDIC enforcement action 2024.

What are the alternatives to Thread Bank?

The most-disclosed BaaS alternatives to Thread Bank are Evolve Bank & Trust (72 buyers), Sutton Bank (64 buyers), Cross River (56 buyers), Pathward (47 buyers), ClearBank (40 buyers) and Community Federal Savings Bank (30 buyers).

Where is Thread Bank headquartered?

Thread Bank is founded in 1906 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

How much funding has Thread Bank raised?

Thread Bank has raised $100M+ Tier 1 capital in total.

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