Embedded Banking - Embedded Finance Review (Page 2)

Marginalen Bank turns a Swedish licensed bank into BaaS provider

Marginalen Bank launches Embedded Banking, becoming the second Swedish bank to offer BaaS to non-bank companies, following SEB Embedded.

By Lars Markull

/ 3 May 2026

Marginalen Bank turns a Swedish licensed bank into BaaS provider

OpenAI Acquires Personal Finance App Hiro

OpenAI acquired personal finance app Hiro, its second fintech acquisition in months. What does this mean for banks and fintechs if ChatGPT becomes the financial planning interface?

By Lars Markull

/ 19 Apr 2026

OpenAI Acquires Personal Finance App Hiro

Solaris Is Cutting 80 Jobs and Calling Itself an AI-Native Bank. The More Interesting Shift Is Who It Now Wants to Serve.

Solaris cuts 80 jobs and pivots to AI-native banking. But the more interesting question is who the Berlin BaaS pioneer now wants to serve.

By Lars Markull

/ 30 Mar 2026

Solaris Is Cutting 80 Jobs and Calling Itself an AI-Native Bank. The More Interesting Shift Is Who It Now Wants to Serve.

Wolt Launches Employee Benefits Platform in Finland with Its Own Payment Card

Wolt is launching an employee benefits platform in Finland with its own Visa card, issued under its regulated payment institution licence. Here's what it means for embedded finance.

By Lars Markull

/ 23 Mar 2026

Wolt Launches Employee Benefits Platform in Finland with Its Own Payment Card

From E-Commerce to Morocco's First Licensed BaaS with Ismael Belkhayat from Chari

Ismael Belkhayat on building Morocco's first VC-backed payment institution from scratch and opening the infrastructure to third parties.

By Lars Markull

/ 19 Mar 2026

From E-Commerce to Morocco's First Licensed BaaS with Ismael Belkhayat from Chari

UK Restaurant Software Ubsidi Turns Its Platform Into a Financial Hub

UK restaurant platform Ubsidi adds spend cards and cash accounts via Stripe, with 40% adoption and lending likely next.

By Lars Markull

/ 9 Mar 2026

UK Restaurant Software Ubsidi Turns Its Platform Into a Financial Hub

Embedding Debt Collection into the Fintech Stack with Matteo Benedetti from Debtist

Matteo Benedetti, co-founder of Debtist, on embedding debt collection into vertical SaaS platforms and how they reached €12M ARR while staying profitable.

By Lars Markull

/ 5 Mar 2026

Embedding Debt Collection into the Fintech Stack with Matteo Benedetti from Debtist

Why ConnectPay Chose to Build Its Core Banking System From Scratch

ConnectPay built its own core banking system, Mars. Here is why that decision makes sense for a BaaS provider at scale.

By Lars Markull

/ 23 Feb 2026

Why ConnectPay Chose to Build Its Core Banking System From Scratch

MrBeast Acquires Teen Banking App Step

MrBeast's Beast Industries acquires teen banking app Step. The Feastables playbook meets financial services: commoditized product, massive distribution.

By Lars Markull

/ 16 Feb 2026

The Intergiro Story: How a Profitable BaaS Provider Lost Its License Overnight - Told by Nick Root

Intergiro was profitable and bootstrapped. Then the Swedish regulator revoked its license overnight. CEO Nick Root tells his side of the story.

By Lars Markull

/ 5 Feb 2026

The Intergiro Story: How a Profitable BaaS Provider Lost Its License Overnight - Told by Nick Root

Airwallex Expands to DACH with €31 Million Investment

Airwallex launches in Germany with €31M investment. The Australian payments platform targets SMEs and embedded finance partnerships across the DACH region.

By Lars Markull

/ 3 Feb 2026

When Banks Embed Software: HSBC's Accounting Move

HSBC UK launches Sage-powered accounting tools inside its banking app. Meanwhile, accounting software adds banking via BaaS. Both upsell to existing customers.

By Lars Markull

/ 2 Feb 2026

When Banks Embed Software: HSBC's Accounting Move