Banking - Embedded Finance Review (Page 3)

Rakuten acquires technology from insolvent banking-as-a-service provider Dock Financial

Rakuten acquires insolvent Dock Financial's technology and team. Could the Japanese fintech giant be planning European banking-as-a-service expansion like its Japan model?

By Lars Markull

/ 19 Apr 2025

Pliant acquires Hi.Health and increases its focus on insurance companies

Pliant acquires Hi.Health and partners with Pflegenavi, targeting insurance and care facilities with card-as-a-service. How healthcare embedded payments are evolving.

By Lars Markull

/ 19 Apr 2025

Weavr partners with B4B Payments to enhance EU Embedded Banking offering

Weavr partners with B4B Payments for EU embedded banking with local IBANs via Banking Circle. How Malta e-money license enables direct infrastructure control beyond partners.

By Lars Markull

/ 13 Apr 2025

Qonto launches embedded banking offering

Qonto launches embedded banking across 8 European countries competing with traditional BaaS providers. Why letting customers access Qonto directly changes the embedded banking model.

By Lars Markull

/ 31 Mar 2025

Qonto launches embedded banking offering

NymCard Secures $33M Series B Funding to Expand Banking-as-a-Service in MENA Region

NymCard raises $33M Series B for banking-as-a-service in MENA region. Why the fintech-focused provider may pivot to embedded finance as next growth phase.

By Lars Markull

/ 19 Mar 2025

Snelstart Partners with Flow and Adyen to Launch Embedded Banking for SMEs and Freelancers

Dutch bookkeeping provider Snelstart launches embedded banking with Flow and Adyen. Why this three-layer value chain reveals how BaaS providers reach smaller customers.

By Lars Markull

/ 19 Mar 2025

Maltese Insurer Laferla Enters Banking with BaaS provider Andaria

Maltese insurer Laferla partners with BaaS provider Andaria to launch banking products. Why insurance companies struggle to replicate banks' cross-selling success.

By Lars Markull

/ 14 Mar 2025

German Wholesaler Metro Shuts Down B2B Financial Services After 25,000 Customer Milestone

German wholesaler Metro shuts down Financial Services after reaching 25,000 B2B customers. Why retailers struggle to create compelling value with embedded banking products.

By Lars Markull

/ 14 Mar 2025

Airwallex launches new products focused on the creator industry

Airwallex launches tax submission features for creator platforms as part of embedded finance push. Why global reach beats local features for cross-border creator economy.

By Lars Markull

/ 9 Mar 2025

Marqeta acquires TransactPay - why is this a big step?

Marqeta acquires e-money institution TransactPay to offer complete card issuing in EU and UK without separate BIN sponsors. Why this consolidation changes European embedded payments.

By Lars Markull

/ 26 Feb 2025

Business services provider Vistra launches global banking offering

Business services provider Vistra launches global banking with Airwallex for 200K+ managed entities. Why multi-geography BaaS partnerships beat regional providers for global operations.

By Lars Markull

/ 26 Feb 2025

Indonesian e-commerce provider Bukalapak shuts down banking offering

Indonesian e-commerce Bukalapak shuts down Standard Chartered banking partnership after limited success. Why the company is pivoting to digital payments and government transactions instead.

By Lars Markull

/ 21 Feb 2025