Card Issuance Stack for Fintechs and Platforms

Overview

Cashfree Payments offers a plug-and-play card issuance stack that enables fintechs and platforms to issue co-branded cards to employees, customers, and partners. The solution supports multiple use cases including loyalty and rewards, payroll, expense management, and more.

Target Industries

The card issuance stack is designed for:

Use Cases

Payroll & Incentive Cards

Disburse salary and incentives to employees, gig workers, and freelancers through dedicated payment cards.

Campus Cards

Issue campus cards to students for seamless on-campus and online payments, providing a unified payment solution for educational institutions.

Expense Cards

Issue expense cards for zero-paper expense management and better control over corporate spending.

Loyalty & Refund Wallets Cards

Launch a loyalty program through closed loop wallets and cards to enhance customer engagement and retention.

Forex & Transit Cards (Coming Soon)

Launch single and multi-currency co-branded forex cards for international payment needs.

Corporate Credit Cards (Coming Soon)

Create co-branded credit card programs for your employees, customers and partners.

Why Have Your Own Card Program?

Card issuance provides flexibility, control, and customization to launch your own card program for customers, employees, or partners with multiple PPI partners in a matter of weeks.

Key Benefits

Personalized to Your Brand

With co-branded cards, give a customized experience to your users that reflects your brand identity.

Visibility and Control

Control card usage and assign limits to manage spending and ensure compliance with organizational policies.

DIY (Do It Yourself)

Choose your card design, customize your program, add your logo, and make it truly your own without the need to get a PPI licence.

Customized Instruments

Choose from custom physical and virtual cards, wallets, or enable the program on a wearable device.

Why Choose Cashfree Payments Card Stack?

Cashfree Payments offers several advantages for card issuance:

Comparison: Cashfree Payments vs Other Card Issuance Platforms

Feature Cashfree Payments Other Card Issuance Platforms
Set up fees Low Very High
Turn around time 3 Weeks >3 months
Ease of service Dedicated Account Manager Multiple points of contact
Product Suite Full stack card issuance stack along with other payment solutions like Payment Gateway, Payouts, Bank Account Verification among others No support for other payment related solutions like Payment Gateway, Payouts etc

Regulatory Compliance

Cashfree Payments operates under proper regulatory authorization:

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Cashfree Payments use their own PPI license for the card program?

Cashfree Payments has integrated with bank and non-bank PPI partners for the card issuance stack.

Will Cashfree help with the printing and designing of the cards?

Cashfree has vendor partners who can provide the printing and delivery of the cards at nominal charges.

Do I get a dashboard with the Card Management System?

You can opt to get dashboard access to issue cards and manage cards. In addition to the dashboard you can use Cashfree Payments Card Issuance API suite and integrate the Card Management System in your own application/system.

What will be the KYC process for the cards?

The KYC process varies depending on the PPI license on which the card is issued. KYC can be an Aadhar based KYC, a biometric based KYC or cKYC, depending on the card program that is created. Please reach out to your Account Manager for more details.

Have more questions?

Visit the Cashfree Payments support page for additional assistance.

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Getting Started

If you are a neo-bank, fintech, or internet platform looking to offer banking services to your users, contact Cashfree Payments. Product experts will reach out within 24 hours.

About Cashfree Payments

Cashfree Payments enables 1 Million+ growing businesses in India and across the globe to collect payments, make payouts, manage international payments, and more. Cashfree Payments is backed by SBI, Y Combinator, Krafton, and Apis partners and was incubated by PayPal.

Additional Resources

Banking as a Service Whitepaper

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