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The State of
Embedded Finance in 2026

From BaaS and card issuing to embedded payroll and compliance, we're mapping the entire embedded finance landscape across 16 categories and 200+ providers. Take the survey to shape the report.

200+
Providers
15
Categories
2026
Report

What the report will cover

Backed by survey data, provider analysis, and our Open Banking Tracker directory of 200+ platforms.

Market sizing

How big is each embedded finance category today, and where is money flowing fastest?

Build vs. buy signals

Which capabilities are platforms building in-house, and which are they outsourcing to infrastructure providers?

Category convergence

BaaS, payments, and lending used to be separate markets. The lines are blurring and the report maps who is expanding where.

Regulation & compliance

New rules are reshaping embedded finance across regions. We track which regulations matter and how providers are adapting.

The Landscape

250+ providers. 16 categories. One map.

The Embedded Finance Landscape maps every major provider — BaaS, card issuing, payments, lending, payroll, compliance, and the data infrastructure underneath — into a single quadrant view.

Embedded Finance Landscape 2026 — 250+ providers across 16 categories, mapped by Apideck and Open Banking Tracker
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16 categories. One report.

The report covers every major embedded finance vertical, from infrastructure to distribution. Click any category to explore the providers on Open Banking Tracker.

43 providers

BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service)

Regulated banking infrastructure via APIs: accounts, deposits, cards, and payments for non-banks.

44 providers

Embedded Card Issuing

Launch branded debit, credit, or prepaid programs with virtual and physical cards and digital wallet provisioning.

88 providers

Embedded Payments

Payouts, marketplace payments, and merchant services so platforms can offer payments without becoming processors.

33 providers

Embedded Lending

Working capital, B2B BNPL, invoice financing, and revenue-based financing via APIs.

14 providers

Embedded Payroll

Your platform becomes the payroll provider, powered by infrastructure you did not build.

5 providers

Embedded AP/AR

Invoicing, bill pay, and collections so vertical SaaS and marketplaces can offer finance automation.

1 providers

Embedded Collections & Recovery

Manage overdue receivables through APIs, accounting integrations, and regulated collection workflows.

5 providers

Expenses & Spend Management

Corporate cards, expense policies, and reconciliation so platforms can embed spend controls.

1 providers

Embedded Billing

Usage metering, subscription billing, invoicing, and entitlements via APIs for native billing.

14 providers

Ledger-as-a-Service

Programmable ledgers, payment operations, and money movement infrastructure for fintechs.

10 providers

Embedded FX & Cross-Border

Multi-currency accounts, international payouts, and hedging via APIs for global payments.

38 providers

Embedded Compliance (KYC/KYB)

Identity verification, AML screening, and fraud decisioning via APIs for onboarding and compliance.

7 providers

Embedded Insurance

Distribute coverage at the point of transaction so platforms can offer policies without underwriting.

1 providers

Embedded Connectivity

Mobile plans, business phone numbers, and eSIM directly inside apps. No extra device, one bill.

1 providers

Embedded Benefits

Health, retirement, commuter, and wellness benefits distributed inside HR and payroll platforms via APIs.

19 providers

Financial Data Connectivity

The foundational layer that powers embedded finance: open banking, accounting, and payroll data APIs that feed lending, KYB, payments, and reconciliation use cases.

Help shape the report

Whether you're building embedded finance, buying it, or investing in it, your perspective matters. The survey takes 5 minutes.