Swan alternatives - verified European options
78 verified providers share Swan's ground. The closest matches are below, European-origin first - facts, not verdicts, each checked at source.
Who you would be replacing: Swan is built for teams that want accounts, payments and cards behind one contract and one API. It holds its own e-money licence, so programmes can run under its umbrella with safeguarded client funds. Verified stand-outs: local IBANs across 6 country codes; EEA-wide card issuing passport.
An alternative has to cover the same ground - BaaS, Card issuing software, IBAN sponsor, BIN sponsor - and fit your licence model, markets and data-residency requirements. The cards below rank by verified capability overlap; every claim traces to the provider's profile and register entry. The full category list lives in the BaaS hub.
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Verified facts in one table - licence, residency, rails. No verdict.
Closest verified alternatives
🏦 Local IBANs: BG GB
Paynetics (Bulgaria; + UK) - card issuing, BIN sponsorship and accounts; dedicated IBANs (SEPA + SWIFT) plus UK sort-code accounts. Dual EMI: BNB (No. 44) + FCA (942777; formerly TPR 900785).
🏦 Local IBANs: ES
Pecunpay (Pecunia Cards EDE SL, Spain; est. 2015) - card issuing and BIN sponsorship; Visa/Mastercard and the first Spanish issuer of UnionPay cards. Spanish EMI (Banco de Espana). First EMI with direct access to the Spanish payment system (Iberpay) and its own IBAN codes.
🏦 Local IBANs: NL
Adyen (Netherlands) - global acquiring, card issuing and banking; Adyen Issuing offers BIN sponsorship for platforms plus business accounts with NL IBANs. Credit institution (bank), DNB; passported across the EEA (CRD IV). A rare EU-HQ global processor. Agentic-ready - named partner in Mastercard Agent Pay (AI-agent commerce).
🏦 Local IBANs: LT
Bankera (Lithuania) - business and personal banking (LT IBANs, SEPA/SWIFT, cards) operated via UAB Pervesk (EMI, Bank of Lithuania). Earlier 2017-18 ICO-funded history.
🏦 Local IBANs: LT
ConnectPay (Lithuania) - BaaS and embedded finance for platforms (accounts, payments, cards). EMI No. 24 (Bank of Lithuania); PIS/AIS extension 2024.
🏦 Local IBANs: LT GB
DiPocket (Lithuania; + UK) - card issuing and IBAN accounts; Visa & Mastercard Principal Member. EMI, Bank of Lithuania (EEA) + FCA (UK). SEPA + SWIFT, LT IBANs and UK Faster Payments.
Edenred Payment Solutions (ex-PrePay Solutions / PPS; UK + Belgium) - card issuing, BIN sponsorship and in-house processing; Mastercard + Visa primary issuer. FCA EMI (UK, FRN 900010) + PPS EU SA (NBB Belgium, passported to 7 EU countries). Part of Edenred SE (FR, listed); founding member of Mastercard BIN Sponsor Plus.
🏦 Local IBANs: IE
Fire (Ireland) - EUR and GBP accounts, Irish IBANs and an API; a Payment Institution under the Central Bank of Ireland (Ref C58301), with a UK entity. NB: PI, not EMI.
🏦 Local IBANs: LT
Genome (UAB Maneuver, Lithuania; since 2018) - LT IBANs, accounts and cards. EMI LB000453 (Bank of Lithuania).
FAQ
What are the best Swan alternatives?
Fintechnologica lists 78 verified European providers sharing Swan's categories (BaaS, Card issuing software, IBAN sponsor, BIN sponsor); the closest matches by verified capability overlap are on this page, European-origin first. Which one fits depends on your markets, licence model and volumes - exactly the comparison a match request answers with three named providers.
How do I compare Swan with an alternative side by side?
Start from the verified fields every profile carries - licence type and regulator, EEA data residency, local IBANs and rails, published pricing. Curated side-by-side tables exist for selected pairs, and the catalogue's Compare checkbox puts any three providers in one table. For a like-for-like brief across three named providers, request a match.