i2c
i2c is a US - contrast fintech-infrastructure provider (Issuer processing, Card issuing software). Verified at source - licence, regulator and registry reference. Active
Who it's for
i2c is built for card programmes that need the authorisation switch between issuer and scheme. As an unlicensed vendor, regulatory obligations stay on the client's side.
Sovereignty profile
- Data residency (EEA): No - outside the EEA
- Company origin: US (US)
What i2c does
Verified licence profile
i2c (US; since 2001) - issuer-processor running global card programmes via issuing banks.
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European alternatives to i2c
🏦 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).
CR2 (Dublin, Ireland; founded 1997) - digital-banking and payments software (BankWorld): digital banking, wallet, card issuing, ATM and merchant acceptance. 90+ bank implementations across 50+ countries. Irish-owned.
🏦 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.
Enfuce (Finland) - card-as-a-service and BIN sponsorship across the EEA and UK; Visa & Mastercard Principal Member. Dual EMI (FIN-FSA + UK FCA, via Enfuce License Services). Visa holds a stake.
Fenige (Poland) - National Payment Institution (KNF, IP42/2017) and Visa/Mastercard member, running its own PCI-DSS processing platform directly to Visa/Mastercard.
FAQ
Is i2c European / EEA-based?
i2c is US origin (US) and is not fully EEA-based; shown as a contrast/comparison.
What does i2c do?
i2c covers: Issuer processing, Card issuing software. Verified at source by Fintechnologica.