i2c Marks 25 Years of Firsts—Accelerating Next-Generation Banking and Payments Innovation

New Partnerships, Global Expansion, and Award-Winning Technology Define a Milestone Year

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--- i2c Inc., a global financial technology innovator, proudly marks its 25th anniversary, celebrating a quarter-century of innovation, trust, and transformation. Over the past year, i2c has continued its upward trajectory, forging strategic partnerships, launching groundbreaking products, and earning prestigious industry accolades—all powered by its unified platform, configurable solutions, and trusted industry ingenuity.

“At i2c, we’ve always believed in driving banking and payments technology to a higher standard. From day one, we focused on building—not buying—our technology, engineering it from the ground up for superior scalability, reliability, and adaptability,” said Amir Wain, Founder and CEO at i2c Inc. “We've continuously evolved our single, unified platform to deliver configurable, self-serve solutions. This empowers our financial institution clients with the agility, control, and flexibility they need to innovate, differentiate, and grow without the compromise of layered, legacy systems.”

One Platform for Infinite Possibilities

For 25 years, i2c’s world-class platform has enabled banks, credit unions, and fintechs to launch and scale programs across geographies and product lines with unmatched speed and flexibility. Recent client wins—including Belize Bank, CoinZoom, Jassby, JVC Card, Klutch Technologies, Passport Technology, Segura Bank, USA Connect, and Zum Rails—underscore the company’s expanding global footprint and trusted reputation.

Notably, iO Digital Bank scaled its Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) offerings into Peru, while Access Finance rolled out their Juzt Digital Credit Card program into the United States—demonstrating i2c’s ability to support rapid international expansion.

i2c’s Payment Hub is redefining money movement, allowing clients to connect to networks like FedNow, Visa Direct, and ACH through a simple set of APIs. This innovation earned i2c the Best As-a-Service Solution – Payments at the Banking Tech Awards USA 2025, cementing its role as a next-generation modernization engine for financial institutions.

Comprehensive Composable Solutions Without Limits

i2c’s modular building-block technology empowers clients to build tailored solutions across credit, debit, prepaid, and commercial payments without the limitations of legacy systems. The company was recognized as Pan Finance’s Best Configurable Banking Platform USA 2025, underscoring its unique commitment to composable, modular, self-serve technology.

Strategic partnerships, including a key collaboration with Finastra, which brings i2c’s robust suite of card processing and value-added services to Finastra’s bank and credit union clients, highlight the company’s mission to help financial institutions streamline their operations and improve their customer experiences.

Advancing global payment network integrations, i2c also achieved global certifications as the first processor in the United States for Mastercard Product Express and one of the first issuing processing partners for One Credential to help clients accelerate card program launches, enhance personalization, and improve customer experiences. Underscoring this commitment to deliver secure, seamless digital experiences for issuers and cardholders, i2c also became the first issuer processor globally certified to enable Visa Click to Pay.

Over the past year, i2c invested more than 1.5 million engineering hours toward banking and payments innovation in digital issuance, tokenization, commercial payments, and AI-powered analytics and fraud detection solutions—driving the personalization and financial control clients need to enhance spend visibility, fraud detection, and real-time decision-making. At the Banking Tech Awards USA, i2c’s AI-Powered Fraud Risk Management Solution was named a Finalist for Best AI Solution – Risk, Regulation & Compliance for its use of advanced machine learning to reduce fraud losses.

A Track Record for Service and Trust

i2c’s 25-year foundation of trusted industry ingenuity is reflected in its enduring client partnerships, operational credibility, and focus on responsible innovation. The company was named Pan Finance’s Payment Technology Innovator of the Year USA 2025, highlighting its future-ready platform backed by decades of proven expertise.

The company’s client satisfaction rose more than 25 percent over the past year, underscoring its high-touch engagement and service excellence. i2c’s Chief Client Officer, Serena Smith, was awarded Highly Commended Woman in Technology – Software & Services Provider at the Banking Tech Awards USA, reflecting the company’s continued investment in leadership, innovation, and executional excellence.

Earning a distinguished spot on the 2025 IDC FinTech Rankings Top 100, i2c was noted as an Emerging FinTech shaping the future of financial services. The company continues to lead and curate this industry dialogue through its webinar series and ongoing research with PYMNTS, examining consumer credit confidence, fraud response, and small to medium-sized businesses customer growth trends, reinforcing the company’s role as a trusted authority guiding responsible, scalable innovation across the financial ecosystem. The company regularly convenes with leaders from global networks, financial institutions, and technology providers to explore emerging trends in customer banking experiences, AI fraud detection, card launch programs and top-of-wallet strategies.

A Defining Vision of What’s Next

As i2c celebrates 25 years of pioneering progress, its next-generation platform remains the trusted foundation for banking and payments innovation—powering credit, debit, prepaid, core banking, and money movement for financial institutions worldwide. By combining unmatched configurability, rapid deployment, and enterprise-grade reliability, i2c enables clients to deliver agile, scalable, and differentiated financial experiences. These advancements reaffirm i2c’s role as the infrastructure partner of choice, driving the industry’s evolution toward a faster, smarter, and more connected financial ecosystem. With a legacy of innovation and a future-focused vision, i2c is not just keeping pace with change—it’s defining what comes next.

About i2c Inc.

An award-winning global financial technology innovator powering credit, debit, prepaid, core banking, and money movement solutions, i2c unifies banking and payments in an all-in-one platform, transforming product personalization with a customer-centric architecture and accelerating speed-to-market with composable building-block solutions. Financial institutions and fintechs globally trust i2c to help them quickly and efficiently configure and scale differentiated financial offerings in an evolving, competitive market. Powered by innovation and driven by trust for more than 25 years, i2c blends modern ingenuity with expert reliability to supercharge exceptional banking and payments experiences for millions of users and billions of transactions worldwide.

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