i2c

Configurable card issuing and banking processing platform for banks and programme managers

As of 1 September 2026, i2c's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. A processor whose selling point is configuration rather than code: card and account behaviour is assembled from thousands of building blocks without custom development. Softwr lists it under APIs. i2c is made by i2c Inc, available on Web, REST API.

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Overview

What i2c does

i2c runs issuing and core processing for credit, debit, prepaid and instalment products across more than a hundred countries. Its architecture exposes a large library of configurable elements, so a product manager can define fee structures, interest calculations, reward rules, instalment plans and multi-currency behaviour through configuration rather than a development cycle. It supports both hosted programmes and bank-owned deployments. The distinguishing capability is breadth of product type on one platform. Most modern processors excel at debit and prepaid and treat revolving credit as a separate world. i2c handles revolving credit, instalments and buy-now-pay-later alongside debit and prepaid, which matters to a bank that does not want three processors. It is also long established, which cuts both ways: proven in regulated deployments, and older in developer experience than API-native competitors. Buyers are banks, credit unions and large programme managers, particularly outside the United States where multi-currency and local scheme support matter. The trade-off is that configuration power comes with professional services: most implementations run through i2c or partner consultants rather than being self-serve.

What people use it for

A bank wanting credit, debit and prepaid portfolios on one processor rather than three
An issuer in a market where local scheme and currency support rules out US-centric processors
A programme manager launching instalment products without building a lending core
A credit union replacing an ageing processor without writing custom code for product rules

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about i2c.

Developer experience lags API-native competitors, and teams expecting Stripe-grade documentation and sandboxes find an enterprise integration project instead.
Implementations lean on i2c or partner professional services, so timelines and costs are set by a services queue rather than by your own engineering speed.
Pricing is per active card and per transaction with monthly minimums, none of it published, so comparing bids requires modelling your own portfolio carefully.
Configuration flexibility means product behaviour lives in platform settings rather than in your repository, which complicates version control, testing and audit trails.
As a private company with a broad global footprint, regional support depth is uneven, and a programme in a smaller market may get thinner service than a flagship account.

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What people choose instead of i2c

Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.

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Marqeta
Marqeta: If you want an API-first processor and just-in-time funding for a US or European programme
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Galileo
Galileo: If you want a US processor with strong deposit account and programme management support
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Enfuce
Enfuce: If your programme is European and regulatory footing in the EU matters most

Pricing

What i2c costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

i2c processing platform

On request

Per-active-card and per-transaction processing fees
Minimum monthly commitments by programme
Implementation and configuration professional services
Optional licensed deployment for banks running it themselves

Capabilities

Features

Configurable product engine
Card and account behaviour built from configuration blocks rather than code
Credit and instalments
Revolving credit, interest calculation and instalment plans natively supported
Multi-currency
Programmes spanning currencies and countries on a single platform instance
Fraud and risk tooling
Rules-based authorisation controls, velocity limits and case management
Digital banking front ends
Optional cardholder web and mobile experiences on top of the processing core
Global scheme connectivity
Visa, Mastercard and regional network certification across many markets

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

Does i2c issue the cards itself?

No. It processes; issuance sits with a bank or licensed issuer, and in most markets you need that relationship separately.

Can it handle revolving credit?

Yes. Credit, instalments and buy-now-pay-later sit on the same platform as debit and prepaid, which is unusual among modern processors.

Is it self-serve?

No. Expect a configuration-led implementation with professional services rather than signing up and calling an API.

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