Latest news with #EpisodeSix
Finextra
08-07-2025
- Business
- Finextra
Monavate expands Episode Six partnership
The Monavate Episode Six partnership has grown to speed up global innovation for the MonavateOne platform. 0 This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. This partnership makes it easier for Monavate to offer localised card issuing, seamless payments, and infrastructure that can grow with fintechs around the world. As Monavate accelerates its growth beyond the UK and Europe, Episode Six continues to enable its seamless expansion into new geographies without significant technical lift. The expanded partnership supports Monavate's mission to offer clients the flexibility to tailor issuer, processor, and BIN sponsor relationships to their client's product strategy quickly and at scale. 'Our partnership with Episode Six is grounded in shared values and a joint commitment to solving real-world challenges for our clients,' said Scott Lucas, Co-Founder at Monavate. 'This isn't just a technology relationship—it's a collaboration that drives new business opportunities and supports our ability to serve customers globally, especially as demand from sectors like crypto continues to grow.' The Monavate Episode Six partnership has made the MonavateOne platform better for international financial services by making integrations faster and allowing for more use cases. Episode Six's platform provides the foundational infrastructure for MonavateOne., enabling Monavate to bring new offerings to market quickly, maintain compliance, and provide modern alternatives to legacy issuer solutions. By leveraging Episode Six's highly configurable platform–which combines ledger and processing capabilities– Monavate is able to give fintechs the tools to launch and scale card programs with fewer constraints. 'Monavate is one of the most forward-thinking players in the market—and we're proud to be their partner on their journey,' said John Mitchell, CEO and Co-Founder of Episode Six. 'Our teams work as one, focused on building solutions that drive outcomes. As Monavate grows, our role is to make sure nothing stands in the way of that growth.' The partnership highlights the importance of cultural alignment and long-term collaboration in navigating the competitive payments landscape. As Monavate's business continues to expand across new countries and regions, its alignment with Episode Six underscores the importance of strategic fit and future-ready infrastructure. Learn more at By expanding the Monavate Episode Six partnership, Monavate strengthens the MonavateOne platform's role as a powerful engine for global paytech innovation.
The Print
16-06-2025
- Business
- The Print
Mastercard onboards customers up to four times faster with Cloud Edge
Singapore, June 16: Mastercard today announced that Asia Pacific banks and fintechs can onboard to its network up to four times faster and streamline the launch of payment tools via Mastercard Cloud Edge, its cloud-based connectivity solution, offered in collaboration with cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Inc. company. * Backed by leading cloud providers like AWS, Cloud Edge gives customers greater flexibility and choice Fintechs worldwide are expected to grow approximately three times faster than the overall banking industry through 2028, powered largely by emerging markets growth in Asia Pacific[1]. This growth is further accelerated by cloud computing and will account for over $1 trillion in value across the world's top 500 companies. In Asia Pacific, cloud computing is integral for fintech growth and is set to drive the market to a projected value of nearly $311 billion by 2029[2]. 'With Cloud Edge, Mastercard brings pioneering innovations in cloud and payments to Asia Pacific banks, financial institutions, and cloud-native organizations – meeting forward-thinking customers where they want to be,' said Sandeep Malhotra, executive vice president, Core Payments, Asia Pacific, Mastercard. 'Cloud Edge reinforces Mastercard's commitment to resiliency, redundancy and security while offering customers cost efficiency as well as greater choice, speed and flexibility. For instance, with cloud computing, fintechs can serve customers easily during demand spikes like national holidays or sales events without needing more physical infrastructure.' As an additional onboarding option, Mastercard Cloud Edge provides customers, including issuers, acquirers, network enablement partners and payment processors, with: * Seamless, private connectivity to Mastercard powered by the speed and scale of the cloud across Asia Pacific so customers are not tied to a single IT infrastructure or on-premises solutions. * Cloud Edge accelerates time to market and ensures regulatory compliance with local data storage and processing requirements so customers can develop fintech solutions more quickly. * Lower capital expenditure and maintenance costs by avoiding physical data center overheads. * Direct access to modern payment technology such as Transaction APIs built on ISO 20022-standardized payloads. For example, Episode Six, a global provider of enterprise-grade ledger and cards infrastructure, is using Cloud Edge to assist banks, fintechs and payments organizations in Asia Pacific as they design and launch leading digital payment propositions like credit and B2B payments. 'All of Episode Six's bank-grade technology was created specifically for the cloud, and as such, we understand how important infrastructure is for partners to scale with greater security now and in the future,' said John Mitchell, Co-Founder and CEO, Episode Six. 'We are excited to collaborate with Mastercard on Cloud Edge so that we can reduce time to market for their clients, while ensuring security, backup and protection by encrypting and storing data in the cloud.' 'The AWS Regions across Asia Pacific offer Mastercard extensive connectivity and secure cloud services. Together with Mastercard's global footprint, this provides organizations in the region with payment network access at low latency, ensuring seamless operations as well as compliance with regional data residency regulations,' said Scott Mullins, Managing Director, Financial Services, AWS. Mastercard Cloud Edge is available in Asia Pacific markets (including India, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand), the United States, Canada and parts of Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Middle East and Africa. About Mastercard (NYSE: MA), Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're building a resilient economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. [1] McKinsey: [2] Mordor Intelligence: (ADVERTORIAL DISCLAIMER: The above press release has been provided by PRNewswire. ANI will not be responsible in any way for the content of the same) This story is auto-generated from a syndicated feed. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Malaysian Reserve
16-06-2025
- Business
- Malaysian Reserve
Mastercard onboards customers up to four times faster with Cloud Edge
Backed by leading cloud providers like AWS, Cloud Edge gives customers greater flexibility and choice SINGAPORE, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Mastercard today announced that Asia Pacific banks and fintechs can onboard to its network up to four times faster and streamline the launch of payment tools via Mastercard Cloud Edge, its cloud-based connectivity solution, offered in collaboration with cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Inc. company. Fintechs worldwide are expected to grow approximately three times faster than the overall banking industry through 2028, powered largely by emerging markets growth in Asia Pacific[1]. This growth is further accelerated by cloud computing and will account for over $1 trillion in value across the world's top 500 companies. In Asia Pacific, cloud computing is integral for fintech growth and is set to drive the market to a projected value of nearly $311 billion by 2029[2]. 'With Cloud Edge, Mastercard brings pioneering innovations in cloud and payments to Asia Pacific banks, financial institutions, and cloud-native organizations – meeting forward-thinking customers where they want to be,' said Sandeep Malhotra, executive vice president, Core Payments, Asia Pacific, Mastercard. 'Cloud Edge reinforces Mastercard's commitment to resiliency, redundancy and security while offering customers cost efficiency as well as greater choice, speed and flexibility. For instance, with cloud computing, fintechs can serve customers easily during demand spikes like national holidays or sales events without needing more physical infrastructure.' As an additional onboarding option, Mastercard Cloud Edge provides customers, including issuers, acquirers, network enablement partners and payment processors, with: Seamless, private connectivity to Mastercard powered by the speed and scale of the cloud across Asia Pacific so customers are not tied to a single IT infrastructure or on-premises solutions. Cloud Edge accelerates time to market and ensures regulatory compliance with local data storage and processing requirements so customers can develop fintech solutions more quickly. Lower capital expenditure and maintenance costs by avoiding physical data center overheads. Direct access to modern payment technology such as Transaction APIs built on ISO 20022-standardized payloads. Cloud Edge accelerates time to market and ensures regulatory compliance with local data storage and processing requirements so customers can develop fintech solutions more quickly. For example, Episode Six, a global provider of enterprise-grade ledger and cards infrastructure, is using Cloud Edge to assist banks, fintechs and payments organizations in Asia Pacific as they design and launch leading digital payment propositions like credit and B2B payments. 'All of Episode Six's bank-grade technology was created specifically for the cloud, and as such, we understand how important infrastructure is for partners to scale with greater security now and in the future,' said John Mitchell, Co-Founder and CEO, Episode Six. 'We are excited to collaborate with Mastercard on Cloud Edge so that we can reduce time to market for their clients, while ensuring security, backup and protection by encrypting and storing data in the cloud.' 'The AWS Regions across Asia Pacific offer Mastercard extensive connectivity and secure cloud services. Together with Mastercard's global footprint, this provides organizations in the region with payment network access at low latency, ensuring seamless operations as well as compliance with regional data residency regulations,' said Scott Mullins, Managing Director, Financial Services, AWS. Mastercard Cloud Edge is available in Asia Pacific markets (including India, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand), the United States, Canada and parts of Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Middle East and Africa. About Mastercard (NYSE: MA), Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're building a resilient economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. [1] McKinsey: [2] Mordor Intelligence:
Korea Herald
16-06-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
Mastercard onboards customers up to four times faster with Cloud Edge
Backed by leading cloud providers like AWS, Cloud Edge gives customers greater flexibility and choice SINGAPORE, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mastercard today announced that Asia Pacific banks and fintechs can onboard to its network up to four times faster and streamline the launch of payment tools via Mastercard Cloud Edge, its cloud-based connectivity solution, offered in collaboration with cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Inc. company. Fintechs worldwide are expected to grow approximately three times faster than the overall banking industry through 2028, powered largely by emerging markets growth in Asia Pacific [1]. This growth is further accelerated by cloud computing and will account for over $1 trillion in value across the world's top 500 companies. In Asia Pacific, cloud computing is integral for fintech growth and is set to drive the market to a projected value of nearly $311 billion by 2029 [2]. "With Cloud Edge, Mastercard brings pioneering innovations in cloud and payments to Asia Pacific banks, financial institutions, and cloud-native organizations – meeting forward-thinking customers where they want to be," said Sandeep Malhotra, executive vice president, Core Payments, Asia Pacific, Mastercard. "Cloud Edge reinforces Mastercard's commitment to resiliency, redundancy and security while offering customers cost efficiency as well as greater choice, speed and flexibility. For instance, with cloud computing, fintechs can serve customers easily during demand spikes like national holidays or sales events without needing more physical infrastructure." As an additional onboarding option, Mastercard Cloud Edge provides customers, including issuers, acquirers, network enablement partners and payment processors, with: For example, Episode Six, a global provider of enterprise-grade ledger and cards infrastructure, is using Cloud Edge to assist banks, fintechs and payments organizations in Asia Pacific as they design and launch leading digital payment propositions like credit and B2B payments. "All of Episode Six's bank-grade technology was created specifically for the cloud, and as such, we understand how important infrastructure is for partners to scale with greater security now and in the future," said John Mitchell, Co-Founder and CEO, Episode Six. "We are excited to collaborate with Mastercard on Cloud Edge so that we can reduce time to market for their clients, while ensuring security, backup and protection by encrypting and storing data in the cloud." "The AWS Regions across Asia Pacific offer Mastercard extensive connectivity and secure cloud services. Together with Mastercard's global footprint, this provides organizations in the region with payment network access at low latency, ensuring seamless operations as well as compliance with regional data residency regulations," said Scott Mullins, Managing Director, Financial Services, AWS. Mastercard Cloud Edge is available in Asia Pacific markets (including India, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand), the United States, Canada and parts of Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Middle East and Africa. Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're building a resilient economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Finextra
10-06-2025
- Business
- Finextra
Anna Money taps Episode Six to expand SME business debit card offering
Episode Six, a leading global technology provider of enterprise-grade card issuing and ledger infrastructure, today announced the successful migration of ANNA Money's business debit card program. 0 ANNA Money, the UK-based mobile business banking account for startups, small businesses and sole traders, selected Episode Six to deliver a more reliable, scalable, and configurable platform that supports growing product needs, global expansion, and seamless integration. Business debit cards are core to ANNA Money's offering, giving customers a secure, convenient way to pay suppliers and make business-related purchases directly from their account. With Episode Six's modern card infrastructure, ANNA Money now offers its customers a business debit card that supports full use of all of ANNA Money's features. 'ANNA Money is a great example of what's possible when fintechs pair vision with the right infrastructure,' said John Mitchell, CEO and Co-Founder of Episode Six. 'By leveraging our platform, they've migrated to a sophisticated card platform to enhance the overall ANNA Money offering forto its business customers, at scale and with speed.' By leveraging Episode Six's modern card infrastructure, ANNA Money has seamlessly integrated virtual and physical card capabilities into its mobile-first business account experience. The high-performance platform enables real-time transaction visibility, instant card issuance, and flexible configuration of features and workflows, empowering ANNA Money to quickly adapt to evolving customer needs. 'We needed a partner with proven infrastructure and the agility to match our pace and expansion,' said Alex Kokovin, COO at ANNA Money. 'Episode Six delivered on all fronts, addressing the limitations we previously faced. Their technology allows us to offer business debit cards, deliver a seamless experience to our customers, and scale with confidence. We reviewed a large number of vendors and Episode Six stood out for their experience, agility, and proven ability to migrate live card programs successfully.' This go-live comes at a pivotal time as demand for modern card solutions continues to rise among SMEs in the UK. With this launch, Episode Six continues to expand its presence in the UK and Europe, supporting fintech leaders like ANNA Money with the infrastructure needed to scale, innovate, and grow.
