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Compare 10 alternatives to Forward for embedded payments and merchant services solutions

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Forward is a leading embedded finance platform offering embedded payments, merchant services, payouts solutions. Embedded payment infrastructure for vertical SaaS. Forward enables software platforms to own their payments with unified onboarding, processing, and p...

Below we've compiled the top 10 alternatives to Forward, ranked by feature similarity and market focus. Whether you're looking for different pricing, geographic coverage, or specific API capabilities, this comparison will help you find the right embedded finance partner for your platform.

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Top Forward Alternatives

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Rainforest Pay
Rainforest Pay
United States
Est. 2021

Embedded payment facilitation for SaaS platforms. Rainforest enables vertical software companies to become payment facilitators with instant merchant ...

Embedded PaymentsMerchant Services
2
Finix
Finix
United States
Est. 2015

Payments infrastructure for platforms and marketplaces. Finix enables companies to own their payments stack with acquiring, onboarding, and payout inf...

Merchant ServicesPaymentsPayment Acquiring
3
Unit
Unit
United States
Est. 2019

All-in-one embedded finance platform providing banking, lending, and payments infrastructure. Unit partners with banks to offer white-label checking a...

Banking-as-a-ServiceCard Issuing
4
Kanmon
Kanmon
United States
Est. 2021

Embedded B2B lending infrastructure for SaaS platforms. Kanmon enables vertical software companies to offer working capital, invoice financing, and eq...

Embedded LendingB2B Buy Now Pay Later
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Mollie Connect
Mollie Connect
Netherlands
Est. 2004

European payment platform with embedded capabilities for platforms. Mollie Connect enables marketplaces and SaaS platforms to offer integrated payment...

Embedded PaymentsMarketplace Payments
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GoCardless
GoCardless
United Kingdom
Est. 2011

Bank payment network for recurring and one-off payments. GoCardless enables platforms to collect payments via direct debit across 30+ countries with g...

Embedded PaymentsDirect DebitOpen Banking
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Monite
Monite
Germany
Est. 2020

Embedded accounts payable and receivable infrastructure for B2B platforms. Monite enables SaaS companies to offer invoicing, bill pay, and vendor mana...

Accounts Payable/ReceivablePayments
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Apideck
Apideck
Belgium
Est. 2020

Unified API platform for embedded integrations. Apideck enables SaaS and fintech platforms to connect to 200+ apps across accounting, CRM, HRIS, and f...

Unified APIIntegrations
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Stripe Treasury
Stripe Treasury
United States
Est. 2010

Banking-as-a-Service API from Stripe enabling platforms to embed financial services. Treasury provides FDIC-insured accounts, card issuing, and money ...

Banking-as-a-ServicePayments
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Lithic
Lithic
United States
Est. 2014

Card issuing platform formerly known as Privacy.com. Lithic provides developer-first APIs for virtual and physical card issuing with flexible spending...

Card IssuingPayments

Feature Comparison

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Rainforest PayFinixUnitKanmonMollie Connect
Headquarters
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
Netherlands
Founded202120212015201920212004
Clients30+50+100+200+20+200000+
API Products334434
DeploymentCloud, SaaSCloud, SaaSCloud, SaaSCloud, SaaSCloud, SaaSCloud, SaaS
Developer Docs
Public CompanyPrivatePrivatePrivatePrivatePrivatePrivate

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