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Kard

Kard

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Kard is a rewards-as-a-service platform that connects card issuers — including neobanks, non-bank card issuers, and traditional banks — with loyalty and rewards programs through a modern API-driven infrastructure.

Last updated Oct 5, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Founded
2015
HQ
New York, New York, United States
Connections
7

AI-drafted from public sources9 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
11-50
Funding
$14M
Revenue
Under $10M
2integrations5competitors

About

Emerging API-first rewards-as-a-service platform targeting digital-native issuers and fintechs in the card-linked offers space

Kard is a rewards-as-a-service platform that connects card issuers — including neobanks, non-bank card issuers, and traditional banks — with loyalty and rewards programs through a modern API-driven infrastructure. Kard targets merchant offers to consumers most likely to engage based on factors such as location and past shopping behavior, and provides transaction-level attribution so merchants can measure the effectiveness of their spend, with reported average ROAS exceeding 10X across the platform. Advertisers can use first-party transaction data to reach new, existing, or lapsed customers through location-based offers, category discounts, tiered benefits, and spending challenges, with personalized push notifications and emails serving as delivery channels. Advertisers additionally rely on Kard's transaction data, drawn from tens of millions of consumers, to gain insights into shopping behavior across an entire wallet, not just at their own stores. Kard has been PCI Compliant and SOC 2 certified since before launching its first customer, serving some of the largest banks, fintechs, and merchants in the world. Source 1: getkard.com — About Us Source 2: underscore.vc — Why We Invested in Kard: Fintech Meets AdTech Source 3: getkard.com — Kard | The first independent commerce media network.

Business model

SaaS / Platform (Rewards-as-a-Service)

Target market

Financial institutions, neobanks, credit unions, fintechs

What they offer

  • Rewards-as-a-Service Platform

    Core platform enabling financial institutions to offer card-linked merchant rewards and cash-back offers to cardholders

  • Merchant Network

    A curated network of merchant partners that fund rewards and offers delivered to cardholders

  • Issuer Dashboard

    Analytics and management tools for financial institutions to monitor rewards program performance

  • Kard API

    Developer-friendly API allowing fintechs and neobanks to integrate card-linked offers directly into their products

Key features

Card-linked offer (CLO) deliveryMerchant-funded rewardsAPI-first integrationReal-time transaction matchingPersonalized offer targetingPerformance-based pricing for merchantsIssuer analytics dashboard

Use cases

Neobanks launching card rewards programs without proprietary infrastructureCredit unions offering competitive cash-back rewards to retain membersFintechs monetizing their cardholder base through merchant partnershipsMerchants acquiring new customers through targeted card-linked offersFinancial institutions increasing debit and credit card transaction volume

Customer segments

Neobanks and challenger banksCredit unionsCommunity banksFintech companies with card productsRetail merchants seeking card-linked acquisition channels

Tech & specs

Technology stack

RESTful APICloud infrastructureReal-time transaction processingData analytics and personalization engine

Security & compliance

PCI DSSSOC 2

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

Corporate history
  1. 2015 · Founded
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