Cross River provides the technology infrastructure powering the future of financial services. With its proprietary real-time banking core, the company delivers scalable embedded solutions for payments, cards, lending and crypto to millions of consumers and businesses. Cross River serves some of the world’s leading fintech and technology companies, and together with its partners, Cross River is reshaping global finance and advancing financial inclusion.

Why we invested?

Fintechs need regulated partners that can move money quickly and at scale. Cross River delivers exactly that – a compliance-first, tech-enabled bank that powers payments and lending across the fintech ecosystem. As regulatory scrutiny intensifies, strong banks will win. Founder and CEO Gilles Gade, with a background at Barclays Capital, Bear Stearns, and Citicorp Venture Capital, combines Wall Street credibility with entrepreneurial vision to build the bank fintechs trust.