Synctera Labs · for embedded finance ideas you want to test

Don't pitch your idea.
Launch your embedded product.

Synctera Labs gives you banking infrastructure, built-in oversight and compliance operations support, with less up front than a custom program. Learn from real usage and keep about half of interchange, subject to program terms.

First programs expected to launch in February 2027.

Illustrative exampleField-service platform
Businesses on the program38
Deposits held$184.3K
LedgerReconciled
To tax reserveInternal transfer−$1,500.00
Marlow & Daughters ElectricACH credit · invoice #2321+$1,975.00
Pinecrest Lumber YardCard · materials−$612.45
Halvorsen Tile & StoneACH credit · invoice #2318+$3,640.00
Annual platform fee
$60K prepaid
Fraud-loss reserve
$10K prepaid
Interchange you keep, subject to program terms
About half
Compliance operations support included; usage billed per case
Included

Proposed terms shown for planning purposes and subject to the approved use case and definitive agreements.

Why Synctera Labs

Stop guessing. Launch with real money.

An embedded finance idea is hard to judge on paper. A sandbox can't show how real customers behave with real money. A custom program means more upfront cost before you know there's demand. And building it yourself means standing up compliance and payment operations first.

Synctera Labs means less up front and banking infrastructure built in, with oversight and compliance operations support included, so you can launch with real customers and real money and learn from what actually happens.

Explore the APIs in the sandbox today. Launch with real customers when Synctera Labs opens.

Before Synctera Labs
With Synctera Labs
A custom program: more cost up front
$60K platform fee and $10K reserve, both prepaid
A simulation: no real customers
Real accounts, real cards, real money
A pitch deck
Real operating data for investors and partners
Staffing compliance and payment operations
Compliance operations support included; usage billed per case
Examples

What you could build

A few examples of embedded finance ideas that fit the standard Synctera Labs configuration.

01 · Vertical SaaS

Embedded finance

B2B software platforms—property tech, dental clinics—adding financial tools.

— Business accounts— Debit cards— Transfers and ACH
02 · Fintech app

Community wallets

Tailored banking for specific demographics, affinity groups, or unbanked communities.

— Consumer accounts— Deposits— Debit cards
03 · Creator economy

Earnings and payouts

Creator platforms, gig-worker marketplaces, and independent professionals.

— Accounts— Debit cards— ACH transfers— Reconciliation and reporting
Pricing

A lower upfront commitment than a custom program.

The Synctera Labs package
$60K/ year
Annual platform fee, plus a $10K fraud-loss reserve. Both prepaid before activation.
✓Lower upfront commitment — a $60K annual platform fee and a $10K reserve, both prepaid.
✓About half of interchange — yours to keep, subject to program terms.
✓Compliance operations support from Synctera's team, included with every program; usage billed per case.
✓Real customers, real money — open real accounts, issue real cards and see how customers actually use your product.
Proposed terms shown for planning purposes and subject to the approved use case and definitive agreements.
Program details

What Synctera Labs covers

Every Synctera Labs program runs on the same standard configuration, so there's less to set up.

✓Built for U.S. customers 18+
✓Accounts, deposits, transfers, ACH and debit cards
✓KYB/KYC, OFAC, fraud/AML, reconciliation and reporting
✓Program limits on customers, accounts, cards, balances and volume, set for your approved use case

Frequently asked questions

Who is Synctera Labs for?

Anyone with an embedded finance idea they want to test with real customers and real money, including established companies adding a financial product to an existing business.

When can I launch?

First programs expected to launch in February 2027. Join the waitlist as the first step, and explore the APIs in the sandbox in the meantime.

What does Synctera Labs cost?

A $60K annual platform fee and a $10K fraud-loss reserve, both prepaid before activation. You keep about half of interchange, subject to program terms. Proposed terms shown for planning purposes and subject to the approved use case and definitive agreements.

What's outside the standard configuration?

These sit outside the standard Synctera Labs configuration: cross-border, wires, lending/credit, overdraft, negative balances, complex treasury, mRDC, cash, Synctera Pay, stablecoin/crypto and early wage access. Custom programs are also available.

What support is included?

Compliance operations support from Synctera's team, included with every program; usage billed per case. Synctera also supports payment monitoring, so your team can spend less time on compliance and payment operations and more on the product.

Can my program stay on Synctera Labs?

Yes. Synctera Labs is a complete product, not a waiting room. Your program can stay for as long as it makes sense.

Ready to build for real?

Stop guessing. Launch your idea with real customers, real money and less up front.

Join the waitlist

First programs expected to launch in February 2027.

Not sure yet? Tell us about your idea

If your program grows and you want more customization and better economics, we offer custom programs.