Prestigious awards program recognizes i2c’s unified platform, achievements, and 25-year legacy of innovation in global banking and payments REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – i2c Inc., a global financial technology innovator, today announced it has been named “Overall FinTech Company of the Year” in the 10th annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards program, an independent market intelligence organization which recognizes leading companies and technologies driving innovation across the global financial technology ecosystem. The “Overall FinTech Company of the Year” award category honors the organization that demonstrates exceptional innovation, performance, and market impact across financial services. The recognition highlights i2c’s role in advancing the next generation of banking and payments, which enables institutions to deliver issuer processing across credit, debit and prepaid products; core banking; and money movement capabilities through its unified global platform. Architected Ahead of the Industry Founded with a next-generation vision to break free from legacy constraints, i2c develops all capabilities internally upon a single unified platform and technology stack rather than assembling fragmented systems through acquisition. While the industry has only recently shifted toward composable technologies, i2c’s customer-centric architecture was designed to be configurable from day one, allowing institutions to adapt across products, channels, and markets in real time without re-engineering their core systems. Unmatched Innovation and Scale i2c’s continuous platform evolution is supported by significant technical investment. Dedicated R&D: Nearly one-third of i2c’s global workforce is dedicated to ongoing innovation with more than 1.5 million engineering hours each year go into driving next-generation platform capabilities Cloud-Native Design: Enterprise-grade reliability, scalability, and security are enabled in a fully cloud-managed environment across diverse geographies and regulatory conditions Integrated AI: Early AI integration as a natural architecture extension rather than a retrofit enables advanced fraud scoring, automated call evaluation for contact centers, conversational chatbots guiding customer experiences, and more. Democratized Infrastructure: Banks, credit unions and fintechs of all sizes have access to secure, enterprise-grade capabilities Momentum and Impact i2c’s vision and strategy is validated by leading industry analysts. Juniper Research named i2c an “Established Leader” in Modern Card Issuing Platforms, while IDC named i2c to its FinTech Rankings Top 100 and recognized the company with an “Emerging FinTech” distinction. The company has also earned eight leading industry awards over the last year, recognizing innovation in payments, AI-driven fraud prevention, and real-time payments solutions. “Over our 25-year history, i2c’s vision has remained constant: giving banks, credit unions, and fintechs the flexibility to innovate without being constrained by legacy systems,” said Amir Wain, Founder and CEO of i2c. “Award recognition from FinTech Breakthrough underscores i2c’s position as an industry leader in delivering a platform built to overcome industry limitations and help our clients innovate faster, accelerate time to market, and scale with confidence.” About i2c Inc. An award-winning global financial technology innovator powering credit, debit, prepaid, core banking, and money movement solutions, i2c unifies banking and payments in an all-in-one platform, transforming product personalization with a customer-centric architecture and accelerating speed-to-market with composable building-block solutions. Financial institutions and fintechs globally trust i2c to help them quickly and efficiently configure and scale differentiated financial offerings in an evolving, competitive market. Powered by innovation and driven by trust for more than 25 years, i2c blends modern ingenuity with expert reliability to supercharge exceptional banking and payments experiences for millions of users and billions of transactions worldwide. For more information, visit i2cinc.com and follow us on LinkedIn at @i2cinc. Press Contact Debra Dekelbaum Director of Media and Analyst Relations, i2c media@i2cinc.com
