Pathward

About

Pathward, N.A. is a nationally chartered bank that provides banking infrastructure for third-party partners alongside its own lending businesses. Its Payments Sponsorship unit covers card issuing, acquiring and digital payments across rails including ACH and push-to-card, as well as banking and lending solutions for other financial institutions and tax refund-related products for tax professionals. In lending, its Commercial Finance teams provide working capital, equipment finance and structured finance directly to businesses, while its Credit Sponsorship team supports partners launching consumer credit products. The bank traces its history to Storm Lake Savings and Loan Association, founded in Iowa in 1954, and rebranded from MetaBank to Pathward in 2022. It says it has more than 20 years of experience in payments sponsorship and builds solutions for markets where individuals and businesses are underserved.