BIN sponsorship creates powerful partnerships that benefit established institutions and emerging fintech firms, offering banks revenue streams and fintechs essential infrastructure. These programs can create significant revenue opportunities through interchange, deposits, and program fees but require careful program design and operational frameworks that balance innovation with appropriate controls.

This report, sponsored by Visa, Inc., is based on interviews with 14 U.S. bank and market-player executives, desk research, and the author’s experience managing card programs at U.S. financial institutions. Quotations in the report are from interviews with bank executives.
Clients of Datos Insights’ Retail Banking & Payments service can download this report.
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About the Author
David Shipper
David Shipper is a Strategic Advisor in the Retail Banking & Payments practice at Datos Insights. His focus is on debit and credit cards. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, David brings to Datos Insights more than 15 years of experience leading card and payment strategies for financial institutions in the U.S. Prior to joining Datos Insights, David managed the debit card and mobile...
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Ron van Wezel
Ron van Wezel is a Strategic Advisor in Retail Banking & Payments for Datos Insights, providing research and advisory services to clients globally. Ron is a renowned expert in digital banking and payments, advising clients on a wide range of topics that includes merchant acquiring, card issuing, real-time payments, open banking, payment software platforms, and the application of AI in optimizing...