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Embedded finance and banking-as-a-service consulting

From financial API to platform revenue – strategy for embedded finance businesses.

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Our POV · 2026

Embedded finance and banking-as-a-service consulting

Embedded finance – financial products distributed through non-financial platforms – is one of the most significant transformations in financial services. Lending, insurance, payments, and investment products embedded into e-commerce platforms, ride-hailing apps, enterprise software, and healthcare platforms are creating new distribution channels that bypass traditional financial institution relationships. Embedded finance technology providers, banking-as-a-service platforms, and financial API companies are all evaluating new market entry opportunities as platform businesses across Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Gulf seek to monetise their user bases with embedded financial products. GreyRadius helps embedded finance businesses validate platform demand, navigate regulatory requirements, execute GTM plans, and raise capital.

Why now? Southeast Asia's super app ecosystem has demonstrated that embedded finance can achieve extraordinary scale – Grab Financial and GoPay have each built multi-billion-dollar embedded finance businesses on ride-hailing distribution. Platform businesses across the region are now seeking embedded finance partners. The embedded finance infrastructure companies that establish platform partnerships in 2024–2027 will power significant financial services volume.

Market Intelligence

What the data says.

Global embedded finance market is projected to reach $384B by 2029 – growing at 25% annually as non-financial platforms across e-commerce, ride-hailing, healthcare, and enterprise software all add embedded financial products.

Embedded lending is growing fastest – buy-now-pay-later, merchant cash advances, and invoice financing embedded in commerce and B2B platforms are the largest and fastest-growing embedded finance categories.

Banking-as-a-service is enabling non-bank embedded finance – BaaS providers that supply the regulated banking infrastructure enable non-financial platforms to offer current accounts, cards, and payments without obtaining bank licences.

Enterprise embedded finance is growing significantly – ERP, HR, and procurement software companies are embedding financial products including payroll cards, supplier financing, and expense management into their platforms.

Market Reality

What makes this market hard.

  • Regulatory classification of embedded finance varies significantly – financial products distributed through non-financial platforms may require the platform to obtain financial licences, rely on partner licences, or operate under specific exemptions that differ by market.
  • Platform partner acquisition is commercially complex – convincing non-financial platforms to embed financial products requires demonstrating user value, revenue sharing, and technical integration simplicity simultaneously.
  • Fraud risk in embedded finance is elevated – the indirect distribution of financial products through third-party platforms creates fraud and compliance monitoring challenges that traditional direct-to-consumer models do not face.
  • Cross-border embedded finance creates regulatory complexity – platforms operating across multiple markets with different financial regulations require market-specific product structuring and licensing.
Our Work

What we solve for clients.

If you recognise your situation below, we can help.

Platform buyer demand validation

You need to validate which non-financial platforms are actively seeking embedded finance partnerships and what products and revenue sharing models they require.

Regulatory licence and partnership structure pathway

You need to understand embedded finance regulatory frameworks, BaaS licence requirements, and partnership structures that enable financial product distribution through platforms.

GTM for an embedded finance platform

You have a BaaS infrastructure, lending API, or insurance API and need a go-to-market strategy covering platform partner acquisition.

Raising capital for an embedded finance venture

You are raising investment and need a pitch book grounded in platform partner demand data and financial product market sizing.

Platform distribution partner identification

You need to identify e-commerce platforms, super apps, and enterprise software companies as distribution partners for your embedded finance products.

Competitive intelligence

You need to understand how competing embedded finance providers are positioned and winning platform partnerships in your target market.

Our Services

How we engage.

Every engagement is grounded in primary research and delivers a measurable outcome.

Opportunity Assessment

Validate platform demand for embedded finance in a new market. Covers platform product and partnership interviews, regulatory mapping, competitive analysis, and a Go/Defer/Kill recommendation.

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Feasibility & TEV

Full financial and operational feasibility for embedded finance platform investments. Covers platform partner demand modelling, take rate analysis, regulatory cost, and investor-ready projections.

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Market Entry Execution

End-to-end market entry for embedded finance companies. Regulatory pathway, platform partner ICP, and first-partnership or first-embedded-transaction milestone.

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GTM Execution-as-a-Service

Embedded GTM team for BaaS and embedded finance platforms. Platform outreach, enterprise software pipeline, and first-revenue milestone tracking.

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Pitchbook & Fundraising

Investor-ready pitch books for embedded finance ventures. Platform-demand-validated market sizing, take rate economics, and investor identification.

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AI Consulting

AI use-case prioritisation in embedded finance – from real-time credit decisioning and fraud detection to personalised embedded product recommendation and automated compliance monitoring.

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Why GreyRadius.

Primary research-led

80% of our insight comes from first-party interviews with buyers, competitors, and regulators – not secondary data that everyone else has.

Expert-led, AI-enabled delivery

Our AI layer compresses research timelines by 60% and surfaces pattern-matching from 200+ prior mandates – so you get faster, deeper answers.

Outcomes, not reports

We measure success by first contracts signed, capital raised, and markets entered – not deliverables produced. Every mandate has a milestone.

200+

Projects delivered

100+

SaaS & tech clients

80%

Primary research-led

4

Countries / offices

Case Studies

Mandates we've run.

BFSI · Market Entry

Market entry strategy for a UAE digital bank into South Asia

Regulatory review40 interviewsGTM roadmap
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BFSI · GTM Execution

GTM execution for a payments fintech in the GCC

First enterprise clientPartner ecosystemRevenue model validated
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BFSI · Opportunity Assessment

Opportunity assessment for a wealth-management platform in SEA

Market sizedCompetitor mappedICP shortlisted
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FAQ

Common questions.

Does GreyRadius work with BaaS infrastructure companies or also with embedded lending and embedded insurance companies? +

All segments. We work with BaaS providers on market entry and platform GTM, embedded lending companies on market entry and fundraising, and embedded insurance companies on GTM and market entry.

What embedded finance markets does GreyRadius cover? +

Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Gulf – markets with large platform businesses seeking financial product monetisation.

How long does an embedded finance market entry engagement take? +

Typically 6–10 weeks for platform demand research, regulatory pathway mapping, and market entry strategy.

Can GreyRadius identify platform distribution partners for embedded finance companies? +

Yes. Platform partner identification and initial commercial conversations are part of our GTM Execution-as-a-Service.

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