Railsr vs Swan Cards

Railsr is an embedded finance platform for companies adding financial services to digital products. Its capabilities include wallets and accounts, debit, prepaid, credit and virtual cards, money transfers and reward programmes. Railsr says its APIs place these services within a brand’s digital journey, with the platform operating behind the scenes. It packages close to 100 integrations under a single API and commercial agreement. Developers can use the Play Sandbox API, a functional coding environment that uses fake money. The platform is offered through API and web and lists fintechs, sports clubs, retailers and brands among its intended customers. A free plan and trial are listed, while other pricing is available on request. For regulated services, customers contract with PayrNet, Railsr’s wholly owned subsidiary; Railsr provides technology services. Railsr says new agents or distributors cannot be onboarded without prior written FCA consent.

Swan Cards provides embedded banking features—accounts, cards, and payments—for companies integrating financial services into their own products. Swan presents its platform to European software companies adding white-labeled banking. Its Mastercard debit cards come in virtual, physical, and digital formats, including single-use virtual cards. They can be added to Apple Wallet and Google Wallet for NFC payments; other digital wallets are not supported. Partners can set spending limits and payment rules based on amount, currency, merchant, city, or country. Card packages have different spending limits and FX fees: Standard, Essential, and Premium list €10,000, €40,000, and €100,000 limits, with fees of 2%, 1%, and 0%, respectively. Swan offers a GraphQL API, a ready-made web banking interface, and an open-source frontend for customization. API calls must originate from a partner’s backend, not a frontend app. The free Sandbox uses fake accounts, cards, and payments. Paid service starts at €2,990/mo.