In Cross River's partner-managed model, Cross River partners have maximum input into the card program.

Partners use their own card processor and handle everything from ledgering to transaction approvals. They manage the entire customer experience while the bank performs program oversight.

Card Management: Partners take care of card creation, activation, suspension, closure, and replacement using their processor systems within the construct agreed to by the bank.

Cross River acts as the issuing bank, providing BIN sponsorship, banking oversight, guidance to maintain best practices, compliance support, and network settlement. Cross River also provides regulatory expertise and operational support.

This model allows partners to tailor card programs while benefiting from Cross River's compliance oversight and expertise.

As the issuing bank, Cross River provides:

, Cross River sponsors the use of its Bank Identification Numbers (BINs), enabling partners to offer cards without needing direct membership with Visa or Mastercard. Cross River has been assigned BINs that can be used to sponsor card programs that partners may extend to their customers.

Cross River ensures that card programs comply with Visa, Mastercard, and federal/state banking regulations from initial program evaluation and through ongoing oversight. 

: Cross River monitors program activity through review of daily files, transaction monitoring 

, and exception handling processes to maintain operational integrity. Cross River manages network settlement with Visa and Mastercard.

Processor relationship and integration:  

Partners select and manage the card processor (insert footnote reference). The processor connects directly to the card networks (Visa, Mastercard) on behalf of the issuing BINs assigned by Cross River. Partners then manage the ongoing operational relationship with the processor  and customer experience flows, while exchanging information with Cross River to support settlement and compliance oversight.

Partners maintain a ledger of customer balances and transaction history, aligned with Cross River’s compliance requirements.

Partners manage real-time transaction approvals through the card processor, applying program-defined business rules, fraud controls, and transaction limits. Cross River works with partners with the goal of ensuring these rules are compliant with network standards and regulatory expectations.

 Partners are responsible for establishing and managing connectivity between their processor and the card network (Visa, Mastercard). This includes receiving authorization requests, submitting clearing files, and handling chargebacks and disputes.

Partners manage card creation, activation, suspension, closure, and replacement flows through the card processor systems, with Cross River providing guidance to maintain best practices and compliance. Refer to 

In the partner-managed model, partners handle card operations and customer experience while Cross River provides BIN sponsorship, oversight, compliance, and support.

Partner-managed

Integrated issuing

Issuing models

Account Funding Transaction.  Pull funds from a debit card for specific purposes. Use an AFT to fund a wallet or prepaid card, or to initiate a person-to-person (P2P) transfer through the card network rails. AFTs are not allowed for purchases.

A 32-character hexadecimal string with hyphens, such as 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000 used as a unique identified. Sometimes called a UUID.

GUID

Know Your Business processes verify legitimacy business entities and their ownership structures to prevent financial crime and comply with regulations. KYB requires information including company registrations and operational activities. See also KYC.

Know Your Customer processes verify the identity of an individual customer to prevent financial crime and comply with regulations. KYC uses personal details and identity documents for this verification.

A GUID assigned to you by Cross River. This ID is required for some API calls.

Partner_ID

The automated lending platform from Cross River that includes services such as Preapproval, Oversight, Arix Origination and Funding, Selling, and Hooks.

Lending

Information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, either alone or when combined with other information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual. Also known as PII.

Personally_Identifiable_Information

These are contracts for monetary assets that can be purchased, traded, created, modified, or settled for. In terms of contracts, there is a contractual obligation between involved parties during a financial instrument transaction.

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Interest Rate Cards are pre-configured interest rate profiles that can be assigned to specific accounts on demand.

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A financial institution holding a principal license with a Card Network has the right to issue cards itself and sponsor other institutions (fintechs) to issue on its behalf (BIN sponsorship). Affiliate/Associate members cannot offer BIN sponsorship.

Principal_member

A 6 or 8 digit number assigned by the card networks for card issuing and functions as the first 6 or 8 digits on the card itself. The BIN identifies the bank that is responsible for issuing the program and handling daily settlement with the Network.

Card_BIN

A solution that allows partners to offer card solutions without requiring a direct relationship with the card networks. The bank acts as an intermediary while allowing partners to use its bank identification numbers (BIN). 

BIN_sponsorship

Politically Exposed Person is an individual who holds a prominent public position, or has done so in the recent past and is subject to a higher level of scrutiny due to an increased risk of involvement in bribery, corruption, and money laundering.

Office of Foreign Assets Control. Part of the US Department of the Treasury that administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals.

OFAC

Move funds internally between accounts. The transfer requires both a debit and credit account and can be either a master account or sub-ledger, or any combination of the two.  Can be made via API calls or for non-API Partners on the COS Explorer.

book_transfer

This is where the financial institution verifies the member has the funds needed before they are transferred to the receiver.

Good_Funds_Model

An instant payment service developed and operated by the Federal Reserve for financial institutions in the United States, which allows individuals and businesses to send and receive money.

FedNow

A payment processing network used to send money electronically between banks in the US. Available year round, it transfers funds between 2 banks account instantaneously. Processes on bank holidays and weekend and after business hours.

A merchant category code (MCC) is a four-digit number used for retail financial services to classify a business by the types of goods or services it provides. Codes are specified by the ISO 18245 standard.

Card Acceptor ID. An internal identifier assigned to your business by your Acquirer when creating the merchant account used for financial processing.

CAID

Business Application Identifier, used by merchants in card payments

The automated loan validation and funding software from Cross River

Arix

Mobile Deposit Capture is the process of submitting a check electronically using a smartphone

Input Message Accountability Data. A unique number given to each FedWire payment when using the Federal Reserver Bank Service and can be used to investigate and track wire transfers.

IMAD

Notification of Change.  The purpose of an NOC is to identify and communicate incorrect information within an ACH entry, such as account numbers or transit and routing number. Sent by a RDFI to the ODFI and the Originator via their ACH Operator.

A global financial messaging standard for electronic payments. It enhances interoperability across financial systems, improves payment processing efficiency and supports compliance by providing detailed transaction information.

ISO20022

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers.

SWIFT

Receiving Depository Financial Institution. All ODFIs must also agree to act as an RDFI to receive ACH payments. An RDFI receives entries directly or indirectly from its ACH Operator for debit or credit to the accounts of its customers.

RDFI

Originating Depository Financial Institution. It has the authority to initiate ACH transactions on behalf of its customers. ODFIs ensure compliance with regulatory standards and securely transmit payment instructions to the ACH network

ODFI

 National Automated Clearing House Association. Nacha governs the ACH Network, the payment system that drives Direct Deposits and Direct Payments with the capability to reach all U.S. bank and credit union accounts

Nacha

International ACH Transaction. A Nacha SEC code.

A uniquely configured financial product you offer your customers. For example, a debit card or a savings account, configured according to your needs and specifications, are product types.

product_type

Bank Identification Number. A unique identifier used in payment card transactions.

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