Cross River Partners with Stripe to Power the Marketplace Economy with Push-To-Card Payments

January 9, 2019

Cross River Partners with Stripe to Power the Marketplace Economy with Push-To-Card Payments

FORT LEE, N.J - Cross River Bank a fast-growing provider of banking services for financial technology companies, today announced that it has established a partnership with Stripe to help those in the marketplace economy – such as workers in ridesharing, food delivery, and other freelance occupations – by providing them with access to their earnings through push-to-card payments.

The combined API-first platform will improve the way in which ridesharing, food delivery, and independent freelance professionals receive their compensation, pushing earnings to workers whenever needed and helping them manage their day-to-day cash needs more efficiently and effectively.

"Cross River’s partnership with Stripe will fundamentally improve how and when freelance workers are able to receive their compensation,” said Gilles Gade, Founder, President, and CEO of Cross River. “By combining our established banking network with Stripe’s renowned payments platform, we are enabling financial inclusion for this essential workforce by offering them quicker access to their money and more optionality in how they would like to receive it.”