guides
Guides
Educational guides for fintech founders — bank partner selection, card products, go-to-market, and more.
Done
- 14 steps to closing a bank partner
- Go to market plan
- Guide to starting a challenger bank
- How to launch a card product?
- How to select a bank partner? or Lithic Guide to Bank Partners and Sponsors
- Flow of Funds: Google Doc
- How to think about interchange: Google Doc
- MTL vs MSB vs PayFac: Lithic Guide to MTL vs MSB
- Credit card vs Charge Card vs Debit Card: Lithic Guide to Consumer Card Constructs
Works in Progress
- How to select your financial crime prevention and compliance partner
- How to prepare to operate a card product
- How to manage your cards/payments/compliance vendors and sponsor bank partner - What to think about, what to do, what to worry about, and when
- Financial Crime compliance - Roles & responsibilities and things to be alert about
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Go to market guide
A list of questions to answer in order to launch a fintech product within one year.
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Guide to starting a challenger bank
A comprehensive guide covering processors, bank partners, card partners, and product features for challenger banks.
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14 steps to closing & working with a bank
A step-by-step guide to the bank partnership process from first meeting to ongoing compliance.
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How to launch a card product
Tactical and strategic advice on bringing a card product to market.
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How to select a bank partner
A primer on how to choose a bank partner.