Lithic and Mastercard partner to enable instant loan funding for SMBs via card rails.

Lithic announced strategic partnership on July 20, 2026.

Primary

Lithic

Structure

strategic partnership

Date

July 20, 2026

Sub-sector

Lending Tech (SMB)

Demonstrates buyer (Mastercard) actively integrating embedded lending into card infrastructure—a key distribution model for sub-$250M lenders. Shows consolidation of loan originati

Primary company

Lithic

Counterparty

Not disclosed

Amount

Not disclosed

Event date

July 20, 2026

Sub-sector

Lending Tech (SMB)

HQ

Not disclosed

Structure

strategic partnership

Source published

Not disclosed

Publisher

PYMNTS

Source: pymnts.com