# Striga

> Payments infrastructure for Bitcoin & Stablecoins

Striga provides regulated APIs for digital asset custody, trading, banking and card issuing across multiple countries.

Striga is a payments infrastructure company that provides regulated APIs for digital asset custody, trading, banking and card issuing. The platform enables businesses to issue named virtual IBANs, dedicated crypto wallets, physical and virtual cards, and manage crypto-fiat transfers through a single API. Striga handles compliance factors including customer authentication, identity verification, and fraud detection.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Payments
- Status: Acquired
- Founded: 2017-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/striga

## Products

- [Striga Neo-Banking APIs](https://thegrid.id/profiles/striga): Striga enables businesses to build consumer and corporate neo-banks through modular APIs that provide crypto wallets, card issuing, virtual IBANs, and stablecoin/Bitcoin functionality. The system supports both retail and business account onboarding with native KYC/KYB SDKs and MiCA compliance built-in for operations across European countries. (Payments Infrastructure & Orchestration, Discontinued)
- [Striga Card Issuing Platform](https://thegrid.id/profiles/striga): Striga provides crypto and stablecoin card programs that enable businesses to issue virtual and physical cards drawing directly from crypto balances. The platform supports consumer and corporate card issuing with Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay integration, offering pre-approved card programs that can launch in as little as a week. (Card issuance, Discontinued)
- [Striga Embedded Wallets and Trading APIs](https://thegrid.id/profiles/striga): Striga provides embedded wallet infrastructure and trading APIs that enable applications to add custody and trading functionality with EU regulatory compliance. The system offers segregated multi-currency wallets, competitive trading spreads with liquidity from European market makers, and supports both on-chain transfers and SEPA payments through a unified API. (Embedded Wallet, Discontinued)
- [Striga Lightning Network APIs](https://thegrid.id/profiles/striga): Striga provides Lightning Network infrastructure APIs that enable instant Bitcoin payments through two API endpoints for creating and paying Lightning invoices. The system abstracts away liquidity management complexities while maintaining TFR compliance, supporting both on-chain and Lightning Network transactions with Bitcoin card issuing integration. (Payments Infrastructure & Orchestration, Discontinued)
- [Striga Cross-Border Payments APIs](https://thegrid.id/profiles/striga): Striga provides real-time global payment APIs powered by Bitcoin and stablecoins, combining crypto rails with traditional European payment infrastructure. The system offers dedicated virtual IBANs, deep liquidity for on/off ramping, and supports SEPA Instant transfers with institutional-grade compliance for cross-border payment applications. (Peer to Peer & Remittance, Discontinued)
- [Striga White-Label Banking App](https://thegrid.id/profiles/striga): Striga offers a ready-made white-label application with pre-approved payment flows for consumer and business payment use cases. The application supports both retail and business accounts, institutional-grade custody, consumer and corporate card issuing, and crypto-native cards that can be linked to Bitcoin, stablecoin, or fiat balances. (Financial Services Platform, Discontinued, Main Product)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.striga.com)
- [Blog](https://www.lightspark.com/news)
- [Documentation](https://docs.striga.com)
- [Privacy policy](https://storage.googleapis.com/striga-public-docs/Static%20Partner%20TCs/Striga-PP.pdf)
- [Terms of Service](https://storage.googleapis.com/striga-public-docs/Static%20Partner%20TCs/Striga-Terms-of-Service-Co-Brand-Partners-End-Users.pdf)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/striga)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbOU3E0nmSQPbn-GyHOymNg)

## Relationships

- [Lightspark](https://thegrid.id/profiles/lightspark): Parent organization

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