The challenge

The challenge

The challenge

The challenge
The challenge

Cannabis businesses need banking, and [i]most banks avoid the regulatory risk[/i].

Cannabis businesses need banking, and [i]most banks avoid the regulatory risk[/i].

Cannabis businesses need banking, and [i]most banks avoid the regulatory risk[/i].

Cannabis businesses need banking, and [i]most banks avoid the regulatory risk[/i].
Cannabis businesses need banking, and [i]most banks avoid the regulatory risk[/i].

Federal and state rules keep most cannabis businesses out of traditional banking and payment rails. Paybotic set out to give operators across the US a compliant commercial bank account.

Heavy regulation

Heavy regulation

Heavy regulation

Heavy regulation
Heavy regulation

Dispensaries are highly regulated, and meeting a bank's compliance requirements is hard.

Lengthy onboarding

Lengthy onboarding

Lengthy onboarding

Lengthy onboarding
Lengthy onboarding

Onboarding requires extensive documentation to prove each business is legitimate and legal.

Payment access

Payment access

Payment access

Payment access
Payment access

Most banks avoid merchant services for cannabis businesses, leaving many unable to send or receive payments.

Build capacity

Build capacity

Build capacity

Build capacity
Build capacity

Paybotic had deep payments expertise and needed frontend development and integration support.

The vision for Paybotic

The vision for Paybotic

The vision for Paybotic

The vision for Paybotic
The vision for Paybotic

Paybotic wanted to give cannabusinesses commercial bank accounts and merchant services with fast approvals, often within 48 hours of application, backed by reliable security, safeguarded company data and a team experienced with high-risk businesses.

What Praxent did

What Praxent did

What Praxent did

What Praxent did
What Praxent did

Compliant account opening that takes minutes

Compliant account opening that takes minutes

Compliant account opening that takes minutes

Compliant account opening that takes minutes
Compliant account opening that takes minutes

Praxent designed and built the commercial banking portal, from KYC and KYB onboarding to payments, cards and account management.

KYC, KYB and AML/BSA onboarding users finish in minutes

KYC, KYB and AML/BSA onboarding users finish in minutes

KYC, KYB and AML/BSA onboarding users finish in minutes

KYC, KYB and AML/BSA onboarding users finish in minutes
KYC, KYB and AML/BSA onboarding users finish in minutes

CRB Monitor integration in account opening

CRB Monitor integration in account opening

CRB Monitor integration in account opening

CRB Monitor integration in account opening
CRB Monitor integration in account opening

ACH, wire and closed-loop payments with debit and corporate cards

ACH, wire and closed-loop payments with debit and corporate cards

ACH, wire and closed-loop payments with debit and corporate cards

ACH, wire and closed-loop payments with debit and corporate cards
ACH, wire and closed-loop payments with debit and corporate cards

Technical design for a scalable, secure phase one launch

Technical design for a scalable, secure phase one launch

Technical design for a scalable, secure phase one launch

Technical design for a scalable, secure phase one launch
Technical design for a scalable, secure phase one launch

A technical design document covered architecture, infrastructure, backend and frontend design, third-party integrations and APIs, so the platform launched extensible and secure.

The results

The results

The results

The results
The results

A compliant neobank in 7 months

A compliant neobank in 7 months

A compliant neobank in 7 months

A compliant neobank in 7 months
A compliant neobank in 7 months

Paybotic Financial launched within 7 months with regulatory-compliant account opening, 8+ fintech integrations, ACH, wire and closed-loop payments, and corporate credit cards.

Cannabis operators now bank digitally with a provider built for them.

7 months
to launch
8+
fintech integrations
3
payment rails
Minutes
to complete compliant onboarding
What
Paybotic Financial
had to say
Eveline Dang
Co-Founder
,
Paybotic Financial
Eveline Dang headshot

The beta launch of Paybotic Financial is a significant milestone for us, as it allows us to offer a comprehensive solution that meets the specific financial needs of cannabis and ancillary businesses. After a decade of working in cannabis payments, we understand the banking challenges faced by the industry.

Eveline Dang
Co-Founder
,
Paybotic Financial
Eveline Dang headshot

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