About amBaaSsador
Who We Are
The financial landscape is evolving rapidly. Banks are under pressure to innovate, fintechs are racing to embed financial services, and the rules of engagement are being rewritten in real time.
As of 2025, the U.S. BaaS market stands near USD 11 billion, growing at roughly 15% annually.
Banking-as-a-Service
amBaaSsador
We are a strategic advisory and community platform helping banks, fintechs, and ecosystem players navigate the world of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) with confidence. Our work blends deep industry expertise, strategic insight, and a commitment to education and collaboration creating a space where smart institutions come together to shape the future of finance.
Built to Bridge
Our Story
amBaaSsador was founded by a group of former bankers, fintech leaders, and compliance professionals who saw the same problem from both sides of the table:
- Banks have the trust and infrastructure, but lack the technical expertise, budgets, and GTM strategies to acquire new waves of customer segments at scale. effectively.
- Fintechs have the innovation and vision, but lack the regulatory knowledge, charter, and money transmitter licenses to go it alone.
We created amBaaSsador to bridge this gap. What started as a knowledge-sharing network has grown into a national ecosystem of institutions, partners, and thought leaders driving responsible BaaS growth together.
Our Mission
To revolutionise Banking-as-a-Service by empowering financial institutions with the strategy, knowledge, and partnerships they need to lead in a platform-driven future.
Our Vision
To be the go-to global resource for BaaS education, connection, and innovation.
Values
Integrity: We offer unbiased, practical advice.
Collaboration: We bring people together, across sectors.
Innovation: We stay ahead of trends and technologies.
Clarity: We make complex systems understandable.
Education: We believe shared knowledge creates better outcomes for all.
Smarter BaaS Support
What Makes Us Different
We're not another vendor. We’re not here to sell a platform. And we don’t believe in buzzwords for the sake of it.
We’re here to help you:
- Understand BaaS models and opportunities.
- Avoid costly missteps and rushed partnerships.
- Build strategies grounded in compliance, tech, and commercial sense.
- Connect with the right players at the right time.
- Stay informed with insights you can actually use.
Think of us as your guide, your connector, and your sounding board.
Our Impact So Far
Uniting the financial ecosystem to create lasting impact.
4,456+
U.S. banks mapped and tracked
13,056+
People from fintechs in our ecosystem
31,956+
Industry connections across banking, fintech, and service providers
28+
Years of combined experience in finance, regulation, and digital transformation
Behind the Curtain
Meet the Team
We are led by a multidisciplinary team of experts who have:
- Built BaaS platforms from scratch
- Designed fintech compliance frameworks
- Led digital innovation inside traditional banks
- Partnered with regulators and policymakers
- Supported partnerships across hundreds of institutions
Stephen Bishop
Ally, Executive-in-Residence, amBaaSsador
Stephen is the rare operator who’s actually operationalized embedded banking, not just created PowerPoints and spreadsheets. As COO/CIO at OMB Bank he built OMBX, an integrated, regulator-ready BaaS platform proving that “innovation” is simply compliance put to work. Two tours at Jack Henry, plus stints at Citi and AT&T, give him the full stack: core, capital, and common sense.
At amBaaSsador he translates fintech hype into bankable, risk-aligned revenue, helping boards judge opportunities, not adjectives. A WashU double-master’s with a Missouri work ethic, Stephen advises leading fintechs and reminds every room: growth is easy; stewardship is the hard, valuable bit.
Where community banking learns to do BaaS without losing its soul.
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Stacy Bishop
Founder & Chief Ally, amBaaSsador
Stacy went from community-bank teller to national revenue leader at Jack Henry, helping generate $300M and learning the simple truth: technology changes fast; trust compounds. Now she equips community banks to navigate BaaS assessing partners, designing programs, and aligning risk so regulators nod and numbers add up.
Part strategist, part translator, she turns boardroom anxiety into action plans and keeps the “bank” in embedded banking. Her approach is practical, story-driven, and stubbornly human: progress without theatre, controls without paralysis. Offstage she’s raising three sharp critics who already ask for the revenue forecast, proof that good governance starts at home.
Small-town trust. Big-league rails.
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