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Tearsheet Names Pathward “Partner Bank of the Year”

Business Wire•01/10/2026•08:07 ET
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Key Highlights

  • ➤Pathward (CASH) named Partner Bank of the Year by Tearsheet
  • ➤Award recognizes Pathward’s digital banking and embedded finance capabilities
  • ➤Recognition highlights issuing, acquiring, digital payments, and tax solutions
  • ➤Pathward offers payments sponsorship and lending to financial product innovators

Expert Statements

Will Sowell, Chief Customer Officer of Pathward

“Pathward’s combination of deep industry expertise, broad capabilities to support our partners’ needs, and forward-thinking compliance program gives us a unique advantage that our partners can count on.”

Will Sowell, Chief Customer Officer of Pathward

“We are honored to receive the Partner Bank of the Year award from Tearsheet. This recognition reflects our team’s commitment to our partners and their customers, and we appreciate the trust our partners place in us to help bring their innovations to market.”

Award recognizes Pathward’s commitment to helping fintechs and payments innovators bring new solutions to market and scale responsibly.

Pathward Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASH) through its subsidiary, Pathward ®, N.A. (“Pathward”), today announced that Pathward has been named Partner Bank of the Year as part of The Big Bank Theory Awards 2026, presented by Tearsheet. The Big Bank Theory Awards is Tearsheet’s premier awards program recognizing and celebrating innovation in banking and embedded finance. The Partner Bank of the Year Award recognizes the best partner bank behind digital bank offerings.

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