# Kast

**Type:** Financial services company  
**Domain:** Internet finance  
**Status:** Active  

## Overview

Kast is a financial services company that partners with entertainment brands to deploy co-branded payment products.

## Timeline

- **2026-04-01** — Partnership with Pudgy Penguins/Igloo Inc. to launch Visa Pengu debit card, enabling interchange fee revenue for community-owned IP brand

## Products

- Co-branded Visa debit cards for entertainment/creator brands

## Strategic Position

Kast represents infrastructure layer enabling creator economy and community-owned IP brands to access financial services revenue streams (interchange fees, payment processing) without building regulated financial infrastructure in-house.

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**Sources:**
- Growth Shuttle / CoinDesk Research (April 2026)