Forage

Forage is a financial technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded between 2019 and 2020.

The company focuses on providing payments infrastructure that allows retail merchants to accept government benefits, specifically SNAP EBT and EBT Cash, through a unified API. Forage is USDA-approved as a third-party payment processor, enabling the authentication and processing of EBT transactions both online and in-store. The services offered by Forage include a unified API for EBT payments, online and in-store EBT payment solutions, and a consumer-facing app that helps shoppers access grocery savings using EBT. The company aims to democratize access to food for the 42 million Americans who receive government assistance, partnering with retail merchants, grocery operators, and government agencies to facilitate EBT transactions.