Latest Open APIs News: Finextra Research

TransBnk secures $25 million in funding from Bessemer Venture Partners - Techcrunch

Combined with this most recent funding, TransBnk has raised around $26 million in total, increasing its valuation seven times according to the Indian startup's leadership team.

10 hours

Company update/payments

Lithic integrates Visa API to speed up card upgrades

Lithic, the card issuing processing platform powering next-generation financial experiences, today announced its integration with Visa Account Level Management (ALM) over Visa’s Card Program Enrollment (VCPE) API, offering fintech partners faster delivery of premium card programs and improved card economics.

19 August 2025

Company update/people

Susanne Krehl joins wealthAPI as chief growth officer

wealthAPI GmbH, a leading German provider of wealth management interfaces, is appointing Susanne Krehl as Chief Growth Officer (CGO), effective September 1st, 2025. As part of the management team alongside founders André Rabenstein and Wolfram Stacklies, Krehl will focus on the growth and European expansion of the Berlin-based WealthTech company.

18 August 2025

Company update/crypto

Crypto.com partners Plaid for instant asset transfers

Crypto.com today announced a new integration with Plaid to allow Crypto.com users to easily transfer their investments from other platforms to Crypto.com without needing to sell and therefore incur taxes.

05 August 2025

News/retail

Citizens delivers open finance payment features and direct deposit tools

In an exclusive interview with Finextra, Chris Powell, head of deposits and customer engagement at Citizens, reveals how open finance has powered simpler switching and streamlined mobile payments.

28 July 2025

News/startups

Banxware co-founder launches credit infrastructure platform

Berlin-based startup Credibur has secured $2.2 million in pre-seed funding to launch its credit infrastructure platform.

23 July 2025

News/payments

Stripe joins forces with payments API provider Orum

Stripe is bringing in Stephany Kirkpatrick, the founder and CEO of payments orchestration firm Orum. Financial terms were not disclosed.

22 July 2025

Company update/wholesale

Xero to triple high-quality bank feed connections in the US through Plaid partnership

Xero, the global small business platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Plaid, a leading financial data network, to eventually triple the number of high-quality bank feeds available to customers in the United States.

16 July 2025

Company update/wholesale

Chocolate Finance upgrades cash management APIs

Singapore-based fintech Chocolate Finance is taking the next step in improving the clarity of everyday cash management by integrating Snowdrop Solutions’ transaction enrichment API into its mobile app.

15 July 2025

News/wholesale

Deutsche Bank goes live with Swift Instant Cash Reporting

Deutsche Bank has gone live with Swift’s new API-driven Instant Cash Reporting (ICR) tool for accessing real-time account and balance information with a single, standardised connection.

10 July 2025

Company update/wholesale

NBO opens API gateway to Oman

NBO has introduced a new API gateway to support Oman’s digital financial goals.

02 July 2025

Company update/payments

Ozone API to join Plaid’s FDX-enabled Gateway Partner Program

Ozone API, the global leader in open banking technology, is proud to announce a new partnership with Plaid, the leading financial data network powering the digital financial tools that millions of people rely on.

24 June 2025

Research/Open APIs

PaaS, cloud and instant payments: Navigating the outsourcing question

09 June 2025 340 downloads

News/startups

OatFi raises $24m to build credit network for B2B payments

Fintech infrastructure startup OatFi has raised $24 million in Series A funding to build a credit network for business-to-business payments.

03 June 2025

Research/Open APIsFuture of Report

The Future of European Fintech 2025: A Money20/20 Special Edition

03 June 2025 459 downloads

Company update/startups

Sage expands embedded services to Europe and North America

Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced the global expansion of Sage Embedded Services.

30 May 2025

News/ai

EBAday 2025: Who’s afraid of agentic AI?

What potential does AI hold for the future of banking? What challenges and benefits do AI and GenAI-powered solutions pose? These questions were explored in an afternoon panel session at EBAday 2025.

27 May 2025

Company update/retail

ClearBank and Ozone API form open banking pact

Today, Ozone API, the global open banking leader, and ClearBank, an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, are excited to announce a new multinational partnership.

13 May 2025

News/sustainable

Navigating the carbon market, in conversation with ZERO13

In conversation with Finextra, Hirander Misra, chairman and CEO of GMEX Group, and CEO of its carbon tracking company ZERO13, spoke on the complexities of the carbon market and untapped potential for its growth.

13 May 2025

News/payments

Smarter, faster, still relevant: Experts weigh future of US payment systems

Nacha’s Smarter Faster Payments conference in New Orleans highlighted the growing momentum behind real-time payments, emphasising their transformative potential across commercial and technological verticals. Yet, amid this digital shift, sessions also acknowledged the enduring relevance of traditional rails like wire transfers, ACH, and even cheques - each facing its own modernisation challenges.

30 April 2025