Latest Open APIs News: Finextra Research

Lloyds partners ProjectPay to streamline construction sector payments

Lloyds Bank has joined forces with ProjectPay to help tackle missed and delayed payments in construction supply chains.

23 March 2022

Codat unveils Sync for Commerce API

Codat, the universal API for small business data, today announced the launch of Sync for Commerce, which will automatically synchronize sales data with accounting platforms.

21 March 2022

News/regulation

CMA writes to Barclays and Lloyds over open banking API breaches

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has written to Barclays and Lloyds about a series of failures to make accurate and comprehensive data on its products and services available through open APIs.

21 March 2022

News/cloud

ClearBank raises £175m for global expansion

UK clearing and embedded banking platform ClearBank is eying international expansion after raising £175 million in a financing round led by funds advised by Apax Digital.

21 March 2022

Company update/payments

Mallard Finance picks Nordigen as AISP

Independent lender Mallard Finance has picked Nordigen as their Account Information Service Provider (AISP), to generate a more comprehensive application procedure.

18 March 2022

Company update/startups

E-commerce API Rutter raises $27 million

Rutter’s mission is to enable new commerce experiences.

16 March 2022

Company update/people

Zai names former ANZ exec Sanjeev Kumar chief product officer

Zai, a global financial technology company delivering embedded finance orchestration, has today announced the appointment of Sanjeev Kumar as Global Chief Product Officer.

09 March 2022

News/startups

Embedded finance network mmob raises £5m

British embedded finance network mmob has closed a £5 million seed funding round to finance a move into new markets, including Malaysia.

09 March 2022

News/devops

Finextra partners with Finastra for Hack to the Future 4

Finextra has today announced a partnership with financial services software provider, Finastra, for its annual event, Hack to the Future.

08 March 2022

Company update/retail

Accord extends API technology to BTL cases

Accord Mortgages has today (Monday 7 March) added buy-to-let functionality to its API technology, making it even easier for brokers to submit mortgage applications for landlords.

07 March 2022

Company update/devops

Epicor acquires no-code cloud-based analytics platform Grow

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has acquired Grow Inc., a no-code, full-stack business intelligence (BI) platform that empowers any user – from the boardroom to the plant floor, warehouse, or store – to make data-driven decisions with easy-to-build, easy-to-use dashboards and interactive visualizations. Financial terms were not disclosed.

04 March 2022

Research/Open APIs

ISO 20022: How banks can avoid becoming a cautionary tale

04 March 2022 605 downloads

Research/Open APIs

The Future of Embedded Finance 2022

28 February 2022 1283 downloads

News/payments

Swift vets bid to make cross-border payments as easy as texting

A group of Swift veterans have unveiled a global payment addressing service for banks and fintechs that promises to make transferring money around the world as easy as sending a text message.

25 February 2022

News/wholesale

Hubuc raises $10m for 'AWS of embedded finance'

Barcelona-based Hubuc has become the latest embedded finance player to raise funding, closing a $10 million seed round co-led by WndrCo and Runa Capital.

24 February 2022

Company update/retail

Swell joins forces with i2c

i2c Inc., a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, today announced its strategic relationship with Swell Financial Inc., Colorado-based developer of the Swell App, which will include features to automatically control spending, tackle debt, and more.

23 February 2022

News/startups

Monite raises $5m for embedded finance platform

Embedded finance automation platform Monite has raised $5 million in a round led by Point72 Ventures and joined by a host of high-profile angel investors.

23 February 2022

Company update/retail

FV Bank introduces API to give fintechs direct access to banking services

FV Bank, the U.S. licensed global digital bank that offers a vertically-integrated suite of traditional and digital asset banking and custody services to fintech and blockchain firms, has introduced its first application programming interface (API) to advance bank automation and integration for its clients’ operations.

22 February 2022