Latest Open APIs News: Finextra Research

Coordinating ESG solution ideation for investment and asset management

In June 2020, Finextra Research welcomed industry experts to Sustainable Finance Live, the first virtual interactive workshop to discuss how financial services firms and technology companies can achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

27 July 2020

News/covid-19

UK fintech funding slows amid pandemic

The first half of 2020 has seen investment in the UK's fintech sector slow by more than a third as venture capitalists (VCs) chose to either keep hold of the money or invest in more established companies amid the global pandemic.

27 July 2020

Company update/Open APIs

MX releases data connectivity API

MX, the leading data platform helping organizations harmonize the money experience, today announced the launch of Path by MX, a simpler, faster, and more secure way for financial institutions and fintechs to connect new services, apps, cores, and systems.

24 July 2020

Company update/Open APIs

Konsentus partners with Open Vector as open banking accelerates in Latin America

Konsentus announced today that it has partnered with open banking advisory company Open Vector to enable Financial Institutions in Latin America and Canada to implement open banking and benefit from real-time TPP identity and regulatory checking.

23 July 2020

Company update/Open APIs

Konsentus partners with open banking API provider Ozone

Konsentus announced today that it has partnered with open banking API provider Ozone to deliver an end to end solution accelerating PSD2 open banking adoption.

22 July 2020

Company update/wholesale

JPMorgan to provide corporate clients with an aggregated view of multi-bank accounts

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (NYSE: JPM) and Hazeltree, the leading provider of cloud-based treasury solutions for investment managers, have partnered to deliver a unique and integrated cash and liquidity management platform to private equity, private credit, real estate and infrastructure funds.

21 July 2020

Company update/payments

Loyalize opens up with TrueLayer

Loyalize, the leading white label engagement platform that combines payment and loyalty into a single transaction, today announced a strategic partnership with TrueLayer, a leading provider of financial APIs.

20 July 2020

News/startups

Goldman and Mastercard invest in Bond

Goldman Sachs and Mastercard have joined a $32 million Series A funding round for Bond, a US startup connecting digital brands to banking partners.

20 July 2020

Company update/retail

OnlineApplication enlists Salt Edge to simplify mortgage process

Ifintech firm OnlineApplication works with Salt Edge, a leader in developing open banking solutions, to help the entire mortgage market ease and shorten the traditionally cumbersome mortgage application process to minutes.

16 July 2020

Company update/payments

Treezor becomes Mastercard Fintech Express partner

Treezor becomes a privileged partner of the Fintech Express programme announced by Mastercard in June 2020.

16 July 2020

Company update/payments

London-based Fidel opens New York office

Fidel, the financial API provider whose clients include British Airways, Royal Bank of Canada and Klarna, has expanded to the US to help developers build applications and services that connect with a user’s payment card.

16 July 2020

Company update/payments

ACI Worldwide accelerates real-time payments modernisation

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced it is accelerating real-time payments modernization for its customers globally through new digital overlay services.

16 July 2020

Company update/retail

Revolut exports Open Banking to France

Revolut has announced the launch of Open Banking for its more than one million customers in France.

16 July 2020

News/retail

Tink acquires credit decisioning provider Instantor

Swedish open banking platform Tink has acquired Instantor, a provider of credit decisions software used by more than 150 live customers, including banks and fintechs across 13 European markets.

16 July 2020

News/startups

HSBC backs Hong Kong open banking initiative

HSBC has teamed up with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) to help startups drive open banking innovation on the island.

16 July 2020

News/startups

JP Morgan invests in Brazil's FitBank

JP Morgan has acquired a minority stake in Brazilian fintech startup FitBank, according to local reports. Details of the investment were not disclosed.

16 July 2020

Company update/retail

GT Software releases Open Banking SmartBridge

GT Software, a mainframe modernization software company, announces today the launch of Open Banking SmartBridge.

15 July 2020

Company update/Open APIs

Salad Money and Yapily tackle high cost lenders with 'reasonable loan options' for the NHS staff

Ethical fintech Salad Money has today announced its partnership with open banking leader Yapily to provide NHS staff with fair and reasonable loan options.

15 July 2020

Company update/payments

Numbrs to offer account aggregation with TrueLayer

TrueLayer, a leading provider of financial APIs, has partnered with the Multi Banking App Numbrs, to offer Open Banking services to Numbrs users in the UK.

15 July 2020

Company update/payments

Crif and SIA form Open Banking partnership

CRIF, a global company providing credit bureau, business information and credit solutions, and SIA, a leading European hi-tech company in payment services and infrastructures controlled by CDP Equity, have signed a strategic partnership agreement to offer advanced Open Banking services and applications in Italy and Europe.

14 July 2020