Latest Open APIs News: Finextra Research

Goldman Sachs joins $18.8 million round in Even Financial

Even Financial ("Even"), a fintech company that is evolving the consumer financial services ecosystem with its leading recommendation engine and acquisition platform, announced today that it has raised $18.8 million in Series A funding led by GreatPoint Ventures.

07 August 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Iress opens software labs to users

Financial technology business IRESS today announced a new initiative, IRESS Labs, that means more users of its software will be able to input directly into the design and development process and use future functionality in advance of general release.

07 August 2018

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Growth hacking: Accelerating growth among FinTechs & RegTechs

Mark Murphy, CEO, Fenergo, talks about how the relationship between fintechs, regtechs, banks and asset managers has changed, why we are seeing more collaboration within the industry, and how innovative firms are driving change for their customers.

07 August 2018

Company update/Open APIs

CYBG begins Open Banking roll out with The ID Co

The ID Co. announced that it has been working with CYBG on integrating its DirectID Open Banking Platform into the Bank’s B mobile banking app.

07 August 2018

Company update/Open APIs

QuantHouse onboards Actant to API ecosystem

QuantHouse, the leading independent global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure solutions, today announced that Actant’s derivative trading solutions have now been added to the ever-growing QuantHouse API Ecosystem.

06 August 2018

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Starling flies into banking-as-a-service space

Starling is moving into the banking-as-a-platform space, enabling third party companies to craft their own financial services offerings using the challenger's banking licence and API infrastructure.

03 August 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Square launches SDK for Reader

Today we’re excited to announce Square Reader SDK, a complete toolkit that enables developers to reimagine the checkout experience for sellers and buyers.

02 August 2018

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Moneybox launches Open Banking integration with Santander

Santander has become the latest bank to open its API to Moneybox, enabling customers to round up and invest the spare change from their everyday purchases.

02 August 2018

News/Open APIs

Brits in the dark on Open Banking

It may dominate industry chatter, but Open Banking has still to enter the public consciousness, with nearly three quarters of Brits unaware of the initiative, according to a YouGov survey.

01 August 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Exscudo adds trading robots support on exchange

Exscudo is happy to announce a release of an open API for trading terminals that will allow utilizing trading robots on the Exscudo exchange.

31 July 2018

News/Open APIs

US Treasury report backs open banking, fintech charter and sandboxes

The US Treasury Department has called for a radical overhaul of financial technology regulation, backing a new national fintech charter, the introduction of sandboxes, and the opening up of access to consumer data.

31 July 2018

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Facilitating SCT Inst migration

Hays Littlejohn, CEO, EBA CLEARING, explains how the system supports aggregators and other AS-PSPs in migrating to SCT Inst. The pan-European instant payment system welcomed six new participants in July 2018 – including LBBW and Helaba, which connected the German savings bank sector to the platform.

30 July 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Intuit QuickBooks goes live with HSBC Direct Bank Feed

Intuit Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Intuit Inc (Nasdaq: INTU) today announced the availability of a direct bank feed to save time for HSBC UK Business Internet Banking customers.

30 July 2018

News/Open APIs

İşbank opens API portal

Turkey's İşbank has opened an API portal, enabling third party developers to plug in and develop their own products and services.

30 July 2018

Company update/Open APIs

ACI equips developers with open API

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that its UP eCommerce Payments solution provides a fast and flexible way for local card acquirers and alternative payment methods to integrate with ACI’s extensive global network of payment endpoints.

26 July 2018

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Regulation, Brexit and cyber security, all front of mind in retail space

Veerle Damen, Head of International Product and Network Management, RBS, Natwest, talks about how network management is evolving within transaction services and how regulation, Brexit and cyber security are front of mind for financial institutions in the retail space.

26 July 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Glue42 extends desktop user experience via open APIs

Glue42, the company bringing an entirely new desktop experience to capital markets, retail banks, and insurance firms, announced today that developers can now acquire and deploy individual Glue42 services to augment their existing interop frameworks or containers.

25 July 2018

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WealthTech and Wales: FinTech outside of London

Richard Theo, CEO, Wealthify, & Government FinTech Envoy for Wales, talks about how Wales is growing as a FinTech hub, what goals are set for the future of Wales, how WealthTech services need to be labelled more accurately and what role AI plays in the WealthTech industry.

25 July 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Aus consumers unwilling to share financial data with third party providers

As Australia embarks on a series of moves to give its citizens more control over their financial information and personal data, an Accenture (NYSE: ACN) survey of more than 2,000 Australian consumers found that two-thirds (66 percent) of them are unwilling to share their financial data with non-banking organisations, underscoring the challenge that fintech companies and other digital giants face in taking market share from established financial firms.

25 July 2018

Company update/Open APIs

Money Dashboard syncs with Starling Bank

Savings-savvy Brits will now have access to a personal finance ‘super-app’ as the UK’s Best Personal Finance App and the Best British Bank join forces.

24 July 2018