That open banking thing: done and dusted, right? You sorted that a couple of years ago—we did all that API stuff, just like the challenger banks do, and moved on.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but unfortunately, that work isn’t complete yet. You may have had a good first stab at it, but going back and doing it properly is crucial and once done will set you up for more interesting technical work.

Who will be who?

Welcome to the Fintech Pathfinder, an interactive database of fintech start-up companies that has been compiled since mid-2021 by Financial IT’s research team.

Saving time and money

The database serves several functions. 

Most obviously it seeks to make it cheap and easy for subscribers to find out key details about emerging fintech companies around the world. Specifically, the Fintech Pathfinder identifies for each company:

U.S.

Investment Platform Third Financial (Third) today announces a further three new business wins in the first four months of 2023 as it continues to be recognised as the best partner for wealth managers and advisers looking for a platform for growth. Third also recently reported a 35% increase in revenue in the financial year ending December 2022.

Global tax software provider Sovos today announced the appointment of Kevin Akeroyd as Chief Executive Officer. Akeroyd joins Sovos from Magnit, where he served as CEO from July 2020, overseeing a multi-billion-dollar enterprise.

In their journey to offer users a first-of-its-kind, fully crypto-compatible mobile finance platform, fintech startup Lanistar now allows its Brazilian users to buy and sell cryptocurrency directly from the app.

Social media famous fintech Lanistar has unveiled the latest update to its mobile payment app, which gives all users the opportunity to buy and sell a diverse range of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, directly via the Lanistar app.

Radiflow, creators of the award-winning OT cybersecurity platform, CIARA, have today announced CIARA 4.0. The update introduces a leading benchmark tool and delivers actionable insights for managing and minimising risk in large multi-site industrial facilities.  

Zaggle, a leading B2B SaaS FinTech providing spend automation solutions and corporate cards, launched XPNS, India’s first do-it-yourself (DIY) SaaS-based employee expense automation platform. XPNS has been developed to help growing businesses optimise expense processing costs, improve cash flow planning, and drive bottom-line savings.

Thunes, the global B2B payment infrastructure platform, today announced that it has achieved remarkable growth milestones and secured a highly successful Series C funding round to support its vision.