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Yapily to acquire finAPI, creating Europe’s leading open banking platform

May 10, 2022

The deal is set to make Yapily the largest open banking payments platform in Europe

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Yapily to acquire finAPI, creating Europe’s leading open banking platform. Source: yapily.com

Yapily has signed an agreement with SCHUFA to acquire finAPI, the leading provider of open banking solutions in Germany.

Over the last 12 months, the fintechs have enabled customers to process a combined total of $39.5 billion in payment volumes and connect to more than 1 million monthly active data users.

The acquisition will double Yapily’s customer base, adding well-established finAPI customers to its roster, including over 50 large enterprise firms in the financial, insurance, and IT industries.

As a result of the acquisition, Yapily will have a clear leadership position in two of Europe’s largest markets: the UK and Germany.

This is a hugely exciting milestone for Yapily on our journey from disruptive start-up to ambitious scale-up. Within three years from launch, we have commercialised our platform, grown our customer base, and now have the largest open banking payments volumes in Europe. Working with finAPI, we can gain more speed, agility, and depth to accelerate innovation and shape the future of open finance in Europe and beyond
Stefano Vaccino, Founder and CEO of Yapily

In addition to its existing coverage of 16 European countries, Yapily will enter new territories including the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary, broadening its geographic footprint and accelerating the roll-out of open banking to millions of people and businesses across Europe.

finAPI customers will benefit from new opportunities for business growth, gaining access to pan-European markets through greater coverage and resources.

The combined offering will also bring a number of finAPI solutions to the table for new and existing Yapily customers, including Identity and Age Verification and legally compliant KYC checks, and Digital Account Checks that can be used for automated credit scoring.

Yapily’s core DNA as a fintech and open banking enabler is equally aligned with our belief in an infrastructure-first approach. From the products we’ve built to the industries our customers operate in, our complimentary offerings mean that together, we are perfectly placed to spearhead Europe’s open finance agenda and make the financial lives of millions of people more resilient, simple, and secure
Dr. Florian Haagen, Founder and CEO of finAPI

SCHUFA, Germany’s leading credit bureau, will continue to cooperate with finAPI, both in the use of products and services as well as further product development.

Our strategic focus is to further strengthen client centricity. Open banking is one of the technological levers advancing Europe’s digital economy. How transparently and appropriately the benefits of these technologies can be utilised will be very important for our customers and stakeholders. We know the customers’ needs, and together Yapily and finAPI will accelerate innovation to meet them
Tanja Birkholz, CEO of SCHUFA

The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to complete in H2 2022.

For now, finAPI will continue to function as an independent, regulated company in Germany. SCHUFA Holding AG will sell its 75% participation in finAPI to Yapily.

Following the transaction, finAPI and SCHUFA will continue to play a role in the future of the unified entity.

We’ve reported that Visa and Solarisbank partner with fintech FINOM to launch Italy’s first business banking accounts with integrated e-voicing.

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