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Account Info
Payments
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VRP
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Data Enrichment
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AML Monitor
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Insights
AI Active
99.9%
API Uptime · Live
Satisfaction Score
4.9 / 5
★★★★★
Payment Executed
£4,250.00 GBP
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Live · 5,000+ banks connected

Open banking
infrastructure

Initiate payments and access financial data across consumer and business accounts — all through one secure, FCA-regulated API.

4.9/5 · Trusted by 500+ businesses FCA Regulated
5,000+
Banks Connected
86
Proven Use Cases
99.9%
API Uptime
<200ms
API Latency
Our Infrastructure

Complete open banking
infrastructure.

Every API you need to build, launch and scale any open banking product — from a single integration.

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Account Information

Real-time balances, transactions & identity data from 5,000+ banks.

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Payment Initiation

Instant A2A payments with zero chargebacks and 60% lower fees.

£4,250.00
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Settled · 2.1s
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Variable Recurring Payments

Flexible, consent-driven recurring payments. Replace direct debits with VRP.

Monthly
£29.99
Next: 12 Dec
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Bulk Payments

Send 1,000+ payments in one API call. Instant payroll, refunds & payouts.

247 of 1,000 sent~ 90/sec
Payroll · 248Suppliers · 32Refunds · 87
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Data Enrichment

Transform raw transactions into categorised financial intelligence.

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Financial Insights

360° financial behaviour — income, affordability, risk signals & merchant data.

£8,420
+ 14.2%
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Open Banking Compliance

FCA authorisation, consent management and audit-ready infrastructure.

FCA Authorised
PSD2 Certified
GDPR Compliant
SOC 2 Type II
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AML Monitoring

Real-time risk scoring, watchlist screening and auto-SAR generation.

12
Risk
Low risk
847 transactions screened
3 flagged · 0 false positives
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Why Ironledge

The infrastructure layer
serious fintechs choose

One API. Every bank.

A single REST integration unlocks 5,000+ banks across the UK and Europe. No individual bank agreements, no bespoke connectors — just one call.

  • UK, EU & EEA coverage
  • REST + webhooks + SDK
  • Sandbox available instantly
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Regulated by default.

Every API call is FCA authorised, GDPR compliant and PSD2-certified. Compliance is built into the infrastructure — not something you bolt on later.

  • FCA Authorised AISP + PISP
  • ISO 27001 Certified
  • GDPR & PSD2 Compliant
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86 proven use cases.

From Pay by Bank and alternative credit scoring to AML monitoring and AI financial advice — Ironledge maps to every validated open banking use case.

  • Consumer, business & emerging
  • Payments, data & compliance
  • Use-case playbooks included
5,000+
Banks Across UK & Europe
86
Proven Open Banking Use Cases
99.9%
API Uptime SLA
86 Use Cases · 3 Segments

Every Open Banking use case,
covered end-to-end

From personal finance to emerging AI-powered products — explore the full landscape of what open banking makes possible.

Personal Finance

Account Aggregation

View all bank accounts, cards & investments in a single dashboard for a 360° financial view.

Personal Finance

Smart Budgeting

Auto-categorise transactions and set spending limits per category to prevent overspending.

Personal Finance

Savings Automation

Round-up spare change or rule-based sweeps to savings pots for effortless wealth building.

Personal Finance

Subscription Tracker

Detect & manage recurring charges across all accounts to eliminate forgotten subscriptions.

Personal Finance

Net Worth Dashboard

Real-time assets vs liabilities across all institutions for an instant financial health snapshot.

Personal Finance

Spending Insights & AI Nudges

Behavioural AI alerts like "You spend 30% more on weekends" to drive better financial decisions.

Payments & Transfers

Pay by Bank (A2A)

Pay merchants directly from bank account, bypassing card rails for lower fees and instant settlement.

Payments & Transfers

Variable Recurring Payments

Flexible direct debits for utilities, rent and subscriptions — replacing standing orders with customer-controlled flows.

Payments & Transfers

P2P Bill Splitting

Split bills in real time without sharing card details for frictionless group payments.

Payments & Transfers

International Transfers

Bank-rail cross-border payments via open banking APIs — cheaper and faster than SWIFT/SEPA card networks.

Cash Flow & Treasury

Real-Time Cash Flow Forecasting

Predict future balances using ML on transaction patterns to prevent insolvency and enable better capital planning.

Cash Flow & Treasury

Multi-Bank Treasury View

Single dashboard for funds across all business accounts — eliminates manual reconciliation and reduces FX risk.

Cash Flow & Treasury

Automated Liquidity Management

Auto-sweep surplus cash to high-yield accounts to maximise returns on idle funds.

Cash Flow & Treasury

Cashflow Management

Centralise and automate cash visibility across all accounts — real-time inflows, outflows and projected balances to prevent shortfalls before they happen.

Accounting & Tax

Automated Bookkeeping

Sync bank transactions directly to Xero/QuickBooks — eliminates manual data entry and reduces errors.

Accounting & Tax

VAT & Tax Pre-population

Pre-populate HMRC and tax returns with bank data to save hours and reduce penalties from errors.

Accounting & Tax

Invoice Reconciliation

Auto-match incoming payments to outstanding invoices to reduce Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).

Accounting & Tax

Accounts Payable Automation

Auto-match supplier invoices to outgoing bank payments, flag duplicates and schedule disbursements — eliminating manual AP processing and cutting payment errors.

Accounting & Tax

Accounts Receivable Tracking

Monitor incoming payments against outstanding invoices in real time — auto-reconcile receipts, reduce DSO and proactively chase overdue accounts using verified bank data.

SME Lending

Revenue-Based Lending

Loan sized and repaid as a percentage of monthly revenue for flexible repayment with no fixed instalments.

Open Finance

Pension Dashboard

Consumer view of all pensions in one regulated portal — addressing £26.6bn in lost UK pension pots.

Embedded Finance

Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS)

Non-banks embed accounts and payments in their products to monetise existing customer bases.

RegTech

Automated Regulatory Reporting

Pull live data to auto-generate FCA/PRA reports and reduce compliance cost by 40–60%.

AI & Data

Financial Digital Twin

Real-time simulation of personal and business finances for scenario planning and crisis prevention.

AI & Data

Generative Financial Advice

AI financial adviser grounded in real transaction context — personalised, scalable, available 24/7.

Climate & ESG

Carbon Footprint Tracker

Calculate personal and corporate carbon footprint from spending patterns to support net-zero commitments.

Climate & ESG

Green Finance Nudges

Reward low-carbon spending with better financial rates to drive sustainable behaviour change.

Government & Public

Benefits Eligibility Check

Auto-verify eligibility for state benefits via bank data to reduce unclaimed benefits and fraud.

Government & Public

Financial Vulnerability Detection

Flag households at financial risk to support services for proactive welfare intervention.

RegTech

Consumer Duty Monitoring

Track whether products remain affordable over customer lifetime to meet FCA Consumer Duty requirements.

Business Solutions

Purpose-built for
modern business finance

From cash flow management to accounts payable automation — open banking transforms how businesses handle money.

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Cash Flow & Treasury

Real-time cash visibility and predictive forecasting across all your business bank accounts.

  • ML-powered cash flow forecasting using transaction patterns
  • Multi-bank single dashboard eliminates manual reconciliation
  • Auto-sweep surplus cash to high-yield accounts
  • Real-time FX exposure monitoring for global SMEs
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Accounting & Tax

Automate bookkeeping, invoice reconciliation, and HMRC submissions using live bank data.

  • Direct sync to Xero, QuickBooks and major ERPs
  • Auto-match payments to outstanding invoices (reduces DSO)
  • Pre-populate VAT returns with verified bank data
  • Payroll confirmation via bank transaction audit trail
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Expense Management

Automate corporate spend tracking and enforce real-time controls at the bank level.

  • Auto-reconcile corporate card spend vs bank statements
  • Employee spending limits enforced at source
  • Supplier payment timing analysis for early pay discounts
  • Reduces finance team workload by 60–80%
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SME Lending & Finance

Unlock faster, fairer credit using real business bank data instead of outdated credit files.

  • Revenue-based lending repaid as % of monthly turnover
  • Invoice finance advances against outstanding receivables
  • Emergency credit lines decided in minutes, not weeks
  • Supply chain finance linked to buyer bank data
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Risk & Compliance

Automate KYB, AML monitoring, and audit trails using live verified bank data.

  • KYB via live bank account ownership verification
  • AML transaction monitoring with automated SAR flags
  • Real-time counterparty credit risk assessment
  • Immutable open banking logs for regulatory audits
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Analytics & Intelligence

Turn transaction data into strategic intelligence — from CLV modelling to churn prevention.

  • Customer Lifetime Value modelled from real spend data
  • Financial stress signals predict churn before it happens
  • Personalised product offers triggered by affordability
  • Competitive benchmarking against category averages
Emerging & Future

The next wave of
open finance innovation

18 forward-looking use cases spanning AI, climate, embedded finance, and government services — being built on open banking infrastructure today.

AI & Data

Financial Digital Twin

Real-time simulation of personal and business finances enabling scenario planning and proactive crisis prevention.

AI & Data

Generative Financial Advice

AI adviser grounded in real transaction context — delivering personalised, scalable financial guidance 24/7.

AI & Data

Synthetic Financial Data

Consented transaction data used to train AI models, accelerating fintech product development cycles.

Embedded Finance

Banking-as-a-Service

Non-banks embed accounts and payments directly in their products, monetising existing loyal customer bases.

Climate & ESG

Carbon Footprint Tracker

Calculate personal and corporate carbon footprints from spending patterns to support net-zero strategies.

Climate & ESG

ESG Supply Chain Finance

Finance suppliers who meet ESG criteria verified by real financial data — linking cost of capital to sustainability.

RegTech

Automated Regulatory Reporting

Pull live data to auto-generate FCA and PRA reports — reducing compliance costs by 40–60%.

Open Finance

Pension Dashboard

Consumer view of all pensions in one regulated portal — addressing £26.6bn in lost UK pension pots.

Government & Public

Financial Vulnerability Detection

Flag households at financial risk to support services for proactive, data-driven welfare intervention.

How It Works

Production-ready in
four steps

01

Get API Keys

Sign up, receive credentials and access the full sandbox environment in under 5 minutes.

02

Integrate

Add a few lines of code using our REST API, webhooks, or pre-built SDKs for Node, Python and more.

03

Go Live

Your users authorise via their own bank's secure SCA flow. No credentials ever touch your servers.

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Scale

Handle millions of requests with confidence — backed by FCA authorisation, ISO 27001, and 99.9% uptime SLA.

Security & Compliance

Regulated infrastructure
you can trust

Every connection, every transaction, every data point handled under the highest UK and EU regulatory standards.

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FCA Authorised

Fully authorised AISP and PISP under the UK Payment Services Regulations 2017.

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ISO 27001 Certified

International standard for information security management — independently audited annually.

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PSD2 & Open Banking

Compliant with EU PSD2 and UK Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) standards.

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GDPR Compliant

Full GDPR data handling, consent management, and right-to-erasure built into every API response.

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Strong Auth (SCA)

Native SCA via eIDAS certificates — no credentials ever pass through our infrastructure.

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256-bit Encryption

All data encrypted in transit and at rest with AES-256, TLS 1.3, and HSTS enforcement.

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99.9% Uptime SLA

Enterprise-grade infrastructure with multi-region failover and real-time status monitoring.

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Sandbox Environment

Full-featured sandbox with synthetic data to test every use case before going live.

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infrastructure?

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