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What is open finance? Your essential guide
Evidence tier: A1 Evidence type: Auto-discovered official publication Source: Mastercard Newsroom Official publication date: 2026-07-15 Captured: 2026-07-17T13:20:08.341Z

Mastercard provides a comprehensive open finance ecosystem designed to help financial institutions and fintechs innovate, scale, and stay compliant—all while keeping consumers and businesses at the center of their financial lives. Our support includes:
Open finance APIs: Our suite of open finance APIs enables secure, permissioned access to financial data for use cases such as account verification, payments, lending, and personal finance management. These open finance APIs empower partners to deliver seamless experiences and unlock new revenue streams.
Open finance consultancy services: Beyond technology, Mastercard offers strategic consultancy to help financial institutions and fintechs design customer-centric experiences and identify growth opportunities. Our experts guide partners through implementation and innovation strategies tailored to their business needs.
Developer tools: We provide robust developer resources—including a sandbox environment, detailed documentation, and UX design guides—making integration fast, intuitive, and developer-friendly.
Data Connect & real-time insights: Mastercard’s open finance platform enables secure data aggregation and real-time notifications, empowering businesses to build smarter, automated workflows and deliver timely, personalized services.
Embedded open finance solutions: Pre-built toolkits for payments, lending, and account onboarding accelerate time-to-market and reduce complexity for partners, enabling them to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure.
Compliance & privacy by design: Built with privacy-by-design, Mastercard Open Finance solutions embed consent, data security, and adherence to diverse regulations across the United States, Europe, Australia, and beyond. We combine global scale with rigorous compliance, so partners can innovate confidently.
With more than 60 years of global experience, Mastercard is a trusted partner that understands regulatory and regional differences. We deliver an open finance integration platform that help financial institutions, fintechs, and businesses navigate diverse frameworks, ensuring secure, innovative, and consumer-centric solutions worldwide.