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Nov 27, 2025

How to Find the Perfect Open Banking Provider

An RFP Guide for Crypto Businesses

Navigate the Open Banking landscape with confidence. This guide shows you how to compare providers effectively, understand key differences, and make smarter payment decisions.

A reliable Open Banking partner is the backbone of your customer experience, shaping user trust, conversion, and long-term retention.

As Open Banking continues to gain global traction as a preferred payment method, instant payments offer the speed, cost efficiency and fraud protection needed to deliver a smooth funding experience.

However, with more providers entering the space and offering different levels of coverage, performance and regulatory maturity, navigating the Open Banking landscape is becoming increasingly challenging. A structured RFP helps crypto businesses evaluate their options with confidence and choose a partner that truly fits their needs.

This guide walks you through the key components of an RFP process tailored to crypto use cases, enabling you to navigate complexity, ask the right questions, and ultimately select the payment provider that best supports your growth.

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Who This
Guide Is For

This guide is designed for crypto businesses looking to integrate Open Banking solutions into their platforms. It is particularly useful for teams preparing to evaluate payment providers in a structured way. Whether you're entering the Open Banking space for the first time or reassessing your current setup, this guide helps you navigate a rapidly evolving payments landscape with clarity.

UNDERSTAND WHAT MATTERS:

Learn which criteria truly matter when evaluating Open Banking providers – from coverage and reliability to integration quality and compliance readiness.

ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS:

Discover the key questions that uncover a provider’s strengths, limitations, and suitability for your business’s long-term strategy.

MAKE BETTER DECISIONS:

Use a clear, practical RFP structure that helps you consistently compare providers and select the one that aligns with your product and growth plans.

William Ginzo

“Open Banking unlocks a new era of payments where speed, security, and transparency come standard. It’s not just a better way to pay, it’s the infrastructure that makes financial services more inclusive, efficient, and customer-centric.”

William Ginzo

Head of Product, Ivy

William Ginzo

“Open Banking unlocks a new era of payments where speed, security, and transparency come standard. It’s not just a better way to pay, it’s the infrastructure that makes financial services more inclusive, efficient, and customer-centric.”

William Ginzo

Head of Product, Ivy

William Ginzo

“Open Banking unlocks a new era of payments where speed, security, and transparency come standard. It’s not just a better way to pay, it’s the infrastructure that makes financial services more inclusive, efficient, and customer-centric.”

William Ginzo

Head of Product, Ivy

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Money, at internet speed

Ivy GmbH may provide payment services through Ivy Pay Oy, which is an Authorized Payment Institution. Ivy Pay Oy's license is granted by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN FSA) with the registration number 3292703-8. Your account and related payment services are provided by one or more financially regulated partner. Your funds will be held in one or more segregated accounts and the full value safeguarded in line with the Financial Supervision Act.

Money, at internet speed

Ivy GmbH may provide payment services through Ivy Pay Oy, which is an Authorized Payment Institution. Ivy Pay Oy's license is granted by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN FSA) with the registration number 3292703-8. Your account and related payment services are provided by one or more financially regulated partner. Your funds will be held in one or more segregated accounts and the full value safeguarded in line with the Financial Supervision Act.

Money, at
internet speed

Ivy GmbH may provide payment services through Ivy Pay Oy, which is an Authorized Payment Institution. Ivy Pay Oy's license is granted by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN FSA) with the registration number 3292703-8. Your account and related payment services are provided by one or more financially regulated partner. Your funds will be held in one or more segregated accounts and the full value safeguarded in line with the Financial Supervision Act.

Money, at internet speed

Ivy GmbH may provide payment services through Ivy Pay Oy, which is an Authorized Payment Institution. Ivy Pay Oy's license is granted by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN FSA) with the registration number 3292703-8. Your account and related payment services are provided by one or more financially regulated partner. Your funds will be held in one or more segregated accounts and the full value safeguarded in line with the Financial Supervision Act.