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Open banking for accountants

Verified income and affordability for your clients

Support clients through finance applications, lending and reviews with income and affordability straight from the bank, so you spend less time collecting paperwork and more time advising.

The paperwork slows everyone down

Pulling a client's financial picture together by hand is the slow part of most engagements.

Gathering documents takes time

Statements and payslips trickle in over days or weeks.

Self-employment is hard to evidence

Irregular income is tough to show from a single document.

Multiple accounts muddy the picture

Money moves between accounts, so nothing adds up cleanly.

Lenders want proof quickly

Applications stall while everyone waits for paperwork.

Why accountants use it

Faster applications

A clean financial picture in minutes, not weeks.

Stronger evidence

Figures that trace back to real bank data.

Less admin

No chasing clients for documents.

Happier clients

A smoother experience at a stressful moment.

The data points that matter for accountants

One connection surfaces exactly what you need to make a confident decision. See how it works.

Verified personal and business income across every account
Regular drawings and dividends for owner-managed clients
Tax and VAT set-asides, so surplus is realistic
Existing loan, card and finance commitments
A worked example

A sole-trader client needs a finance facility. Instead of three months of statements by email, you send one open banking link. In minutes you have verified income, average monthly drawings and existing commitments, and a clean affordability figure to put in front of the lender.

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Affordability summary
Applicant · 2 accounts connected
Affordable
Verified income
£3,240/mo
Salary + self-employment
Committed spend
£1,980/mo
Rent, credit, utilities
Monthly surplus
£1,260
After all commitments
Committed£1,980
Discretionary£720
Surplus£1,260

Open banking for accountants: FAQs

Is open banking suitable for self-employed clients?

Yes. It is often better for them, because it reads real income across personal and business accounts rather than relying on a single payslip or a set of accounts that may be months out of date.

Does the client have to hand over everything?

No. The client consents to share specific accounts for a set period, read-only, and can withdraw access at any time.

Is open banking data secure, and who can see it?

Access is read-only under FCA authorisation and encrypted in transit and at rest. The customer consents to share specific accounts for a limited period, only accountants working on the case see the result, and the customer can withdraw access at any time.

Give clients a faster path to yes

Book a demo and we will show income and affordability on a live connection.