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Five Degrees

Can a cloud-native, modular core banking platform become the infrastructure layer of choice for mid-market European banks and fintechs seeking digital transformation without the complexity of building in-house?

HQNetherlands
IndustryInfrastructure / BaaS
The story

Five Degrees is a Dutch cloud-native core banking technology provider that sells modular banking infrastructure (accounts, lending, payments, integration/orchestration) to mid-sized and larger banks and fintechs across Europe. Its °neo platform serves as the SaaS core banking layer, integrating best-in-class fintech partners — including Salt Edge for open banking and Fourthline for KYC/AML — to deliver end-to-end digital banking capabilities without requiring clients to build from scratch. The company partners with established banks such as TD Bank, Argenta, Brand New Day, and KNAB.

Last 12 months
Product timeline
2022
Partnered with Salt Edge to add open banking (AIS/PIS) capabilities to its accounts and lending engines for European banks and lenders.· banking
2022
Collaborated with Fourthline to offer KYC/AML compliance tooling within the °neo digital banking platform.· banking
The stack
Lending
Loan disbursement (via °neo payment gateway)
Open banking
Salt Edge
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