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LendAPI

Can a no-code/low-code lending infrastructure platform become the default operating system for banks and fintechs launching any credit product — from BNPL to mortgages — without engineering overhead?

Founded2024
HQIrvine, CA 92618, United States
FoundersTimothy Li
Total raised$3.2M
Latest roundAccelerator/Incubator
IndustryInfrastructure / Lending
The story

Founded in 2024, LendAPI launched as a multi-tenant, no-code/low-code infrastructure platform for digital onboarding and loan origination targeting banks, fintechs, and lenders. Unlike standalone LOS vendors, LendAPI positioned itself as the 'complete stack' for embedded finance — integrating KYC, credit decisioning, card issuance, BNPL, POS financing, and income verification into a single configurable platform. The company's marketplace model aggregates third-party fintech providers (card issuers, credit bureaus, identity vendors) while its own platform provides the orchestration layer, making it closer to infrastructure than a direct lender.

Last 12 months
2025-01
2026-03
Product timeline
2024
LendAPI founded in Irvine, CA as a digital onboarding and loan origination platform for banks and fintechs.· pivot
2025
Achieved SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, signaling enterprise readiness.· banking
2025
Launched LendAPI Marketplace listing certified partners across KYC, credit, open banking, insurance, and more.· lending
2025
Named Integrity Payments Group as 2025 Payments Partner of the Year.· banking
2025
Expanded product suite to include BNPL, POS financing, virtual card issuance, embedded finance, and mortgage/auto/medical loan origination workflows.· lending
The stack
4 layers disclosed in LendAPI’s embedded-finance stack
Card issuing
MarqetaLithic
Card network
in the full report
Lending
in the full report
Unified APIs
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
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