“Can a cloud-native, data-first core banking engine replace legacy monolithic platforms by decoupling product logic from the ledger and enabling banks and fintechs to compose any financial product through open APIs?”
Founded in 2014 out of frustration with legacy core banking vendors, SaaScada built a cloud-native, data-driven core banking engine using CQRS and event-sourcing — architectures more common in Big Tech than in banking. Rather than selling siloed product modules, SaaScada introduced a 'Product Sequencer' that lets clients combine product DNA building blocks to create any type of financial product (current accounts, lending, deposits, Islamic finance) without additional module fees. The company positions itself as an open-API platform that sits at the centre of a best-of-breed fintech ecosystem, serving neobanks, specialist lenders, and embedded finance builders across the UK and Europe.
Saascada discloses ClearBank as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Saascada does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through ClearBank.
Saascada runs its ledger on SaaScada (self-operated).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 3 layers in Saascada's stack: Banking / BaaS (ClearBank); Ledger (SaaScada (self-operated)); Lending (Peer-to-peer lending, Fixed-term loans, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Mortgage lending and 1 other).
Saascada was founded by Nelson Wootton and is founded in 2014, headquartered in London, UK (70 Gracechurch Street, EC3V 0HR).
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