“Can Validis become the standardization layer for accounting data that every audit, lending and AI workflow depends on?”
Founded 2016 by accountants frustrated with slow client-data collection, Validis grew into a general financial-data platform serving auditors, lenders, insurers and fintechs. Around 2023-24, CEO Michael Turner refocused the company on its core competency — extracting and standardizing accounting data from 100+ ERP systems — after a period of trying to be 'everything to everyone.' The 2025 Citi/Barclays strategic investment and the launch of Validis MCP position the company as the AI-ready financial-data layer beneath audit, lending and advisory workflows.
Validis integrates with QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, MYOB, Acumatica, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT and 1 other.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Validis's stack: Unified APIs (Validis (self-operated)); Accounting (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Sage and 5 others).
Validis is founded in 2016 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
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