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Formance

Provider
Ledger

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 11 companies across 1 category.

formance.com ↗Also analysed as a company — its own stack →Open Banking Tracker profile ↗
CategoriesLedger
Rank#3 of 24 in Ledger
Buyers11 companies
HeadquartersParis, France (offices in Paris, London, New York)
Founded2021
FoundersClément Salaün, Anne-Sybille Pradelles
Raised~$24M+

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Founders & story · from Formance’s own dossier

Formance began in 2021 as an open-source, programmable double-entry ledger aimed at fintech engineers frustrated with rebuilding money-movement cores in-house. In 2024 it expanded from a single ledger product into a broader platform (Connectivity, Reconciliation, Flows), positioning itself as 'the AWS for fintech infrastructure.' The Series A in January 2025 cemented the strategy: sell the ledger + orchestration layer to neobanks, card issuers, lenders, marketplaces, and crypto issuers who want to own their source of truth rather than rent it from a BaaS provider.

Latest round: Series A, January 2025
Recent developments
  • 2025-01$21M Series A co-led by PayPal Ventures and Portage Ventures source ↗
  • 2025Launched Tink open-banking connector for France, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland, Portugal source ↗
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Who uses Formance
11 companies disclose Formance in their stack
GetmomoDoctolibNeon SwitzerlandPayflipBtechMoneycorpLiberisStablesSharesBooksyBastion
Buyer mix · 11 of 11 classified
Fintech / Cross-border payments · 2E-commerce / Retail · 1Fintech / Investment · 1Fintech / Neobank · 1Infrastructure / BaaS · 1Infrastructure / Lending · 1Vertical SaaS / Beauty & Wellness · 1Vertical SaaS / Healthcare · 1
EU · 5UK · 2US · 2Africa · 1
What the disclosures say
Getmomo
“Formance publicly lists Getmomo as a customer (known_customer_listings TIER 1).”
Doctolib
“Adyen press release states 'Adyen's proprietary banking licence should enable Doctolib's users to take advantage of a modular suite of financial products.' Formance publicly lists Doctolib as a customer (known_customer_listings, hint://Formance), indicating Formance is used as the ledger infrastructure layer supporting…”
Payflip
“Formance publicly lists Payflip as a customer (known_customer_listings TIER 1).”
Btech
“Formance publicly lists B.TECH as a customer at formance.com — Formance is an open-source ledger infrastructure provider.”
Moneycorp
“Formance documentation explicitly lists Moneycorp as a supported connector (docs.formance.com/modules/connectivity/psp/connectors/moneycorp), indicating Moneycorp uses or integrates with Formance as ledger/payment infrastructure.”
Liberis
“Formance publicly lists Liberis as a customer (formance.com).”
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What Formance runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers Formance itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Formance.
PSP
StripeAdyen
Lending
liberis
Crypto / Stablecoin
bastion
Crypto Custody
Fireblocks
KYC
footprint
Open Banking
Tink
Payroll / HRIS API
Atomic
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Alternatives to Formance

Other Ledger providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Modern Treasury35 buyers →Mambu12 buyers →Layer7 buyers →Temenos7 buyers →Thought Machine7 buyers →Finxact5 buyers →Sage Embedded Services4 buyers →TigerBeetle4 buyers →
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Ranked #3 of 24 in Ledger — Embedded Finance Index 2026
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Formance — frequently asked

Which companies use Formance?

11 companies disclose Formance in their stack in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, including Getmomo, Doctolib, Neon Switzerland, Payflip, Btech, Moneycorp, Liberis, Stables, Shares, Booksy and 1 other.

What does Formance do?

Formance is an embedded-finance provider in Ledger. It ranks #3 of 24 Ledger providers by disclosed buyers.

What are the alternatives to Formance?

The most-disclosed Ledger alternatives to Formance are Modern Treasury (35 buyers), Mambu (12 buyers), Layer (7 buyers), Temenos (7 buyers), Thought Machine (7 buyers) and Finxact (5 buyers).

Who founded Formance?

Formance was founded by Clément Salaün and Anne-Sybille Pradelles and is founded in 2021, headquartered in Paris, France (offices in Paris, London, New York).

How much funding has Formance raised?

Formance has raised ~$24M+ in total.

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