Ibanity, a startup that provides a developer-friendly way for developers to access bank account data, grew from a side project with 500 lines of code and 4 connected banks to serving over 100 subscribers in one day. To comply with regulations and security standards while expanding, Ibanity joined Isabel Group, allowing them to maintain autonomy while benefiting from additional support. Ibanity is now part of a larger organization as it continues its mission of putting customers first.

1. Ibanity is now part of Isabel Group
Make, buy, join, …, or break

2. July 2016
PSD2 was starting to be a thing…
No developer friendly way to access bank account data in BE.

3. Made with in Mont-Saint-Guibert

4. One year ago
500 lines of code side project and a slack bot.
4 connected banks.
~100 subscribed developers in one day.
4 tickets to the fintech Belgium summit.

8. Becoming serious about it meant new challenges:
Complying to industry security standards.
Complying with upcoming regulations.
Hiring the right team members.
Building credibility on the market.

9. Entrepreneurship is knowing when to stop
playing the lottery.
Put customers first, always.

15. What now?
Did it change us?

16. From To
In 3 months

17. We kept our team autonomy, spirit and product direction
while benefiting from the supporting structure of Isabel
Group.

18. We wouldn’t be standing here if we didn’t join them.

19. Marc Lainez
marc@ibanity.com
+32 474 78 66 33
Ibanity is now part of Isabel Group