Fintecture vs Fire Payments API
Fintecture
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| Figure | Fintecture | Fire Payments API |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Open Banking Payment Platforms | 7.3 (#11) | 7.7 (#5) |
| Integrations | The maker lists CMS integrations including Shopify, PrestaShop, WordPress/WooCommerce, Magento and Oasis, and offers API integration for websites, mobile applications and business tools. | Fire provides an OpenAPI specification that developers can use with their preferred programming language to build a client library for backend integration. |
| Intended customers | The maker describes solutions for individual and professional payers, and for businesses handling collections and disbursements. | Fire says it focuses on fintechs and corporate clients that need integrated payment processing as part of their business. |
| Reconciliation | Smart Transfer automatically reconciles transfers in real time. | The API can retrieve current transaction, payee, user and balance information to support automated reconciliation and internal operations. |
| Regulation | Fintecture identifies itself as a payment institution authorized and supervised by the Banque de France and ACPR under number 17248. | Fire-EU is regulated as a Payment Institution by the Central Bank of Ireland and Fire-UK is authorised as an Electronic Money Institution by the FCA. |
| Security | Fintecture says data is encrypted and its servers are hosted in a secure EU data center. | Fire says its payment services use a security framework designed to meet PSD2 technical standards, including authorisation and authentication of payment batches through the Fire for Business mobile app. |
| Support | Fintecture advertises expert assistance and premium support, and its console help article says users can contact support through the chatbot. | Fire directs prospective customers to [email protected] and existing customers to [email protected]. |
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In their own words
Fintecture
Fintecture has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Fire Payments API
Fire Payments API connects Fire’s digital payment services to applications and back-office systems, letting fintechs and corporate clients automate payment processes. It can initiate batches of internal transfers and local or cross-border payouts, issue cards, and manage card blocks and limits. Businesses can create bank-transfer payment requests with added information for reconciliation, retrieve transaction, payee, user and balance data, and move funds between Fire accounts in real time. Developers can use Fire’s OpenAPI specification to build backend integrations in their preferred programming language. Customers need to contact sales to open a Fire account before configuring an API application and its permissions. Fire says payment batches are authorised and authenticated through the Fire for Business mobile app, within a framework designed to meet PSD2 technical standards. Fire-EU is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, while Fire-UK is authorised by the FCA. Customer funds are held separately from operational funds; this is not a bank deposit guarantee. Pricing is paid, from €10/mo, with corporate pricing available on request.