Powens
Powens is an Open Finance and embedded payments platform that connects financial data and payment workflows through APIs. Its aggregation service syncs accounts, transactions, savings, loans and investments from more than 1,800 banks across 12 EU countries, with accounts refreshed daily. Transaction history varies from 3 to 24 months by bank, and connections can stay live for six months with daily refreshes. Payment tools include IBAN accounts, Direct Debit, Pay by Bank and instant SEPA transfers through one API and dashboard; Powens says recipients receive funds within 10 seconds for its instant transfers. It also offers real-time bank identity checks and Spanish IBAN ownership verification. Developers have access to API documentation, guides, SDKs, customizable connection widgets, an admin console and a free self-service sandbox. Powens lists use cases across lending, accounting, wealth management, property management, retail banking, cashback and payments. Founded as Budget Insight in 2012, it adopted the Powens name in 2022. Pricing is on request.
Who it is for
Powens is aimed at businesses connecting financial data or payment workflows, including lenders, accounting services, wealth managers and payment providers. Its developer tools and sandbox also suit teams building API integrations.
What is good
- Aggregation covers 1,800+ banks in 12 EU countries
- Offers a free self-service API sandbox
- Instant SEPA transfers are offered through one API
- Enterprise plans offer dedicated hosting options
What to know first
- Transaction history varies from 3 to 24 months by bank
- Live connections can be maintained for six months
- Pricing is on request
Verdict
Powens brings account aggregation, identity checks and payment workflows into an API-based platform. Coverage and transaction history vary by product, country and bank, and pricing requires an inquiry.
Powens plans and pricing
All plansCompared on bank connectivity software
- Supported data types
- accounts, transactions, documents, investments, subscriptions, savings, loans
- Connection methods
- credentials, web-based authentication, Open Banking/API connections, Powens Connect Webview
- Refresh frequency
- real_time
- Statement formats
- Multi-entity support
- Yes

