{"id":51251,"date":"2022-03-08T04:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=51251"},"modified":"2024-08-13T18:06:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T01:06:46","slug":"automation-and-integration-the-key-to-future-proof-consumer-lending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/automation-and-integration-the-key-to-future-proof-consumer-lending\/","title":{"rendered":"Automation and integration: The key to future-proof consumer lending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Highlights:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumer lenders are embracing APIs to streamline operations, provide a better customer experience, and offer new products and services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As open banking and embedded finance grow in popularity, APIs will play an essential role, as APIs enable financial institutions to integrate with non-financial service providers, creating a dynamic and growing ecosystem offering greater value to customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing a communications platform that allows API integrations is a great way to future-proof a financial institution&#8217;s communications system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc40 \ud83d\udc40\u00a0 Did you know that digital transformation in financial services is well underway? 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The use of APIs falls firmly in that category.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What are APIs and why do they matter to consumer lending?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An API\u2014or application programming interface\u2014is software that allows different applications to communicate with each other directly. APIs enable other software applications to work together quickly and seamlessly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To maintain a reliable and efficient consumer lending system, it&#8217;s crucial to have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/betterstack.com\/community\/guides\/monitoring\/what-is-api-monitoring\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">API monitoring<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in place. By continuously monitoring APIs,\u00a0 any issues related to authentication, redirects, or returned content can be detected early on, allowing the development team to take immediate action and resolve them before they impact the overall performance of the lending process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe\" id=\"new-rc-subscribe\"  style=\"background-image:url('\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ringcentral\/assets\/images\/temp\/subscribe.png')\">\n\t\t<button class=\"close js-popup-close\"><svg class=\"icon_close_mobile\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon_close_mobile\"><\/use><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__wrapper_text\">\n<h3 class=\"rc-subscribe__title h2\">Stay informed with RingCentral<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__subtitle\">Subscribe to our emails for the latest blogs, events, and exclusive content on AI-powered communication solutions. Stay ahead with insights and tips from the leader in trusted AI communications.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/legal\/privacy-notice.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-dl-name=\"Privacy Notic\" data-dl-element=\"link\" data-dl-additional-info=\"social\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Privacy Notice<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__wrapper_form\">\n<form class=\"\" data-event-init=\"true\" novalidate data-js-form>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Email address *\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Must be valid email. example@yourdomain.com\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tminlength=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmaxlength=\"255\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trequired\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpattern=\"[a-z0-9._%+\\-]+@[a-z0-9.\\-]+\\.[a-z]{2,}$\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"field__control\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tautocomplete=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-required=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-events-hover=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-element=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-additional-info=\"LET'S WORK TOGETHER\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Email address *\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-errormessage=\"email-subscribe-errors\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"field__errors\" id=\"email-subscribe-errors\" data-js-form-field-errors><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<select\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"Country__c\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trequired\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"field__control\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-required=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Country *\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-errormessage=\"country-subscribe-errors\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t><option value=\"\" disabled=\"disabled\" selected=\"selected\">Country<\/option><option value=\"Canada\">Canada<\/option><option value=\"United_States\">United States<\/option><\/select><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"field__errors\" id=\"country-subscribe-errors\" data-js-form-field-errors><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" data-event-init=\"true\">Subscribe<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"confirm-form\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" style=\"display: none;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"confirm-form__text\">Thank you for your interest in RingCentral<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Types of APIs<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">APIs link to a lender&#8217;s pre-existing technology to enable communication and data transfers. APIs typically come in three forms. They are:<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>Private APIs<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commonly used internally by banks and standard financial institutions, private APIs boost the efficiency of operations and are often viewed as essential tools for lenders and other financial services stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>Partner APIs<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to allowing engagement between banks and third parties, partner APIs enable channel and product expansion and permit third parties to create loan documents. They also allow banks to automate loans, which boosts efficiency. This makes them very important for consumer lending purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>Open APIs<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As their name implies, open APIs are APIs that are freely available for use by the public at large. Lending banks are particularly interested in open APIs because they facilitate open banking. Going strong in the UK and picking up some steam in the US, open banking relies on using open APIs to share consumers&#8217; banking and other financial data with third parties such as fintechs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open APIs make it possible for banks to make this information universally available to any other bank or partner that uses APIs. As banks pursue more partnerships with fintechs to offer expanded services to their customers, the use of APIs will play a significant role in easing the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How lenders use APIs<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lending financial institutions use APIs to improve the borrower experience, lessen their costs and heighten security. By <a href=\"https:\/\/tyk.io\/api-gateway\/\">integrating an API gateway SaaS<\/a>, lenders can streamline the management of these APIs, ensuring more reliable data flow and enhanced security protocols. For example, a consumer lender may provide an online portal via partner APIs for loan applicants to use when submitting applications and supporting documentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partner APIs can speed the processing of loans and provide additional security for sensitive customer data. In many cases, partner APIs are used to produce the loan documentation required for processing. By accelerating and automating some of the loan process, lenders gain the ability to close more deals. For consumers, partner APIs that facilitate automation mean that funds are disbursed more quickly, improving the customer experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51261\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/financial-lending.jpeg\" alt=\"A mobile phone screen and a laptop screen display the same financial data\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">APIs enable networked accounts. By using the data derived from networked accounts, lenders can get a more accurate picture of a consumer&#8217;s financial situation. That clearer picture enables lenders to offer the types of lending products that would be most suitable for the consumer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>APIs enable embedded finance<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another significant way APIs impact lenders is by enabling embedded finance. Embedded finance refers to the use of financial tools and services by non-financial providers. For example, Shopify Capital partnered with WebBank to offer working capital loans to its merchants via API integration. Another example is the QuickBooks Financing Line of Credit, which provides faster access to small business loans using the business&#8217; Quickbooks Online data to apply for loan offers quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For consumer lending, embedded finance presents a huge opportunity. Embedded finance allows a consumer to instantly take out a consumer loan on a digital platform to pay for a purchase in the moment. Consumers get a frictionless purchasing experience and consumer lenders get new business. It&#8217;s a win-win situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embedded finance is a growing market. It is<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbva.com\/en\/what-is-embedded-finance-and-how-is-it-revolutionizing-financial-services\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estimated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that, by 2025, embedded finance services will be worth almost $230 billion in revenues, a tenfold increase over 2020 ($22.5 billion), and the stock market value of companies in the sector could reach $1 trillion\u2014all enabled by API integration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote-text-break-point-large\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;<\/span><b><i>APIs are now having an increasingly significant impact on the global banking system, and things look set to only grow further from here&#8230;By enabling financial institutions to connect with businesses and consumers, to transfer information securely and conveniently, and to boost the scope of products and services they can offer to a potentially wider customer base, APIs could ultimately have a profound transformative effect on the future of banking.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"quote-text-author\">International Banker, regarding the growing use of APIs<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Cloud-based communications platforms and API integration<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">API integration also plays a major role in modernized, cloud-based communications platforms. Via APIs, such platforms can be integrated into existing business systems, giving lenders unprecedented access to communication and collaboration tools right within the apps they already use every day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, when speaking with a borrower, it is vitally important to have good and accurate information available to all participants\u2014loan officer, underwriter, customer service agent, etc.\u2014in the process. With API integration between the CRM tool, the unified communications platform, and the loan origination system, when meeting with a customer, a loan officer would not need to input information into multiple systems for the loan application, as the necessary information would automatically flow between both systems. This creates more efficient processes, reduces data errors, and enables better communication externally with the borrower and internally with other employees or departments. This creates a more streamlined process and a better customer experience for the borrower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing a communications platform that allows API integrations is a great way to future-proof a financial institution&#8217;s communications system. APIs enable lenders to take advantage of future technologies as they become available,\u00a0 so the lender is always working with a modernized system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, RingCentral, a market leader in communications for the financial services industry, offers<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdevelopers.ringcentral.com%2Fembeddable-voice.html&amp;esheet=51953360&amp;newsitemid=20190312005329&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=RingCentral+Embeddable&amp;index=2&amp;md5=139709e8a318ce3b9aa88bee41cc220b\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral Embeddable<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2122<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which allows organizations to embed RingCentral message, video, and phone into existing business applications in as little as 15 minutes. RingCentral also offers an extensive API Library that continues to grow.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>RingCentral powers connection<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a leader in global communications,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers financial institutions cloud-based communications systems on the cutting edge of technology. Our products help lenders integrate the tools and applications they need to stay on top of tasks, communicate effectively with customers and employees, and future-proof their communications. To learn more, request a demo today and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/view_demo.html?__mscta=2881_90214_13570\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">see how our platform works<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights: Consumer lenders are embracing APIs to streamline operations, provide a better customer experience, and offer new products and services. 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