finAPI strengthens management and sets course for next growth phase
Structured transition in management as the founders gradually move into advisory roles while operational management is further developed as planned
Georg Schardt and Martin Postweiler, absolute industry experts, join the management team
Munich, 10 March 2026 – Following the acquisition of the Open Finance provider finAPI by the Italian company Fabrick S.p.A., finAPI is expanding its management team. Dr Florian Haagen, CEO, will continue as Managing Director, while Dr Martin Lacher will move to the Supervisory Board.
Georg Schardt, Chief Commercial Officer, and Martin Postweiler, Chief Operating Officer, join finAPI’s management with immediate effect.
Georg Schardt is a recognized expert in payments and Open Banking. He spent nine years contributing to the development of the Open Banking pioneer Sofort AG, now part of Klarna, and gaining direct experience in the creation and implementation of solutions and projects based on the PSD2 regulatory framework. Over the past 17 years, he has held senior positions in the payments sector, most recently leading the market entry of the payment provider Zaver in Germany.
Martin Postweiler is considered an experienced industry professional with many years of management expertise in the finance and fintech sector. His career includes positions at major groups such as Lufthansa and Merck, the financial software company Serrala, as well as the fintech banks Solaris and Fidor. He is also co-founder of the blockchain fintech Nupont.
“We are consistently advancing finAPI while staying true to our roots. The transition is planned and structured. This creates a stable foundation for the next phase of growth. Together with our shareholder Fabrick, we will create new opportunities for our customers and partners to further connect Open Finance more closely with payments,” says Florian Haagen, CEO and Co-founder of finAPI.
“finAPI is built on a strong foundation and has a clear strategic direction. The steps taken are part of a long-term development and create the conditions for further growth in the European Open Finance and Payments market. Together with finAPI, we aim to actively shape the next phase of growth and further combine our strengths”, says Paolo Zaccardi, CEO and Co-founder of Fabrick.
The objective is to continue strong and profitable growth in order to live up to its position as one of the leading Open Finance providers in Europe. Account-based payment solutions for E-commerce and integrated account-to-account payments for software providers, as well as data-driven value-added services, are key growth drivers. finAPI is already setting market standards in Data Intelligence and delivers robust account insights derived from financial data, for example for account-based creditworthiness assessments, digital lending decisions and applications in financial and liquidity management.
finAPI closed 2024 with revenue growth of 26% and 2025 with an increase of 29%. In 2024, the company processed over five billion API calls; a figure that exceeded nine billion in 2025. The volume of account-to-account payments also increased, from over €70 billion in 2024 to over €90 billion in 2025.
For customers and partners, collaboration remains stable and reliable. finAPI will continue to operate as an independent company. Brand, products and contacts remain unchanged.
About finAPI
finAPI GmbH is one of Europe’s leading Open Finance providers. Licensed by BaFin as an account information and payment initiation service provider, finAPI aggregates and analyses banking and financial data, makes this data available to companies for financial applications, creditworthiness assessments and risk analysis, and enables the initiation of account-to-account payments.
finAPI was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of the Italian company Fabrick S.p.A., making it part of the Sella Group. With solutions in the areas of Open Finance, Data Intelligence, KYC and Payments, finAPI helps companies implement data-driven business models and processes in an efficient and automated way. Its customers include more than 400 companies, including banks, financial service providers, fintechs, insurance companies and software providers. www.finapi.io
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About Fabrick
Since 2018, Fabrick has been a benchmark for continuous innovation for its customers—banks, institutions, fintech companies, corporations and start-ups—developing and co-creating digital financial services with them. Through an open platform model, Fabrick simplifies the value chain of companies with easy-to-integrate Open Finance solutions and enables businesses of all sizes and sectors to incorporate digital financial services into their offerings with a fast time-to-market, allowing them to seize new business opportunities or improve their customer experience. Fabrick is home to innovative companies such as Fabrick Solutions Spain S.L., Alternative Payment Ltd (operating under the Judopay brand), finAPI GmbH and the Fintech District community. Fabrick is owned by the Sella Group, Mastercard and the Reale Mutua Group. With offices in Milan, Turin, Biella and Rome, it operates internationally through subsidiaries based in Madrid, Munich, and London. www.fabrick.com
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