Column - The platform bank built for scale

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Move, hold, and lend the dollar at scale

The only nationally chartered bank designed to help you build and fund new financial products

curl 'https://api.column.com/transfers/

Operating AccountNew York, NY

$10,293.29 USD

John DoeLondon, UK

£9,102.07 GBP

{
  "account_number_id": "acno_2F37RhDUnWtB4GD9JXQEDYu7YAY",
  "allow_overdraft": false,
  "amount": 1029329,
  "bank_account_id": "bacc_2F37RbG3NZAr7Yn2d1i5hITz9O4",
  "beneficiary_account_number": "10293297890",
  "beneficiary_address": {
    "city": "London",
    "country_code": "GB",
    "line_1": "123 Threadneedle Street",
    "line_2": "",
    "postal_code": "EC2R 8AH",
    "state": ""
  },
  "beneficiary_fi": "HBUKGB4B",
  "beneficiary_name": "John Doe",
  "charge_bearer": "SHAR",
  "charges": null,
  "completed_at": null,
  "counterparty_id": "cpty_2ESSJPnpof38GraQR5C6EnfFGKw",
  "created_at": "2025-10-26T21:55:31Z",
  "currency_code": "USD",
  "description": "Swift transfer with GBP",
  "end_to_end_id": "",
  "fx_quote_id": "fxqt_2F3BY6XCpKQUy5cGCqPgLf3Kit7",
  "fx_rate": "6.872100000",
  "id": "swft_2F3BYA9aMdHag8iUtsDE8ji0KOK",
  "idempotency_key": null,
  "initiated_at": "2025-10-26T21:55:31Z",
  "instructed_amount": 1029329,
  "instructed_currency_code": "GBP",
  "instruction_id": "XF7MBKI09TUNZXIL",
  "instruction_to_beneficiary_fi": "please contact with the beneficiary before releasing the funds",
  "is_incoming": false,
  "manual_review_at": null,
  "originator_account_number": "366763686659680",
  "originator_address": {
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "country_code": "US",
    "line_1": "12345 Mission St.",
    "line_2": "",
    "postal_code": "94016",
    "state": "CA"
  },
  "originator_fi": "CLNOUS66",
  "originator_name": "Alice Grant",
  "pending_submission_at": "2025-10-26T21:55:32Z",
  "raw_message": null,
  "remittance_info": {
    "general_info": ""
  },
  "return_reason": null,
  "returned_amount": null,
  "returned_at": null,
  "returned_currency_code": null,
  "settled_amount": 1029329,
  "settled_currency_code": "GBP",
  "settlement_date": "2025-10-27",
  "status": "submitted",
  "submitted_at": "2025-10-26T21:59:16Z",
  "uetr": "d6e4313a-e186-4b21-83a5-43fa4cbaa38e",
  "ultimate_beneficiary_address": null,
  "ultimate_beneficiary_name": "",
  "ultimate_originator_address": null,
  "ultimate_originator_name": "",
  "updated_at": "2025-10-26T22:09:18Z"
}

Moving hundreds of billions a month for the world's most sophisticated tech companies and financial institutions.

As the banking backbone for the most technically advanced companies, we provide speed and control through our advanced regulated infrastructure.

$2T+

Annual transaction volume

99.999%

Uptime, highest of any bank

No. 1

Issuer of real-time
payments in the US

$100B+

International payments
processed annually

Request
curl 'https://api.column.com/tra

$3,923.70

Column NASender

Chase AccountReceiver

Response
1{
2  "id": "acht_2HKbYE2th2sFioBxrRFOZL3IHR4",
3  "iat": null,
4  "type": "CREDIT",
5  "amount": 392370,
6  "status": "SUBMITTED",
7  "counterparty_id": "cpty_1vWeqakwT2N7NYRtZkUPSBt4scn",
8  "company_name": "COLUMN NA",
9  "is_on_us": false,
10  "same_day": false,
11  "company_id": "9959349647",
12  "created_at": "2022-11-09T23:32:47Z",
13  "settled_at": null,
14  "updated_at": "2022-11-09T23:32:48Z",
15  "description": "",
16  "is_incoming": false,
17  "receiver_id": "",
18  "returned_at": null,
19  "cancelled_at": null,
20  "completed_at": null,
21  "effective_on": "2022-11-10T08:00:00Z",
22  "initiated_at": "2022-11-09T23:32:47Z",
23  "nsf_deadline": null,
24  "submitted_at": "2022-11-09T23:32:48Z",
25  "trace_number": "121145300000005",
26  "currency_code": "USD",
27  "receiver_name": "CHASE ACCOUNT",
28  "return_details": [],
29  "acknowledged_at": null,
30  "allow_overdraft": false,
31  "bank_account_id": "bacc_2HKbY4W10hcBQBx5r42xMDEhv2K",
32  "counterparty_id": "cpty_2HKbYBePtS8z3zK32QvwKlIoIeK",
33  "idempotency_key": "",
34  "entry_class_code": "PPD",
35  "manual_review_at": null,
36  "account_number_id": "acno_2HKbY3eq0gPP1WaQLZShDk87JC4",
37  "funds_availability": "default",
38  "odfi_routing_number": "121145307",
39  "return_contested_at": null,
40  "payment_related_info": "payment addenda for COR testing",
41  "return_dishonored_at": null,
42  "return_dishonored_funds_unlocked_at": null,
43  "notification_of_changes": null,
44  "company_entry_description": "PAYMENT",
45  "reversal_pair_transfer_id": "",
46  "company_discretionary_data": "",
47  "ultimate_beneficiary_counterparty_id": "",
48  "ultimate_originator_counterparty_id": ""
49}

The only bank built from the ground up for developers

Column was built by engineers to solve our own frustrations from working with existing banks.

Close to the metal

We built our core, ledger, and tech stack from scratch. We run our own dedicated hardware that connects to the Federal Reserve, TCH, and Swift to give you granular control and freedom from vendors and middleware.

Scale for every size

We move at your speed and speak your language. Column is the only bank with the technology, experience, and balance sheet to grow with you through any stage: from seed-stage fintech to global financial institution.

Flexible building blocks built on USD

Unlike existing banks, Column was built from day one to provide you with fast, programmable infrastructure for the dollar. Our built from scratch technology allows you to build the product you want.

  • Middleware providers

  • Core systems

  • Sponsor banks

  • Federal Reserve

    Payments products

    Leverage Column's direct connections to the Federal Reserve, The Clearing House, Swift, and card networks. Pull and push money to any bank account in the United States or globally.

    curl 'https://api.column.com/transfers/ach' \
      -XPOST \
      -u :prod_1vWeqakwT2N7NYRtZkUPSBt4scn \
      -d type=DEBIT \
      -d description='Invoice #47234' \
      -d amount=850000 \
      -d currency_code=USD \
      -d counterparty_id=cpty_34ZiBo4qkLiN8VKyM908aRwyA4b \
      -d bank_account_id=bacc_GClcSnn7DY5FXyvH6W34ZiBnuUc

    $3,923.70

    DescriptionVisa Settlement

    Routing Number121145307

    Account Number••••• 9957

    Bank Accounts

    Instantly spin up flexible checking, savings, trust, subledger, clearing, and sweep accounts. Use one or millions of account numbers to point to a single account. Programmatically create disposable accounts. All FDIC-insured.

    curl 'https://api.column.com/bank-accounts' \
      -u :prod_1vWeqakwT2N7NYRtZkUPSBt4scn \
      -d description="Travel Checking" \
      -d entity_id=enti_1vWeqakwT2N7NYRtZkUPSBt4scn

    Tax Reserve Account

    $1,249,133.61

    Card programs

    Manage and scale your own card program to optimize interchange and credit revenue. Launch a debit, credit, unsecured, charge, or secured card program. Bring your own balance sheet or utilize ours.

    curl 'https://api.column.com/transfers/book' \
      -d amount=10000 \
      -d currency_code="USD" \
      -d sender_bank_account_id="bacc_uUcGCl3cSnn7DY4ZiBn5FXyvH6W" \
      -d receiver_bank_account_id="bacc_lcSnuUnn7DY34ZiB5FXyvHcGC6W" \
      -d description='NeoBankCo Visa Debit Settlement Account'

    4081Virtual Card

    Mickey Morelli

    Lending

    Expand your program nationally with credit origination, warehouse, and forward flow facilities. Grow originations faster with dedicated Column funding from day one.

    curl 'https://api.column.com/loans' \
      -u :prod_1vWeqakwT2N7NYRtZkUPSBt4scn \
      -d description='Card receivables warehouse' \
      -d currency=USD \
      -d entity_id=enti_25n5phSY8StZxU4C2Y7gAREGUdB \
      -d is_revolving=true \
      -d maturity_date=2025-10-10 \
      -d max_principal_balance=75000000

    Business Loan

    Jun 15, 2025

    $1,000,000.00

    $2,000,000.00

    Line of Credit

    July 1, 2025

    $3,000,000.00

    Bridge Loan

    December 1, 2025

    $4,000,000.00

    Equipment Finance

    Jun 4, 2025

    $5,000,000.00

    Business Loan

    Jun 15, 2025

    $1,000,000.00

    $3,923.70

    DescriptionVisa Settlement

    Routing Number121145307

    Account Number••••• 9957

    Build financial products that scale with your business. Column provides the banking infrastructure that powers the next generation of fintech applications, from payment processing to lending platforms.

    Technology companies need banking infrastructure that's as flexible and scalable as their codebase. Column's APIs enable you to embed banking directly into your applications, offering everything from real-time payments to programmable bank accounts. Whether you're building a neobank, payment processor, or lending platform, Column provides the foundation you need to focus on your core product.

    Building blocks for the future
    of financial products

    Lightweight payments &
    deposit products

    Flexible card products for
    your program

    Scale lending programs
    faster and cheaper

    Start building today

    Build your own products, on your terms, without layers in between.

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