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.
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Middleware providers
Core systems
Sponsor banks
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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_1vWeqakwT2N7NYRtZkUPSBt4scnTax 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=75000000Business 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.