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Why We Built a Programmable Bank Card

You've probably noticed that every financial app feels the same. They all have the same basic budgeting categories, the same generic spending insights, the same one-size-fits-all approach.

As developers, we wouldn't accept this from our dev tools. Imagine if your text editor couldn't be customized, or if you couldn't install plugins in your browser. You'd find something else or build your own.

But with financial tools, you're stuck. Your bank gives you whatever features they decide to build, and that's it.

The Real Problem

Banks control everything. They decide what data you can access, what features you get, and how you can use your own money. Want to build custom spending controls? Too bad. Need API access to your transaction data? Not happening.

Meanwhile, fintech startups try to solve specific problems but have to become full banks just to offer one feature. They spend years dealing with compliance and regulations instead of focusing on what they do best: building great software.

It's like having to become a phone manufacturer just to write a mobile app.

Klutch: The iPhone and App Store for Banking

Think of Klutch like the iPhone for banking. Just like the iPhone gave developers a platform to build apps without manufacturing phones, Klutch gives you financial infrastructure without becoming a bank.

What if developers could build, test, and launch new financial experiences for every need and community? A place where you could mix and match the features that actually matter to you, not just what your bank thought of first.

With Klutch, if you want to build a custom budgeting tool or automate your spending controls, you can build it and use it instantly on your existing card. No more walled gardens. No more reinventing the wheel for one feature.

You get:

  • API access to your own transaction data
  • Programmable spending controls
  • Virtual card generation
  • Real-time transaction webhooks

No compliance headaches. No banking license required. Just the tools to build financial software that actually works the way you want.

The Future Should Be Programmable

Why build Klutch? Because your financial data shouldn't be trapped in your bank's system. Because building financial tools shouldn't require becoming a bank for every new idea. Because developers and creativity make everyone better.

We're here to put the tools in the hands of developers, tinkerers, and builders so that, together, we can imagine and create the next generation of financial experiences.

Let's tear down the walls. Let's open the gates. Let's build the future of finance together.

About klutch

We’re on a mission to make your life better, one breakthrough app at a time.

Klutch grew from our belief that people should demand more from technology. So when we noticed a critical need for more control and flexibility in how people make payments, we went to work pioneering a framework that delivered just that.

ABOUT KLUTCH
Renato steinberg - ceo
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