Citi

Citi Integration: How Founderpath Underwrites Using Bank Insights

At Founderpath, we transform your first‑party Citi data into a lender‑grade picture of health, momentum, and resilience. By connecting your Citi account through our secure Plaid integration, you enable us to compute objective bank signals that accelerate underwriting while giving you the same operational visibility to run a tighter business.

How Founderpath Uses Citi to Underwrite Your Business (and Unlock bank Insights)

When you connect Citi, we ingest historical records and high‑fidelity events directly from your account via Plaid. We normalize and reconcile those inputs to produce decision‑ready metrics that explain durability, concentration, timing, and operational discipline. The outcome is a transparent underwriting view anchored in verifiable data rather than static documents.

What We Analyze

• Liquidity and runway: cash-on-hand, average daily balances, low-water marks
• Cash flow quality: recurring vs. one-off inflows, deposit concentration, NSF/returns
• Operating discipline: vendor payment cadence, fee leakage, payroll regularity
• Resilience: buffer after large outflows and recovery speed

Beyond underwriting, Citi data powers daily treasury decisions: time payables to inflows, reduce fees, and monitor concentration risk.

Why Connect Your Citi Account?

• Faster decisions based on structured, verifiable first‑party data
• Fairer terms that recognize the quality of your underlying signals
• Less manual work: fewer uploads, reconciliations, and back‑and‑forth
• Ongoing value: dashboards and alerts that you can use every day
• Revocable at any time: read‑only access with enterprise‑grade security

How Citi Underwriting Works

Step 1: Secure Connection

Authorize a read‑only connection to your Citi account inside your Founderpath dashboard. We connect through Plaid, a trusted financial data aggregator, and scope access to the minimum necessary to compute bank metrics. Sensitive credentials never leave Citi; data is encrypted in transit and at rest.

Step 2: Instant Analysis

We ingest historical data from Citi and begin computing bank signals immediately. Our pipeline deduplicates, normalizes, and cohorts the data so trends are comparable over time. You can watch metrics populate in minutes depending on volume.

Step 3: Personalized Funding Offer

With a clear view of durability, concentration, timing, and efficiency from your Citi data, we produce a funding offer aligned to how your business operates. You see the same components we do, so the rationale is transparent and actionable.

Beyond Underwriting: Bank Insights from Citi Data

The same connection continues delivering day‑to‑day value:

• Always‑up‑to‑date dashboards aligned to your operating cadence
• Early‑warning alerts when risk indicators change direction
• Practical recommendations tied to the levers you control

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it safe to connect my Citi account to Founderpath?

Yes. We connect through Plaid, which uses bank‑level security. Access is read‑only and tightly scoped. We use encryption in transit and at rest, role‑based permissions, and audit logging. You can disconnect anytime from within your dashboard.

What data do you access from Citi?

Only what is necessary to compute bank metrics and underwriting signals. We do not request credentials that allow changes in your Citi account, and we never contact your customers or vendors.

Will connecting Citi affect my account or my customers?

No. Our connection is read‑only and non‑disruptive. It does not change settings, objects, or workflows inside Citi.

How long does the underwriting process take?

Most Citi accounts see initial insights within minutes of connecting. Depth and lookback length determine total processing time, but our systems stream metrics as data lands.

What kinds of companies qualify for Citi‑based underwriting?

Any company whose operations are reflected in Citi. Strong, consistent signals—durable revenue, disciplined cash management, reliable processes—tend to yield better terms.

What are the advantages over traditional financing?

• Objective, real‑time data replaces subjective narratives and stale PDFs
• Faster time to offer with less document collection
• Clear levers to improve your next offer by improving measurable inputs

What kind of insights will I get after connecting Citi?

You will see lender‑grade metrics tailored to bank, plus recommendations for improving durability, efficiency, and predictability.

Can I use the Citi integration for marketing even if I'm not applying for funding?

Yes. Many teams connect to benchmark key metrics, share objective traction with stakeholders, and run a tighter operating cadence.

What if I also use other tools like QuickBooks or Shopify?

Great. We can triangulate across systems for richer context while keeping Citi as the source for bank signals.

Example: Citi Data in Action

• Stable liquidity with improving low-water marks over three months
• NSF events: near-zero and declining
• Payables cadence: concentrated on two predictable cycles per month
• Outcome: faster decisioning and guidance to time payments against inflows

The Founderpath Advantage

• Transparent criteria based on first‑party data you already have
• Actionable guidance tied to the metrics that move your offer
• Flexible connections: link multiple accounts or environments if needed
• Security by default: least privilege, encryption, and easy revocation

Ready to Connect Your Citi Account?

Connecting takes minutes. Sign in, open Integrations → Citi, authorize read‑only access through Plaid, and watch your bank metrics populate as sync completes.