Take our license - Single Accounts

This operating model is the easiest and fastest way to get the Investment API up and running - with full end user level functionality, operation and licenses out-of-the-box.

Core Benefits

  • The use of Upvest licenses ensures a fast go-to-market.

  • You don't need to build back-end logic to enable end-to-end brokerage, settlement and custody services for users (e.g., tax processing and reporting).

  • You don't have to develop your own functionality or manage the integration of multiple providers.

Legal setup

Upvest provides full legal coverage across brokerage, settlement, and custody, while staying in the background.

SetupUpvestYouApplication
Investment brokerage (RTO¹)You distribute investments by accepting and transmitting orders from end users via their investment product (e.g., app).
Deposit taking or credit businessOptionalOptionalYou or Upvest keep the end cash of the end users in debit and/or credit accounts.
Financial brokerage (EXO²)Upvest places and executes orders on behalf of end users.
Securities custodyUpvest maintains and safekeeps securities of end users.
Crypto custodyUpvest maintains and safekeeps crypto assets of the end users.
Proprietary trading (DOOA³)Upvest executes orders and holds securities on its own account to offer fractional investments and manage risk.
End-user contractual relationshipUpvest acts as the contractual counterparty for securities investment services and is part of your terms & conditions.

¹ RTO = Reception & transmission of orders
² EXO = Execution of orders
³ DOOA = Dealing on own account

Functional setup

Upvest provides end-to-end services for brokerage, settlement, and custody for the end user.

In the following table you can see which services Upvest offers and which can be optionally offered by the customers or by Upvest, where applicable:

FunctionalityUpvestYouApplication of Investment API
End user & account managementYou set up securities accounts for end users via the API, submitting KYC checks to Upvest for verification.
Investment solutionsYou create and configure portfolios, savings plans and rebalancing logic via API to offer them to end users.
Order executionsEnd users submit their orders via your interface; Upvest executes (fractional) orders on the exchanges across all asset classes.
Payments & cash accountsOptionalEnd users provide or withdraw funds (from you or Upvest) through cash accounts via API integration and instructions.
Clearing, settlement & custodyYou receive reconciled transactions for end users from Upvest including treasury reports for net buy/sell transfers.
Reporting (end user & regulatory)You deliver end user/account statements, invoices, tax and regulatory reports to end users via the API; Upvest handles regulatory reporting.
Tax administrationYou can transfer the proceeds minus taxes to the end users via the API, which are deducted and reported to the German tax authorities (may differ with international setup).
Corporate actions processingYou can offer digital corporate action processing for the end user via the API (e.g., dividend distributions to eligible end users).
Instrument & price dataOptionalYou can use instrument data, price data, valuations and performance calculations via the API, and enrich them with additional data.
Client supportYou receive support responses via the API for end user, account, reporting or transactions issues.

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