SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alpaca, an API-focused equity and crypto platform, today announced that it will partner with Benzinga, a financial media and data provider, to offer its clients information and integrated data in real time.
Alpaca will leverage Stock News API, Logo API and Benzinga news data to offer accessible market data to its developer community and fintech application customer base.
“Alpaca is at the center of the investment world, enabling domestic and international fintechs to expand their offerings – which has been a major catalyst for the growth of the fintech ecosystem,” said Jason Raznick, CEO of Benzinga. “We are thrilled to partner with Alpaca and help complement their offering with proprietary insights and data that helps investors make actionable decisions without leaving their preferred platform.”
“I am very pleased that we have officially partnered to integrate Benzinga’s cutting-edge data into Alpaca’s API,” said Alpaca CEO Yoshi Yokokawa. “This integration allows developers around the world to add financial information and company logos to their services. ”
As of February 7, Alpaca clients have access to historical and real-time stock and crypto news through this partnership. Alpaca customers can now offer in-app news notifications, news widgets and headlines directly to their end users. Alpaca’s algorithmic traders have access to historical news data for backtesting and sentiment analysis. In the coming months, Alpaca will offer more products leveraging Benzinga’s API suite.
About Alpaca
Alpaca is an API-first equity and cryptocurrency brokerage platform that has raised over $70 million in funding. Alpaca offers brokerage and custody infrastructure for applications to easily launch and scale investment services. Alpaca offers commission-free equity and crypto trading, real-time market data, brokerage operations, and compliance services through modern APIs.
About Benzinga
Benzinga is a dynamic and innovative financial media outlet that provides investors with unique, high-quality content sought after by top Wall Street traders. Benzinga delivers timely and actionable insights that help users navigate even the most uncertain and volatile markets – in real time with unparalleled caliber.
