About OpenExchangeAPI
Learn more about our mission, vision, and the team behind OpenExchangeAPI. What started as a side project in a cramped apartment seven years ago has now become one of the fastest, most developer-friendly foreign exchange APIs on the web.
The Origin Story
It all started with frustration.
Back in 2016, our founder was working on a personal finance app and needed live currency rates. Every provider at the time was slow, expensive, bloated—or all three. That’s when the idea hit: build a modern FX API with sane pricing, fast data, and real developer support.
Built for Developers, Used by the World
A platform that scales with you
Today, OpenExchangeAPI handles millions of requests per day, serving clients from fintech startups to global banks. With edge deployments in 10+ data centers worldwide, our infrastructure is fast, resilient, and built with Go and Rust at the core.
What We Believe
- Transparency — clear pricing, fair policies, and open documentation.
- Performance — speed matters, especially when money is involved.
- Support — every developer deserves a helpful human response.
- Privacy — no ads, no tracking bloat, no selling your data. Ever.
Join Us
We’re just getting started
Whether you’re integrating into your first app or migrating a high-traffic trading system, we’re here for you. Want to help us build the future of financial APIs? We’re hiring.
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