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Pinwheel: Customer Results & Case Studies

Payroll-connectivity and income & employment data API that powers direct deposit switching, account activation, and verification for banks, fintechs, and lenders.

Verdict summaryUpdated Jul 2026
2.2X
More direct deposit enrollments
2.19X
Increase to switch success rate for eligible users
50%+
Improvement to deposit-switch success rate
Documented customersCurrent, Varo Bank, Perpay, EECU, and Lendly

Is Pinwheel trustworthy?

Case Study Desk indexes 9 sourced Pinwheel customer stories, each carrying at least one hard, published result. Representative outcomes include Current reporting 2.2X more direct deposit enrollments during a four-month PreMatch pilot, Perpay a 2.19X increase to switch success rate for eligible users, EECU a 50%+ improvement to deposit-switch success rate, and Lendly $2.5M funded in direct deposit loans through Pinwheel in a 30-day window. Every figure is quoted from Pinwheel's published customer story for that company and dated; these are the companies' own published claims, sourced and dated rather than independently audited.

What results do customers get?

2.2X
More direct deposit enrollments
Current
2.19X
Increase to switch success rate for eligible users
Perpay (PreMatch)
50%+
Improvement to deposit-switch success rate
EECU
$2.5M
Funded in direct deposit loans in 30 days
Lendly
2.2XCurrent achieves 2.2X more direct deposits with Pinwheel PreMatchConsumer fintech (neobank)50%+EECU improves deposit-change success rate by over 50% with Pinwheel PreMatchCredit union$2.5MLendly funds $2.5M in direct deposit loans through Pinwheel in 30 daysConsumer lending29%Perpay increases conversion 29% with a Deposit Switch-powered express checkoutFintech (credit building)3xPerpay removes friction from its customer journey with Pinwheel, growing repayment rates 3xFintech (credit building)65%Pinwheel powers Pay by Paycheck for PerpayFintech (credit building)2.19XPerpay increases direct deposit conversion 2.19X for eligible users with Pinwheel PreMatchFintech (credit building)23%Varo transforms direct deposit conversion with Pinwheel PreMatchDigital bank (neobank)40%Varo Bank drives primacy with Pinwheel Switch KitDigital bank (neobank)

Who uses Pinwheel?

C
Current
Consumer fintech
V
Varo Bank
Digital bank
P
Perpay
Fintech (credit building / BNPL)
E
EECU
Credit union
L
Lendly
Consumer lending

Pinwheel at a glance

CategoryPayroll connectivity & income/employment data API
Founded2018
HQNew York, New York
Best-documented result2.2X more direct deposit enrollments (Current)
Sourced case studies9

Frequently asked questions

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Is Pinwheel legit?
Yes. Pinwheel is an established payroll-connectivity and income/employment data API company founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, with named production customers including Current, Varo Bank, Perpay, EECU, and Lendly. Case Study Desk indexes 9 of its published customer stories, each with at least one hard quantified result traceable to a public source.
Where do these Pinwheel results come from?
Each figure is quoted directly from Pinwheel's own published customer story for that company on pinwheelapi.com/resources/customers. We link the exact source URL for every study and date the figures to the story's publication date.
What is the strongest documented Pinwheel result?
Current reported 2.2X more direct deposit enrollments (a 220% lift during the first 35 days of customer tenure) during a four-month PreMatch pilot from November 2025 to March 2026. Other documented outcomes include Perpay's 2.19X increase to switch success rate for eligible PreMatch users and EECU's 50%+ improvement to deposit-switch success rate versus its previous provider.
Are these numbers independently documented?
No. The figures are the customers' and vendor's own published claims. Case Study Desk traces each number to its original public source and dates it, but does not independently audit or re-measure the results.