Friendly, Business-Minded, and Seriously Good at Banking & Payments Integration
Founded in 2016, Step 7 Consulting is a technology consultancy with a simple mission: put clients first and use our business and technical expertise to deliver measurable results.
Over the past decade, that expertise has sharpened into deep specialization in banking and payments integration — the last four years focused specifically on connecting businesses to banks and payment networks through Plaid, Dwolla, Astra, Quiltt, and Mastercard Open Finance.
Today, we help growing and mid-market organizations modernize systems and operations, reduce manual work, and apply AI and automation where they deliver meaningful business value — with particular depth in banking, payments, and financial workflow integration.
We’re a U.S.-based team of experts, each with 10+ years of specialized experience across AI and agent-driven automation, IT strategy, software architecture, and full-stack development. Led by Founder and President Matthew Stanigar, who brings more than 30 years of technology and business experience, our team has collaborated together for nearly a decade and shares a deep commitment to quality, reliability, and practical innovation.
Our core team covers the skills needed for most engagements, and when additional capabilities are required, we seamlessly integrate trusted partners to round out the team. Clients always know who is working on their initiative — transparency is one of our core principles. We also maintain full independence, with no financial ties to other firms, so our recommendations remain unbiased and fully focused on what’s best for our clients.