“The sheer number of entities and systems that must share and validate data to originate a loan makes it a complicated transaction. The lack of a universal language among all of these systems makes it even more difficult,” Staircase CEO and co-founder Adam Kalamchi. “What we are doing is creating an integration orchestration layer that brings all of those parties together and makes all these new mortgage-related technologies available instantly.”

https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/14/staircase-raises-18-million/#:~:text=Staircase%20has%20closed%20on%20%2418,2020%20inception%20to%20%2424%20million.&text=Looking%20ahead%2C%20Staircase%20plans%20to,can%20continue%20developing%20its%20product.