Systems and methods for populating online applications using third party platforms

1. A method comprising the steps of:

transmitting a web-based form to a device of an applicant;

receiving, from the device, an input indicative of an applicant selection for a third party system to provide data to populate a plurality of fields of the web-based form;

transmitting, responsive to receiving the input, a call, using a third party application programming interface (API), to the selected third party system;

transmitting data indicative of an authentication request associated with the selected third party system;

receiving data indicative of a validated authentication request;

requesting a set of data from the selected third party system via the third party API; and

receiving, via the third party API, the requested set of data comprising data for populating a specific data field of the web-based form.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

associating the received set of data with a respective data field in the web-based form; and

transmitting the associated data with the respective data field in the web-based form to the device, thereby causing the device to auto-populate the respective data field and display the auto-populated data field on a user interface of the device.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising causing the user interface of the device to prompt the applicant to select the third party system.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the web-based form further comprises a data field that is to be populated manually by the applicant.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received data indicative of the validated authentication request comprises a security token configured to enable communication between the application server and the selected third party system via the third party API.

6. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory in communication with the one or more processors and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, are configured to cause the system to:

transmit a web-based form to an applicant device;

receive an input indicative of an applicant selection for a third party to provide data to populate a plurality of fields of the web-based form;

transmit, responsive to receiving the input, a call, using a third party application programming interface (API), to the selected third party;

request a set of data from the selected third party via the third party API; and

receive the requested set of data via the third party API, the requested set of data comprising data for populating a specific data field of a web-based form.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, are further configured to cause the system to:

associate the received set of data with a respective data field in the web-based form; and

transmit the associated data with the respective data field in the web-based form to the device, thereby causing the device to auto-populate the respective data field and display the auto-populated data field on a user interface of the device.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, are further configured to cause the system to:

store the web-based form in a database; and

cause the user interface of the device to prompt the applicant to select the third party.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, are further configured to cause the system to:

transmit data indicative of an authentication request associated with the selected third party; and

receive a security token in response to a validated authentication request, the security token being configured to enable communication between the application server and the selected third party via the third party API.

10. A system comprising:

a communication interface configured to transmit a web-based form to a device of an applicant and receive an input indicative of an applicant selection for a third party system to provide data to populate a plurality of fields of the web-based form; and

an application server, that, in conjunction with the communication interface, is configured to:

transmit, responsive to receiving the input via the communication interface, a call, using a third party application programming interface (API), to the selected third party system;

transmit data indicative of an authentication request associated with the selected third party system;

receive data indicative of a validated authentication request;

request a set of data from the selected third party system via the third party API; and

receive the requested set of data via the third party API, the requested set of data comprising data for populating a specific data field of the web-based form.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the application server, in conjunction with the communication interface, is further configured to associate the received set of data with a respective data field in the web-based form, and transmit the associated data with the respective data field in the web-based form to the device thereby causing the device to auto-populate the respective data field and display the auto-populated data field on a user interface of the device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user interface is part of a native application executing on the device.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user interface is a mobile optimized web browser interface.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user interface of the device is configured to prompt the applicant to select the third party system.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the web-based form further comprises a data field that is to be populated manually by the applicant.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the third party system is associated with the third party API.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the third party system comprises a privacy module configured to transmit the security token via the third party API.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the third party system comprises a social network.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the application server and the third party system each comprise a transfer module configured to enable data transfer between the application server and the third party system.

20. The system of claim 10 , wherein the received data indicative of the validated authentication request comprises a security token configured to enable communication between the application server and the selected third party system via the third party API.