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Short answer: yes, but it'll cost you, figure out a better way.

First thing to know is, if you're talking to banks you're sort of talking to the wrong people. You need to be talking to Banking Host providers, or Core Banking System providers (they go by a few names). These are the companies that actually provide the back-end for the banks. So if you're talking to bankers, they won't have any clue because that's not something they do.

Second, read up on ISO 8583 - that's a common API that's used. You may need to implement it, although there are a few open versions around.

Third, it's going to cost you lots of time and money. If you're solo or small, figure out someone who has already done the hard work and pay them for this.




I see. Thank you for your input. Yes, currently I am starting it on my own and of course, I prefer to use an end to end solution rather than build it myself.

Can you recommend someone who has done the hard work? Is it Balance Payments as ig1 said?

Thanks.


See my reply to OP re: Balanced' payments API: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5801627




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