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Test URL

POSThttps://uat.finserve.africa/v3-apis/transaction-api/v3.0/remittance/rtgs

Live URL

POSThttps://api.finserve.africa/v3-apis/transaction-api/v3.0/remittance/rtgs

The Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) web-service enables an application to send money intra-country to other bank accounts.

❗️ CDD - KYC & CFT

In line with various banking regulations your send money transaction will be subjected to various verifications and you may be required to provide additional information.

🚧 Transaction Time

RTGS is available on weekdays between 9am and 3pm. If you send after these hours, your transaction will be queued and sent at the next available transaction window.

RTGS Remittance Request Fields

Field	Type	Description
Source Fields
`countryCode`	`string`	The country code of the sender's bank account (e.g., "KE", "UG").
`currency`	`string`	The currency of the sender's account (e.g., "KES", "UGX").
`name`	`string`	The full name of the account holder (e.g., "John Doe").
`accountNumber`	`string`	The sender's bank account number (e.g., "0020100014605").
Destination Fields
`type`	`string`	The type of destination (e.g., "bank").
`countryCode`	`string`	The country code for the recipient's bank account (e.g., "KE").
`name`	`string`	The full name of the recipient (e.g., "Herr Sergius").
`bankCode`	`string`	The bank code of the recipient's bank (e.g., "61").
`accountNumber`	`string`	The recipient's bank account number (e.g., "1100194977404").
Transfer Fields
`type`	`string`	The type of transfer (e.g., "RTGS").
`amount`	`string`	The amount of money to be transferred (e.g., "200").
`currencyCode`	`string`	The currency code for the transfer amount (e.g., "KES").
`reference`	`string`	A unique reference identifier for the transaction (e.g., "16110014834489833").
`date`	`string`	The date of the transaction (YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g., "2023-10-13").
`description`	`string`	Additional remarks about the transaction (e.g., "Some remarks here").
`purposeOfPaymentCode`	`string`	Code indicating the purpose of the payment (e.g., "OTHR").
Headers
`Authorization`	`string`	Bearer token for authentication (replace `{access_token}` with a valid token).
`Content-Type`	`string`	Media type of the resource (should be `application/json`).
`signature`	`string`	A cryptographic signature for request integrity.

200 Success Response Schema

Field Name	Field Type	Field Description
`transactionId`	`string`	unique transaction id
`status`	`string`	transaction status

Example Request

⚠️

In the example below, please remember to replace the variables enclosed within curly brackets {{ }} with the actual values.

Signature Formulae

transfer.reference+transfer.date+source.accountNumber+destination.accountNumber+transfer.amount

Example Request

curl -X POST \
	-d '{
            "source": {
                "countryCode": "KE",
                "currency":"KES",
                "name": "John Doe",
                "accountNumber": "0020100014605"
            },
            "destination": {
                "type": "bank",
                "countryCode": "KE",
                "name": "David Mwangi",
                "bankCode": "61",
                "accountNumber": "1100194977404"
            },
            "transfer": {
                "type": "RTGS",
                "amount": "200",
                "currencyCode": "KES",
                "reference": "16110014834489833",
                "date": "2023-10-13",
                "description": "Some remarks here",
                "purposeOfPaymentCode": "OTHR"
                }
        }'  \
	-H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}'  \
	-H 'Content-Type: application/json'  \
	-H 'signature: e967CLKebZyLfa73/YYltjW5M4cHoyWeHi/5VDKJ64gOwKBvzHJRqJJrBBc34v2m4jyKkDMBtfRJeFlxbNisMAeBtkw0TRcD2LThFK27EOqLM3m8rQYa+7CJ2FhPhK+iOa4RUY+vTfkRX5JXuqOW7a3GHds8qyPaPe19cKUY33eAJL3upXnGnA3/PEhzjhb0pqk2zCI7aRzvjjVUGwUdT6LO73NVhDSWvGpLEsP0dH/stC5BoTPNNt9nY8yvGUPV7fmaPSIFn68W4L04WgePQdYkmD1UPApGcrl+L2ALY3lPaRfI6/N+0Y3NIWQyLgix+69k7V4EGolqejWdion+9A=='  \
	-L 'https://uat.finserve.africa/v3-apis/transaction-api/v3.0/remittance'

Example Response

{
    "status": true,
    "code": 0,
    "message": "success",
    "reference": "16110014834489833",
    "data": {
        "transactionId": "16110014834489833",
        "status": "SUCCESS"
    }
}

🚀 RTGS Payment Purpose

📥 GET /v3.0/rtgs/paymentPurpose

📋 Overview

This endpoint retrieves the purposes for RTGS (Real-Time Gross Settlement) payments.

🛠️ Request

🌐 Live url

GEThttps://api.finserve.africa/v3-apis/transaction-api/v3.0/rtgs/paymentPurpose

🔗 Test url

GEThttps://uat.finserve.africa/v3-apis/transaction-api/v3.0/rtgs/paymentPurpose

🔍 Response Fields Description

Field	Description
status	Indicates the success of the request (`true` for success).
code	HTTP status code (200 for success).
message	Descriptive message of the response.
data	An array containing the different RTGS payment purposes:
	- code: A short identifier for the payment purpose.
	- value: The full description of the payment purpose.

Sample Response

Payment purpose response

{
    "status": true,
    "code": 200,
    "message": "Success",
    "data": [
        {
            "code": "CUR/DEP",
            "value": "CASH DEPOSITS"
        },
        {
            "code": "CUR/WIT",
            "value": "CASH WITHDRAWALS"
        },
        {
            "code": "CSDK",
            "value": "Central Security Depository Payments"
        },
        {
            "code": "OTHR",
            "value": "Other"
        }
    ]
}

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