Core Banking Services
  1. Transfer
Core Banking Services
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      GET
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      POST
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      POST
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      GET
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      POST
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      GET
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      GET
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      GET
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      GET
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      POST
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      POST
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      POST
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      GET
  • Transfer
    • Get Institutions
      GET
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      POST
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      POST
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      GET
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      GET
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      POST
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      POST
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  1. Transfer

Get Institutions

GET
/core/transfer/institutions
This endpoint returns a list of financial institutions. Each institution includes details such as its name and unique code.
Response Format:
The response is a JSON array of institution objects. Each object contains the following fields:
FieldTypeDescription
institutionNamestringThe name of the financial institution.
institutionCodestringA unique code that identifies the institution.

Request

None

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curl --location --request GET '/core/transfer/institutions'

Responses

🟢200Success
application/json
Body
array of:
institutionName
string 
required
institutionCode
string 
required
isNew
boolean 
required
Example
[
    {
        "institutionName": "STERLING BANK PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000001",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "KEYSTONE BANK PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000002",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK",
        "institutionCode": "000003",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000004",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "JAIZ BANK",
        "institutionCode": "000006",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "FIDELITY BANK PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000007",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "POLARIS BANK",
        "institutionCode": "000008",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "CITI BANK",
        "institutionCode": "000009",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000010",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "UNITY BANK PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000011",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "STANBIC IBTC BANK PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000012",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000013",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "ACCESS BANK PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000014",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "ZENITH BANK PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000015",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000016",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "WEMA BANK PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000017",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000018",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "HERITAGE BANK",
        "institutionCode": "000020",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "STANDARD CHARTERED BANK PLC",
        "institutionCode": "000021",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "SUNTRUST BANK",
        "institutionCode": "000022",
        "isNew": true
    },
    {
        "institutionName": "Providus Bank",
        "institutionCode": "000023",
        "isNew": true
    }
]
Modified at 2025-03-19 15:03:05
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