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Scotiabank Wire Payment Structure
JSON structure documentation for Scotiabank wire payment initiation request
Type: object
Properties: 0
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Scotiabank Wire Payment Structure is a JSON Structure definition published by Scotiabank.
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JSON Structure
{
"title": "Scotiabank Wire Payment Structure",
"description": "JSON structure documentation for Scotiabank wire payment initiation request",
"type": "object",
"fields": [
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "number",
"required": true,
"description": "Payment amount (must be positive)"
},
{
"name": "currency",
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"description": "Payment currency: CAD or USD (cross-currency coming soon)"
},
{
"name": "debit_account",
"type": "object",
"required": true,
"description": "Source account for the wire transfer",
"fields": [
{
"name": "account_number",
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"description": "Scotiabank account number to debit"
},
{
"name": "institution_number",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "Bank institution number (Scotiabank is 002)"
},
{
"name": "transit_number",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "Branch transit number"
}
]
},
{
"name": "credit_account",
"type": "object",
"required": true,
"description": "Destination account for the wire transfer",
"fields": [
{
"name": "account_number",
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"description": "Recipient account number"
},
{
"name": "bank_code",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "Recipient bank SWIFT/BIC code for international transfers"
},
{
"name": "country",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the recipient bank"
},
{
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "Name of the account holder or business"
},
{
"name": "address",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "Physical address of the recipient (required for international)"
}
]
},
{
"name": "remittance_information",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"description": "Payment reference or memo (appears on recipient's statement)"
},
{
"name": "value_date",
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"required": false,
"description": "Requested value date for the transfer (YYYY-MM-DD)"
}
]
}