Fincra

Fincra is an African cross-border payments infrastructure provider whose REST API lets businesses collect, hold, convert, and disburse money across multiple currencies. The platform covers collections (virtual accounts and direct charges), payouts/disbursements to banks and mobile money, FX conversions with quotes, beneficiary management, and webhooks, secured with an api-key plus Bearer token.

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APIs

Fincra Collections API

Receive payments from customers via virtual account bank transfers and the direct charge API (card, bank transfer, mobile money, EFT, pay-attitude), including charge authorizati...

Fincra Payouts / Disbursements API

Disburse funds to bank accounts, mobile money wallets, and other Fincra accounts in same-currency or cross-currency flows, with payout status lookups by transaction reference or...

Fincra Conversions / FX API

Convert balances between supported currencies using a quote reference, list conversions, and verify conversion status. FX quotes are valid for 30 seconds on cross-currency flows.

Fincra Quotes API

Generate a time-bound FX quote for a conversion or cross-currency payout; the returned quote reference is passed into the conversion or payout request.

Fincra Beneficiaries API

Create, list, fetch, update, and delete reusable payout beneficiaries scoped to a business, capturing bank, currency, and payment-destination details.

Fincra Virtual Accounts API

Request and manage NGN and foreign-currency virtual accounts that let merchants receive bank-transfer payments, fetch account information, and list payins/deposits made into an ...

Fincra Banks & Account Resolution API

List supported banks and mobile money providers and resolve/verify a bank account number to its account holder name before disbursing.

Fincra Webhooks

Signed event notifications delivered to a merchant-configured webhook URL for collections, payouts, conversions, and virtual account events, validated via an HMAC signature header.

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opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: Fincra API
  version: '1.0'
request:
  auth:
    type: bearer
    token: '{{bearerToken}}'
items:
- info:
    name: Collections
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Initiate a charge
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.fincra.com/checkout/charges
      body:
        type: json
        data: "{\n  \"amount\": 1000,\n  \"reference\": \"{{reference}}\",\n  \"currency\": \"NGN\",\n  \"type\": \"bank_transfer\"\
          ,\n  \"customer\": {\n    \"name\": \"Jane Doe\",\n    \"email\": \"jane@example.com\"\n  }\n}"
    docs: Initiate a direct charge via card, bank transfer, mobile money, EFT, or pay-attitude.
  - info:
      name: Authorize a charge
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.fincra.com/checkout/charges/authorize
      body:
        type: json
        data: "{\n  \"reference\": \"{{reference}}\",\n  \"authorization\": { \"mode\": \"otp\", \"otp\": \"123456\" }\n}"
    docs: Authorize a previously initiated charge with an OTP or PIN.
  - info:
      name: Get a charge by reference
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/checkout/charges/{{reference}}
    docs: Retrieve a charge by its reference.
  - info:
      name: Verify a charge
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/checkout/charges/verify/{{reference}}
    docs: Verify the status of a charge.
- info:
    name: Payouts
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Initiate a payout
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.fincra.com/disbursements/payouts
      body:
        type: json
        data: "{\n  \"sourceCurrency\": \"NGN\",\n  \"destinationCurrency\": \"NGN\",\n  \"amount\": \"5000\",\n  \"business\"\
          : \"{{businessId}}\",\n  \"description\": \"Payout\",\n  \"customerReference\": \"{{reference}}\",\n  \"paymentDestination\"\
          : \"bank_account\",\n  \"beneficiary\": {\n    \"accountHolderName\": \"Jane Doe\",\n    \"type\": \"individual\"\
          ,\n    \"accountNumber\": \"0123456789\",\n    \"bankCode\": \"058\"\n  }\n}"
    docs: Disburse funds to a bank account, mobile money wallet, or Fincra account.
  - info:
      name: Get all payouts
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/disbursements/payouts
    docs: List all payouts for a business.
  - info:
      name: Verify payout by transaction reference
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/disbursements/payouts/reference/{{transactionReference}}
    docs: Verify a payout status by its transaction reference.
  - info:
      name: Verify payout by customer reference
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/disbursements/payouts/customer-reference/{{customerReference}}
    docs: Verify a payout status by your customer reference.
- info:
    name: Quotes
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Generate a quote
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.fincra.com/quotes/generate
      body:
        type: json
        data: "{\n  \"sourceCurrency\": \"USD\",\n  \"destinationCurrency\": \"NGN\",\n  \"amount\": \"100\",\n  \"action\"\
          : \"send\",\n  \"transactionType\": \"conversion\",\n  \"business\": \"{{businessId}}\",\n  \"paymentDestination\"\
          : \"bank_account\"\n}"
    docs: Generate a time-bound FX quote (valid ~30s for cross-currency).
- info:
    name: Conversions
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Initiate a currency conversion
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.fincra.com/conversions/initiate
      body:
        type: json
        data: "{\n  \"business\": \"{{businessId}}\",\n  \"quoteReference\": \"{{quoteReference}}\",\n  \"customerReference\"\
          : \"{{reference}}\"\n}"
    docs: Convert balance between currencies using a quote reference.
  - info:
      name: List all conversions
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/conversions
    docs: List all conversions for a business.
  - info:
      name: Verify conversion status
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/conversions/{{reference}}
    docs: Verify the status of a conversion.
- info:
    name: Beneficiaries
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Create a beneficiary
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.fincra.com/profile/beneficiaries/business/{{businessId}}
      body:
        type: json
        data: "{\n  \"firstName\": \"Jane\",\n  \"accountHolderName\": \"Jane Doe\",\n  \"type\": \"individual\",\n  \"currency\"\
          : \"NGN\",\n  \"paymentDestination\": \"bank_account\",\n  \"destinationAddress\": \"0123456789\"\n}"
    docs: Create a reusable payout beneficiary for a business.
  - info:
      name: List beneficiaries
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/profile/beneficiaries/business/{{businessId}}
    docs: List beneficiaries for a business.
  - info:
      name: Fetch a beneficiary
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/profile/beneficiaries/business/{{businessId}}/{{beneficiaryId}}
    docs: Fetch a single beneficiary by id.
  - info:
      name: Update a beneficiary
      type: http
    http:
      method: PATCH
      url: https://api.fincra.com/profile/beneficiaries/business/{{businessId}}/{{beneficiaryId}}
      body:
        type: json
        data: "{\n  \"accountHolderName\": \"Jane A. Doe\"\n}"
    docs: Update an existing beneficiary.
  - info:
      name: Delete a beneficiary
      type: http
    http:
      method: DELETE
      url: https://api.fincra.com/profile/beneficiaries/business/{{businessId}}/{{beneficiaryId}}
    docs: Delete a beneficiary.
- info:
    name: Virtual Accounts
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Request a virtual account
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.fincra.com/profile/virtual-accounts/requests
      body:
        type: json
        data: "{\n  \"currency\": \"NGN\",\n  \"accountType\": \"individual\",\n  \"business\": \"{{businessId}}\",\n  \"\
          KYCInformation\": {\n    \"firstName\": \"Jane\",\n    \"lastName\": \"Doe\",\n    \"bvn\": \"12345678901\"\n  }\n\
          }"
    docs: Request an NGN or foreign-currency virtual account for collections.
  - info:
      name: List virtual accounts
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/profile/virtual-accounts/business
    docs: List virtual accounts for a business.
  - info:
      name: Fetch virtual account information
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/profile/virtual-accounts/{{virtualAccountId}}
    docs: Fetch a virtual account by id.
  - info:
      name: List payins into a virtual account
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/profile/virtual-accounts/{{virtualAccountId}}/payins
    docs: Retrieve inflows (deposits) made into a virtual account.
- info:
    name: Banks & Account Resolution
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: List banks
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.fincra.com/core/banks?currency=NGN&country=NG
    docs: List supported banks and mobile money providers.
  - info:
      name: Resolve / verify account number
      type: http
    http:
      method: POST
      url: https://api.fincra.com/core/accounts/resolve
      body:
        type: json
        data: "{\n  \"accountNumber\": \"0123456789\",\n  \"bankCode\": \"058\",\n  \"type\": \"nuban\"\n}"
    docs: Verify a bank account number and resolve the account holder name.