Tazama

aid: tazama
name: Tazama
description: Tazama is the first open source platform for real-time financial monitoring and fraud detection, launched by
  Linux Foundation Charities with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It provides real-time fraud management,
  AML compliance, and cost-effective monitoring of digital financial transactions through a microservices architecture with
  rule processors, typology scoring, and case management integration. Built to ISO 20022 standards for maximum financial messaging
  interoperability.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/tazama.png
tags:
- Financial Technology
- Fraud Detection
- Anti-Money Laundering
- Linux Foundation
- Open Source
- Transaction Monitoring
- ISO 20022
- Real Time
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tazama/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: tazama:admin-service
  name: Tazama Admin Service API
  description: Administrative API for managing and configuring the Tazama platform. Supports configuration of rule processors,
    typology definitions, network maps, and system administration. Swagger documentation available at the admin service endpoint.
  humanURL: https://github.com/tazama-lf/admin-service
  baseURL: http://localhost:5100
  tags:
  - Administration
  - Configuration
  - Rule Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/tazama-lf/admin-service
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tazama-lf/admin-service
  contact:
  - FN: Tazama Support
    url: https://tazama.org
- aid: tazama:tazama-health-api
  name: Tazama Health API
  description: Service health check operations
  humanURL: https://tazama.org/products/
  baseURL: http://localhost:5000
  tags:
  - Health
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tazama-health-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tazama.org/products/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tazama-lf/tms-service
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/tazama-graphql.md
- aid: tazama:tazama-transaction-evaluation-api
  name: Tazama Transaction Evaluation API
  description: ISO 20022 transaction message evaluation for fraud and AML detection
  humanURL: https://tazama.org/products/
  baseURL: http://localhost:5000
  tags:
  - Transaction Evaluation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/tazama-transaction-evaluation-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tazama.org/products/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tazama-lf/tms-service
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/tazama-graphql.md
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/tazama-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/tazama-domain-security.yml
- url: https://www.tazama.org/feed/
  type: Blog
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tazama-org
- type: Documentation
  name: Tazama Documentation
  description: Official documentation for Tazama platform and APIs.
  url: https://tazama.org/products/
- type: GitHubOrg
  name: Tazama GitHub Organization
  description: Source code and repositories for Tazama open source platform.
  url: https://github.com/tazama-lf
- type: About
  name: About Tazama
  url: https://tazama.org/about/
- type: Licensing
  name: Linux Foundation Charities
  url: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-tazama-for-real-time-fraud-management
- type: OpenAPI
  name: Tazama TMS OpenAPI Specification
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tazama/refs/heads/main/openapi/tazama-transaction-monitoring-service-openapi.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  name: Tazama Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tazama/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/tazama-vocabulary.yml
- type: JSONSchema
  name: Transaction Response Schema
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tazama/refs/heads/main/json-schema/tazama-transaction-response-schema.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  name: Tazama JSON-LD Context
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tazama/refs/heads/main/json-ld/tazama-context.jsonld
- type: SpectralRules
  name: Tazama Spectral Rules
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tazama/refs/heads/main/rules/tazama-rules.yml
features:
- name: Real-Time Transaction Monitoring
  description: Processes financial transactions in real time for immediate fraud detection.
- name: ISO 20022 Compliance
  description: Built to ISO 20022 standards for financial messaging interoperability.
- name: Payment Platform Adapter
  description: Transforms non-ISO 20022 messages into ISO 20022 compatible formats.
- name: Rule-Based Fraud Detection
  description: Configurable rule processors evaluate transactions for suspicious behavior.
- name: Typology Scoring
  description: Aggregates rule results into fraud and AML typology scores.
- name: AML Compliance
  description: Anti-money laundering monitoring built into the transaction processing pipeline.
- name: Case Management Integration
  description: Issues investigation alerts and case data to external case management systems.
- name: Transaction Blocking
  description: Can block high-risk transactions to prevent financial loss.
- name: Kubernetes Deployment
  description: Helm charts available for AKS, EKS, GKE, and on-premises Kubernetes deployments.
- name: GraphQL Access
  description: Hasura GraphQL API layer for flexible database queries.
useCases:
- name: Fraud Detection for Mobile Money Operators
  description: Real-time monitoring of mobile financial transactions for fraud patterns.
- name: AML Compliance for Banks
  description: Automated AML screening of transactions to meet regulatory requirements.
- name: Payment Switch Monitoring
  description: Monitor transactions passing through payment switches for suspicious activity.
- name: Clearing House Risk Management
  description: Screen clearing house transactions for fraud and money laundering.
integrations:
- name: Hasura GraphQL API
  description: GraphQL access layer to the Tazama database via Hasura.
  url: https://hasura.io
- name: Keycloak Authentication
  description: Identity and access management via Keycloak.
  url: https://www.keycloak.org
- name: NATS Messaging
  description: Event streaming via NATS message broker.
  url: https://nats.io
- name: ArangoDB
  description: Multi-model database for transaction data and participant graphs.
  url: https://www.arangodb.com
- name: Mojaloop
  description: ISO 20022 messages map to Mojaloop Quote, Quote Response, and Transfer messages.
  url: https://mojaloop.io
- name: External Case Management Systems
  description: Alerts and case data sent to external case management platforms.
solutions:
- name: Financial Inclusion
  description: Enables small financial service providers in developing markets to afford fraud monitoring.
- name: Open Source Fraud Prevention
  description: First open-source real-time fraud management platform for financial services.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com