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Overview

The FIS IBS core connector provides pre-built connectivity with the FIS IBS core banking system through FIS API v4. FIS IBS is a comprehensive core banking solution that handles essential banking operations including deposits, payments, loans, and transactions. The Grand Central FIS IBS connector provides a secure integration layer that connects digital banking channels to the FIS IBS core banking system using the Grand Central Unified API Specification.

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Key Features

  • Customer Information Management: Create and manage customer profiles with real-time updates
  • Account Management: Dynamic account creation, on-demand access, and full lifecycle control
  • Deposit Account Operations: Retrieve account information, balances, and transaction history
  • Loan Account Management: Access loan details, balances, payment schedules, and interest rates
  • Party Search: Search and retrieve party information based on specified criteria
  • Account Association: Retrieve deposit and loan accounts associated with specific parties

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Supported Operations

The FIS IBS connector supports the following operations from the Grand Central Unified API Specification:

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Deposit Operations

  • GET /deposits/{depositId} - Retrieve deposit account information for a specific account ID
  • GET /deposits/balances - Retrieve balance information for one or more deposit accounts
  • POST /deposits/transactions - Retrieve transaction history and activity for deposit accounts

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Party Operations

  • GET /parties/search - Search for party information based on specified criteria
  • GET /parties/{partyId} - Retrieve party profile information for a specific party ID
  • GET /parties/{partyId}/accounts - Retrieve deposit and loan accounts associated with a specific party

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Loan Account Operations

  • GET /loans - Retrieve loan account information, including balances, payment schedules, and interest rates
  • GET /loans/{loanId} - Retrieve loan account information for a specific loan ID

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Prerequisites

Before you start, you require the following:
  • Completion of Grand Central connector configuration prerequisites
  • An active FIS account with the necessary permissions to access the FIS environment
  • Valid API credentials from FIS such as username, password, and auth token information

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Configuration

To configure your FIS IBS connector:
  1. Set your APIM subscription key in the header:
    • Key: api-key
    • Value: your subscription key
  2. Request the Grand Central team to set up a connection with FIS and provide:
    • FIS client-id and client-secret for OAuth token generation
    • ibs-authorization details
  3. Configure the following details in gc-applications-live: 
    fis.baseUrl= # FIS environment base URL
fis.organization-id
fis.source-id
Example configuration location: 
├── iPaaS
└── azure/runtimes
    ├── dev
    └── test
        └── values
            ├── gc-fis
                └── deposit-v0.values.yaml

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Integration Benefits

  • Faster Time-to-Market: Streamline development with pre-built connectors
  • Real-Time Synchronization: Keep data synchronized across all channels
  • Secure Integration: Leverage FIS IBS’s robust security features
  • Scalable Solution: Scale banking operations with minimal development effort
  • BIAN Compliance: Standardized business interactions based on BIAN framework