Why use these APIs?

Make cross border payments in over 140 currencies from a single operating account with one seamless process using the Global Disbursements API from HSBC. Send payments quickly and easily to vendors, clients, expatriates living abroad or any beneficiary globally. Consolidate cross border payments to effectively reduce the number of foreign currency accounts your organisation needs to hold, saving money, streamlining reconciliation and gaining more control over cash flows.

Key features

• Make automated, international payments in more than 140 currencies using a single API
• Integrated with HSBC's foreign exchange pricing technology that guarantees foreign exchange rates or offers them in real-time
• Available globally in HSBC's active locations
• An efficient operating model for global payments, enabling clients to make cost savings whilst increasing operating efficiency
• Embed HSBC's payments and FX capabilities in your existing systems

Global Disbursement APIs

Single payment initiation with FX

Provides the capability to initiate a single payment with integrated foreign exchange services.

Bulk payment initiation with FX

Provides the capability to initiate a bulk payment with integrated foreign exchange services.

Guaranteed FX rate

Fetch the guaranteed rate list from Flex Rate before initiating bulk payment instructions.

Real-time FX quote

Secure a real-time exchange rate quote with Flex Rate before initiating a single payment instruction.

Validate Global Disbursement payment

Validate creditor's electronic banking details or single payment instructions.

Confirm Global Disbursement payment

Confirm a single payment instruction post exchange rate review.

Global Disbursement payment status enquiry

Provides the capability to enquire on the latest status for single or bulk payment instructions.

Cancel Global Disbursement payment

Ability to cancel single Global Disbursement payment instructions.

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