LexisNexisĀ® Bankers AlmanacĀ® Validateā¢
Trusted by global banks, businesses and payment processors, LexisNexisĀ® Bankers AlmanacĀ® Validateā¢ seamlessly verifies and auto-populates payments and routing data in over 200 countries.
Bankers AlmanacĀ® Validateā¢ API can be integrated wherever you need it in your payments flow. Some of the most popular use cases include:
- Validating account details when onboarding new vendors and customers
- Checking account details as they are entered into customer-facing platforms, including websites and applications
- Verifying beneficiary account ownership within available countries
- Verifying and enriching domestic and cross-border payment messages
New Validate REST API
Our new Bankers AlmanacĀ® Validateā¢ API was launched in October 2023. Benefits include:
- Improved performance
- Security enhancements
- Swagger
- Heartbeat endpoint
- Improved end-point naming and versioning
Post October 2023
New BA Validate API guide
For all new Bankers AlmanacĀ® Validateā¢ API users (post October 2023), please refer to this API quick start guide
Pre October 2023
Legacy BA Validate API guide
For all existing Bankers AlmanacĀ® Validateā¢ API users (pre October 2023), please refer to this API migration guide
How Does Bankers AlmanacĀ® Validateā¢ Work?
- Enter country-relevant payment details (or search by bank name and address)
- In less than half a second, receive verification in the form of pass, caution or fail
- Auto-populate payments and routing data for over 200 countries, including:
- IBAN, BIC, ABA Numbers and National Clearing Codes
- Branch name, address and postcode
- Correspondent banks and intermediary information
- Payment rail connectivity and SSIs for payment routing
- Payment holiday dates
- Customer service centre information
- Payment purpose and tax code details