What is Bank-in-a-Box?

In an era of real-time financial interactions and rapid digitalization, financial institutions and fintech startups need a unified, scalable, and modular solution to deliver banking and payments services efficiently. PayNways' "Bank-in-a-Box" is a ready-to-deploy, API-first, cloud-enabled banking and payments platform that enables any institution to launch a full-scale digital bank or embed comprehensive financial services in record time.

Bank-in-a-Box is a comprehensive, plug-and-play solution covering all aspects of banking and payments — from onboarding to transaction processing, risk management to regulatory compliance. It is designed to work as a standalone digital bank or integrate into existing systems to augment functionality.

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Core Components

Customer Onboarding & KYC

  • Digital onboarding with biometric and document verification
  • Integration with national ID, PAN, passport databases
  • AML and sanction list screening

Digital Account Opening

  • Fully digital savings, current, and business account opening
  • eSign, video KYC, Aadhaar/PAN/SSN-based onboarding
  • Omnichannel support with straight-through processing

Core Banking Services

  • Savings, current, and loan accounts
  • Interest computation, overdraft facilities, account statements
  • Virtual account management

Retail Lending

  • Loan origination with risk-based pricing and eligibility checks
  • Integration with credit bureaus and decisioning engines
  • EMI scheduling, disbursement, repayment tracking, NPA handling

Payments Hub

  • Domestic Payments: RTGS, NEFT, IMPS, UPI (India); SPEI (Mexico); Fedwire & ACH (US)
  • Interbank Transfers: SWIFT, ISO 20022-ready APIs
  • Cross-Border Payments: FX conversion, sanctions screening, beneficiary validations
  • Card Payments: Issuance, acquiring, authorization engine, settlement, reconciliation
  • Merchant Payments: QR code, PoS integration, tokenized payments, e-commerce plugins

Credit Card Issuing & Processing

  • Origination, issuance (physical & virtual), and limit setup
  • Real-time authorization, billing, statement generation
  • Rewards engine, loyalty management, chargeback handling

Merchant Acquiring

  • Onboarding, terminal/POS/QR provisioning
  • Online and in-store payment acceptance (UPI, cards, netbanking)
  • Automated settlement and reconciliation
  • MDR and fee configuration per merchant

Fraud Management & Risk Engine

  • Real-time rule engine for monitoring transactions
  • Machine learning models for anomaly detection
  • Case management and alert system

Compliance & Reporting

  • Regulatory reporting templates (e.g., FATCA, CRS, SARs)
  • Configurable dashboards for MIS and board-level reports

APIs and Integration Layer

  • API gateway with security, throttling, versioning, and analytics
  • Pre-built connectors for bureaus, payment networks, and third-party services

Deployment Models

  • On-premise, cloud-native, or hybrid
  • Multi-tenant support for serving multiple institutions

Use Cases

  • Neobanks launching full-stack services without building from scratch
  • Traditional banks looking to modernize their backend and rollout digital channels
  • Fintechs embedding payments and lending into their platform
  • Enterprises creating white-label banking and payment services

Bank-in-a-Box is more than a platform — it is an enabler for digital transformation in financial services. With end-to-end capabilities from customer onboarding to payments and compliance, PayNways empowers financial institutions to innovate, scale, and serve their customers better.

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