Banking APIBNPL

Real-Time Affordability Checks for BNPL Transactions

Meet new BNPL credit licence obligations with real-time affordability assessment at point of sale. Fiskil's API verifies borrower capacity using CDR bank data without disrupting the checkout experience.

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The Challenge

BNPL providers must now perform genuine affordability assessments for every transaction while maintaining the instant approval experience consumers expect.

The Solution

Fiskil provides real-time affordability assessment by pre-analysing connected bank data and delivering instant pass/fail decisions at the point of sale.

Capabilities

How Fiskil Helps

Pre-Analysed Financial Profile

Customers connect their bank once during registration. Fiskil continuously analyses their financial position so affordability can be assessed instantly at checkout.

Real-Time Disposable Income Check

At the point of transaction, verify that the customer has sufficient disposable income to absorb the new instalment commitment alongside existing obligations.

Cumulative Exposure Tracking

Track the customer's total BNPL exposure across your platform and detect competing BNPL commitments from other providers visible in transaction data.

Regulatory-Grade Audit Trail

Generate a complete audit record of each affordability assessment, including the data considered, the decision logic, and the outcome — ready for ASIC review.

Implementation

How It Works

1

Bank Account Connection at Registration

New customers connect their primary bank account via CDR during BNPL registration. This one-time step takes under 2 minutes and enables all future affordability checks.

2

Continuous Financial Profiling

Fiskil maintains an up-to-date financial profile by periodically refreshing transaction data, so the customer's income, expenses, and commitments are always current.

3

Point-of-Sale Affordability Call

At checkout, your platform calls Fiskil's affordability endpoint with the transaction amount. The API returns an affordability decision in under 2 seconds.

4

Record and Report

Store the affordability assessment outcome and supporting data for regulatory compliance. Fiskil provides structured audit records for each decision.

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FAQs

BNPL products became regulated as credit under Australian law. Providers must now hold an Australian credit licence and comply with responsible lending obligations, including performing affordability assessments before approving transactions.

For customers with pre-connected bank accounts, affordability decisions typically return in 1-2 seconds. This is achieved by continuously maintaining an up-to-date financial profile rather than performing a full analysis at checkout.

No. Customers grant ongoing CDR consent during initial registration. This allows Fiskil to periodically refresh their financial data, enabling instant affordability checks for all subsequent transactions without additional consent steps.

Transaction data reveals recurring payments to Afterpay, Zip, Humm, Klarna, and other BNPL providers. The API identifies these and factors them into total commitment calculations for a more complete affordability picture.

ASIC expects BNPL providers to demonstrate they performed reasonable inquiries into the consumer's financial situation and assessed that the credit was not unsuitable. Fiskil's audit records capture the financial data reviewed, the assessment methodology, and the decision outcome.

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