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April 1, 2025

Core Platform

Enhancements

clientTransactionId now included in reconciliation labels

clientTransactionId is now included as a label in the following transaction types:

  • Wallet_Credit_Mode_Offline
  • Wallet_Credit_Mode_Offline_Third_Party

clientTransactionId is provided by clients in the Fund Wallet request and helps you keep track of transactions for reconciliation purposes.

For more information, see Transaction Response Labels.

March 18, 2025

Core Platform

Enhancements

New rfiHashId for Easier RFI Tracking

A new parameter, rfiHashId, is now available in the following requests:

You can now store and use an rfiHashId to uniquely identify and respond to Requests for Information (RFIs), helping ensure accurate tracking and preventing mix-ups.

While templateId remains available, we strongly recommend migrating to rfiHashId for improved accuracy and future compatibility.

For more details, see Requests for Information (RFIs). If you have any questions, please contact your Nium account manager or Nium Support.

March 4, 2025

Core Platform

Enhancements

Updates to Virtual Account Assignment

Virtual accounts can now only be assigned when a customer’s compliance status is CLEAR. If the status is PENDING, the request will return an error.

This change helps ensure virtual accounts are only assigned to valid customers. For more information, see Virtual Account Number.

Use the Assign Payment ID request to assign virtual accounts. This change ensures virtual accounts are only assigned to eligible customers.

February 18, 2025

Core Platform

Enhancements

Wallet-to-Wallet Transfers Now Support External ID

You can now include a senderExternalId in wallet-to-wallet transfer requests. Additionally, you can fetch wallet-to-wallet transfers using the externalId assigned when creating the customer.

This enhancement simplifies transaction tracking and reconciliation. For more information, see Wallet to Wallet Transfer.

February 4, 2025

Core Platform

Deprecation Notices

P2P Transfer Between Wallets Webhook Deprecation

The P2P Transfer Between Wallets webhook event will be deprecated in March 2025.

  • This event was sent for transfers that have Customer_Wallet_Credit_Fund_Transfer as the transactionType.
  • The Fund Transfer Between Wallets event will be sent instead for transfers that have Customer_Wallet_Credit_Fund_Transfer as the transactionType.

December 10, 2024

Core Platform

Nium Portal

New Features

Nium Portal In-line Payouts

In-line Payouts enables any user to create payouts directly in Nium Portal—no coding or integrations needed. Select a beneficiary, set payout details, and you're done! For more information, see Payouts.

API Breaking Changes

Transactions complianceStatus Changes

The complianceStatus returned in the Transactions API response will only return RFI_REQUESTED and RFI_RESPONDED beginning January 15th, 2025. For compliance purposes, the remaining values won’t be supported. If you have any questions, please contact your Nium account manager or Nium Support.

November 26, 2024

Core Platform

There are no updates for this time period.

November 12, 2024

Core Platform

New Features

Onboarding Forms: Now available in Japan and New Zealand

Our onboarding forms are now available in Japan and New Zealand English! This update makes it easier for users in Japan and New Zealand to complete the onboarding process in their preferred language.

For more information, see:

October 29, 2024

Core Platform

New Features

Test Nium with our new Simulation requests

Nium has introduced enhanced Simulation APIs to help developers test various services and refine their integrations confidently. This suite allows you to simulate different scenarios across onboarding, payouts, and compliance transitions. By leveraging these simulations, clients can ensure their implementation meets real-world demands without impacting actual operations. Available tests include:

  • Onboarding Simulations: Test the compliance statuses for individual and corporate accounts, ensuring readiness before live operation.
  • Payout Simulations: Validate transaction flows, including error handling and response to different compliance requirements.
  • Flexible Status Transitions: Move transactions through various lifecycle statuses, such as RFI_REQUESTED, PAID, or ERROR, to verify end-to-end processes.

For step-by-step guides and API details, see Testing Nium.

Nium Verify

Ensure accurate bank details and reduce payment failures with real-time account verification. For more information, see Nium Verify.

Enhancements

Multiple Wallets - Account Statement

Clients can now generate account statements for a specific wallet using the Fetch Wallet Statement request. This change helps you better reconcile and manage the different wallets you create.

For more information, see Customer Account Statement.

API Breaking Changes

Biometric Authentication Requirement

Nium will begin updating authentication requirements for online card transactions in line with the latest requirements from card issuers. These changes aim to enhance transaction security and improve the cardholder’s experience by implementing more robust authentication measures.

By April 1st, 2025, all NIUM clients must enable biometric authentication for online transactions made on devices that support biometric verification (e.g., fingerprint or facial recognition). Clients will need to integrate with Nium’s Out-of-Band (OOB) authentication flow to support this functionality. For more information about implementing, see OOB Authentication Flow.

By integrating biometric authentication for online payments, Nium clients can provide their customers with a more convenient and secure method for verifying transactions. Biometric authentication helps increase the success rate of authentication while reducing fraud in high-risk scenarios.

  • Higher authentication success rates
  • Increased transaction approval rates
  • Reduced fraud on high-risk transactions
  • Improved security for step-up authentication when biometrics are used

complianceStatus changes

The complianceStatus returned in the API response will only return RFI_REQUESTED and RFI_RESPONDED beginning January 15th, 2025. For compliance purposes, the remaining values won’t be supported. If you have any questions, please contact your Nium account manager or Nium Support.

October 15, 2024

Core Platform

There are no updates for this time period.