Payments / TypesRemittance
Remittance
Remittance payments allow a user to send funds from an external source to a recipient in another country, often involving a currency exchange and…
Payment model REMITTANCE
Move value from a sender to a recipient across accounts, countries, currencies, or rails.
Conomy validates the route, captures the funded side, applies the selected currency or product path, and sends the payout instruction through the destination rail.
- Origin
- An internal ACCOUNT or an external pay-in rail, depending on whether the sender has prefunded balance.
- Destination
- A payout rail configured for the recipient country and currency.
- Best for
- Cross-border transfers, off-ramp flows, and payment products where the sender and recipient are different parties.
Example — Brazil to USA
Section titled “Example — Brazil to USA”{ "identityId": "<IDENTITY_ID>", "accountNumber": "<ACCOUNT_NUMBER>", "product": "BRL:USD", "type": "REMITTANCE", "purchaseAmount": "500", "purchaseCurrency": "BRL", "currency": "USD", "origins": [ { "type": "ACCOUNT", "currency": "BRL", "identity": { "identityId": "<IDENTITY_ID>" }, "account": { "accountNumber": "<ACCOUNT_NUMBER>" } } ], "destinations": [ { "type": "ACH", "currency": "USD", "ach": { "routingNumber": "021000021", "accountType": "CHECKING", "bank": { "accountNumber": "123456789" }, "customer": { "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Doe", "email": "john@example.com", "documentNumber": "123-45-6789", "documentType": "SSN" } } } ]}Ownership
Section titled “Ownership”Only the account owner can initiate a remittance.
Settlement Time
Section titled “Settlement Time”Settlement depends on origin and destination rails. Cross-border transfers typically settle within 1–3 business days.
Bulk Payments
Section titled “Bulk Payments”Bulk disbursements are supported: one origin, multiple destinations.