Baran Gateway Switch
Connected to the national switch.
An ISO 8583 payment switch integrated with APS, Afghanistan's national switch, which connects the country's banks, EMIs and PIs.
Features
- Full ISO 8583 message support
- Integrated with APS, the national switch
- Reaches the banks, EMIs and PIs connected to APS
- Requests, responses and reversals
- Issuer side and acquirer side
Benefits
Why choose Baran Gateway Switch
One connection, national reach
Through APS your institution transacts with the other banks, EMIs and PIs in Afghanistan.
The industry standard
ISO 8583 is the message standard card payment networks are built on.
The connection is already built
Baran Switch is integrated with APS, so your team does not build that integration from the beginning.
How it works
Step by step
Receive
Baran Switch receives a transaction from the Payment Engine.
Send to APS
It sends the transaction to APS as an ISO 8583 message.
APS routes it
APS passes it to the bank, EMI or PI that has to answer.
Return the response
The answer comes back through the switch to the Payment Engine and the channel.
Use cases
Where Baran Gateway Switch fits
Transfers between institutions
Card to Card where sender and receiver use different institutions.
Other institutions' cards
Purchases and cash out on your POS machines and ATMs.
Wallet interoperability
Card to Wallet and Wallet to Card across institutions.
FAQ
Baran Gateway Switch questions
What is APS?
APS is the Afghanistan Payments System, the national switch. Banks, EMIs and PIs are connected to it, so a transaction sent to APS can reach the institution that has to answer it.
Does the platform support ISO 8583?
Yes. The platform fully supports ISO 8583, the message standard used by card payment networks.
Ready to use Baran Gateway Switch?
Tell us about your institution and we will help you get set up.