Create Credit Account

Use this API to create a credit account for the specified client.

There are two types of credit accounts you can create:

  1. Secured Credit Account: Link to an existing savings account or create a new one for the client using Create Savings Account to hold the funds for the credit account.
  2. Unsecured Credit Account: No savings account linkage required.

Before attempting to create an account, ensure:

  • The client is established and active.
  • The credit product is defined and configured by Mbanq.

The initial status of the credit account will be Submitted and Pending Approval. You can approve it using the Approve Credit Account API.

Behaviour: A successful response from this API indicates that the credit account is successfully created.

Next Step: Order a Credit Card After successfully creating a credit account, you can order a credit card for the client using the Create Card API endpoint.

Body Params

The request body must match one of the following requests depending on the account type:

How to Use

  • Provide all standard credit account fields.
  • The client must be active and the credit product must be pre-configured.
integer
required
Defaults to 12

The associated client Id for the credit account. Note: The client must be an existing client in the system. Example: 12

integer
required
Defaults to 1

The associated credit account product Id. It will be configured for production. Example: 1

integer
required
Defaults to 50000

Total credit limit for the credit account. Example: 50000

integer
required
Defaults to 10000

Total cash advance limit within the total credit limit for the credit account. Example: 10000

string
required
Defaults to 01 January 2024

The date of submission of the credit account application. Note: The date format should be in the format specified in the dateFormat field. Example: 01 January 2024

string
required
Defaults to en

Locale for the credit account, used for formatting and language preferences

string
required
Defaults to dd MMMM yyyy

Date format string.

Headers
string
required
Defaults to z01j3e71zd6zkq908vyf5861a8

The ID of your banking instance visible in the MBANQ Console.

Response

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