Banking Solutions · Card Switch & Payments

Card switch and payments, at the heart of your real-time card flows.

Route, authorise and clear card transactions in real time, on a resilient, scalable card switch platform that is PCI DSS compliant end to end.

switch.intervalle.app Payment Switch · Monitoring Routing · authorisation · clearing in real time Live IT Card ops Intervalle · NOC TRANSACTIONS / S 2,400 +6.2% live AUTHORISATION RATE 98.7% +0.4 pt vs 30 d P95 LATENCY 42 ms -8 ms vs 30 d NETWORK UPTIME 99.99% stable 30 d Real-time throughput transactions / s · last 60 minutes 2,400 tx/s Authorisation real time 98.7% AUTHORISED Authorised 98.7% Declined 1.1% Timeout 0.2% Payment routing acquiring → clearing Domestic network International network Private-label cards Acquiring Switch Routing Authorisation Issuer Clearing Network health 4 endpoints Domestic network OK · 38 ms International network OK · 52 ms Private-label cards OK · 40 ms Regional acquirer Degraded · 180 ms Live transactions TX-88421 Card €1,200 41 ms Authorised TX-88422 NFC €45 22 ms Authorised TX-88423 Card €890 63 ms Declined Today Volume processed €42M Transactions 1.8M
Real-time processing2,400 tx/s
Smart routingMulti-network
Authorisation98.7%
Uptime99.99%
What it is

Card payments, from card to settlement.

Our platform runs the payment switch, card routing, real-time authorisation, then the clearing and settlement of transactions.

A card payments infrastructure built, deployed and run by Intervalle, connected to your core banking and your networks.

  • Payment switch & card routing
  • Real-time authorisation
  • Clearing & settlement
  • PCI DSS compliance
Inside the platform

Card switch monitoring, seen from the operations desk.

From transaction routing to network health, see card payments the way they are run in the control room, from a single operations desk.

Routing & authorisation SWITCH · LIVE · 14:32 Live SM Sara MalouCard ops ROUTING MAP Acquiringterminal Switchrouting Domestic International Private-label Real-time multi-network routing AUTHORISATION RATE 98.7% AUTHORISED Authorised98.7% Declined1.1% Timeout0.2% ACQUIRING VS ISSUING Acquiring1,080k tx Issuing760k tx Acquiring / issuing split for the day
Routing & authorisation

Every payment routed, authorised in the right place.

The switch routes each transaction to the right network and authorises it in real time, with the acquiring and issuing split in view.

Multi-network routingDomestic, international and private-label — each transaction directed to the right scheme.
Measured authorisation rateThe authorised, declined and timeout shares tracked continuously.
Acquiring & issuingThe split between acquired and issued flows, by volume and by value.
Network health & monitoring

The network watched, every deviation surfaced.

Every card endpoint is monitored continuously, with its latency, its uptime and an alert feed that flags the slightest degradation.

Monitored endpointsNetworks and acquirers tracked one by one, status and latency live.
Measured availabilityConsolidated uptime over thirty days, segment by segment.
Degradation alertsHigh latency or an incident surfaced before it spreads.
Network health & monitoring NOC · LIVE · 14:36 Live SM Sara MalouCard ops ENDPOINTS · LATENCY Domestic networkOK · 38 ms International networkOK · 52 ms Private-label cardsOK · 40 ms Regional acquirerDegraded · 180 ms 4 endpoints monitored continuously AVAILABILITY · 30 DAYS 99.99% Consolidated uptime over 30 days AVAILABILITY 99.99% stable P95 LATENCY 42 ms ALERTS High latency Regional acquirer · 180 ms Failover tested · OK Healthy nodes · 6 / 6 SLA met · no incident
Features

Route everything, authorise everything.

From acquiring to settlement, a controlled and traceable card payment chain.

Payment Switch

The card switching core that routes every card transaction in real time.

Routing & authorisation

Routing to the right scheme and real-time authorisation, network by network.

Clearing & settlement

Batch reconciliation, clearing and settlement automated through to disbursement.

Card management & routing

Domestic, international and private-label cards managed and routed on a single platform.

PCI DSS compliance

Encryption, tokenisation and audit trails for end-to-end PCI DSS compliance.

Real-time supervision & monitoring

Throughput, latency, authorisation and uptime steered continuously, with alerts.

What card payments deliver

Faster, more available.

Smooth, reliable and compliant card flows.

Real-time authorisation

Transactions authorised in a few milliseconds, with no friction for the cardholder.

Smart routing

Every transaction directed to the best scheme, automatically.

Automated clearing

Batches reconciled and settled without needless manual work.

High availability

A resilient platform that holds up under peak load.

PCI DSS compliance

Encrypted, traced flows that meet card payment requirements.

Real-time monitoring

Full visibility over throughput, latency and authorisations.

99.99%
Platform availability
−40%
Authorisation response time
+2 pts
Authorisation rate
−25%
Card operations costs

Indicative figures observed; they vary with context and scope.

Our method

From scoping to operations.

A controlled card payments rollout, from need to ongoing operations.

  1. 1

    Scoping

    Analysis of your card flows, your networks and your routing rules.

  2. 2

    Configuration

    Setup of the switch, the schemes, authorisation and clearing.

  3. 3

    Integration & certification

    Connection to core banking and networks, testing and PCI DSS compliance.

  4. 4

    Operations

    Run, real-time monitoring and routing optimisation over time.

The banking journey · you are here

Six stages, one shared data core.

Six stages of the customer lifecycle — from onboarding to collections and on to a better customer experience — resting on a cross-cutting automation and data core that connects them and improves them continuously.

Automation, Data & AI — cross-cutting core
01 · Acquire

Onboard customers, fully digital

From the first interaction to account opening: a smooth, compliant onboarding for individuals and businesses alike.

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Digital Onboarding

  • eKYC & facial recognition
  • Document verification & sharing
  • Retail & corporate onboarding
  • Electronic signature

Income domiciliation

  • Salary & income domiciliation
  • Mandate management
  • Approval workflows
  • Tracking & reporting
02 · Operate

The core of the banking system

Accounts, products, cards, accounting and treasury on the Infosys Finacle suite, implemented and run by our teams.

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Accounts & products

  • Account opening & management
  • Product management (savings, deposits…)
  • Card issuing & management
  • Accounting management

Treasury & operations

  • Cash management
  • Operations & back-office
  • Configuration & migration
  • Core optimisation & hardening
03 · Pay

Collect and pay, everywhere

Secure, compliant payment journeys: e-wallet, mobile banking and card switch.

Card payments and the payment switch are the technical core of this stage.

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Payments & mobile

  • E-Wallet
  • Mobile Banking & Payment
  • Biometric authentication
  • Transfers & QR payments

Card payments

  • Payment Switch
  • Card management & routing
  • Authorisation & clearing
  • PCI DSS compliance
04 · Finance

Credit and risk, end to end

Two dimensions mastered: credit risk across the loan lifecycle, and balance-sheet risk (ALM, capital) steered at bank level.

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Credit lifecycle — credit risk

  • Application & document sharing
  • KYC & PEP screening
  • Credit scoring & approval decision
  • Allocation, disbursement & repayment tracking

Risk Management — balance-sheet risk

  • ALM — asset-liability management
  • Capital forecasting & capital adequacy
  • Stress tests & VaR
  • Prudential reporting (Basel)
05 · Recover

Recover, then handle disputes

In the event of non-payment, our solution automates the collections process — through to litigation management where needed.

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Debt collection

  • Segmentation & dunning strategies
  • Automated dunning workflows
  • Multichannel amicable scenarios
  • Payment-promise tracking

Litigation & disputes

  • Move to litigation
  • Legal case management
  • Traceability & reporting
  • Recovery-rate steering
06 · Retain

Retain and personalise, through data

Data and automation in the service of the relationship: anticipate churn risk and deliver hyper-personalised experiences that raise satisfaction and revenue.

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Retention & anticipation

  • Proactive churn detection
  • Behavioural scoring
  • Next best action & alerts
  • Automated retention journeys

Personalisation & revenue

  • Personalised offers & services
  • Contextual recommendations
  • Targeted cross-sell & up-sell
  • Satisfaction measurement (NPS)
Use case

A card paid, routed and authorised live.

A concrete scenario, from terminal to settlement.

Adam Loup pays for a €1,200 purchase by card. The transaction comes in through acquiring, the switch routes it to the right scheme and the authorisation returns in 42 ms. At the end of the day, the operation is added to the clearing batch, reconciled and then settled, with no manual entry at all.

  • Transaction acquired at the terminal
  • Routing to the right scheme
  • Real-time authorisation
  • Automated clearing & settlement

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