Beacon Community Mobile API & Open Banking Integration

Accounting and ERP sync

A business or accountant needs Beacon Community Mobile transaction and balance data in their general ledger or ERP. Our delivered API can provide transaction-history and balance endpoints (with user consent). Data maps to Open Banking: structured transactions with date, amount, counterparty, and optional tags. Flow: User app or portal → auth (Internet Banking credentials) → API → mapping layer → ERP or accounting software.

Multi-account aggregation dashboard

A user or advisor wants to see Beacon and other linked balances and transactions in one dashboard. We deliver a consent-based API that returns account list, balances, and recent transactions from the aggregation layer. This fits Open Finance: multiple sources in one view. Fields: accounts[], balance, transactions[] with amount, date, description, merchant.

Merchant spending and budgeting analytics

Finance teams or personal-finance tools need merchant spending averages and categorized transaction data. Our implementation can expose spending and transaction endpoints with filters (date range, merchant, tag). Response includes merchant, amount, date, category—aligned with CFPB Section 1033 data portability and minimal retention.

Compliance and audit trail

Auditors or compliance officers require exportable transaction data with timestamps, tags, and receipt metadata. We deliver an API that returns transaction lists and optional note/image references (with consent). Use: GLBA-aligned record-keeping, audit support, and evidence of data handling.

Alerts and bill notification automation

Users rely on low-funds alerts and upcoming-bill notifications. Our API can expose alert rules and bill reminders for internal tools that trigger workflows or sync with calendar and task systems—always with explicit consent and minimal data.

Deliverables

• API specification (OpenAPI / Swagger)
• Protocol and auth flow analysis (Internet Banking login, session, token)
• Runnable API source code (Python / Node.js) for transactions, balances, aggregation
• Test scripts and interface documentation
• Compliance notes (GLBA, CFPB 1033, consent, retention)

Example: transaction list (pseudo)

// Example: fetch transaction history (pseudo)
POST /api/v1/beacon/transactions
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>

{ "account_id": "agg_xxx", "from_date": "2025-01-01",
  "to_date": "2025-01-31", "include_tags": true }

Response: { "transactions": [...], "merchant_averages": [...] }

Example: auth and session (pseudo)

// Login with Internet Banking credentials (pseudo)
POST /api/v1/auth/login
Content-Type: application/json
{ "username": "<USER>", "password": "<PWD>" }

Response 200: { "session_token": "...", "accounts": [...] }
Response 401: { "error": "invalid_credentials" }

Example: balances and error handling (pseudo)

// Aggregated account list and balances (pseudo)
GET /api/v1/beacon/accounts
Authorization: Bearer <SESSION_TOKEN>

Response 200: { "accounts": [ { "id", "institution", "balance", "name" } ] }
Response 429: { "error": "rate_limit", "retry_after": 60 }

Compliance & privacy

We work from client authorization or public/authorized APIs and follow privacy and local regulations. For US banks, we align with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and its Safeguards Rule (protection of customer information, confidentiality, incident response) and with CFPB Section 1033 (October 2024 Personal Financial Data Rights rule on consumer financial data access and API-based data portability). Community banks under the asset threshold may have phased compliance; all implementations we deliver can support consent records, minimal data retention, and secure transmission.

Data flow / architecture

A typical pipeline we design: (1) Client app (Beacon Community Mobile or your portal)—user consents and triggers requests. (2) Ingestion / API layer—our delivered service authenticates (e.g. Internet Banking session or token), validates scope, and queries the aggregation and transaction data. (3) Storage or cache (optional)—for aggregation or reporting. (4) Output—JSON/API to your dashboard, ERP, or analytics. Logs and consent are retained for audit.

Market positioning & user profile

Beacon Community Mobile serves B2C customers in the United States, primarily in South Carolina and the Charleston area. Beacon Community Bank was established in 2018, reports approximately $964M in assets and six branches. The app uses Grip technology for multi-account aggregation and is available on Android (com.beaconcommunitybank.grip) and iOS. In the same ecosystem, aggregation platforms such as Plaid and Tink (in the EU) power similar open-banking and data-portability use cases; our work enables comparable protocol analysis and API integration for Beacon Community Mobile so you can build dashboards, reconciliation, and compliance workflows on top of its aggregation data.

About us

We are a technical studio focused on app interface and authorized API integration. We deliver protocol analysis, Open Data integration, third-party integration, and automated scripting plus API documentation. Services start at $300; we can deliver first and you pay when satisfied.

• Experience in fintech and mobile apps
• Android and iOS; ready-to-use API source and docs
• Transparent pricing; result-first option

Contact

For inquiries, quotes, or to send your target app and requirements:

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Process

1. Confirm needs: app name (Beacon Community Mobile) and integration scope (transactions, balances, aggregation, alerts).
2. Protocol analysis and API design (2–5 days, depending on scope).
3. Development and validation (3–8 days).
4. Delivery of docs, samples, and tests (1–2 days).
5. Typical first delivery: 5–15 business days.

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