Getting started
Redpin’s APIs enable property developers, real estate platforms, and fintech companies to seamlessly integrate international payment capabilities into their platforms, facilitating cross-border property transactions with compliance and efficiency.
Overview
Redpin provides a comprehensive suite of APIs designed to address the complex requirements of international property payments. Our platform serves as the financial infrastructure that enables property technology companies to offer their customers seamless cross-border payment solutions without the complexity of building and maintaining international banking relationships.
Common use cases
- Facilitating international buyer payments for new developments
- Enabling overseas investors to purchase units in residential and commercial projects
- Streamlining payment collection for pre-sales and off-plan purchases
- Managing multi-currency transactions for global property portfolios
- Processing investor transactions for managed property portfolios
- Handling rental income distributions to international investors
- Managing acquisition and disposal payments for real estate funds
- Facilitating property investment platform operations
- Managing partial property ownership payments from multiple investors
- Coordinating fractional real estate investment transactions
- Processing dividend distributions to fractional property owners
- Enabling crowd-funded real estate investment payments
- Processing closing transactions for international property purchases
- Handling escrow payments for cross-border real estate transactions
- Managing settlement payments between international parties
- Facilitating secure fund transfers for property closings
- Coordinating international property purchase payments
- Managing sales pipeline payments for overseas buyers
- Processing deposit and completion payments for property sales
- Enabling CRM integration with international payment capabilities
Redpin eliminates the complexity of international banking relationships while ensuring regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
API categories
For platforms with direct customer relationships
Comprehensive payment infrastructure for property technology companies that manage end-to-end customer journeys:
- Third-party customer onboarding - Collect compliance data for property buyers without creating direct relationships
- Currency exchange - Real-time quotes and competitive conversion rates
- Payment processing - International wire transfers with full tracking
- Recipient management - Property developer and vendor bank account registration
- Webhook notifications - Real-time status updates for customer service integration
Ideal for: Property investment platforms, fractional ownership platforms, real estate asset management systems
For partners providing specialized services
Focused tools for property professionals who need specific functionality without full payment processing:
- Property transaction fees - Calculate stamp duty, taxes, and costs across multiple countries
- Customer referrals - Submit qualified leads for international property finance
- Lightweight integration - Single-purpose endpoints for specialized use cases
Ideal for: Property portals, real estate agencies, mortgage brokers, property consultants
Need help choosing the right approach for your platform? See our Integration Guidelines for detailed comparison and decision framework.
Core payment flow
Understanding the fundamental payment workflow is essential for successful integration.
Basic flow diagram
Flow breakdown
Third-party customer data submission
- Collect third-party customer information
- Submit compliance data for verification
- Handle verification requirements
- Activate customer for payments
Quote generation
- Request currency conversion rates
- Specify amount and currency pair
- Receive quoted rate with expiry
- Customer accepts or declines quote
Recipient setup
- Register beneficiary bank details
- Validate recipient information
- Store for future transactions
- Link to specific customers
Payment creation
- Create payment order using quote
- Link recipient and customer
- Generate payment instructions
- Initiate transfer process
Next steps
Follow the step-by-step tutorial to complete your first test payment
Compare API vs Hosted approaches to find the best fit for your platform
Implement OAuth 2.0 security following best practices
Set up real-time notifications for payment status updates
Ready to dive deeper? Explore the complete endpoint documentation in the API Reference section, or test all flows in our sandbox environment before production deployment.