Global Institution List
Utilities
Global Institution List
Retrieve a comprehensive list of financial institutions (banks) supported by the platform, optionally filtered by country.
GET
Global Institution List
Retrieve a comprehensive list of financial institutions (banks) supported by the platform, optionally filtered by country.
Overview
This endpoint returns a complete list of all financial institutions (banks, microfinance banks, payment service banks, etc.) that are supported by Pooler. This is useful for:- Populating bank selection dropdowns
- Validating bank codes
- Finding institution codes for payments
Query Parameters
string
Filter institutions by country name (e.g., “ghana”, “nigeria”)
Response
array
Array of institution objects, each containing:
institution_name: Full name of the financial institutioninstitution_code: Institution code (used for payments)institution_country: Country where the institution operates
The institution list includes banks, microfinance banks, payment service banks, and other financial institutions. Use the institution code when creating recipients or initiating payments.
Authorizations
Bearer token authentication. Include your API key in the Authorization header as: Bearer {your_api_key}
Query Parameters
Filter institutions by country name