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Internal Ledger

A double-entry internal ledger built for financial operations — with account hierarchy, immutable journals, available/pending/reserved balances and audit-ready reporting.

Business problems addressed

  • Balance integrity and drift
  • No immutable, auditable record of movements
  • Complex reserved/pending balance handling
  • Difficult reconciliation and exports

Who it is for

  • EMIs and payment institutions
  • Wallet and card platforms
  • Any product moving money internally

Core capabilities

Double-entry ledger
Account hierarchy
Journals
Posting rules
Immutable entries
Available balances
Pending balances
Reserved balances
Reversals
Fee postings
FX postings
Settlement accounts
Treasury accounts
Reconciliation support
Audit trail
Reporting exports

System architecture

Product Services (Wallets, Cards, Payments)Ledger APIPosting & Rules EngineDouble-Entry JournalsBalances & AccountsReporting & Exports

Example flow

  1. 1A product event requests a posting via the Ledger API
  2. 2Posting rules produce balanced double-entry journals
  3. 3Available, pending and reserved balances update atomically
  4. 4Reversals, fees and FX are posted as needed
  5. 5Audit trail and reporting exports are maintained

Provider and integration categories

Internal product servicesSettlement and treasury accountsReporting / export targets

Operational controls

  • Posting rules
  • Reserved / pending policies
  • Reversal controls
  • Export configuration

Security considerations

  • Immutable entries
  • Full audit trail
  • Role-based access
  • Data segregation

Implementation options

  • Ledger as a standalone module
  • Ledger embedded in wallet/EMI build
  • Reconciliation and reporting integration

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