Synapse-US
Custody Accounts
Closed-Loop Payment & Escrow
Custody Accounts (also known as Custodial Accounts) are part of our deposit product offering. They enable platforms to ledger funds (track funds for each individual user) at the user level and to remain out of the flow of funds for a transaction. This means funds are moved between the user and the bank, which lessens compliance issues.
Custody Accounts can be used in two primary ways: for closed-loop payments and escrow.
Closed-Loop Payments
Closed-loop payments are initiated when a user moves money between bank accounts via our ACH or Debit Card services. Closed-loop payments are light on KYC. Funds are also FDIC insured, which can make them a better alternative to clearing accounts (which are not FDIC insured).
Escrow
Similarly, if you need to provide an escrow product that requires a Trust custodian, or third party trustee, this is the product for you. Escrow accounts work by holding funds on behalf of the recipient of the funds until certain criteria is established and met (can be used for inheritance purposes, settlements, etc.).
At the API level, Custodial Accounts work the following way:
import os
from synapse_pay_rest import Client
from synapse_pay_rest import User
from synapse_pay_rest.models.nodes import SynapseUsNode
kwargs = {
'nickname': 'Custodial Account'
}
node = SynapseUsNode.create(user, **kwargs)
