BRIAPI AutoDebit vs Powens

BRIAPI AutoDebit is BRI’s API for collecting recurring payments from customer accounts into a company account. It supports agreed schedules for monthly bills, installments, and other periodic payments that do not require a new manual instruction each time. Companies can register customer accounts, update account details, and deactivate accounts to stop regular debits. Callbacks report debit timing and amount, including variable amounts, and update debit status on the partner side. Use requires the company to be a BRI partner, registration of customer accounts, and customer authorization for BRI to access those accounts and initiate debits. BRI advises companies to prioritize customer data security and privacy. BRIAPI connects third-party applications with BRI services, and eligible users include startups, private and public companies, schools, hospitals, and municipal waterworks. Registered users can receive a testing API key and use a sandbox with example data. Detailed technical documentation is available from BRI’s API team. AutoDebit pricing is on request; BRI says general service fees start at Rp 0 per hit and may be adjusted by agreement.

Powens is an Open Finance and embedded payments platform that connects financial data and payment workflows through APIs. Its aggregation service syncs accounts, transactions, savings, loans, and investments from more than 1,800 banks across 12 EU countries. Accounts refresh daily, while available transaction history varies by bank from 3 to 24 months; live connections can be maintained for six months with daily refreshes. Payment services include IBAN accounts, Direct Debit, Pay by Bank, and instant SEPA transfers through one API and dashboard. Powens says beneficiaries receive funds from its instant SEPA transfers within 10 seconds. It also offers real-time bank identity checks and Spanish IBAN ownership verification. Developers can access API documentation, integration guides, SDKs, connection widgets, an admin console, and a free self-service sandbox. Pricing is on request. Enterprise plans include dedicated hosting and can include an account manager and priority technical and integration support. Powens lists Android, iOS, web, and API access, and says it was founded as Budget Insight in 2012 before adopting the Powens name in 2022.