The Generic connector is a thin shim over an HTTP service you run yourself. Use it when no Formance-shipped connector exists for the upstream you need to integrate, or when you want the integration to live in your own infrastructure for compliance, vendor-neutrality, or operational reasons.
Formance's side stays generic: the platform calls a small set of HTTP endpoints on your service to fetch accounts, balances, and payments, and forwards transfer / payout initiation requests when configured. Your service is responsible for the upstream-specific glue — auth, rate limiting, format conversion.
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The Generic connector is the right tool when:
- You're integrating with a provider Formance doesn't ship a connector for, and waiting for one isn't an option.
- You already operate a service that talks to the upstream, and want Connectivity to consume it through a stable contract instead of duplicating the integration.
- You need the integration in your own VPC for regulatory reasons, with Formance reading from it across a controlled network boundary.
For first-party Formance-shipped integrations, see PSP Connectors, Exchange Connectors, and Open Banking. To contribute a new first-party connector upstream, see Build a connector.