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Categorisation by Qwist

Qwist’s Data Categorisation engine is designed to convert raw transaction data into actionable insights. The data is sorted into about 21 main categories with over 100 subcategories ​for retail use cases. ​​

Customer data

Efficiently organizing ​end-users’ financial ​data within a broader context

Challenges in efficiently organising and comprehending ​end-users’ financial ​data within the broader context, pose business risks and hinder the end​-​user experience by relying on traditional methods that are time-consuming and prone to errors.

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Transforming raw transaction data into actionable insights

“Data is the new oil” – but just as you first have to refine oil to make something useful out of it, you also have to process raw data first: Our Data Categorisation engine is designed to transform raw transaction data into actionable insights which provides customers with a new dimension of understanding end user behaviors and spending patterns. Besides transaction categorisation and payment partner detection, we also analyze the full transaction history of the user for regular spending patterns in our Contract Recognition Service.

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Purposeful classification

Our engine employs advanced algorithms to systematically categori​s​e financial transactions based on their purpose. This classification is about unveiling the story behind each transaction, revealing the underlying motivations and behaviors.

Improve User Experience through real-time agility

Our enrichment products ensure that your data is updated promptly, enabling you to respond swiftly to evolving trends and customer preferences. These insights improve user experience and help build stronger relationships ​with your​ customers.

Fraud detection & security

Transaction Categorisation plays a crucial role in identifying fraudulent activities and enhancing security measures. By accurately categorising transactions, banks and fintechs can detect anomalies and flag suspicious or unauthorised activities.

Data-driven decision making

Aggregated and categorised transaction data can be analysed to identify market trends, consumer behavior patterns, and emerging opportunities. Data-driven decision-making helps financial institutions to stay competitive in the rapidly evolving fintech landscape.

How the Categorisation works

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Systematic classification and organisation of financial transactions

Categorisation is a pivotal element for a broad spectrum of use cases, providing financial institutions, including banks and fintechs, with valuable insights into end-users’ spending patterns and behaviors. It involves the systematic classification and organisation of financial transactions based on their specific attributes, enabling the aggregation and analysis of data for various purposes.

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Payment Partner Recognition

Payment Partner Recognition verifies the payment counterparty of each transaction by cross-referencing against an extensive database of +100,000 payment partners including the location, logo and website information.

Contract Recognition

Contract recognition entails a thorough analysis of the ​end-​user account’s complete transaction history, identifying patterns such as payment partners with recurring similarities in transaction amounts within a specified range. Additionally, it provides insightful attributes of a contract, such as frequency, activity status, or ​the ​contract category.

Customisability​​

We offer a standard, default ​categorisation ​tree. Additionally, a customizable tree for ​your specific use-case can be discussed on demand. Feel free to reach out to us!

Upload Transactions​​  

Customers can easily upload their own core banking transactions without the necessity of aggregating any account via our financial transaction data solution.​​

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Categorisation

Tech Documentation

Dive deeper and find more information in our API documentation.

  • Categorize transactions
  • Get Category Tree
JSON
[
{
“id”: “86084157-7755-4b5b-8d0e-c5b8c17be5cd”,
“amount”: 23.99,
“currency”: “string”,
“iban”: “DE93300308800013441006”,
“name”: “AMAZON EU S.A R.L.”,
“purpose”: “EREF+5B5U3FFS9EA2LS0O MREF+xJbwAFja+X58H3w,CTnl.ascP,WtKe CRED+DE24ZZZ00000561652 SVWZ+306-7405387-3384342 Amazon.de”,
“sepa_purpose_code”: “GDDS”,
“creditor_id”: “DE24ZZZ00000561652”,
“mandate_reference”: “xJbwAFja+X58H3w,CTnl.ascP,WtKe”,
“end_to_end_reference”: “5B5U3FFS9EA2LS0O”,
“booked_at”: “2023-02-28T00: 00: 00.000Z”,
“user_id”: “3cae3e93-1ca6-9f09-f3a8-7756dcf83fb5”,
“categories”: [
{
“id”: 82,
“name”: “Living”,
“parent_id”: null
},
{
“id”: 95,
“name”: “Online-Shopping”,
“parent_id”: 82
}
]
}
]

Demo Categorisation

Still have questions about our Categorisation? Please contact us and we will happily provide you with advice!

Existing customer requests

We kindly ask our existing customers to use the Zendesk Support Portal, which you received during your onboarding, if you have support queries or need to talk to us. Thank you very much!