The NLS Bridge acts as an interface between a bank's core banking system and external applications, allowing for fast, reliable, and scalable communication. It provides multiple interfaces, including for ATMs, credit/debit cards, internet banking, mobile banking, and more. The bridge uses high-performance connectors to synchronize data in real-time from a database to external systems using various formats. It also allows for offline capabilities, funds transfers, inquiries, validations, and processing through standardized channels like ISO 8583.

2. Overview
 The NLS Bridge acts as an interface for many external applications
and programs/sources to a bank’s core banking system.
 Intuitive and Easy way of communicating with Core Banking
Solutions that is
1) Fast
2) Reliable and
3) Very Scalable
 Platform Independent and requires minimal maintenance.
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3. Nls bridge features
 It is acts as a communication bridge and as an offline channel.
 It is designed to operate having the Real Time data availing flexibility of no
downtime situation.
 It offers channels for any external system through ISO 8583 gateway
which is available to client for interfacing their Core Banking System.
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4. NLS BRIDGE COVERS BANK REQUIREMENTS SUCH
AS
 ATM Interface
 Clearing Interface
 Credit and Debit Card System Interface
 Internet Banking System Interface
 Mobile Banking System Interface
 Web Services oriented bank's internally developed system interface
 Payment System Interface
 Querying System Interface
 Statement Extraction Processes
 Balance Uploads in any Formats
 Real Time Backup Process
 Alert System using Email and SMS Channels
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5. NLS BRIDGE OPERATIONS OVERFLOW
Real Time
Synchronizer
RDBMS
(Oracle/
MySQL)
Customized
Data Storage
Incoming Data
Format
Definition
-Formatter
Outgoing Data
Packaging
Format
Definition
-Formatter
Database Driver –
Logic Layer
High Performance Connector
Flat File DB
System
Raw
Extractor
High Performance Connector
XML DB
System
NLS Bridge
Client
Component
in
Destination
server
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6. Nls bridge operations
 Any RDBMS Database Oracle/MySQL/MSSQL researched others
on research.
 High Performance Connector in
a) Multi Thread
b) Multi Channel
c) Multi Session Concept
(MQ,TCP – IP/FTP)
 Real Time Synchronizer using RDBMS concept of Data Push
Technology.
 NLS Bridge – DB replicator on real time basis.
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7. Database driver logic layer
 Converts the data into SQL Query / Jrxml Format /XML
Format / Customized String Format.
CLIENT COMPONENT IN DESTINATION SERVER
 To Execute Query / Write File / Write Table / Display
Message / Connect and pass it on to an external port / Connect
and sends as input to an external known (whose connection and
access formats are agreed) device.
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8. Operations facilitated by nls bridge
 Funds Transfer
 Enquiries
 Authentications
 Transaction Validations and Authorization
 Straight through Processing
 Offline Capabilities enabled
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9. What nls bridge can do?
 It perform the functions in the following ways
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10. ISO Channel
 It offers a way of posting any information into the core banking
system through the standard ISO message format.
 When an ISO message is sent to the bridge and the specified
action is performed as set, a reply is received.
 NLS Bridge offers an exclusive ISO 8583 latest version channel
for any universal financial communications between core banking
system and the external system.
ETL – logic enabled
through Inward /
Outward mappings
Core Banking
System
NLS Bridge
ISO 8583
Communication
ATM Switch
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11. WEB SERVICES
 By exposing web service functions from the bridge  Any application can connect to it and query data/ perform fund
transfer
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either from the local data warehouse generated by the bridge,
or
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directly into the core banking system.
SWIFT INTERFACE
 NLS Bridge Component understands the remittance of SWIFT
through the predefined criteria.
 Transactions to the SWIFT channel through the core banking
system, when the transaction is successful enabling STP abilities.
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12. INTERNET AND MOBILE BANKING
INTERFACES
 NLS Bridge interfaces with Internet and Mobile Banking switches to open
the gateway for financial telecommunication.
RTGS AND CLEARING SYSTEM
 NLS Bridge can be interfaced with RTGS and Clearing System.
ETL – logic enabled
through Inward /
Outward mappings
Core Banking
System
NLS Bridge
ISO 8583
Communication
(IB/MB Switch)/
(Swift Interface)/
(RTGS Interface)/
(Clearing
Interface)
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13.  The bridge can manage data to be posted to the core banking
system from any database by using a component.
 It will convert the data into appropriate messages and it will be
sent to the bridge.
CORE BANKING SYSTEM DATA DOWNLOAD
 The bridge comes with a function to have any of your core
banking data in an external database, to form a data
warehouse that could be used for any number of activities.
 i.e. Offline functions, reporting, etc.,
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14. Email and sms channel
 The Alert system incorporated in the NLS Bridge uses the Email
or the SMS channels by which –

any issue in the parameterised systems .
(OR)

In the NLS Bridge itself is taken care on real time basis
facilitating a fast fix.
This make the system maintenance easy.
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