Feb '25 Updates

This Changelog post details the updates made to the Newline Platform in February, 2025.

What We Improved

• Performance Improvements: This includes enhancements such as optimized journaling and settlement processes for efficiency, improved ACH and RTP transaction replay modules, synchronized settlement updates, and upgraded to Rails 7.1 for compatibility and stability. Additionally, external file processing has been refined to prevent unnecessary file record creation and ensure file encryption handling.
• Alerting Updates: Adjustments have been made to enhance message queue event creation and timing, improve log visibility, adjust severity levels, and integrate logs with Splunk. These updates also include improved token management with contextual field names and provided resources for independent issue resolution.

What We Fixed

• Improved Error Messaging for Invalid Synthetic Account Numbers: Ensures accurate error reporting.
• Enhanced Log Visibility for Book Transfer Attempts: Improves troubleshooting capabilities.
• Optimized Alert Configuration for Book Transfer Errors: Prevents unnecessary alerts and pages.
• Enforced Account Number Length Validation: Ensures accurate account number validation.
• Enhanced Transaction Grouping for ACH Returns: Ensures accurate journal entries for on-us ACH returns.

Why It Matters

Keeping our API documentation clear and comprehensive is essential for empowering our clients to make the most of Newline’s services. These updates provide clients with:
• Improved Control and Flexibility: Enhanced transaction approvals and management.
• Enhanced Insights and Reporting: Deeper visibility into authorization workflows.
• More Robust Troubleshooting Support: Updated error codes and detailed descriptions.

We are committed to continuously improving our documentation to help clients create seamless financial experiences. For questions or further details, please contact [Jennifer Morales]