Scenarios

How the translator can be positioned in different environments.

These scenarios sketch how Interlayer may be used in practice. Each one focuses on message-layer coordination between systems, with custody, authority and records staying where they already belong.

Payments & settlement Public-interest programmes Employment pathways Infrastructure & urban systems

Across all four, the translator’s stance is the same: support interpretation, translation and alignment at the boundary between systems — without becoming a new platform owner.

Overview

Each scenario is deliberately narrow and operational. They show how existing institutions might use translator patterns without changing who holds funds, data or authority.

Jump to: 1 · Cross-border payments 2 · Public-interest eligibility 3 · Skills & employment 4 · Infrastructure coordination

Scenario 1

Payments & settlement

Cross-border payment alignment

A regulated institution needs to send payment instructions and status updates between different payment infrastructures, some ISO-20022-native and some JSON-based.

Environment

• Multiple payment systems with differing message formats.
• Existing settlement rules and ledgers already in place.
• Oversight by supervisors or internal risk teams.

Interlayer’s role

• Support interpretation of ISO-20022 payment messages and JSON API calls.
• Enable translated messages so both sides can process them under existing rules.
• Keep custody, balances and ledgers entirely with the institutions and infrastructures.

Scenario 2

Public-interest programmes

Public-interest programme eligibility signals

A public-interest programme needs to verify eligibility signals from multiple systems (identity, income, location) without centralising all underlying data.

Environment

• Separate systems for identity, income and location.
• Strict constraints around privacy and data minimisation.
• Programme-level oversight and reporting requirements.

Interlayer’s role

• Facilitate eligibility-related messages between participating systems.
• Preserve local control of records and compliance obligations.
• Help ensure auditability of signals and decisions without holding the underlying datasets.

Scenario 3

Employment & skills

Skills and employment pathways

Education providers, employers and public agencies want to coordinate around skills and employment pathways using their existing systems.

Environment

• Multiple systems holding education, training and employment records.
• Different identifiers and data models across institutions.
• Cross-border or multi-jurisdictional programmes.

Interlayer’s role

• Support the exchange of skills, credential and status messages between systems.
• Avoid creating a new central platform for personal records.
• Enable cross-border or multi-jurisdictional pathways at the message layer.

Scenario 4

Infrastructure & urban systems

Infrastructure and urban coordination

Energy, transportation and urban systems need to exchange status messages and coordination signals to manage incidents, maintenance and capacity.

Environment

• Multiple operators with their own control systems and logs.
• High sensitivity to uptime, resilience and safety.
• Governance split between public authorities and private operators.

Interlayer’s role

• Help translate structured status messages and coordination signals between operators.
• Respect operational boundaries and governance arrangements.
• Keep authority and decision-making with the infrastructure owners.

Next step

Map your own scenario to the translator.

If you recognise elements of your environment in these scenarios — or have a different flow that needs message-level interoperability — you can initiate a quiet, scoped conversation under your existing governance.

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