diff --git a/src/controllers/transferController.ts b/src/controllers/transferController.ts
index b5e5b0d..05b0ca3 100644
--- a/src/controllers/transferController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/transferController.ts
@@ -438,3 +438,60 @@ export async function MidsuitPaymentV2(req: Request, res: Response) {
     return res.status(200).json(result);
   }
 }
+
+export async function paymentStatus(req: Request, res: Response) {
+  try {
+    const { c_invoice_id, startdate, enddate } = req.query as any;
+    if (!c_invoice_id) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: "c_invoice_id is required" });
+    }
+
+    const where: any = { c_invoice_id: Number(c_invoice_id) };
+    if (startdate || enddate) {
+      where.created_at = {} as any;
+      if (startdate) {
+        const s = new Date(String(startdate));
+        where.created_at.gte = s;
+      }
+      if (enddate) {
+        const e = new Date(String(enddate));
+        // include the whole end day by setting to end of day if time not provided
+        if (!String(enddate).includes("T")) {
+          e.setHours(23, 59, 59, 999);
+        }
+        where.created_at.lte = e;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const rows = await db.transactions_lines.findMany({
+      where: {
+        ...where,
+        not: {
+          c_invoice_id: null,
+        },
+      },
+      include: { transactions: true },
+      orderBy: { created_at: "desc" },
+    });
+
+    const result = rows.map((r: any) => ({
+      id: r.id,
+      transaction_id: r.transaction_id,
+      amount: r.amount,
+      documentno: r.documentno,
+      c_invoice_id: r.c_invoice_id,
+      created_at: r.created_at,
+      tenant_id: r.tenant_id,
+      transaction_status: r.transactions ? r.transactions.status : null,
+      transaction_reference: r.transactions ? r.transactions.referenceNo : null,
+    }));
+
+    return res.json({ count: result.length, data: result });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("paymentStatus error", err);
+    return res.status(500).json({
+      error: "internal_error",
+      detail: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/dbPools.ts b/src/lib/dbPools.ts
index d1950b5..b0100b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/dbPools.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dbPools.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ export async function getPoolForDbId(db_id: string) {
     max: 10,
     idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
   });
-
-  // poolCache.set(db_id, { pool, lastUsed: Date.now() });
   return pool;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/gate.ts b/src/lib/gate.ts
index 7d351f4..074f81f 100644
--- a/src/lib/gate.ts
+++ b/src/lib/gate.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from "path";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "url";
+import fs from "fs";
 
 export async function callGate(opts: {
   client: string;
@@ -12,49 +13,42 @@ export async function callGate(opts: {
 
   // candidate paths to try (dev and prod)
   const candidates = [
-    // development / ts-node: src .ts
-    // path.join(process.cwd(), "src", "lib", "bank", client, `${action}.ts`),
-    // // compiled production: dist .js
-    // path.join(process.cwd(), "dist", "lib", "bank", client, `${action}.js`),
-    // // relative to this file (useful when running from dist/lib)
-    // path.join(__dirname, "bank", client, `${action}.ts`),
+    path.join(__dirname, "bank", client, `${action}.ts`),
     path.join(__dirname, "bank", client, `${action}.js`),
-    // path.join(__dirname, "..", "lib", "bank", client, `${action}.js`),
   ];
 
   let lastErr: any = null;
+  let existsFile = null as any;
   for (const candidate of candidates) {
     try {
-      // prefer require when available (CommonJS build)
-      // require expects a path without file://
-      // but dynamic import needs a file:// URL for absolute paths
-      let mod: any;
-      try {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-        mod = require(candidate);
-      } catch (reqErr) {
-        // try dynamic import with file:// URL
-        const url = pathToFileURL(candidate).href;
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
-        mod = await import(url);
+      if (fs.existsSync(candidate)) {
+        existsFile = candidate;
+        break;
       }
-
-      if (!mod || typeof mod.default !== "function") {
-        throw new Error(
-          `handler at ${candidate} not found or default export not a function`
-        );
-      }
-
-      // call the handler with (user, session, data)
-      return await mod.default({ user, session, data });
-    } catch (err) {
-      lastErr = err;
-      // try next candidate
-      continue;
-    }
+    } catch (ex) {}
+  }
+  if (!existsFile) {
+    throw new Error(`handler not found for gate: ${client}/${action}`);
+  }
+  let mod: any;
+  try {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
+    mod = require(existsFile);
+  } catch (reqErr) {
+    // try dynamic import with file:// URL
+    const url = pathToFileURL(existsFile).href;
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
+    mod = await import(url);
   }
 
-  throw lastErr || new Error("handler not found for gate");
+  if (!mod || typeof mod.default !== "function") {
+    throw new Error(
+      `handler at ${existsFile} not found or default export not a function`
+    );
+  }
+
+  // call the handler with (user, session, data)
+  return await mod.default({ user, session, data });
 }
 
 export default callGate;
diff --git a/src/routes/index.ts b/src/routes/index.ts
index a59571f..1c6306b 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.ts
+++ b/src/routes/index.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ export const setRoutes = () => {
   router.post("/api/transfer", authMiddleware, async (req, res) =>
     transferController.MidsuitPayment(req, res)
   );
+  // Payment status lookup by c_invoice_id (optionally limit by startdate/enddate)
+  router.get("/api/va/status", authMiddleware, async (req, res) =>
+    transferController.paymentStatus(req, res)
+  );
   // Signature generation for testing (uses PRIVATE_KEY_PATH file)
   router.post("/generate-signature", (req, res) =>
     signController.generateSignature(req, res)