diff --git a/app/integrations/simbrella.py b/app/integrations/simbrella.py
index a658808..40aaac4 100644
--- a/app/integrations/simbrella.py
+++ b/app/integrations/simbrella.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from app.config import settings
 from app.utils.auth import get_headers
 from app.utils.logger import logger
 from flask import jsonify, current_app
-from app.models.transactions import Transaction
+from app.services.transactions import TransactionService
 
 
 class SimbrellaClient:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class SimbrellaClient:
 
         # Check if the transaction exists
         logger.info(f"Checking if transaction exists")
-        transaction = Transaction.get_transaction_by_id(transaction_id=data['transactionId'])
+        transaction = TransactionService.get_transaction_by_id(transaction_id=data['transactionId'])
         logger.info(f"Response from database: {transaction}")
 
         disbursement_data ={
diff --git a/app/services/__init__.py b/app/services/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cb6078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .transactions import TransactionService
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diff --git a/app/services/transactions.py b/app/services/transactions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f46a680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/transactions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from app.models import Transaction
+
+class TransactionService:
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_transaction_by_id(transaction_id):
+        """
+        Get the transaction by ID
+        """
+        return Transaction.get_transaction_by_id(transaction_id)
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