Transaction Requests
The system increases a banks options in collecting transaction requests from clients. At Standard Chartered Bank the system allows clients to create a diskette with transactions using a specially designed utility which encrypts and compress the data prior to sending same to the bank. The system also allows transaction data to be added from their Internet Banking Platform known as Straight Through Services (STS), fax and phone banking requests. The need for consolidation is a result of the setup of the banking industry where each bank is allowed just one diskette each day to be sent to the SLIPS platform for processing.
Multiple Transaction Types
The system has the ability to process a myriad of transactions based on the nature of the transaction and the destination account. The SP EFT platform handles outward transactions from Savings and Current Accounts and well as Credit Cards. The system also permits "Direct Debit" transactions where Utility Providers submit a monthly schedule of payments which are inflow into their accounts. The system is also geared to handle transactions to multiple beneficiary account types; other commercial banks who are part of the Sri Lanka Inter Bank Payment System (SLIPS); Smaller development banks where payments are channelled through "Cash Orders''; And Intra-bank transactions which are handled as Internal "Book Transfers".
Transaction Integrity
The system has a myriad of validations and safety features which strive to protect the integrity of transactions and help users who handle high volumes of transaction to ensure no erroneous transactions are submitted either in terms of the credit account or debit accounts. Some of these include duplicate checks by source account, based on the reference number and the value; Value date for transactions which are validated against a standard holiday schedule.
Audit Trails and System Security
The system has a comprehensive audit trail which records all changes made to transactions within the process. Security features include dual control on user creation and edits as well and roll assignation. The system also monitors and reports all login attempts including multiple logins and concurrent logins.
Unlike almost all other EFT platforms in the market this is the only EFT platform which is totally web based and therefore technically can be presented to customers as an Internet banking Portal. The security features built into the product make it extremely improbable that the system can be compromised.
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