Initializing a Local Currency Instant Payment

This payment is executed instantly, i.e. the amount arrives immediately in the account of the receiver. The currencies of the two accounts are local currency. Depending on the location of the banks, the national currency is the local currency.

  1. Open the Make a Payment page. The title is dynamic, depending on the amount value, and it changes to display the payment schema type. In this case, the title becomes LCY Instant Payment.
  2. Fill in the following fields for a new payment:
    FieldsTypeRequiredDescription
    FROMLookupMandatory

    Select the current account from where to send the amount by clicking on the drop-down arrow.

    HINT  
    The accounts displayed are the accounts for which the user has at least the right for Account Balance & Details.

    This field is automatically pre-filled with the account number only when the payment was initiated from the Account details page.

    Available BalanceNumericN/AThis field is displayed once the FROM account has been chosen. It displays the amount available for the specifically chosen bank account.
    TOLookupMandatory

    You can:

    • search and select a saved payment template

      or

    • search and select a saved beneficiary.
    Or add new recipient
    AccountTextMandatory

    Insert the destination bank account.

    In the case of an IBAN:

    • Depending on the structure of the IBAN, the types of payments are displayed.
    • The system validates the format of the IBAN, if the system recognizes the IBAN, it automatically fills in the Beneficiary field and the Beneficiary Bank. After the values are displayed, they become read-only.
    • There is a default maximum length available for the Account, 34 characters. The length is set using the script FTOS_IB_GetPaymentFieldsLengthBySchema. See FTOS_IB_GetPaymentFieldsLengthBySchema for details.

    In the case of an account number, there is no validation done on the format of the number.

    When the account number is inserted, the type of payment is determined and the title of the page changes to display the name of the type of payment schema.

    BeneficiaryTextMandatoryInsert the name of the person who is going to receive the funds.

    Ultimate Beneficiary

    Text

    N/A

    Insert the name of the beneficiary.

    Beneficiary’s BankTextN/AThis field is read-only. The bank is identified using the IBAN (B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J cases) or the BIC/SWIFT code for case A. If not, insert the name of the bank.
    BICClosed A BIC (Bank Identifier Code) is the SWIFT Address assigned to a bank in order to send automated payments quickly and accurately to the banks concerned. It uniquely identifies the name and country, (and sometimes the branch) of the bank involved./SWIFTClosed The Swift Code (also known as SWIFT-BIC, BIC code or SWIFT ID) is needed every time you want to make an international money transfer.TextMandatoryThe codes are inserted automatically by the system after the IBAN is inserted. If not, insert manually the code BIC or SWIFT.
    AmountNumericMandatoryInsert the amount you wish to send to the person/company.
    CurrencyLookupMandatory

    The currency of the amount being transferred.

    For budget payments, the currency is by default the local currency.

    Execution DateDate TimeMandatorySchedule the payment by selecting a date. From the calendar only the first date available is the current day, followed by the day after and so on up until 90 days, see Processor Settings for details.
    Total amount paid in FROM account currency including commissionsNumericN/A

    It is read-only. It is displayed in the currency of the account from which the sum is sent.

    If the selected payment currency is different than the currency of the FROM account, then the Total amount is calculated with the exchange rates in place at the moment of payment and displayed in the currency of the FROM account.

    Commissions NumericN/AThe value of the commissions charged by the bank.

    FX Rate

    Numeric

    N/A

    The value of the exchange rate.

    DetailsTextMandatoryInsert a description for the payment such as invoice number. It must have the maximum length 140.
    Category purposeOption setMandatory (only for the Local currency Instant Payments)Select for the drop-down list, the purpose of payment. The values here are found in the entity FTOS_IB_PaymentCategory.
    Save as Payment TemplateBooleanN/ABy ticking this field, the payment is saved and two new fields are displayed: Payment Template Name and Visible?.
    Payment Template NameTextMandatory only if the field Save as Payment Template was ticked.Insert the name of the payment template.

    Visible?

    Boolean

    N/A

    This checkbox marks for the template to be visible to the other users from the business unit. This field has the value true by default. Un-tick it to hide the template.

    Save Contact DetailsBooleanN/ABy ticking this field, the beneficiary is saved and two new fields are displayed Beneficiary Template Name and Visible?.
    Beneficiary Template NameTextMandatory only if the field Save Contact Details was ticked.Insert the name of the beneficiary template.

    Visible?

    Boolean

    N/A

    This checkbox marks for the template to be visible to the other users from the business unit. This field has the value true by default. Un-tick it to hide the template.

    The payment has the status Draft.For details, see Parameterization.Business Workflows Processor.

  3. Click Review Payment. By clicking that button, if applicable, the payment template and the beneficiary template are saved. The page Review Payment Detail is displayed. It contains the read-only data: Payment amount, Total amount paid including commissions, Execution date, Beneficiary account, Beneficiary bank name, Account, Currency, Payment reason, Payment type, Beneficiary name, Payer account. To proceed, click Confirm. To cancel, click Back.
    NOTE  
    If the user who initiated the payment has authorization rights as well, they are able to sign through Strong Customer Authentication.
  4. To sign the payment, an email was sent with a code. To verify the identity of the user, the code must be inserted in the Online and Mobile Banking page. The email address is taken from the database. To verify, click Accept.

    A pop-up window is displayed with the message: Please insert the code received in order to authorize the payment of value and currency for a to account the account number. To sign the payment, an email was sent with a code. To verify the identity of the user, the code must be inserted in the Online and Mobile Banking page. The email address is taken from the database. There are six boxes where to insert each letter of the OTP. To verify the OTP inserted, click Authorize.

    If the code was not sent, click Re-send code.

    If you have trouble seeing the code, click Call me.

    If the code inserted was wrong, then the user is directed to the page Wrong authorization code with the following message: You have 4 remaining retries. If you want to try again, click Send. If you want to try again later, select Try again and you will be directed to the Homepage. The payment will remain initiated, and you will be able to sign it for the Order List.

    Click Send to reinitiate the signature process.

    Click the Try later button to save the payment and re-initiate it from the List of Orders and Multiple Authorizations.

    NOTE  
    For details on how the OTP was configured, see Operation Authorization.
  5. On the confirmation page, the message Your payment has been registered successfully. is displayed. If it is the case to be a joint signature, there is the message The payment has been posted in the Order List for the joint authorized Approver to sign. Click Home to return to the Homepage. The payment Id is in the status Authorized.