Bacstel-IP
What is Bacstel-IP
CASHBOOK-IP caters for electronic payments and electronic direct debit files in the U.K. market. CASHBOOK-IP is a BACSTEL-IP certified solution.
Used in association with Smart Cards issued by sponsoring banks, CASHBOOK-IP validates user credentials, signs transmission files, and completes transmission through direct dial-up or over the Internet.
Our BACSTEL-IP solution CASHBOOK-IP can import a file from any ERP system, application or data source. Files can be vendor payment files, payroll files or customer direct debit files. BACSTEL-IP can also be configured to be automatically populated by payment or debit files as soon as they are created by the originating application.
BACSTEL-IP can be configured to take files from multiple sources across different applications, business units or environments.
Features
- Adheres to the strict security guidelines laid down by VOCA-BACS and ensures that allusers have the correct privileges for signing and transmitting files.
- User identities validated via individual Smart Cards and PIN numbers issued to users bytheir company’s sponsoring bank.
- Validates all payment data against the Industry Sort Code Directory (ISCD), updatedregularly by BACS.
- Identifies any errors or data inconsistencies within credit or debit files.
- Cashbook’s Hotfolder capability allows direct importation of files into the system.
- Contains auto-cleaning functionality to remove problems from files before transmission to
- Transmits files to BACS and receives BACS reports directly into BACSTEL-IP.
Benefits
- Electronic payment savings are estimated in the U.K. at approximately £1 per transaction compared to cheque or paper-based methods, according to VOCA-BACS.
- Availing of IBAN codes for Euro payments between Euro accounts within the U.K. can also generate savings.
- Cross-platform solution eliminates need for multiple tools across different applications.
- Processing BACS payments or direct debits from your data in-house removes requirement for outsourced bureau service.
- Secure electronic payments platform improves financial control and reduces exposure to cheque-based fraud.
