ECC – Clearing House Unit

Prompt Clear

ProgressSoft’s ECC Clearing House Unit provides regulatory bodies such as central banks or clearing houses with a check clearing switch that controls the flow of electronic check items in a clearing cycle and moves check images and data via a communication network between banks and the regulatory body.

The solution provides complete management over the clearing cycle, seamlessly integrates with Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) systems, and implements interfaces to blacklisting, anti-money laundering, risk management and fraud detection systems.

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Features

Central Repository

Prompt Clear represents a central repository and delivery channel through which electronic checks can be exchanged between participants via a specially designed interface that seamlessly integrates with the banks’ outward and inward check processing systems.

Clearing Cycle Management

Prompt Clear implements an advanced approach for conducting and managing various aspects of the clearing cycle including clearing and logging of financial data, auditing and reporting, and generating Net Clearing Positions (NCPs) for RTGS posting, as well as configuring sessions, currencies and urgencies.

Check Switching

Prompt Clear is designed to act as a dispatcher of presented and returned check items from presenting banks to paying banks and vice versa. It automatically generates the NCP of banks at the end of the clearing session for settlement to take place through seamless integration with the RTGS system.

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Clearing Process Management

Prompt Clear allows authorized users to manage clearing sessions that are used by participants for presentment and reply. Sessions can be uniquely defined, scheduled and flexibly configured as needed. Similarly, fees and penalties can be defined and enforced by the system throughout the clearing process in accordance with regulations.

Participant Management

Prompt Clear supports different types of participants who are defined based on having a physical connection with the regulatory body and an ownership of settlement accounts. Various participant management options are provided including participant suspension, defaulting and termination.

Monitoring and Auditing

Prompt Clear avails online monitoring and tracking of the clearing process that enables the regulatory body to be aware of any updates in an automated manner. It allows the regulatory body to perform different levels of logging and audit trails, as well as refer back to transaction logs for specific users, groups, or dates to resolve any dispute between member banks.

Participant Request Management

Prompt Clear allows authorized users at the regulatory body to process and respond to bank requests such as extending a clearing session beyond working hours, or cancelling a check before session closure.

Advanced Security

Prompt Clear exploits a wide range of security mechanisms to prevent sensitive data loss or tampering. It ensures authenticity and validity of received check sources and information using modern technologies such as digital signatures, as well as maintains the confidentiality of system and user information using data encryption.

National Check Archive

Prompt Clear offers a national check archive system that enables the regulatory body to log completed clearing items and allows member banks to query items in the archive. This archive consists of a special server and long-term storage that accommodates 10 to 20 years' offline storage.

Benefits

Efficient Practices

Expands cut-off times and eliminates repetitive manual tasks such as sorting and counting

Boosted Economy

Increases total volume of check processing and credibility, ultimately contributing to economic growth

Enhanced Management

Provides liquidity management and monitoring through direct statistics and oversight

Improved Control

Offers extensive control over the check clearing cycle, reducing potentials of fraud

Mitigated Risks

Eliminates transportation of physical checks which reduces risk of check losses and recovery costs