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  • Each payment workflow has its own configuration and available options. To make a payment, choose from one of the following options:

    1. Create a one-time payment to make a single payment to a recipient
    2. Make recurring future payments set to specified schedules
    3. Make payments to one-time recipients by not saving their information

     

    To create a wire payment

    In the navigation menu, click or tap Advanced Payments > Payments.

    Click or tap New Payment, then select the wire payment type (Domestic Wire).

    Enter information in the following fields:

    1. Click or tap From and enter an account name or choose one from the drop-down

    2. Click or tap Account and enter an account or choose one from the drop-down

    3. Select a Process Date

    4. (Optional) Click or tap Set Schedule to set up a recurring schedule
      — After selecting a schedule, click or tap a date on the "When should this transaction stop?" calendar, or select Forever (Until cancel)
      — Click or tap Save

    5. In the Recipient/Account search field, enter a recipient or account, or select one from the drop-down list.

    6. (Optional) Click or tap New Recipient to create and assign a new recipient
      — In the Recipient Details section, enter details. Wire names can be up to 35 characters long. The wire name is required only when the recipient record contains a wire account and the system requires a name.
      — In the Accounts section, enter details for the Recipient, click or tap Save Recipient, or Use Without Save to complete the transaction without saving Recipient details

    7. Enter an Amount

    8. Enter an account name in the From Account field

    9. (Optional) Click or tap Optional Fields, then do one or more of the following:
      — Enter a Message to Beneficiary
      — Enter Purpose of Wire (mandatory)
      — Enter Reference for Beneficiary
      — Enter Financial Institution to Financial Institution Information
      — Enter a Description

      Note:  Maximum character lengths appear in each field

    10. (Optional) Click or tap Delete to delete a wire

    Click or tap Draft to save a wire and not process.

    Click or tap Approve to process the wire.

     

  • Wire Activity represents all incoming and outgoing wire transactions. This section describes how to view and search all wire activity.

    On the Wire Activity page, Outgoing Wires and Incoming Wires appear by default. All international wires display a globe icon (image), while domestic wires do not.

    The column headers may include:

    • Tracking ID
    • Process Date
    • Amount
    • Sender
    • Sending Institution
    • To Account
    • IMAD (Input Message Accountability Data)

     

    Working with transaction details

    1. In the navigation menu, click or tap Advanced Payments > Wire Activity. The Wire Activity page appears.

    2. Click or tap a transaction to view the transaction details

    3. To sort transactions, click or tap on the desired column header (For example, Process Date)

    4. To search for a transaction, click or tap in the Search field, then enter the search criteria

      Note: You can only search information in the initial transaction row, not the transaction details.

    5. Click or tap the magnifying glass, or press Enter on your keyboard. The Search results appear

     

    To filter transactions

    1. In the navigation menu, click or tap Advanced Payments > Wire Activity. The Wire Activity page appears

    2. On a desktop, click Show Filters. On mobile, tap the filters icon (Filter icon)

    3. Select or enter the filter criteria for each field, then click or tap Apply Filters

     

    To print transactions

    1. In the navigation menu, click or tap Advanced Payments > Wire Activity

    2. Click the Print icon  (printing icon)

    3. Set your printing preferences, then click Print

    Note: You can only print from a desktop, not a smartphone or tablet.

     

    To export transactions

    1. In the navigation menu, click or tap Advanced Payments > Wire Activity

    2. Click the export icon (Export icon), then select which transactions you want to export

    Note: You can only export from a desktop, not a smartphone or tablet.

     

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