EDI technology is used in the Finance/Banking Industry to improve operational efficiency and reduce transaction costs across the supply chain, comprising of Manufacturers, Suppliers, Customers, and Logistics providers, Retailers, Wholesalers etc. Financial EDI allows for funds to be transferred electronically between financial institutions – EFT (Electronic Data Transfer). EFT enables employers to directly deposit payroll cheques, consumer accounts can be directly debited and businesses can pay government taxes electronically.
Examples of organizations using EDI in the Finance/Banking Industry:-
Standard Bank, FNB, Absa, KPMG, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Alexander Forbes, Capitec Bank, Santam Limited, Hollard Insurance Group, Allan Gray.
Associations for EDI in the Finance/Banking Industry:- Bank Of America, Finance, Christopher and Banks, SWIFT, ISO, NACHA, BIAN
-Purchase Order messages,invoice
-Shipping Notice, Delievery Schedule
-Financial Information Reporting, Financial Return Notice, Functional Acknowledgement
-Credit/Debit adjustment, Lockbox, Debit Authorisation, Payment messages
X12, EDIFACT, XML, SAP iDOCS, RosettaNet, Proprietary formats.
1.The use of paper and human errors are reduced due to Banks executing payment orders, wire transfers electronically.br> 2.Financial EDI can lessen the likelihood of fraud.
3.Enables costs to be reduced and an improvement on the processing of data.
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