Payment operations are the heartbeat of a financial institution’s back-office operations. Efficient and cost-effective processing is becoming more and more critical to a positive bottom line. COPE Payments offers the flexibility to respond to changing business requirements and enables the integration of a wide variety of payment transfer services through a common application. It interfaces to high-value RTGS systems, low-value ACH systems and systems such as STAR Global Messaging to provide a single source solution for domestic and international payments.
COPE Payments brings multiple benefits to the transaction services business. Its comprehensive range of connectivity options to industry clearing and settlement facilities allows support for a diverse range of payment services, in turn allowing much greater opportunity for new product design and deployment. The flexibility of the architecture reduces the time-to-market for new products and services and a comprehensive charging, commission and billing subsystem provides a highly flexible range of revenue collection facilities.
The extensive database is specifically designed to increase the percentage of straight through payments which will reduce costs and optimise transaction profitability. A wide range of enquiry and reporting facilities enhance transaction visibility and control which leads to a reduction in processing errors, enhances the customer service proposition and aids the management of risk.
The application and technology platform have together been designed for online, real-time transaction processing at significant volumes and incorporate full fault tolerance within the standard architecture. The integration of all payment services in a single, integrated system provides the opportunity to both reduce costs and enhance production management.