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Building an efficient
pipeline for your bank
communication
Presented by
Mohan Murali
President
Axletree Solutions
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Introduction
 Treasury department’s traditional expectations
 Market Pressures and changing landscape
 Emerging technologies
 Cost reductions and enhanced efficiencies
 Industry direction
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Case Study : Acme Corporation
Company Overview:
• Global technology company
• ERP application with Cash
Management Suite
• Diverse banking relationships
• Primary with three
• Secondary with several
regional and local banks
Acme Corporation
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Operational challenges
1. Multiple banking entities
2. Multiple data feeds: >20 systems
3. Minimal standardization of formats
4. Minimal system integration
5. Manual Processes
6. Over worked staff
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Conceptual view of Acme’s banking communication
Treasury
Organization
Banks
Bank
A
Bank
B
ERP
Bank
C
Bank
D
Bank
E
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Treasury Process Flow
Projected - Fully Automated and Integrated
Current – Partial Automation
ERP
ERP
Banks
Excel
Treasury
Banks
Treasury
TMS
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Building the Solution
Business
Objectives
Business Case
and Analysis of
process
automation
Technology
enabled
solution
Technology
Solution
Partner
System
integration and
Implementation
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Treasury Technology Stack
TREASURY TECHNOLOGY STACK
Analytics connects
to Systems and
Data for reporting
and modeling
scenarios – as well
as adding
dimensional views.
SWIFT plays vital
role in the
connectivity
portion of the
stack.
Courtesy: Strategic Treasurer
BUSINESS DRIVERS / ROLES
SWIFT SITS IN THE
ANALYTICS
· FORECASTING
· SCENARIOS
· RELATIONSHIPS
REPORTING
· STATIC
· MANAGEMENT
· MBO / MBE
CONNECTIVITY SECTION OF THE
TREASURY TECHNOLOGY STACK
SYSTEMS & BUSINESS
PROCESSES
DATA
ARCHITECTURE
·
·
·
·
·
Balances
Transactions
eBAM
File Transfer
Trades / Settlement
TWS / RISK / RECON / BAM
COMPLIANCE / TRADING
·
·
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·
STORAGE
EXTRACT
TRANSFORM
LOAD
INTERNAL
CONNECTIVITY
EXTERNAL
DATA
AGGREGATORS
DIRECT TO
BANKS
OTHERS
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Treasury Technology Trends
SaaS
Capabilities
Center of the
Chessboard vs.
Best of Breed
Courtesy: Strategic Treasurer
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SWIFT: A single standardized gateway
Multiple bank channels
Single, standardized gateway
Corporate
Corporate
VAN
Accounts
payable
Accounts
payable
host to host X
Accounts
receivable
Treasury
Accounts
receivable
Leased
line
e-banking Y
Treasury
Standardized
gateway
Internet
Other
Other
e-banking Z
– High cost
– No global visibility on cash
– Impossible to centralize
–
–
–
–
Global visibility on cash
Lower cost
Increased control and security
Reduced risk
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Transfer payment files
Treasury Management
System
MT940
MT940
SWIFTNet
MT940
MT940
SWIFTNet interface
ERP

One standardized channel

One security scheme

Tight integration with applications
An essential building block of
corporate payment factory
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Integrate directly into TMS
MT942
MT940
Treasury Management
System
MT942
MT940
SWIFTNet
SWIFTNet interface
•No need to consult separate websites
•No need to transfer files manually
Better global visibility
MT942
MT940
MT942
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Key benefits of using SWIFT
Funds visibility
• Obtain visibility on cash across multiple banks,
to improve working capital management
Cost savings
• Rationalize multiple proprietary connections,
all different
• Increase straight-through-processing and staff
productivity
Control, Security,
Reliability
• Better control on payment initiation
• Increase overall security and reliability
Compliance
• Reduce administrative work to document bank
communication processes (SOX)
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New Tool sets In or through SWIFT
Enriched Data (XML)
Concept – Positional vs.Tagged Records
Position: 8,400321,575,20111115,USD,50000000
Tagged: Detail Record-8, Account Number 400321, Transaction Type: Inbound
Wire, Date: 15Nov2011, Amount: +USD$500,000.00
eBAM
Electronic Statements
• Compliance
• Control
• Cost Savings
(3SKEY)
Courtesy: Strategic Treasurer
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Fully integrated and automated treasury operations
ERP
Payroll
TMS
SWIFT
A/P
A/R
Trade
Finance
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Recommended Solution for Acme
• Streamline/rationalize banking channels
• Standardize on external formats through integration
• Leverage evolving technology enabled solutions
• Involve the right partner to implement the project
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Q&A
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About Mohan Murali
Mohan Murali has over 20 years experience in the Information Technology Industry.
His experience in building Technology Solutions and Business Development enables him
to design solutions to customers with diverse needs. Under his leadership Axletree
Solutions has grown exponentially and is considered the partner of choice for SWIFT
Connectivity Solutions. He holds a degree in Electronics and Communications
Engineering.
Mohan’s contact information:
Phone: 732 296 0001
email: mohan.murali@axletrees.com
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Thank You
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