Executive Summary:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to extend the positive confirmation facility, already available in NEFT, to the RTGS system. This requires member banks to send confirmation to remitters upon successful credit to the beneficiary account. Banks must operationalize this system within two months of the circular date (November 15, 2018). A new message format (camt.059) is introduced for this purpose.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Positive Confirmation Implementation:**
* Banks will provide positive confirmation to RTGS remitters, similar to NEFT.
* Initially, this feature will be available for member banks using thick client interface (SFMS member interface).
* The feature will be enabled for other RTGS access channels later.
* **Message Format (camt.059):**
* A new message format, camt.059, will be used to communicate credit acknowledgement to the remitting bank.
* This message will flow from the beneficiary bank to the remitter bank via SFMS.
* It should include the date and time of credit to the beneficiary account, and the UTR number.
* **Confirmation Process:**
* Beneficiary bank sends camt.059 to the remitting bank upon successful credit.
* Remitter bank updates the transaction status to "Credited to Customer."
* Remitter bank sends SMS and/or email confirmation to the remitter, including RTGS transaction number and credit timestamp.
* **Processing Requirements:**
* Banks must ensure straight-through processing (STP) for confirmation processing.
* Beneficiary bank should send confirmation as soon as the amount is credited.
* Remitting bank must send confirmation within one hour of receiving the credit message.
* **Operational Deadline:**
* Banks must operationalize the system within two months from November 15, 2018.
Impact Analysis:
* **Member Banks:**
* *Impact:* Banks are required to implement the positive confirmation feature in their RTGS systems, impacting their operational and technological infrastructure.
* *Action Required:* Banks must update their systems to support the camt.059 message format, ensure STP, and establish processes for sending confirmation messages to remitters via SMS/email. Banks should also communicate the update to their customers.
* **RTGS Remitters (Customers):**
* *Impact:* Remitters will receive confirmation upon successful credit to the beneficiary account, providing greater assurance and transparency.
* *Action Required:* Be aware of the new confirmation process and the information contained in the confirmation messages (RTGS transaction number, credit timestamp, beneficiary details).
* **Beneficiaries:**
* *Impact:* (No mention of direct impact on beneficiaries in the document)
* *Action Required:* (No mention of direct action required by beneficiaries in the document)
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, which issued the circular.
Real Time Gross Settlement: A system for electronic funds transfer where the transfer of money or securities takes place from one bank to another on a 'real time' and on 'gross' basis.
National Electronic Funds Transfer: A nationwide payment system facilitating one-to-one funds transfer.
SFMS: Likely refers to Structured Financial Messaging System, a secure communication system used by banks in India.
Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007: An act of the Indian Parliament that provides for the regulation and supervision of payment systems in India.
P. Vasudevan: Chief General Manager at Reserve Bank of India who signed the circular.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: Location of the Central Office Building of the Reserve Bank of India.
IFTAS: Likely refers to Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services, an institution related to financial technology.
भारतीय �रज़व र् ब�क
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
www.rbi.org.in
RBI/2018-19/76
DPSS (CO) RTGS No.1049/04.04.016/2018-19 November 15, 2018
The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
of member banks participating in RTGS
Madam / Dear Sir,
Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) System - Implementation of Positive
Confirmation
Presently, the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system provides for
sending a positive confirmation to the remitter of the funds regarding completion of
the funds transfer, thus giving an assurance to the remitter that the funds have been
successfully credited to the beneficiary account. It has now been decided that banks
will provide the same facility to the remitter of funds under the RTGS system as well.
2. Initially, the positive confirmation feature in RTGS would be available for member
banks wherein both remitter and beneficiary banks access RTGS through thick client
interface / SFMS member interface. Member banks are expected to communicate
the same to their customers. The positive confirmation feature would be
subsequently enabled for member banks accessing RTGS through other channels
as well.
3. In this connection, a new message format (camt.059) is being introduced to
communicate an acknowledgement to the remitting bank containing the date and
time of credit to beneficiary account. This message would flow from the beneficiary
bank to the remitter bank through the SFMS. After receiving the positive confirmation
from the beneficiary bank, the remitter bank shall initiate an SMS and / or generate
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Department of Payment and Settlement Systems, Central Office, 14th Flr, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Fort, Mumbai -
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�हदं ी आसान ह ै, इसका �योग बढ़ाइएan e-mail to the remitter. The detailed process flow for the positive confirmation
process is appended.
4. All banks are required to put in place systems to ensure straight-through-
processing (STP) based confirmation processing. The beneficiary bank shall ensure
that such confirmation message is sent as soon as the amount is credited to the
beneficiary account in CBS while the confirmation message from the remitting bank
shall be necessarily sent on a real time basis and in any case not beyond one hour
after receipt of credit message from the beneficiary bank.
5. The system of sending positive confirmation to the customers shall be
operationalised by banks at the earliest but not later than two months from the date
of this circular.
6. These directions are issued by Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of the powers
conferred by section 18 of Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (Act 51 of
2007).
Yours faithfully
(P. Vasudevan)
Chief General Manager
Encl.: As above
2Annex
Process flow on positive confirmation in RTGS
(DPSS (CO) RTGS No.1049/04.04.016/2018-19 dated November 15, 2018)
This document outlines the process flow for electronic credit acknowledgement
message (camt.059) to the remitter bank by the beneficiary bank after successful
credit to the beneficiary account.
The process flow for successful credits shall be as under:-
1. On successful credit to the beneficiary account, the beneficiary bank will send a
credit acknowledgement message (camt.059) through SFMS in an automated
manner.
2. The information in the camt.059 message shall necessarily contain among others
the date / time stamp of credit and the UTR number.
3. On receipt of the camt.059 message from the beneficiary bank, SFMS will forward
the same outward camt.059 message to the remitter bank as an inward camt.059
message.
4. On receipt of the inward camt.059 message, the remitter bank will update the
transaction status as "Credited to Customer" for the corresponding transaction.
5. Remitter bank shall immediately forward the credit confirmation to the customer
through SMS and / or e-mail according to the details provided. The message shall
among others contain the RTGS transaction number ascribed by the bank and / or
UTR number, the date / time stamp of credit confirmation, beneficiary bank account
number and amount.
3Beneficiary Bank Remitter Bank
SFMS Customer
Funds credited to Update transaction
beneficiary account status - Credited to
Customer
camt.059 camt.059 Send SMS and /
or e-mail
Banks may approach officials of IFTAS on email for the new message format
camt.059.
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