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Regional File Transfer Services

Regional File Transfer Services

Send and receive files and documents securely and directly between the Bank and your company.

Benefits

Wide range of payment/collection types

Wide range of payment/collection types

Supports FAST, PayNOW, GIRO, Telegraphic Transfer, Cashier's Orders and Cheque Issuance.

Eliminates errors due to manual data entry

Eliminates errors due to manual data entry

Eliminates errors in manual data entry of individual transactions.

Efficient

Efficient

Quick batched payment/collection instructions to the Bank for processing.

Secure

Secure

Payment/Collection files are encrypted to ensure server-to-server security.

Time and cost effective

Time and cost effective

Reduces time and cost involved with manual processing.

Ease of reconciliation

Ease of reconciliation

Get acknowledgement reports, transaction reports and e-statements in one channel.

Frequently asked questions

What is UOB Regional File Transfer Service?
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Regional File Transfer Service (RFTS) is a direct host-to-host channel which our customers can use to connect to the Bank using Secured Shell (SSH) infrastructure for sending / receiving bulk payment/collection files, statements and reports.

UOB RFTS service is supported in the key franchise locations – Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China and Hong Kong.

UOB RFTS brings the following benefits to your business:

  • Seamless integration into your business - Customers who have established their own Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system can connect with RFTS for direct file delivery linkages. It allows customers to enjoy the convenience of direct file transfer for higher operation efficiency.
  • Improve operation and technical efficiency - Various types of payment instructions can be consolidated in one single payment file for faster processing.
  • Consolidated reporting - Receive intraday and end-of-day reporting for account reconciliation and cash flow forecasting
  • Supports industry standard and delimited file formats - Industry standard formats such as ISO20022 XML helps companies achieve alignment to industry standards and depth of products at the same time.
  • Ensures Security and Confidentiality - Communicate with UOB using industry accepted security standards such as Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and Privacy Good Privacy (PGP) to ensure data confidentiality

The following products and services are supported through UOB Regional File Transfer Service

  • Bulk Payments - Both ISO 20022 Customer Credit Transfer Initiation V3 and UOB Proprietary Formats are acceptable. Payment services include:
    • ​Telegraphic Transfer (TT)
    • Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)
    • Fast and Secure Transfer (FAST)​
    • Automated Clearing House (ACH)
    • Cashier Order (CO)
    • Corporate Cheque (CCHQ)
  • Bulk Collections (Direct Debit Instructions)
  • Statements and Reports:
    • ​​ISO 20022 Cust​omer Payment Status Report V3
    • MT940 - Customer Statement Message
    • MT942 - Interim Transaction Report
    • CAMT053 – Bank to Customer Statement Report
    • CAMT052 – Bank to Customer Account Report
    • Bill Payment Reports

With UOB Regional File Transfer Service, your business use a single connection to send payments/collection files and receive statements/reports for your accounts in the locations where RFTS is supported.

With UOB Regional File Transfer Service, security and confidentiality are ensured using industry accepted security standards such as Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and Privacy Good Privacy (PGP) to ensure data confidentiality.

Through UOB RFTS, customers can transact with the UOB in 2 modes – Direct Straight-Through-Processing (STP) or Interoperable with UOB Infinity.

  • Direct STP – In this mode, bulk payment / collection files are fully authorized in Customers’ own ERP system before they are sent to UOB. UOB will process the files without further authorization from the Customer.
  • Interoperability with UOB Infinity – In this mode, bulk payment / collection files are routed to Infinity as Transactions Pending client’s Authorisation. The appointed Approvers in Infinity are required to log in, review and approve these bulk transactions to be released to the bank for processing. – option to log on to Infinity to authorize pending transactions

How does Regional File Transfer Service (RFTS) work?

 

How does Regional File Transfer Service (RFTS) work? How does Regional File Transfer Service (RFTS) work?

File formats supported by RFTS
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RFTS is a direct connection with UOB to efficiently and securely send payment files and receive status / statement files from the Bank. Initiate payment instructions through RFTS in the following formats:

  • ISO 20022 XML
  • UOB Universal File Format (UFF)

 

Receive End-of-Day or Intraday Account Statements in the following formats:

  • SWIFT MT940, MT942
  • CAMT 053, 052
  • UOB Proprietary CSV or Fixed Length format

Direct Straight-Through Processing
In this mode, bulk payment / collection files are fully authorised in Customers’ own ERP system before they are sent to UOB. UOB will process the files without further authorisation from the Customer.

 

Interoperability with UOB Infinity
In this mode, bulk payment / collection files are routed to UOB Infinity as Transactions Pending client’s Authorisation. The appointed approvers in UOB Infinity are required to log in, review and approve these  bulk transactions so they can be released to the bank for processing.

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