Bankline Direct
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Bankline Direct is available to Royal Bank business account customers who meet the specific eligibility criteria detailed below. Fees apply.
Bankline Direct could be ideal for organisations who have outgrown other solutions. It can automate your payments or reconciliation. You can also view or transact with accounts held at multiple banks or other financial organisations.
Increase accuracy and help reduce costs with an automated solution
Seamlessly integrate with your Treasury Management System (TMS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), including third party bureaus.
Reduce manual tasks with straight through processing of high volume domestic and international payments and comprehensive payment status updates
Increase visibility and control over your financial position with automated reports, at different frequencies, for your reconciliation needs
Securely integrate with the bank via a variety of connectivity options, utilising file or message-based protocols, including a choice of industry standard formats
Safeguard your payment information and reconciliation data to and from the bank with industry standard security and encryption features
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Flexible to your needs
You have the option to select our payments or reporting services, or both.
Payments and collections
Bankline Direct has a variety of payment options to meet your needs whether paying for goods and services in the UK or overseas.Formats such as CSV, JSON, XML ISO 20022, SWIFT MT and ISO8583 are available.
With domestic payment options available through both Faster Payments (for payments under £1,000,000) and CHAPS (for high value same-day payments with the UK) Bankline Direct is designed to get your money where you want it, quickly and securely.
Bankline Direct offers also offer international payments, inter-account transfers, bulk lists, SEPA Direct Debit origination,and Bacs payments through
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Reporting
Bankline Direct has comprehensive reporting capabilities, sending you information that you can use automatically within your own systems.
Account information reports (statements) will provide information such as balance and transactions details. We offer a range of industry standard formats such as SWIFT MT and IS0 20022 XML.
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Want to reduce manual tasks and inefficiencies?
Accelerate your payments and receive payment notifications and data for reconciliation in real-time on a secure, 24/7 connection method, using our suite of APIs for Corporate customers.
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Communication channels
- Secure file
- API
- SWIFT
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Connectivity
Bankline Direct offers a choice of secure connectivity options through internet-based solutions, such as Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and Connect: Direct Secure +
Security
All communications between you and the Bankline Direct service must be secure in both directions. Bankline Direct channel is encrypted and offers additional security features like digital signing options for example Hardware Security Module (HSM) or Pretty Good Privacy (PGP).
Payment formats
Bankline Direct supports file standards such as ISO 20022 XML and Message Types (MT)
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Offering commercial and corporate clients accelerated access to payment schemes via Bankline Direct. You can make payments, receive real-time payment status information and benefit from direct access to account balances and transaction reporting.
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Security
Mutual Transport Layer Security (MTLs) is used to encrypt and transmit individual payment messages. The OAuth 2.0 Authorisation Framework enables client applications to obtain delegated access using bearer tokens to our endpoints.
Payment formats
Commercial Payments and Reconciliation API supports messaging in JSON based on the ISO 20022 (PAIN) industry standards.*Registration is required and content access controlled.
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Connectivity
SWIFTNet is used by all SWIFT-connected institutions. Bankline Direct offers a consistent single-window access via SWIFT Net FileAct and SWIFT Net FIN to ensure the reusability of your SWIFTNet infrastructure.
Security
The software ensures technical interoperability between users while ensuring integrity, authentication and confidentiality.
Payment formats
Bankline Direct supports file standards such as ISO 20022 XML and Message Types (MT)
Who is Bankline Direct for?
For corporates
- Cost effective channel to streamline your cash management processes
- A secure channel for exchange of Treasury messages and files
- A 24X7 payment and reporting solution to support your growing business
- Ability to monitor the progress of your payments through detailed acknowledgements and reporting
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For financial institutions
- A single channel for sending and receiving files
- Send and receive Bank Grade and Non Bank Grade payments
- Connectivity with 24/7 availability for an easier, quicker alternative to access Faster Payment Scheme
- A dedicated UK sort code, sponsored by NatWest, providing indirect access to UK clearing schemes
- Meet regulatory requirements for your reporting needs
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Client eligibility and fees
You can use Bankline Direct if you meet the following criteria;
Meets MiFID criteria for Professional Client or Eligible Counterparty; OR
Average turnover for last 3 years ≥ £6.5m; OR
Average total assets for the last 3 years ≥ £3.26m; OR
Is part of a group connection that meets turnover or assets test
Hold UK accounts
Minimum of 500 transactionsper month
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For clients wishing to use their own sort code (Indirect Access clients) to send/ receive payments they must;
Be FCA regulated/ EEA Passported
Have a Sort Code
Have a BIC; either a full live BIC or a BIC-21 (a BIC-21 is not a BIC connected to SWIFT but is needed in case of mis-formatted payments)
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Fees
We charge a one off set up fee, monthly fee (dependent on usage), plus individual fees for makingand receiving payments.
Interested in Bankline Direct? Get in touch
If you’re an existing client of the bank, its best to get in touch with your Relationship Manager directly.
If you’re new to the bank or prefer to register your interest, you can email your details using the link below and we’ll be in touch.
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Ready for ISO 20022?
ISO 20022 XML (Extensible Markup Language) is an established global standard for payments messaging.
Business, commercial and corporate customers that make/receive UK, Euro and cross border payments will be impacted along with financial institutions, indirect access participants, partner banks, SWIFT Correspondents and SWIFT Corporates.
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