Register Biller

Introduction

The customer of the bank can use this option to register for the billers. The billers are the standard payees, whose records are created by the bank administrator. The user has register for the biller for whom he wishes to make the payments.  At the time of registration, user has to provide his account details.

The user can register for both payment and presentment billers. The nickname for biller registration is unique for a corporate or a retail user. If there exists a biller registration with unregistered status, user will not be allowed to create another biller registration with the same nickname. The customer identification fields are decided based on biller format defined by the bank administration while creating the biller.

Finacle e-Banking application has a facility to allow multiple users to register for the same biller with the same consumer code.

For example:

Let us assume there are 2 retail users User 1 and User 2 who are sharing the same house, hence one amongst them will pay the broadband connection bill. Both of them can register broadband provider BB1 as the biller with the same connection number (consumer code), so that when bill is presented by BB1, either of the users can pay the bill.

However, both the users cannot register a biller with ‘auto pay’ as yes. In case if one user is already registered for the biller with ‘auto pay’ as yes, while registering the biller the other user will not be allowed to select auto pay option.

Navigation

• Select Register Biller from the Manage Biller screen.

           OR

• Select Register Biller in the View Registration Details screen.

• The Register Biller screen is displayed.

What you can do

The table below provides a brief description of the data that should be entered on the screen and the functions you can perform:

Field

Description

Option

Choose the activity type from the list .The available options are:

• Register Biller

• View Registration Details

This is used to select a different activity from the list, if the user wants to change the activity from the existing biller registration activity.

Click OK to go to the corresponding biller registration activity.

SEARCH CRITERIA

Biller Name

Specify the name of the biller.

Biller Type

Indicate the type of billers to be retrieved, whether all or only payment or presentment billers.

ADVANCED SEARCH CRITERIA

Biller City

The city of the biller can be specified.

Biller State

The state of the biller can be specified. Clicking on the Find button can get a listing of all the states for selection.

Biller Country

The country of the biller can be selected from the drop-down.

Business Category

The required business category can be selected from the drop-down.

Field

Description

List of Standard Billers Retrieved

Select

The option button to select the required biller record for registration.

Biller Name

The name of the biller. On clicking the name hyperlink, the details of the biller like

biller type, biller currency, whether part payment, late payment or excess payment is allowed and the bill expiry period are displayed.

Biller Type

The type of biller whether payment or presentment or both.

Field

Description

Biller Details

Name

The name of the biller will be auto displayed.

Nickname

User can provide a nickname for the biller. The nickname has to be unique. Incase of duplicate nickname the relevant message will be shown to the user.

Biller Type

The biller type will be auto displayed depending on the chosen biller.

Subscription Start Date

The date from which the user wants to register for the biller

Auto Pay Details

Auto Pay Required

Indicates whether the user wants to go in for auto pay or not. On choosing 'Yes', the consequent fields will be mandatory.

Auto Pay Mode

The mode of auto payment.

Valid Values:

Full Amount - The entire amount of the bill.

Minimum Amount - The minimum amount that is required to be paid of the bill.

Limit Amount - You must specify the amount he wishes to pay as default. On choosing this option, the next field will be mandatory.

Auto Pay Limit Amount

You must specify  the amount that has to be paid automatically by the application. The amount will be in the debit account currency

Auto Pay Debit Account Number

Select the debit account from the drop-down.

Customer Identification Details

Note:

The below two fields are decided based on Biller format defined by the bank administration while creating the biller

Phone Number

The users individual details for registration.

Note:

This field is mandatory.

Bill Number

The bill number for registration.

Note:

This field is mandatory.

Channel

Select the appropriate value from the drop-down list.

Valid Values:

Select

SMS

Email

Fax

Note:

The default value is Select.

Address

Enter the address for the selected channel. If it is mobile number for SMS, email ID for email and so on.

Note:

• If the user changes the value of the drop-down to anything else other than ‘Select’ in Channel field, then this field becomes mandatory.

• If this field is left blank and the channel has been selected then the error message “Please enter appropriate address as per chosen channel” is displayed.