Payments Detail:  Advice to Receive

Advice to Receive is used to initiate an electronic message (MT210) which is sent to the beneficiary bank advising them of funds to be received on a specific day.  Note:  For accounts in Canada, messages will only be sent to Citibank Canada, not third party banks.

To enter the full details of an Advice to Receive payment:

  1. To access Payments, click Payments on the CitiDirect navigation bar and select any link to the process tabs, such as Modify.  The Payments Summary Form appears.  Click New and select New Incoming Payment.  The Payments Detail Form appears.  Note:  Required fields are identified by a red asterisk ( * ).

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To access Payments, click Payments on the CitiDirect navigation bar and select Input New Outgoing.  The Payments Detail Form appears.  Note:  Required fields are identified by a red asterisk ( * ).

  1. The Preformat Code field should be left blank when creating a payment from Full Detail.  Note:  If you are going to Submit and Create Preformat, information is required in this field.

  2. The Credit Account Number/Currency/Name field defaults to Client Preference settings.  If you have more than one Citibank account and you want to debit a different account, click the Library Look-Up button and select another account number.  All related fields are automatically populated.

  3. In the Payment Currency/Amount fields, the currency code defaults to Client Configuration settings.  If you want to change it, click the Library Look-Up button and select a different currency code.  Enter the amount of the payment in that currency.

  4. If the Use This Currency For Next Payment checkbox is selected, the currency used in this payment will be saved as the default for the next payment entered.

  5. In the Payment Method field, click the Library Look-Up button and select Advice to Receive.  Fields specific to Advice to Receive payments appear in the lower portion of the Payment Details Form.

  6. In the Transaction Reference Number field, enter the transaction reference number.  Note:  A complete or partial Transaction Reference Number may be system-generated if specified in Client Preferences.

  7. In the Related Reference Number field, enter the reference number.   Note:  This field is available only for some CEEMEA and European accounts.

  8. The Value Date field defaults to the current date.  If you want to change the default, use the date spinner or calendar to enter a date that is later than the system-generated date.

  9. Ordering Party Account Number is automatically populated when Ordering Party Bank Routing Code is filled from the library.  If you want to change it, enter the ordering party account number.

  10. The Ordering Party Name/Address field defaults to Client Preference settings.  If you want to change the default, click the Library Look-Up button and select an ordering party.  To view all information in this field, click the multiple line button.

  11. In the Ordering Bank Routing Method/Code field, click the Library Look-Up button and select a routing method.

  12. In the Ordering Bank Name/Address field, enter the name and address of the ordering bank.  This field is required if Ordering Party Name and Ordering Party Account Number are not filled.  To view all information in this field, click the multiple line button.

  13. In the Intermediary Bank Routing Method/Code field, click the Library Look-Up button and select a routing method.  Note:  A routing code is only necessary if a routing method is selected.

  14. In the Intermediary Bank Name/Address field, enter the intermediary bank name on whose behalf the advice to receive is made.  To view all information in this field, click the multiple line button.

  15. The MBTI Confirmation field defaults to Client Preference settings.  If you want to change the default, select the check box.  Note: This field is available only for some European accounts.

  16. Click Submit to save and submit the payment for validation.  The payment moves to the next step in the payment process as defined by Flow Control requirements.

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Click Submit and Create Preformat to submit the payment for validation and save the payment information as a preformat.  Both the payment and the preformat move to the next step in their respective processes, as defined by Flow Control requirements.

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