Accuity’s Global Payment File™ Enhanced with Additional Information and Redesigned for Ease of Use
SKOKIE, IL – September 25, 2007 – Accuity, a leading worldwide provider of data, software and services to the financial services industry, today introduced enhancements to Global Payment File-Plus (GPF-Plus), its financial institution data and routing information tool. GPF-Plus is a relational database consisting of payments-critical data used to improve payment straight through processing (STP) rates and overall payment efficiencies.
The new version of GPF-Plus includes several updates that are designed to offer more information and present it in a way that is easy to use. The first new feature is the inclusion of override codes for ACH processing, EBA clearing systems and Fedwire processing. This ensures that all the required information that is needed for specific clearing systems is available. This version also features additional contact data enabling users to locate a specific department easily in order to resolve any payment processing issues. In addition to the above new data, the GPF-Plus database has been re-engineered so that it can be easily implemented across an institution’s entire payment network.
“Experienced payments professionals recognize the need for Accuity data in order to efficiently run their businesses,” said David Leverenz, Accuity’s director of product management and development. “The improved database structure and additional data points available in GPF-Plus expand upon the solid foundation we have created with this product.”
About GPF
Global Payment File by Accuity provides information on financial institutions in all major countries around the world including head office and branch mailing addresses, department-specific contact information, SWIFT/BICs and national clearing codes—everything needed to process cross-border payments. GPF offers a multi-file layout that provides enhanced cross-border payment information, including correspondents by currency and Standard Settlement Instructions (SSIs) for specific financial institutions as well as CHIPS Participant Numbers and UID information.
About Accuity
Accuity, a SourceMedia company, is a leading provider of data, software and services that allow organizations, across multiple industries, to maximize efficiency and facilitate compliance of their transactions.
As the Official Registrar of ABA Routing Numbers since 1911, Accuity maintains the most authoritative and comprehensive databases globally with a reputation built on the accuracy and quality of our data, products and services.
For more than 150 years our worldwide clients, located in over 150 countries, include C-level executives, managers, and technology professionals. The solutions and services we provide are packaged in multiple formats to serve their diverse needs.
About SourceMedia, Inc.
SourceMedia provides market information, including news, analysis, and insight to the financial services and related industries such as accounting and technology, through its publications, industry-standard data applications, seminars and conferences. Its flagship publications, including American Banker, National Mortgage News, The Bond Buyer, and Accounting Today, have helped build SourceMedia’s reputation as the pre-eminent information source in its respective markets. Consulting services, software, and data provided through its two divisions, National Regulatory Services (NRS) and Accuity, facilitate regulatory compliance, funds registration and data flow among institutions in the investment, insurance, and banking industries.
The news, information, integrated data, consulting services, and marketing solutions SourceMedia delivers is packaged in any format customers prefer and need – in person, in print, or online, including newspapers and magazines, reference directories, database products, software, Web seminars and live events.
SourceMedia’s 750,000 worldwide clients and subscribers range from C-level executives to business-unit heads to line managers – from the front office to the middle office to the back office. SourceMedia employs more than 1,000 employees worldwide, with headquarters in New York and offices in Chicago, Washington, DC, and London.
