One Time Wire Payments

 

 

Using the Bank Search you can enter One Time Wire Payments using a ‘fill in the blanks’ payment entry page.

Wire payment instructions can be sent to the Bank 24 hours a day, however, to ensure that funds are paid to the beneficiary on time,  payment instructions must be sent to Scotiabank before the appropriate cut-off time. 

A link is available on the Create One Time Wire Payments page to view the cut-off times for processing wire payments to various destinations.

Please refer to How to Send Payments on Time for more information.

 

Creating a One Time Wire Payment

 

 

1.       From the Payments menu, select Wire Payments then click on One Time to access the Create One Time Wire Payment page.

 

2.       From the drop down list, select the Debit Account for the payment.

 

3.       The Value Date, which is the day the beneficiary should  receive value for the payment, defaults to the current date.  Using the   button you can change the Value Date. 

      Wire payment instructions can be sent to the Bank up to 30 days in advance.  Scotiabank will warehouse each payment and process on the appropriate execution date.

      Note:    The Execution Date, which is the day the Bank will act on your wire payment instructions, will automatically be calculated based on the Value Date that is entered, the payment amount, the payment currency, and the payment destination (i.e. the location of the Beneficiary Bank) and will be displayed for your information on the ‘Create Wire Payment Confirmation’ page when the payment is saved. 

 

4.       The Ordering Customer fields will automatically be populated based on the debit account selected, however, you have the option to change the information in these fields. 

 

5.       Enter the Amount of the payment. 

 

6.       The Payment Currency will default to the currency of the selected debit account.

 

To enter a cross currency payment:

a)       Click the Cross Currency button next to the Payment Currency field to access the Create One Time Wire Payment – Cross Currency page.

Note:  To return to the Create One Time Wire Payment page to continue creating a same currency payment, you can click on the Same Currency button.

b)       Select a Payment Currency from the drop-down list.

Note:  For Foreign Currency Account (FCA) types, the choices for payment currency are restricted to USD, CAD or the currency of the debit account.

c)       Indicate how the foreign exchange rate information will be provided:

i.   Get Automated Rate

This option is only available for payments that are under the Bank’s bulletin limit.  If this option is selected, the system will automatically provide a system generated foreign exchange rate.  The foreign exchange rate that will be applied to your payment will be displayed on the FX Rate Confirmation page when the payment is saved.  To view the Automated Rate (bulletin) limits, click on the Rates Inquiry link next to the Get Automated Rate radio button.

ii. Enter Pre-booked Rate

This option must be selected for payments that exceed the bulletin limit.

 

Note: The bulletin limit is the maximum value for which the Bank will automatically provide a foreign currency rate.  For any transaction above the bulletin limit a rate must be booked

Note:  The ‘Enter Pre-booked Rate’ option must be selected for all payments from accounts that are domiciled in the USA.

Note:  If you are set up to have the Bank book foreign exchange rates on your behalf, you will not have the option to indicate how the rate information will be provided.  The ‘Get Automated Rate’ and ‘Enter a Pre-booked Rate’ options will not be displayed.

 

7.       Enter the full Name and Address of the Beneficiary.  

 

8.       Enter the Beneficiary’s Account Number. If the number you are entering is an International Bank Account Number (IBAN), place a check in the check box next to IBAN.  

 

The IBAN field is currently optional however, for payments sent within the European Union we strongly recommend that you provide an IBAN for the Beneficiary and a SWIFT BIC for the Beneficiary Bank to facilitate the processing of your payments.  If IBAN and BIC details are not provided, payments sent within the European Union could be returned or additional fees may be levied by the Receiving Bank.

 

 

Please click here for more information about the IBAN.

 

9.       Using the Search function, select the Beneficiary Bank:

a)       Select the type of Bank ID  you would like to search for from the drop-down list in the Beneficiary Bank field.

If you selected SWIFT/BIC or ABA:

i.         Enter a corresponding code and press the Search button.

ii.       If there is a match, the results will be displayed on the Create One Time Wire Payment page.

iii.      If there are no matches or multiple matches, you will be directed to the Bank Search page with the results displayed on the page.

iv.      If there are matches displayed you may select a bank by clicking on the Bank Name link. Your selection will be displayed on the Create One Time Wire Payment page in the Beneficiary Bank field.

Or

You may perform a new search using search Option 1 or 2.

Or

Click on the Cancel button to return to the Create One Time Wire Payment page to manually enter the beneficiary bank information.

 

If you selected Bank/Transit:

i.         Select a Bank from the drop down list, enter a transit number and press the Search button. 

ii.       If there is a match, the results will be displayed on the Create One Time Wire Payment page in the Beneficiary Bank field.

iii.      If there are no matches or multiple matches, you will be directed to the Bank Search page with the results displayed on the page.

iv.      If there are matches displayed you may select a bank by clicking on the Bank Name link.  Your selection will be displayed on the Create One Time Wire Payment page.

Or

You many perform a new search using search Option 1 or 2.

Or

Click on the Cancel button to return to the Create One Time Wire Payment page to manually enter the beneficiary bank information.

 

If you selected Bank Name and Address:

i.         Click the Search button to access the Bank Search page. 

ii.       Enter all or part of the bank name/address you are searching for. You must enter at least the first two characters of the Bank Name.

iii.      Click the Search button.  The results will be displayed on the Bank Search page.

iv.      Select a bank by clicking on the Bank Name link.  Your selection will be displayed on the Create One Time Wire Payment page.

Or

Click the Cancel button to return to the Create One Time Wire Payment page to manually enter the beneficiary bank information.

 

Note:   Manually entering Beneficiary Bank Information may cause delays in payment processing.

 

10.   You may enter the following Optional Information:

Information to Beneficiary

This optional field is used to enter transaction details intended for the beneficiary customer.  You may enter up to 4 lines of 35 characters.

Internal Memo

This field is for your internal use only.  Information that is entered will not be sent with the payment, but will be displayed on transaction reports and included when you download your wire payment transactions.  You may enter up to 140 characters.

 

Bank to Bank Information

You should only enter information in this field if instructed to do so by the Bank.  Information in this field may cause delays in payment processing.

 

Vendor Number

This field is for your internal use only.  Information that is entered in this field will not be sent to the bank with your payment instruction.

 

11.   When you have finished entering the required information, click on the Save button at the top of the page.

If your payment is a cross currency payment and you have selected the ‘Get Automated Rate’ option:

v.                    The FX Rate Confirmation page will be displayed with the currency/foreign exchange rate that will be applied to your payment.

vi.                  Click on the Accept button within 30 seconds to accept the foreign exchange rate and continue saving your payment or click on Cancel to return to the Create One Time Wire Payment page without saving your payment.

 

If all required information was entered correctly and any applicable foreign exchange rate has been accepted, the Create Wire Payment Confirmation page will be displayed with the following message at the top of the page:   ‘Creation Successful’. 

 

12.   If you want to enter additional one time payments, click the Continue button to return to the Create One Time Wire Payment page. Repeat steps 1 to 11 to enter another payment. 

OR

Click the Done button if you do not want to enter additional payments.  You will be directed to the Pending Wire Payments page.

 

13.   The payments you have entered will be listed on the bottom half of the Pending Wire Payments page.  The payments will be in ‘Entered’ status and must be approved by at least one authorized user before they can be submitted to the Bank for processing.

 

 Priority Handling

 

If the requested Value Date for a payment cannot be met based on our standard cut-off times, the system will display an error message. 

 

If you subscribe to the ‘Priority Handling’ function, you have the option to flag your time sensitive payments for priority handling.

If you flag a payment for priority handling, you can request a value date that is earlier than our standard cut off times will allow.  The payment will receive priority handling and, on a best efforts basis, the beneficiary will receive the payment on the requested value date.

Note:  Only same currency payments can be flagged for priority handling.

 

For information on how to subscribe to this function and the associated fees, please contact your Relationship Manager.

 

Invalid SWIFT Characters

 

Note:

The following characters should not be used when entering payment instructions:

+   & * # @ ;   ! $ %   ^ _ = :   < >   { } [ ]  \

These are invalid SWIFT characters and if they are entered, an error message will be returned.

 

Related Topics
Help Index
Getting Additional Help
How to Send Wire Payments on Time
Service Information - Wire Payments

Pending Wire Payments

IBAN