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1245:-based systems, without the direct intervention of bank staff. Funds transfers are the primary mechanism used by the business community for fast and reliable transfer of funds between two parties. The funds transfer process generally consists of a series of electronic messages sent between financial institutions directing each to make the debit and credit accounting entries necessary to complete the transaction. A funds transfer can generally be described as a series of payment instruction messages, beginning with the originator's (sending customer's) instructions, and including a series of further instructions between the participating institutions, with the purpose of making payment to the beneficiary (receiving customer). 313: 1321: 1624: 1164: 1184: 179: 84: 43: 1567: 1174: 1249: 1273: 1260:
of 1978 it is "a funds transfer initiated through an electronic terminal, telephone, computer (including on-line banking) or magnetic tape for the purpose of ordering, instructing, or authorizing a financial institution to
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EFT transactions are known by a number of names across countries and different payment systems. For example, in the
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Feasibility of a Cross-Border Electronic Funds Transfer Reporting System under the Bank Secrecy Act
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Not all EFT payments are processed through the ACH network, but all ACH payments are EFTs
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Australian Government – AUSTRAC Electronic funds transfer instruction (EFTI)
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USA Federal Trade Commission – Electronic Funds Transfer Act
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Electronic transfer of money from one bank account to another
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Payment", "bank transfer" and "bank payment" are used, in
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payment or withdrawals of funds initiated by the payer
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. "Appendix D".
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