Bank of America Merrill Lynch today received a 2012 Model Bank award
from Celent, the financial services research and consulting firm, for
the development and deployment of its global payments hub, CashPro®
Payments. The service, introduced in late 2011, utilizes a
sophisticated payment infrastructure to provide BofA Merrill clients
with integrated global payments connectivity around the world.
Through CashPro Payments, clients can initiate several types of payments
through a single application. CashPro Payments delivers streamlined
workflow with enhanced straight-through processing, rule validation,
global routing codes, competitive foreign exchange rates, local
languages, customizable display and ad hoc, template and
file-import-based payment processing.
The Model Bank award was presented to BofA Merrill today during Celent’s
fifth-annual Banking Innovation & Insight Day in Charlotte.
“Bank of America Merrill Lynch was chosen as a Model Bank for its
CashPro Payments initiative because it delivered a marked improvement in
the customer experience alongside dramatic savings for the bank through
straight-through processing,” said Bob Meara, senior analyst with
Celent's Banking Group. “Moreover, it was implemented in a complex,
multi-country, multi-payment environment."
CashPro Payments is part of CashPro
Online, BofA Merrill’s worldwide client access channel that delivers
banking services through a single portal and password.
“We developed CashPro Online based on close consultation with our
clients, and CashPro Payments is a big part of our shared vision for the
industry’s best banking experience,” said Cindy Murray, head of
Infrastructure, Platforms and eCommerce for BofA Merrill Global Treasury
Solutions. “We are honored that Celent has recognized CashPro Payments
as a differentiator in the eCommerce marketplace.”
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