Electronic Payment
Amounts transferred through accounts Money transfer instructions Bank’s computer system Other banks / Businesses
Bank Computer System ETF Instruction Business Toys Max Inc. -$4000 Pay employees Employees´ Accounts +$2000 +$1000 +$1000 Toys Max Inc.
Banking services Withdrawing cash Depositing money Checking the balance of accounts Transferring money between accounts Paying bills
customer of Red Bank uses her debit card to withdraw cash from an ATM belonging to Blue Bank owed money by ETF instruction to transfer money from account to Blue Bank
Banks allow goods to be paid for electronically, using a system called Electronic Fund Transfer at Point-of- Sale (EFTPOS).
It is the place in a store where you pay for your purchases. It is usually where the till (cash register) is located. Method of inputting codes (bar-code scanner) to find info about goods System to accept EFTPOS System to update stock-level and automatically re-order goods Method producing receipts (small dot-matrix printer)
The Electronic Fund Transfer at Point-of- Sale system is used when paying with a bank card Enter PIN Enter value of purchase Can account number afford $100?
access the customer’s record with account number nd checks the balance Client affords $100 EFT message: transfer $100 from account to store’s account Account Store’s account - $100 +$100
8 8 Cashier returns credit card with receipt Smart cards with small amount of computer memory (chip) with the account information stored inside. more secure (encrypted data) and more reliable than magnetic strip cards PIN (Personal Identification Number) as identity proof
Goods sold, POS system sends details of sale to stock-control system stock-control system updates stock-levels in the stock database for purchased goods If stock-level falls below a pre-set value, stock- control system sends order to suppliers Suppliers send a delivery to store Stock-control system updates stock- levels in stock database for the delivered goods
Increasing popularity large retail businesses : Customers purposes Convenience: browse goods from your home open 24 hours every day of the year wider range of choice limited mobility often cheaper than in stores Payment is simple using credit cards or services such as PayPal
Businesses purposes Lower costs since no expensive retail stores and less staff Lower costs = lower selling prices = higher sales = bigger profits more potential customers PROBLEMS cannot try items before purchasing (e.g. clothes) wait several days before receiving your goods Returning goods or getting help can be difficult security risk using credit cards online. The card details may be stolen and used to commit fraud.
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