Banking · Bank Operations and Compliance
In the architectural framework of a modern commercial bank operating within the Indian financial ecosystem, considering diverse functions ranging from clearing operations to the maintenance of the General Ledger, which of the following describes the most accurate sequence and responsibility of the back office regarding the Straight Through Processing (STP) mechanism for cross-border remittances via SWIFT?
- 1The back office initiates the message generation, conducts the primary KYC of the beneficiary, and manually updates the Nostro mirror account before the end of day.
- 2The back office performs post-transaction validation, reconciles the Nostro accounts, ensures compliance with FEMA guidelines, and manages the reporting of Suspicious Transaction Reports to FIU-IND.✓
- 3The back office is solely responsible for the physical delivery of instruments to the National Clearing Cell and has no role in the digital validation of international wire transfers.
- 4The back office acts as the front-end interface for customer grievance redressal specifically for failed ATM transactions while the treasury department handles all back office settlement functions.
Correct answer
The back office performs post-transaction validation, reconciles the Nostro accounts, ensures compliance with FEMA guidelines, and manages the reporting of Suspicious Transaction Reports to FIU-IND.
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