Revised CATS Procedure Dec.20161

COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA December 1, 2016
c) Makes sure that the particulars filled in the deposit slip are identical with
those on the check and the Bankers’ cheque /CPO/ received for deposit,
that is, the name and account number of the account holder or
beneficiary/payee thereof, the check’s/Bankers’ cheque /CPO/ number
and the amount of money involved have been written on it and that it has
been signed by the depositor;
d) Affixes a crossing stamp to the face of the cheque and the Bankers’
cheque /CPO/ , the stamp of the accepted for deposit/pending clearance
on the back of the instrument and on both the original and the receipt of
the deposit slip and then puts her or his initials on all the documents;
e) Hands over the receipt/advice to the depositor after putting thereon
her/his initials; and
f) Forwards the cheque and the Bankers’ cheque /CPO/ and the deposit slip
to the Customer Services Officer/Maker (at the back) for the EATS
process.
The Customer Services Officer/Maker (at the back)
a) Accepts the cheques and Bankers’ cheques from the Customer Services
Officer/Maker (at the front), together with the deposit slip, and ascertains
that the proper formalities have been fulfilled;
b) Sorts the cheques and Bankers’ cheques by bank;
c) Takes the run-up of the cheques and Bankers’ cheques and cross-checks it
against the total run-up of the deposit slips;
d) Scans the checks and Bankers’ cheques and captures its images in the
scanner interface system or the Cheque Truncation system.
e) Fills all the required data in the fields; like the drawer Bank Identification
Code (BIC), name of branch, the drawee account number, account name,
Cheque number and amount and then the payee account number, account
name etc.
f) Forwards the scanned payment instruments to customer service
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