How it works

• Login to PAPSS
• Navigate to BILLING
• Select ONE-OFF CHARGE
• Click CREATE
• Click ADD
• Input the fields
• Click VALIDATE, then OK for the transaction to be forwarded for approval

• Login to PAPSS
• Navigate to REPORTING
• Click onVIEW
• Select REPORT TYPE ((Audit Report, Activity Log, Fund/Release, Settlement Report, Exception Report, Billing Invoice, Daily Bill Report, Reconciliation, Connectivity Report, Transaction report, OFAC Validation Report)
• Select the PARTICIPANT
• Select the REGION
• Select the BUSINESS DATE
• Click OK

• Login to PAPSS
• Navigate to REPORTING
• Select INTRADAY REPORTS
• Then select the Report of your choice (Audit Report, Activity log Report, Reconciliation Report, System Performance Report, Exceptions Report, Bilateral Position Report, Connectivity Report)

• Click on MAINTENANCE 
• Select USER
• Click LISTto view lists of PAPSS users
• Click CREATE and select a Group Name
• Input the details and click OK
• Username – the acronym which uniquely identifies a User on PAPSS
• Full name is the given name
• Profile name – choose the profile to be assigned to the User being created
• Click VALIDATE, then OK
• The created User will be routed to the Approver to be accepted

For the Approver to accept the newly created User, click on the dashboard, then Home. Look for User under the column ‘Entity’, then click the number under the column ‘Counter’

Or go to MAINTENANCE

• Click on User
• Click APPROVE

• Login to PAPSS
• Click on MAINTENANCE 
• Select USER
• Click LIST to view lists of PAPSS users

• Click on MAINTENANCE
• Select PARTICIPANT
• Click LISTto view lists of PAPSS Participants
• You can also narrow down your search by using the dropdown menus (Status, PAPSS ID, Type and Country code)

• Navigate to MAINTENANCE 
• Click USER
• Click LIST (all existing Users will be displayed)
• Search by Username or Full name
• Select the User’s name to initiate a password reset
• The details of the User will be displayed, reset password or/and modify information
• Click VALIDATE, then MODIFY
• The command moves to Approval Window

An approver accepts or rejects the request after reviewing the information.

• Click on MAINTENANCE 
• Select USER
• After reviewing the information and checking for errors, click APPROVE

Your GA code is a computation of your Personal Security Number configured on your phone, after first change of password.

Google authenticator is required to be installed on your mobile phone via an iOS or Google Play Store.  The GA code is a 6-digit number known to you as soon as you click on the app. It is important to input your GA code alongside your password when attempting to login to the system.

Users may only be disabled or removed on the platform. A deactivated/disabled User can be reactivated, but a removed User cannot be reactivated.

The following steps can be taken to disable/remove a user:

• Navigate to MAINTENANCE 
• Click on USER, thenLIST (Participants’ list is displayed)
• Click on the User to be disabled or removed
• Notification will be sent to the Approver
• The Approver clicks on the removed User to accept

The following steps are required to set up an OTP:

• Download Google Authenticator from iOS or Google Play Store
• Click the plus sign on the OTP app on your device
• Scan the QR code with your mobile phone
• Input the code that appears on your phone on the system
• The system automatically logs out
• Login again with your password and OTP from the authenticator

To remove the OTP key:

• Navigate to SESSION
• Click REMOVEOTP
• Enter the Username
• Click VALIDATE
• Click OK

• Navigate to MAINTENANCE 
• Click on FX RATES
• Click list to view all existing buy and sell rates

• Navigate to MAINTENANCE
• Click on the sub-menu ACTIVITY
• Click on LISTand choose any User or Participant whose activities you want to monitor by following the prompts: Date range, Time, Username, Group Name, Function etc.
• Click OK to view

A token is defined as a character string of any length, with no spaces. A token will generally be a single word, but may also be as small as a single letter. Follow these steps to add a token:

• Navigate to MAINTENANCE 
• Click COMPLIANCE
• Click ASSET CONTROL
• Click on ADD IN LOCAL REPOSITORY 
• Select TOKENfrom the dropdown list
• Click OK
• Input the token in the text box
• Click VALIDATE, then OK

A token may have several synonyms, this allows the detection of a token from many possible spellings, abbreviations or foreign language spellings of the same word. To add a synonym to an existing token, follow these steps:

• Navigate to MAINTENANCE 
• Click COMPLIANCE
• Click ASSET CONTROL
• Click ADD IN LOCAL REPOSITORY 
• Select SYNONYMfrom the dropdown list
• Click OK
• Type in the synonym
• Input the Parent Token
• Click VALIDATE, then OK

• Navigate to MAINTENANCE 
• Click COMPLIANCE
• Click ASSET CONTROL
• Click ADD IN LOCAL REPOSITORY 
• Select STOP DESCRIPTORfrom the dropdown list
• Click OK
• Input the entity in the text box
• Click VALIDATE, then OK

• Navigate to MAINTENANCE 
• Click COMPLIANCE
• Click ASSET CONTROL
• Click ADD IN LOCAL REPOSITORY 
• Select LINK FOR STOP DESCRIPTOR from the dropdown list
• Click OK
• Input in the ‘starting with’ text box
• Click VALIDATE, then OK

• Visit our portal to indicate your interest as a Participant via support.papss.com and login
• Click NEW SUPPORT TICKET
• Select PARTICIPANT ONBOARDINGfrom SERVICE REQUEST TYPE
• Follow the prompts

The Participant will receive a response confirming that they have been set up for the escrow service.

• Login to PAPSS
• Click MONITORING
• Click PARTICIPANT STATUS 
• Select SETTLEMENT REGION
• See status on the far right of the screen, for example, disabled, inactive, online, etc.

• Login to PAPSS
• Click MONITORING
• Click FX RATES
• Select account type
• The buy rate and sell rate will be displayed in a table

Postponed debit is a debit for a transaction which is yet to complete its payment cycle.   All payments that are not processed instantly (real-time payments) are summed up in the Postponed credit column.

To verify the bank’s balance for transactions that are not processed in real time, follow these steps:

• Login as an Admin User
• Navigate to MONITORING
• Click on ACCOUNT POSITION
• The POSTPONED DEBITview has the amount and the count (number of transactions)

Postponed credit is a credit for a transaction which is yet to complete its payment cycle. All payments that are not processed instantly (real-time payment) are summed up in the Postponed credit column.

To verify the bank’s balance for transactions that are not processed in real time, follow these steps:

• Login to PAPSS (an Admin User Profile only)
• Navigate to MONITORING
• Click on ACCOUNT POSITION 
• The POSTPONED CREDITview has the amount and the count (number of transactions)

Stopped debit is the debit for a cancelled transaction. All cancelled debit payments are summed up in the ‘Stopped debit’ column and can be viewed in the account position a sub-menu under monitoring.

Stopped credit is the supposed credit for a cancelled transaction. All cancelled credit payments are summed up in the ‘Stopped credit’ column and can be viewed in the account position a sub-menu under MONITORING.

• Login to PAPSS
• Navigate on MONITORING 
• Click USER ACTIVITY

• Navigate to CLEARING>EVENT CYCLE>CREATE
• Fill in the name
• Select the event type
• Select the type: current or default business
• Enter the event time
• VALIDATE
• Click OK

• Navigate to CLEARING>CONTINGENCY>CREATE
• Select operation type: ‘Fund operation’ or ‘Release operation’
• Select SETTLEMENT REGIONfrom the dropdown list
• Select the account from the dropdown list
• Enter the amount
• Enter the original reference (this can be from tag 20 of MT910 which was unable to be sent by the Participant or the reference tag of any other MT being used for this activity)
• VALIDATE
• Click OK