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XML for Financial Messaging. David White Wells Fargo djwhite@wellsfargo.com Milton M. Anderson FSTC miltonma@gte.net November 4, 1998. Why XML?. Language for describing syntax of text messages/documents Independent of presentation Independent of semantics
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XML for Financial Messaging David White Wells Fargo djwhite@wellsfargo.com Milton M. Anderson FSTC miltonma@gte.net November 4, 1998 Page1
Why XML? • Language for describing syntax of text messages/documents • Independent of presentation • Independent of semantics • Is supported by major standards bodies • Is being widely adopted by the industry Page2
Bank ExtraNets Retail Customers Mortgage Company The Bank Commercial Customers Brokerage House Mutual Funds Wholesalers Page3
Echeck - SGML <amount>9.95 <currency>USD OFX 1.5 - SGML <TRNAMT>9.95 IFX 1.0 - XML <TRNCURAMT> <CURCODE>USD</CURCODE> <AMT>9.95</AMT> </TRNCURAMT> OTP 0.9 - XML <PayAmount Amount=“9.95” CurrCodeType=“ISO4217” CurrCode=“USD”/> BIPS - XML <amount encryption= key-id= encoding= ccy=“USD” >9.95</amount> What Happens Naturally? Page4
Customer Semantics • Personal information • Name • Address • Contact information • Relationship details • Householding • Other • Transactions • Credit information Page5
Product Semantics • Banking • Brokerage • Insurance • Mortgage • Mutual funds • Retirement plans Page6
Proposed Project • Establish participation and a working group • Establish contact with relevant standards bodies • Establish namespace and modeling approach • Define core customer message elements • Define a process for ongoing maintenance of semantics Page7
Proposed Project • Choose a product space for definition • Define message elements for the product • Define the message set • Produce a pilot implementation • Evaluate pilot and proceed, as appropriate Page8
Project Participation • Banks interested in supplier or commercial customer interfaces • Suppliers of mortgages, insurance, and other products • Software vendors/integrators • XML community Page9
Conclusion • XML can result in better interfaces with suppliers and large customers • Standardization of data and transaction semantics can reduce maintenance costs and enhance business opportunities • An FSTC project on Financial XML can facilitate standardization and demonstrate benefits in pilot implementations Page10