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Task Force for Business & Stability Operations -- Afghanistan (TFBSO-A) EFT Assistance Center. 27 th Oct 2010. Electronic Funds Transfer. Mission of Electronic Funds Transfer Assistance Center (EFT AC )
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Task Force for Business & Stability Operations -- Afghanistan(TFBSO-A)EFT Assistance Center 27th Oct 2010
Electronic Funds Transfer Mission of Electronic Funds Transfer Assistance Center (EFT AC) “To serve as a unifying voice across EFT participants and stakeholders to address problems that arises in executing EFT payments within Afghanistan.” 2
Who We Are ? • EFT AC is the EFT payments one stop shop assisting all EFT Stakeholders in Afghanistan such as: USG Contracting, USG Finance, Afghan Vendors, and Afghan Banks. • We are highly trained representatives who are fluent in Dari, and English to assist you with all your EFT issues. • We are located in Kabul and we are here to assist six days a week from 8am-4pm. 3
EFT Form 4
Geographic Distribution of EFT Capable Banks • 9 EFT-Capable operating banks • 208 EFT Capable branches distributed through all populated areas BADAKHSHAN Shir Khan Keleft Balkh Jeyretan Eshkashem BALKH JOWZJAN Mazar-eSharif Konduz Baghlan Sar-e Pol Samangan HQ 10 SAMANGAN SAR-E POL Pol-e Khomri FARYAB KONAR Bagram LAGHMAN Bamyan PARVAN Herat Jalalabad Kabul HERAT Baraki ` Khowst Baghran Ghazni Shkin PAKTIKA ZABOL TarinKowt Qalat Farah Geresk Kandahar Zaranj LashkarGah SpinBoldak QANDAHAR PAKISTAN Quetta 6 TFBSO – EFT Capability Criteria --Registered with Central Bank of Afghanistan --Functional Core Banking System (CBS) --SWIFT capable (International transactions) --Has minimum total of 2 branches - 1 in Kabul
Common EFT Problems… • Vendor name on contract does not match name on bank account • Bank account information is incorrect. (Ex. Account number, Account Name.) • Banks are delayed in posting the EFT to vendor’s account • Selected bank is not EFT capable ✘ • Missing or incorrect EFT information (Swift, IBAN, ACH) • EFT Forms not being typed • Using personal account instead corporate account ✔ • Notes : • We recommend using Afghan bank accounts for contracts that will be paid in Afghan currency, • Invoices should be submitted in Afghan currency for these contracts to avoid possible issues 7
Required Documents that we need … • The following is a list of the documents that you are required to submit in order to receive assistance with EFT payment issues: • Typed and not handwritten EFT Form • Copy of the invoice • Copy of DD250 • Copy of the first page of the contract / Schedule of • Payment (if available) • Modifications (if any) 8
Communicating with the EFT Assistance Center… The EFT Assistance Center has established the following means for vendors to communicate with us: -EFT Help Line: 070-693-9909 & 0793-372-408 -DSN Number: 237-1948 & 237-0032 -EFT E-Mail: Note: To call from Afghanistan Cell to DSN dial (0701132000) wait for the tone and then dial DSN number 9