EBPP:
ELECTRONIC BILL
PRESENTMENT AND
PAYMENT

EBPP
Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) is
the electronic presentation of statements, bills,
invoices, and related information sent by a
company to its customers, and corresponding
payment for goods or services.

Participants

Biller- An entity that bills a Customer.
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Customer- The party that receives the bill. Could be a consumer or
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a business.
Biller Service Provider (BSP) - An agent of the Biller that provides
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services such as bill formatting, data parsing, bill hosting and bill
consolidation.
Customer Service Provider (CSP) - An agent of the Customer that
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provides service access. Could be a personal finance management
software, direct banking site, or a Customer aggregator
Biller Payment Provider (BPP) - Processes payment and remittance
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information on behalf of the Biller.
Customer Payment Provider (CPP)- Processes payment and
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remittance information on behalf of the Customer, could be the
Customer's bank or a third party.
Payment/Remittance Network(s)- Transfers payment and
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Process
Service Initiation

Presentment

Payment & Remittance
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Service Initiation
Biller
Service Provider
Customer
(CSP

Biller

Customer Service
Provider(CSP)

Presentment Models
Biller Direct

Third Party Consolidation/Aggregation
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Customer Consolidation
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Emerging Models
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Biller Direct

Third party consolidation
/aggregation model( Thick and
Thin)
Tyh


Customer Consolidation model

Payments
Biller Originated
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Customer Originated
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Third-Party Originated
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Biller Originated

Customer Originated

Third party originated

Consumer Benefits
Direct control over the timing and amount of the

payment
A savings on the cost of checks, postage and
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envelopes
Simplify bill payment processing and record

retention
Centralize and streamline all bill payment
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functions and storage on their computer
Review bills and make payments when they want,
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24 hours a day
Reduction or elimination of paper filing and
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Biller benefits
Improve customer service
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Leverage the delivery power of the Internet
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Provide a unique opportunity to touch your

customers in a new medium
Create one-to-one marketing opportunities
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Integrate with existing automated billing and

payment functions, such as cash management
and accounts receivable
Reduce billing and payments processing expense
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Customer retention
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Improve cash flow and posting time
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Sample online bills

Examples
www.bsnl.co.in
www.icicibank.com
www.billjunction.com