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Supported
13 APPLICANTS
through the Cash ISA take
on and testing process
REVIEW OF THE BANK
REFERENCE DATA SERVICE
including delivery of an independent
method of allocating sort codes,
and the launch of a new Sort Codes
information website
New, vibrant CASS
advertising campaign
and website developed
and launched, with the
advert reaching
10.5 MILLION
people in one night and
achieving a record
78% CONSUMER
AWARENESS
of the service
SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS 2016
99.96% of key processing
components available
within the service window
99.96%
DIRECT DEBIT SERVICE USER GUIDE AND RULES
Design, development and introduction of a new document harnessing web technology, including
engagement with/support from a range of stakeholders. This resulted in a review of all Scheme
documentation (c 15 docs) including all the relevant pages on the website and all eLearning courses
ELEVEN
NEW PROCESSING
RECORDS SET
INCLUDING:
6.222 BILLION
transactions processed
(up 3%)
109.3 MILLION
transactions processed in a
single day (up 5%)
4.07 BILLION
Direct Debits processed
(up 4.9%)
at a value of
£1.26 TRILLION
(up 4.1%)
£3.518 TRILLION
Bacs Direct Credits processed
(up 4.9%)
Audience: External
WE RETAINED OUR STATUS
AS A CARBON NEUTRAL
ORGANISATION FOR THE
FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW
Our carbon footprint was measured
at 3,480 tonnes, and this was offset
through projects in the Brazilian
rainforest as well as tree planting
and solar panel donations in the UK
In our Great Places to Work
employee survey, 100% of staff
who responded gave a positive
response to “Bacs is a great
place to work.” which was well
ahead of the Financial Service
& Insurance sector (86%) and
Non-Profit sector (84%)
100%
Developed and launched
ESSENTIALS OF USING BACS
mandatory eLearning course for
all new service users, including a new
online registration procedure
Delivered the first commercial use of the Bulk Payment Redirection Service (BPRS).
In its first year, there have been 5 successful implementations, with the largest (by volume) hosting
154,286 ACCOUNTS
CASS
Achieving designation for
CASS under the Payment
Account Directive (PAD) from
the PSR
The successful migration of all direct and indirect
participant banks, and
118,000 SERVICE USERS
and Bureaux to new connection protocols
SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS 2016
Audience: External
SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS 2016
DIRECT DEBIT SERVICE USER GUIDE
AND RULES
Responded to calls from the PSR to address
concerns over the indemnity claim process,
agreeing changes to the DDIC challenge,
counter claim reasons and concerns relating to
the ability of FM Clients to switch FM Provider
CHAMPIONED
GENDER EQUALITY
AND DIVERSITY
in the finance sector
by becoming an early
signatory to the Women
in Finance Charter (first
PSO to commit)
RISK
Member of the (Bank of England led) SIMEX16
design group, and participated in final industry
exercise, involving 60+ major UK banks and
firms. Clarified Bacs’ relationship with the
Authorities in the event of settlement outage
Managed services (CASS and Cash ISA) data
was migrated to the risk management system
alongside Bacs data so all three services risk
data are managed through a single database
Major update to codes of conduct as part of
participant (members) risk management which
enhances our ability for evidencing assurance of
compliance, whilst being a more user-friendly
experience for new joiners.
Enhancements were made to the Bacs
enterprise risk management Framework
(ERMF) towards the end of 2016 and will be
further developed during 2017.
EMERGING PAYMENT ASSOCIATION
AWARDS
Our marketing campaigns won the EPAs Best
Charity Initiative award in October
Audience: External

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2016: another record-breaking year for Bacs

  • 1. Supported 13 APPLICANTS through the Cash ISA take on and testing process REVIEW OF THE BANK REFERENCE DATA SERVICE including delivery of an independent method of allocating sort codes, and the launch of a new Sort Codes information website New, vibrant CASS advertising campaign and website developed and launched, with the advert reaching 10.5 MILLION people in one night and achieving a record 78% CONSUMER AWARENESS of the service SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS 2016 99.96% of key processing components available within the service window 99.96% DIRECT DEBIT SERVICE USER GUIDE AND RULES Design, development and introduction of a new document harnessing web technology, including engagement with/support from a range of stakeholders. This resulted in a review of all Scheme documentation (c 15 docs) including all the relevant pages on the website and all eLearning courses ELEVEN NEW PROCESSING RECORDS SET INCLUDING: 6.222 BILLION transactions processed (up 3%) 109.3 MILLION transactions processed in a single day (up 5%) 4.07 BILLION Direct Debits processed (up 4.9%) at a value of £1.26 TRILLION (up 4.1%) £3.518 TRILLION Bacs Direct Credits processed (up 4.9%) Audience: External
  • 2. WE RETAINED OUR STATUS AS A CARBON NEUTRAL ORGANISATION FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW Our carbon footprint was measured at 3,480 tonnes, and this was offset through projects in the Brazilian rainforest as well as tree planting and solar panel donations in the UK In our Great Places to Work employee survey, 100% of staff who responded gave a positive response to “Bacs is a great place to work.” which was well ahead of the Financial Service & Insurance sector (86%) and Non-Profit sector (84%) 100% Developed and launched ESSENTIALS OF USING BACS mandatory eLearning course for all new service users, including a new online registration procedure Delivered the first commercial use of the Bulk Payment Redirection Service (BPRS). In its first year, there have been 5 successful implementations, with the largest (by volume) hosting 154,286 ACCOUNTS CASS Achieving designation for CASS under the Payment Account Directive (PAD) from the PSR The successful migration of all direct and indirect participant banks, and 118,000 SERVICE USERS and Bureaux to new connection protocols SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS 2016 Audience: External
  • 3. SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS 2016 DIRECT DEBIT SERVICE USER GUIDE AND RULES Responded to calls from the PSR to address concerns over the indemnity claim process, agreeing changes to the DDIC challenge, counter claim reasons and concerns relating to the ability of FM Clients to switch FM Provider CHAMPIONED GENDER EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY in the finance sector by becoming an early signatory to the Women in Finance Charter (first PSO to commit) RISK Member of the (Bank of England led) SIMEX16 design group, and participated in final industry exercise, involving 60+ major UK banks and firms. Clarified Bacs’ relationship with the Authorities in the event of settlement outage Managed services (CASS and Cash ISA) data was migrated to the risk management system alongside Bacs data so all three services risk data are managed through a single database Major update to codes of conduct as part of participant (members) risk management which enhances our ability for evidencing assurance of compliance, whilst being a more user-friendly experience for new joiners. Enhancements were made to the Bacs enterprise risk management Framework (ERMF) towards the end of 2016 and will be further developed during 2017. EMERGING PAYMENT ASSOCIATION AWARDS Our marketing campaigns won the EPAs Best Charity Initiative award in October Audience: External