This article throws light upon the top five instruments used for making and receiving payments. The instruments are: 1. Cheques 2. Demand Draft 3. Banker Cheque 4. Pay Orders/Payment Orders 5. Transfer Pay Orders. Instrument # 1. Cheques: A cheque is a bill of exchange payable on demand and is drawn on a banker. A cheque is not cash, as [...]
This article throws light upon the six main types of electronic based payment systems used in India. The types are: 1. Retail Payment Systems 2. Electronic Retail Payment Instruments 3. Card Based Payment System 4. Real Time Gross Settlement System 5. High Value Clearing Systems 6. NEFT. Type # 1. Retail Payment Systems: Retail payments are transactions which can typically [...]
Read this article to learn about the difference between EFT, NEFT and RTGS. Difference between EFT, NEFT and RTGS EFT and NEFT are electronic fund transfer modes that operate on a deferred net settlement (DNS) basis, which settles transactions in batches. In DNS, the settlement takes place at a particular point of time. All transactions are held up till that [...]