TOMORROW’S SUPER TODAY

Data enriched, API-powered super contributions, rollovers and payouts can now move with precision via the New Payments Platform (NPP), and settle in seconds.

Real-time payments have the potential to revolutionise the way superannuation contributions are processed in Australia, leading to increased efficiency, improved member outcomes, and a more robust and resilient superannuation system.

Are your processes stuck in the 80s?

Migrating your thinking and processes from the 1980s era BECS payment infrastructure to the ISO 20022 enabled, real-time capabilities of the NPP requires expertise and future-ready tech.

As a directly Connected Institution (CI) for PayTo we know the NPP inside out. And as an Australian real-time payments pioneer, we have a clear view of the big picture, your payday super destination, and precisely how to lead you there.

It's time to ditch the cassettes and pencils, and start streaming.

REAL-TIME BENEFITS FOR SUPER FUNDS

Addressing the ‘Seven Day Challenge’ of Payday Super

Real-time payments can help funds meet the upcoming legislative requirement for contributions to be processed within seven calendar days of payroll.

Enabling member contributions and data to reach their funds faster and simultaneously allows for quicker identification and remediation of data errors, can accelerate the end-to-end timeline for contributions.

Addressing First Payment Friction

Zepto's technology can facilitate smoother onboarding processes for new employees. By integrating with payroll systems and leveraging APIs, Zepto can help automate data capture, validation, and transfer, reducing the manual effort involved in onboarding new employee superannuation accounts. This can minimise errors, such as incorrect member details or fund information, which often lead to delays in processing first payments or worse, returned payments.

Zepto can facilitate better communication between employers, employees, and superannuation funds during the onboarding process. By providing real-time updates and notifications, Zepto can help ensure that all parties are kept informed about the status of the first payment and address any potential issues promptly.

Improved Cash Flow

Real-time receipt of contributions allows funds to invest money more quickly and efficiently, potentially leading to higher returns.

Legacy payment methods often involve delays, such as batch processing and settlement times, which can result in funds being unavailable for investment for several days. Zepto's real-time payments significantly reduce this ‘float’ period, meaning funds are available for investment much sooner.

With real-time payments, superannuation funds can expect to receive contributions more predictably and consistently. This improved predictability enhances cash flow forecasting and management, allowing funds to optimize their investment strategies and manage liquidity more effectively.

Reduced Operational Costs

Automated processing and reconciliation can significantly reduce operational costs associated with managing contributions.

Enhanced Investment Decisions

Faster access to funds allows funds to make more timely and informed investment decisions.

What else?

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Improved Member Experience

Faster processing times, digitised payout processes, improved accuracy, and reduced delays can improve the overall member experience leading to increased member loyalty and satisfaction.

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Increased Efficiency and Productivity

Automating manual processes frees up fund administrators to focus on more strategic activities, such as member engagement and investment strategy.

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Reduced Risk of Errors

Real-time systems can help minimise human error in data entry and reconciliation, reducing the risk of incorrect contributions or payments to the wrong accounts.

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Enhanced Compliance

Real-time processing can help ensure timely compliance with regulatory requirements, reducing the risk of penalties.

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Improving Data Accuracy

By facilitating faster and more accurate data exchange, real-time payments can help reduce data discrepancies and improve the overall accuracy of member records.

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Streamlining Reconciliation

Real-time payment confirmations and automated reconciliation processes can significantly reduce the time and effort required to reconcile contributions.

Unlock value in real-time on the NPP

Always-on

The NPP is an always-on, real-time payment system that is ISO 20022 enabled, and can deliver enhanced data capability compared to legacy payments infrastructure. By enabling contributions in real time, the NPP can improve the customer experience for fund members by putting their investments to work sooner.

Your business but better

Likewise, industry participants can enjoy significant efficiency uplift via improved data quality, messaging and automation enabled by the NPP.

Tomorrow's payments today

The transition from BECS to the NPP has already started. The first movers are moving and unlocking value. Contributions, rollovers and payouts can all move in real time on the NPP leveraging tools like PayID, PayTo and NPP Payouts.

Did you know?

The NPP supports the payment of large values. The largest single NPP transaction to date is in excess of $40 billion. It can enable:

  • Standardised real-time superannuation payments 24/7, 365 days of the year.
  • The end-to-end carriage of relevant superannuation data with the payment
  • Account and payee validation
  • Information in real-time including payment status notifications providing certainty
  • The ability to initiate payments using PayTo
  • Fast and efficient returns processing

The NPP has been designed to process single individual payments in real-time, however batch payments can also be processed via the NPP.

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Elevate your error-handling capability

Zepto-powered payments can be enriched with data pertaining to member identifiers like Payment Reference Numbers (PRNs) and contribution types, enabling improved data quality, payment reconciliation and timely returns of unallocated payments. Participant accounts are validated, and payments move and are tracked with real-time status notifications in the flow giving you peace of mind from go to whoa — vital when the clock is ticking.

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Data Integrity & Security

In a modern digital economy, the integrity of your data and information is everything. As a world-class payments infrastructure provider, you benefit from the most solid security foundations possible to reduce the risk of fraud and data breaches.

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Speed & Visibility

Data-rich payments can flow securely and accurately between validated participant accounts 24/7, 365 days of the year on the NPP with real-time payment status notifications throughout so you have the complete picture.

Tomorrow's super funds

Automation Advantages

With PRNs, contribution data and payments flowing in real time between the payer and the superannuation fund, many manual processes such as data entry and reconciliation can be automated, reducing the risk of human error.

Enhanced data capability can improve experience for members by enabling real-time payment settlement and payouts, for example, and drive efficiency for participants by automating reconciliation and improving data quality.

Transparency and Safety Nets

The real-time data, validations, automations and status notifications of Zepto-powered super contributions can remove many opportunities for human error, but things can still go wrong. The true test of your payment partner’s mettle is its ability to respond and remediate. With Zepto’s stored value solution, for example, returned contributions can be promptly quarantined so they don’t get lost in an employer’s account.

Seamless Integration

The Zepto API is your key to future-ready super.

Enjoy seamless integration and direct data exchange between the payer (employer/member) and super funds. Linking payment data to SuperStream data minimises entry errors and improves accuracy. Say goodbye to readily compromised spreadsheets and manual data uploads. That might have been OK in the 80s, but so was rewinding cassettes with a pencil.

Making your move to the NPP

Countdown to BECSIT

With the scheduled retirement of Australia’s legacy BECS payments infrastructure looming, you need a trusted guide in your corner. The payments future is an exciting place full of promise and innovation. Zepto knows the way. After all, we’re helping shape it.

BECSIT is coming. Are you planning your journey to the NPP?

The real-time payments revolution is here. Are you ready for it?

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