Objectives of the guide 

This guide has been designed to facilitate the transition from the Corporate File Transfer (CFT) platform to Internet Banking Solutions for Businesses. 

Here you will find important information, including: 

• Clear instructions for creating and managing user accounts  
• File types and the report format name 

Reason for the transition 

A file transfer that was previously done via HTTPS on the Corporate File Transfer (CFT) platform, as well as the download of your reports, will soon be available in Internet Banking Solutions for Businesses. With a single access, you will be able to make transactions,manage the upload of your files and the download of your reports. 

Overview of new features that will be available soon 

Simplified management of file transfers 

Enjoy a modern and simpler experience for uploading your files from our online banking services.  

Download reports   

• Manage your documents effortlessly and more quickly. 
• Starting in the spring, you'll have access to a few months of report history with unlimited downloads. The report history can accumulate up to a 7-year period. 
• In the coming months, faxes will be replaced by access to reports. 

Approval process

With customizable options and a clean interface, you'll be able to easily review, approve, or reject uploaded files. Note that this feature only applies to EFT file transfers and the Payment file option, 1 minimum approval required. 

Transition schedule 

Spring 2024:

• Beginning of the modernization of certain screens in Internet Banking Solutions for Businesses. 
• Deployment of the new file transfer feature.  
• Start of the user creation period (if required) and access for CFT platform users.  
• Start of the user creation period (if required) and gain access to download reports and transfer files. 

Spring and summer 2024:

• Availability of the download reports feature.  
• Availability of the file uploads feature. 

Important 

While we are attempting to meet this transition schedule for the change of operations from the CFT platform to Internet Banking Solutions for Businesses, the dates are subject to change. 

Migration of existing administrators and access rights 

Administrators in Internet Banking Solutions for Businesses will automatically receive the following rights*: 

• The File transfer job role with file transfer and download report permissions for company products. 
• The File transfer identifier group account group with credentials (issuer number) with file transfer or download report permissions for company products. 

*As per the Agreement for Business Banking

Actions required if you are an administrator

As an administrator in Internet Banking Solutions for Businesses, you have the Admin type A, B, C, and File transfer job roles. 

1. Update your users' access:
   Consult our guide on how users can update files and download reports. 
   
   For a business group, see the following guide. 
2. Manage your approval policies
   • Check out our new approval feature for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and File Option Payment files.
   • Assign an approval policy to determine the number and level of approvals required.
   • For more details, see our page on approval levels and the self-approved feature. 

We now offer you the ability to manage approvals yourself in Internet Banking Solutions for Businesses with the following actions: 

• Manage account groups 
• Manage job roles  
• Manage permissions 
• Manage self-approvals 
• Manage approvals for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) 
• Manage approvals for File Option Payments 

Authorized users can therefore set the approval levels needed to perform an action.  

Information on the self-approved feature 

• The self-approved feature will be automatically available to you and your authorized users. 
• The number of signatures required to approve an action remains in effect.  
• If your organization requires a single signature during approval, administrators and authorized users will be able to self-approve the tasks they initiate. 

Important information about your accounts 

Note that administrators and authorized users can grant themselves rights to other accounts in your company's profile. You can change these rights at any time if you want to restrict access to certain users.  

Actions required if you are an authorized user

As an authorized user in Internet Banking Solutions for Businesses, you have Admin type B and C job roles. 

1. Update your access and that of your users: 
   • You can also create a job role and an account group that has specific credentials. 

Note that at least one approval will be required to complete the assignment of your rights. Consult our guide on how new users can update files and download reports. 

Information about file types and report schedules 

Changes will be made to the file types allowed and the report schedules. Learn more about these changes on the full summary page. 

Need help? 

Consult our Business help centre, which includes guides and answers to your questions. You can also watch our step-by-step demos on our banking features.