Optimised implementation of the SAP Payment Engine through the use of alseda AIP 

Österreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB), part of the OeKB Group, is the central financial and information service provider for the export industry and the capital market in Austria. It is owned by Austrian commercial banks and has holdings in companies active in credit insurance, investment, development and tourism finance.  

For more than 75 years, the OeKB Group, with its more than 500 employees, has been strengthening Austria as a business location and creating attractive framework conditions for the economy with its numerous services for small, medium-sized and large companies as well as for the Republic of Austria. 

Objectives 

For financial service providers, payment transactions are at the centre of the value chain. As a central financial and information service provider, Österreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB) creates attractive framework conditions for the export industry and the capital market in Austria.  

The bank’s requirements for the new solution included a high level of security and flexibility, low implementation costs and seamless integration into the existing system landscape. The project also included a general modernisation of the payment infrastructure, connecting OeKB to SEPA clearing partners, SWIFTNet and TARGET2. 

At a glance 

Challenges 

• Seamless integration with existing IT landscape  

• Big bang implementation  

• Integration with the web-based SAP interface (SAP Fiori)  

• Process optimisation and integration with SAP standard  

• Optimisation of the project duration by using the alseda AIP solution (AIP: Accelerated Implementation Package) 

Benefits  

• Web-based control and applications (Fiori)  

• SAP PE is extensible and open for future enhancements and process improvements 

• Implementation of regulatory requirements for payment transactions 

Solution 

The implementation of SAP Payment Centralisation (SAP PE) has significantly improved integration with the existing IT infrastructure. SAP PE is based on SAP’s S/4HANA technology. SAP PE is accessed via SAP integrated and web-based SAP Fiori applications. User-specific requirements for usability and process flows were fully implemented. OeKB was able to modernise its general payment infrastructure and further optimise its processes.  

The current alseda AIP solution enables OeKB to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), achieve a higher fault tolerance of the entire system landscape and a modern user interface (app-centric). By using alseda AIP, the project duration could be shortened and the personnel and resource costs could be significantly reduced.  

By using alseda’s standard solution, OeKB was able to complete the entire implementation project in just 16 months. With SAP Payment Centralisation, the bank is now always at the cutting edge of technology in its core business as a financial and information service provider. This will enable OeKB to continue to optimise its processes in terms of efficiency, security and customer satisfaction. 

Benefits of the alseda AIP solution 

Short project duration: The solution includes basic customisation for all SEPA and SWIFT-based payment processes, making it an out-of-the-box solution for retail payments.  

Reduced project risk: Configuration and delivery are carried out by proven payment specialists. Unnecessary development steps can be avoided.  

Low complexity: Seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Cloud for Banking (C4B) and existing infrastructure enables easy connectivity. 

alseda AIP solution 

The solution (AIP – Accelerated Implementation Package) is a preconfiguration for the SAP Payment Engine (PE) based on SAP S/4HANA with additional software add-ons to significantly accelerate SAP PE implementation projects. 

As a ready-to-run solution, alseda provides everything required for the productive operation of SAP PE. From the finished configuration to the design of test case catalogues and comprehensive documents. 

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