Payee Code Process Changes Moving Forward

As we posted earlier, there is a lot of uncertainty about the process of issuing payee codes, but some progress is being made to clarify the way this will be handled in the future.  DFAS has decided they will no longer issue or maintain the payee codes used by TSPs for payment of electronic HHG invoices.  The US Bank  system still needs a payee code, but they don’t want to be the entity managing payee codes.

That leaves each TSP responsible for assigning and managing its own payee codes, which is the solution being investigated now. US Bank/Syncada  personnel have reviewed their internal procedures, as well as the requirements of the DPS and CWA systems,  to identify potential issues if the responsibility of assigning payee codes were to be turned over to the TSP community.   So far there have been no major objections or system limitations that would prevent TSPs from submitting their own payee codes during setup with US Bank.

US Bank/Syncada personnel are still ironing out the details and are working with DFAS to provide written clarification or notice on the newly defined requirements to TSPs. In the meantime, TSPs should contact the Syncada Help Desk with any new setups or questions they might have.

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