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What you'll need

  • Permission to authorise the debiting account for the trade. 
  • Foreign Exchange role or specific custom permission for Foreign Exchange enabled for your user profile

Speak to your Administrator if you don't have these permissions.

FX Trade submitted

  1. Once you have successfully submitted an FX Trade and attached your settlement instructions, select Next
  2. If your name appears at the bottom of the page, select it from the Authorisers list. Then enter your credentials and select Authorise.

    Note: If your name doesn't show on the list of Authorisers and it should, speak with your Administrator.

View and Authorise submitted trades

There are two options to view submitted trades that are awaiting for your authorisation to be processed.
 
  1. On the CommBiz home page, select Pending Authorisations on the right of the home page screen, or go to the IP&FX Dashboard, and select View and Authorise
  2. Once you are on the International Authorisations page select Outstanding FX Settlements
  3. Locate the trades you would like to authorise and select the Tick Box on the left side of the trade
  4. At the the bottom of the page, select your name from the list of Authorisers, enter your credentials, then select Authorise
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Things you should know

  • This document is provided to existing users of CommBiz International Payments and Foreign Exchange (IPFX) for information purposes only. It is intended to assist users in understanding certain operational features of IPFX.  This document does not form part of any contract between you and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and does not amend, override or replace any applicable terms and conditions.  Your access to and use of IPFX, and any foreign exchange transactions entered into through IPFX, are governed by the following documents (as amended from time to time):

    In the event of any inconsistency between this document and those terms and conditions, the relevant terms and conditions will prevail.  You should read these relevant terms and conditions as well as any disclosure documentation relating to your foreign exchange transactions with us such as the FX PDS. The availability of features and the steps described in this document may vary depending on user permissions, account authorities, system availability and other operational factors and this document may be updated by CBA from time to time.  CBA does not warrant that the information in this guide is complete, current or error‑free.  For any assistance, please contact the Foreign Exchange Centre on 1300 222 339 or fxcentre@cba.com.au