Overview

TabaPay offers bill payments via MasterCard Remote Payment and Presentment Service (RPPS),

The MasterCard Remote Payment and Presentment Service (RPPS), governed by MasterCard International, is a fully electronic solution for bill payment processing that provides electronic routing, posting, and same day settlement of financial transactions.

Participants

Participant	Detail
Originator/Originator Bank	The Originator originates payment transactions to RPPS using TabaPay as the service provider to originate payments files to RPPS. The Originator’s Bank is a financial institution used by any Originator. It is the institution from which the MasterCard Settlement Bank obtains funds via a Fedwire to credit Receivers for payment files sent through the RPPS network. If an Originator is unable to fund payments sent through the RPPS network, the Originator’s Bank would be responsible for guaranteeing the funds for the Originator.
Biller	The Biller is a company to which a MasterCard RPPS payment transaction is sent
Biller’s Bank	A Biller’s Bank is a financial institution that receives payments on behalf of a Biller from an Originator via the RPPS network.
TabaPay	TabaPay is the Originator’s Service Provider connecting to MasterCard RPPS for bill payments originated to the Biller via RPPS.
MasterCard RPPS	MasterCard RPPS maintains all connections between Originators and Receivers to transmit data and funds. It allows all parties involved to have one connection to reach multiple Originators and Billers, and maintains all connections, performs extensive edit checks on all files and payment transactions, batches and sends all files, and initiates all settlement transactions.
MasterCard RPPS Settlement Bank	The MasterCard Settlement Bank is the financial institution used by RPPS to initiate Fed wires to all Originators’ Settlement Banks and to credit all Receivers for payment files sent through the RPPS network. The MasterCard Settlement Bank sends Fed wires for the value of payments transferred through the MasterCard RPPS network to the appropriate Receivers. The MasterCard Settlement Bank is an agent of MasterCard RPPS and has an agreement with MasterCard RPPS to provide settlement services on its behalf

How it Works

1 Consumer at the Originator attempts to initiate payment to the Biller User experience of the consumer is provided by the Originator, and for the purposes of this document, details of the user experience, interaction between Originator and Consumer during biller search etc. is out of scope of this document.
2 The Originator reviews an online directory with TabaPay (Read RPPS Biller Directory) TabaPay accesses directory at MasterCard RPPS to determine if the Biller can receive payments electronically via the RPPS network.
3 Consumer confirms the payment to the biller. User experience of the consumer is provided by the Originator, and for the purposes of this document, details of the user experience, interaction between Originator and Consumer during biller search etc. is out of scope of this document.
4 The Originator prepares a payment file containing bill payment transactions and sends the file to TabaPay. Validation of records is performed by TabaPay prior to sending a payment file to RPPS.
5 TabaPay sends the file to MasterCard RPPS to process. This includes file and batch editing, account number validation and sorting/batching of payments.
6 The MasterCard RPPS Settlement Bank initiates a Fedwire against the Originator’s bank to retrieve funds in the amount of the payment file after all accounts number validations are complete and inaccurate account numbers have been rejected. Note: Settlement occurs once daily at 6 PM California time for the total processing that occurred that day.
7 The MasterCard RPPS Settlement Bank initiates Fedwires to credit the appropriate Biller’s Bank.
8 MasterCard RPPS sends payment files to the appropriate Biller.
MasterCard RPPS sends confirmation files to TabaPay confirming transactions received, processed, any rejects from RPPS, returns from Billers, and reasons for the reject or return.
9 The Biller posts the credit to its account receivable.

Considerations

Topic	Considerations
Returns	Billers can return any payment sent through TabaPay and the RPPS system. Any payment not posted within 24 hours by the Biller is electronically returned via the RPPS network. RPPS routes it back to the correct Originator. MasterCard RPPS also allows partial returns. These may be used for various reasons, such as discounts, commissions, rebates, or fees. The Biller can electronically return any payment to the Originator through TabaPay and RPPS network. Each returned payment includes a return code that provides the reason the payment is being returned. Payments may be returned if the Biller is unable to post the payment, as may occur if an invalid account number or closed account number is used. Errors and resulting payment disputes are minimized because MasterCard RPPS edits all transaction files prior to sending them to the Biller’s Bank. However, a Biller can return any payment to an Originator via the RPPS network/TabaPay.
Guaranteed Funds	All funds to match payment files sent through MasterCard RPPS are transferred via Fedwire; hence, they are guaranteed funds.
Soft Descriptor	Every Bill Payment will appear as “Bill Payment” in the consumer’s statement. Biller Search using RPPS Biller Directory

Biller Search using RPPS Biller Directory

Originator requests Biller Name and Biller Address from consumer and provides the values to TabaPay in a flat file. Format must be conformant with TabaPay requirements.
TabaPay searches RPPS Biller Directory for the Biller (using numerical values from the address) and returns Biller Name to the Originator.
Once Originator confirms the Biller Name from the Consumer, and requests account number for the Consumer at the Biller, Originator creates bill payment for the biller with TabaPay using the Consumer’s account number in the required format.
Contact your TabaPay representative to obtain samples for the flat files to search billers.

RPPS File Formats & Samples

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Originator Payment File

Sample data

ISO	MID	ACH Type	Entry Type	Amount	IIN	First name	Last name	Account type	RTN	Account	Debit-Credit
6281	21	N	RPPS	205	rpps0000496	Samwise	Gamgee	RP	123456789	4444444444	C
6281	21	N	RPPS	443.89	rpps0000497	Samwise	Gamgee	RP	123456789	4444444445	C
6281	21	N	RPPS	5.03	rpps0000498	Samwise	Gamgee	RP	233456789	3333333335	C
6281	21	N	RPPS	6.81	rpps0000499	Samwise	Gamgee	RP	123456789	4444444445	C
6281	21	N	RPPS	155.4	rpps0000500	Samwise	Gamgee	RP	*0002380203	*56789	C
6281	21	N	RPPS	68.93	rpps0000501	Samwise	Gamgee	RP	*0002380203	*56780	C

File header record

Field position	Field Size	Content/Format	Example	Remarks
1	1	Numeric	Record Type Code	1
2-3	2	Numeric	Priority Code	01
4-13	10	Alphanumeric	Immediate Destination	“ “ + 999900004
14-23	10	Alphanumeric	Immediate Origin	Bank properties RPPS-ID
24-29	6	YYMMDD	Transmission date	YYMMDD
30-33	4	HHMM	Transmission Time	HHMM
34	1	Alphanumeric	File modifier	User input
35-37	3	Numeric	Record size	094
38-39	2	Numeric	Blocking factor	10
40	1	Numeric	Format code	1
41-63	23	Alphabet	Destination	MC REMIT PROC CENT SITE
64-86	23	Alphabet	Original Name	TabaPay INC
87-94	8	Alphanumeric	Reference code	YYMMDDD-File modifier

Batch header

Field position	Field Size	Content/Format	Example	Remarks
1	1	Numeric	Record Type Code	5
2-4	3	Numeric	Service Class Code	220 Credit, 225 Debit
5-20	16	Alphanumeric	Biller Name	Left justified, with blank
21-40	20		Reserved	Blank
41-50	10	AN	Biller ID
51-53	3	A	Entry Class	CIE
64-63	10	A	Entry Description	RPS PAYMNT or REVERSAL
64-69	6	O/AN	Biller Descriptive Date	YYMMDD
70-75	6	N	Transmission Date	YYMMDD
76-78	3		Reserved	Blank
79	1	N	Originator Status code	1
80-87	8	N	MC RPPS ID
88-94	7	N	Batch number	Unique per file

Detail Record

Field position	Field Size	Content/Format	Example	Remarks
1	1	Numeric	Record Type Code	6
2-3	2	N	Transaction Code	22 Credit. 27 Debit
4-29	26	X	Reserved	Blank
30-39	10	N	Net amount	2 decimal pl
40-54	15	AN	Consumer name	CIE format
55-76	22	AN	Acct number
77-78	2	X		Blank
79	1	N	Addenda record	0
80-94	15	N	Trace Number

Batch control

Field position	Field Size	Content/Format	Example	Remarks
1	1	Numeric	Record Type Code	8
2-4	3	N	Service code	220-credit. 225-debit
5-10	6	N	Entry count	# entries
11-20	10			blanks
21-32	12	N	Sum debit amt	2 decimals
33-44	12	N	Sum credit amt	2 decimals
45-54	10	AN	Biller id
55-79	25
80-87	8	N	RPPS ID	Bank properties
88-94	7	N	Batch number	Match header

File control

Field position	Field Size	Content/Format	Example	Remarks
1	1	Numeric	Record Type Code	9
2-7	6	N	Batch count	# batches
8-13	6	N	Block count	blank
14-21	8	N	Entry count	#entries
22-31	10	N	Hash
32-43	12	N	Sum debit amt	2 decimals
44-55	12	N	Sum credit amt	2 decimals
56-94	30		Reserved

RPPS Error Codes

RC	Description
R01	Insufficient Funds
R02	Customer account closed
R03	No account
R04	Invalid account number
R05	No pre-notification on file
R06	Returned in accordance with originator request
R07	Authorization previously permitted revoked by customer
R08	Payment stopped or stop payment on item
R09	Uncollected funds
R10	Customer advises not authorized
R12	Branch sold to another DFI
R14	Representative payee deceased
R15	Individual (beneficiary) deceased
R16	Account frozen
R17	File record edit criteria
R18	Improper effective entry date
R19	Amount field error
R20	Non-transaction account
R21	Invalid biller identification number
R22	Invalid account number
R23	Payment refused by biller
R24	Duplicate entry
R25	Invalid fair share amount
R26	Erroneous data
R29	Corporate customer advises not authorized
R31	Permissible return entry (CCD only)
R42	Routing number/check digit error
R43	Invalid DFI account number
R61	Misrouted return
R62	Incorrect trace number
R63	Incorrect dollar amount
R64	Incorrect individual identification
R65	Incorrect transaction code
R66	Incorrect company identification
R67	Duplicate return
R68	Untimely return
R69	Multiple errors
R70	Permissible return entry not accepted
R71	Misrouted dishonored return
R72	Untimely dishonored return
R73	Timely original return
R74	Corrected return
R80	Cross-border payment coding error
R81	Non-participant in cross-border program
R82	Invalid foreign receiving DFI identification
R83	Foreign receiving DFI unable to settle
R84	Entry not processed
R95	Rebate of fair share from creditor
C01	Incorrect DFI account number
C02	Incorrect routing number
C03	Incorrect routing number and DFI account number
C04	Incorrect individual name/receiving company name
C05	Incorrect transaction code
C06	Incorrect DFI account number and incorrect transaction code
C07	Incorrect routing number incorrect DFI account number and incorrect transaction cod
C08	Incorrect foreign receiving DFI identification (CBR and PBR only)
C09	Incorrect customer account number
C10	Incorrect company name
C11	Incorrect company identification number (biller identification number)
C12	Incorrect company name and company identification
C50	Automated‚ Account Conversion: Customer account number incorrect
C51	Automated, Account Conversion: Biller ID incorrect
C52	Automated, Account Conversion: Customer account number and Biller ID incorrect
C68	DFI account number not from original entry detail record

FAQs

FAQs | Transaction Costs

What is the cost of each bill pay transaction through Tabapay?
Standard RPPS costs + TabaPay Markup based on contract

Will I be charged if a transaction is returned or rejected?

You will pay for every transaction that MasterCard charges; No separate TabaPay or MasterCard charges on Returns.

FAQs | Payment File Confirmation

When payments are processed, rejected, or returned how long will it take for TabaPay to inform us?

TabaPay’s cutoff is 6 PM PT, and you should receive the processed file after the nightly batch at about 6:30 PM. You will receive other reports next morning via Dropbox.

How will those payment updates be shared?
SFTP via Dropbox

FAQs | File Format

Is Account the Bill Pay Account number linking Consumer and Biller?

Yes. Account number matches against biller masks in the Mastercard RPPS Biller/Creditor Directory.

Debit/Credit designator – is this telling us that the Biller accepts Debit or Credit cards?
Credit is a payment, Debit is a reversal.

If so, where would we send the credit card number in the payment file?

Not in the payment file, but TabaPay can help you with processing consumer credit card payments through TabaPay as well. Our card acceptance suite includes PCI-Compliant iFrames as well as APIs to place transactions with us.

Does TabaPay initiate the credit card transaction to pay the biller?

Payment to the biller is handled by the network.