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FAQs re compliance, global finance and more |
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What does the Speranza Command Center do?Speranza Command Center provides a real-time view of your total bank relationship universe: every function connected to opening, closing, maintaining and tracking bank accounts and signatory activities. It replaces inefficient, insecure paperwork and conflicting systems with a single, comprehensive process for managing and controlling banking relationships and mitigating fraud. |
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Does the Speranza Command Center replace my need for a Treasury Management System (TMS)? The Speranza Command Center supplements your TMS, by letting you drill down to a detailed level of information impossible – or impractical – for a transaction-oriented process like a TMS. Inside your TMS, information concerning bank relationships, accounts, signers and authorities is typically “static data.” The Speranza Command Center builds controls that allow you to mine the data in real time, to discern the true value that may be hidden in your TMS. |
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Why is Speranza Systems headquartered in Maine? One trip to our offices in Portland will go a long way toward answering that question. While the state is known as one of the greatest natural playgrounds in the world, with thousands of miles of spectacular coastline, majestic mountains and crystal-clear lakes, the City of Portland is quickly becoming “Silicon Harbor.” Its many innovative technology start-ups and technology-focused venture capital funds make Portland a great place to grow a business. And, of course, the location provides an excellent working environment for Speranza’s growing staff of treasury and technical experts. For them and their families, Portland offers a rich arts community, great educational choices, attractive neighborhoods, fantastic restaurants and diverse night life. |
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Is it similar to a Customer Relationship Management program?Exactly! Speranza Command Center helps you to manage and control your banking relationships in the same way that a CRM program helps you to manage and control your customer relationships. In real time, you can instantly see the status of each of your bank accounts, including who has signing privileges. |
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How does Speranza Command Center make dealing with SOX easier?The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) significantly raised the bar on corporate reporting requirements. Speranza Command Center gives you precise documentation that can protect you down the road: - Automatic comparison of accounts listed on your books vs. those reported by your banks
- Automatic verification of authorized signers with your HR records
- Round-the-clock auditing of bank management records, to certify compliance with SOX, federal regulations and internal policies
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What other regulations does Speranza Command Center help with?In addition to SOX, Speranza Command Center can help your firm ensure compliance to the International Financial Reporting Act and the U.S. Department of Treasury Regulation 31CFR103.24. If your firm has employees with control over foreign accounts, Speranza Command Center can automatically create for you a Foreign Bank Account Report. |
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How does Speranza Command Center operate?Speranza Command Center is an easy-to-use, Web-based solution. Using a business process backbone, Speranza Command Center creates a series of intuitive screens that automate workflow and approvals, create and manage documentation and incorporate digital signatures and digital rights – essentially building a transparent and seamless link between your firm and your banks. |
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Is Speranza Command Center intended only for multinational firms?Not at all. Speranza Command Center was designed and is being used for any entity dealing with multiple banking relationships. That includes corporations with presences exclusively in one country, non-profits and municipalities or state governments. |
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