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Account system

We offer different models of account systems. From simple NOK models, to systems in multiple currencies where all currency accounts are opened in Norway, and also more advanced systems where the currency accounts are, as far as possible, opened in the currency’s home country, at DNB’s branches through DNB’s International Cash Pool (ICP) concept.

Common to all these solutions is that they’re good control and information tools, and that they produce lower costs and better use of the group’s overall liquidity across currency types, companies and national borders.

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Liquidity control systems

Let us help you gain optimal control of the company’s liquidity and risk, across national borders. We place great importance on ensuring you get good monitoring, training and skills transference.

We work with you to find the best and most value-creating solutions.

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DNB Finsight

DNB Finsight is a liquidity tool that gives you insight across the company structure, currencies and banks.

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We’re happy to help you choose a system. Get in touch with your adviser or call us by phone on +47 915 04800.

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Our account systems:

Account system in multiple currencies for one legal entity

Multi-currency account system in brief

A multi-currency account system is suitable for businesses that operate import and export activities and have an account in each currency type.

By compiling the individual currency accounts into one system, the business can use the total capital, regardless of currency type.

Advantages of a multi-currency account system
  • better control of the company’s currency exposure
  • fewer currency exchanges 
  • total liquidity overview 
  • lower credit limit
  • reduced commission and interest costs.  
Legal conditions for setting this up

Setting up a multi-currency account system requires all accounts included in the solution to have the same legal owner.

Group account system

Group account system in brief

In a group, there’s often surplus liquidity in some of the companies, while other companies have a liquidity shortage. But building up a group account system, the group can ensure it uses internal surplus liquidity before drawing on external credit. 

A group account earns interest and motivates the subsidiaries to use capital resources efficiently.

Advantages of a group account system:
  • better monitoring and control of business units and subsidiaries
  • better control of the group’s currency exposure
  • better use of the group’s working capital
  • reduced capital costs as a result of a reduced need for credit
  • reduced interest costs/increased interest income as a result of balance sheet netting
  • advanced and detailed reports are available in DNB Finsight.
Set up a group account system

The company must be an independent legal entity or defined as a group under the Norwegian Private Limited Liability Companies Act. Any foreign participants must satisfy legislation in their home country.

Your customer adviser will help you open a group account system.

Multi-currency Group account system

Multi-currency group account system in brief

A multi-currency group account system is suitable for subsidiaries that operate import and export activities.

The solution allows you to use the participants’ liquidity across the group. It consists of several group account systems, separated by currency type, connected to one common allocation account.

Advantages of a multi-currency group account system
  • better control of the group’s currency exposure
  • fewer currency exchanges 
  • better monitoring and control of subsidiaries
  • simplified group reporting for subsidiaries.
  • total liquidity overview
  • lower credit limit
  • reduced commission and interest costs.
Legal conditions for setting this up

Setting up a multi-currency group account system requires the company to be an independent legal entity or defined as a group under the Norwegian Private Limited Liability Companies Act. Any foreign participants must satisfy the legislation in their home country

International Cash Pool - ICP

ICP in brief

With our international Cash Pool solution, you can bring together all of the company’s accounts in one place – irrespective of country, currency and which banks your various accounts are held in. No other Norwegian bank can offer anything like this!

What is ICP?

ICP connects group account systems in DNB Norway and abroad together in a common group account system to help you achieve maximum interest gains and use of capital. The individual current accounts are connected to local group account systems, where the net balance per currency appears in the group account.

The balance of the group account is converted to an agreed base currency and appears on the allocation account as the net available amount, including any credit.

Set up ICP

Setting up an ICP group account system requires the company to be an independent legal entity or defined as a group under the Norwegian Private Limited Liability Companies Act.

Any foreign participants must satisfy legislation in their home country.

Book a meeting with an adviser for more information

Advantages of ICP

Cash Pool is ideal for companies and groups with advanced needs and business activities across national borders. The solution is managed in the corporate internet bank.

You get better control and a better overview:

  • better control of the group’s currency exposure 
  • fewer currency exchanges 
  • Better monitoring and control of subsidiaries 
  • Simplified group reporting of subsidiaries 
  • total liquidity overview

You get cost savings:

  • lower credit limit
  • reduced commission and interest costs.

Real time reporting:

Our advanced reporting tool updates all accounts in DNB globally in real time. Accounts in other banks are on a daily basis in ICP. This gives you a good overview and access to reports from the corporate internet bank on an ongoing basis.

Zero Balancing - ZBA

ZBA in brief

Zero Balancing (ZBA) consists of current accounts for the individual subsidiary and a master account belonging to the parent company. The balances from the current accounts are moved individually per valuation day and per account.

With ZBA, the company will bring together the day’s total liquidity in the master account, where interest is earned on the net balance. 

The solution assumes that the company itself has an overview of the internal loans and investments that ZBA generates.

Advantages of ZBA
  • increased credit interest rates
  • reduced debit interest rates 
  • better control of the group’s currency exposure 
  • better monitoring and control of subsidiaries’ liquidity
  • an effective liquidity, administration and reporting tool.

Zero Balancing is ideal for large groups with a central finance department and a powerful ERP system/internal banking system.

Legal conditions for setting this up

Setting up a group account system requires the company to be an independent legal entity or defined as a group under the Norwegian Private Limited Liability Companies Act. 

Any foreign participants must satisfy legislation in their home country.

Our liquidity control system:

Multibank

Multibank in brief

Multibank is an ideal tool for companies who have an account in DNB in addition to other banks, and who want to bring together/cover capital automatically.

Advantages of Multibank
  • gathering of capital
  • secure good liquidity control
  • automation of manual procedures.

The functions in brief

  • multibank is based on account information (MT940 or MT941) from other banks
  • MT940/MT941 notifications will trigger capital being moved to/from DNB and other banks
  • sweeping rules are set up using target max balance, target min balance and minimum amount
  • text message notification to mobile.

The liquidity module

The liquidity module in brief

With the Liquidity module you get a complete overview of cash flow in your business – regardless of whether the accounts are in Norwegian or foreign banks. An ideal tool for companies with a group account, or which have accounts across national borders.

Predefined reports:

  • Statements
  • Balance reports
  • Posting reports
  • Currency forward transactions
  • Forecasts
  • International Cash Pool (ICP)
Advantages of the liquidity module
  • updated status on the balance of your accounts in DNB globally
  • total liquidity overview regardless of currency type, account groups and companies
  • you can extract customised reports
  • Reduced costs
  • balances from other banks at the end of day.

Liquidity forecast

Liquidity forecast in brief

Liquidity forecast is a tool that gives you a balance summary for a selected period. You choose which time period and which accounts should be shown in the summary.

You can also see future transactions in an account and make additional adjustments by adding your own forecast entries.

Suitable for:

  • companies with reporting requirements and liquidity summaries
  • customers who use Excel as a liquidity and forecasting tool
  • businesses that require reporting between the parent company and subsidiaries.
Advantages of the liquidity forecast
  • The solution can be used immediately and is completely free of charge.
  • The liquidity forecast includes 17 months’ history and an unlimited future time period.
  • The summary can be exported to Excel instead of having to prepare reports yourself. This helps avoid any errors in formulas or calculations and always has up-to-date data.
  • The summary gives a good due date overview going forward.
  • Subsidiaries can enter forecasts for their accounts so the parent company can see these brought together and updated in the corporate online bank.

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