Business functionality
Continia Banking is an extension for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central that supports the secure and automated exchange of financial data between Business Central and external banks. It is designed to handle core financial operations such as importing bank statements, exporting payments, and automating reconciliation tasks.
Core concepts and capabilities
Explore the foundational concepts that support the use of Continia Banking in your organization:
- Bank communication in Continia Banking - learn how Continia Banking facilitates secure and automated data exchange between your bank and Business Central. Understand the communication protocols, file formats, and integration methods used to support a wide variety of banking services.
- Using field templates in Continia Banking - customize and manage templates that define how payment and reconciliation data is processed. Field templates provide flexibility in adapting Continia Banking to your specific business and regulatory requirements.
- Managing the import of bank account statements - learn how Continia Banking's import procedure, how you can change the import settings and how to review and manage imported data.
- The basics of account identification in Continia Banking - learn how Continia Banking's account matching process works.
Functional areas
Continia Banking is built around two core functional areas: Import and Export. Each area contains a range of features that support the automation and control of your financial operations.
Import overview - focuses on automating the intake and processing of bank data. This includes bank statements, transaction files, and direct debit returns. Key topics include:
File import options - learn how to configure and manage different file formats and sources for importing bank data.
Reconciliation processes - understand how imported transactions are matched against ledger entries to ensure accuracy.
Rule-based automation:
Payment service providers - discover how to connect with various providers.
Transaction ports - directly import third-party CSV transaction files into the payment reconciliation journal.
Direct debit returns - learn how to handle rejected or reversed direct debit transactions effectively.
G/L open entries - use Continia Finance capabilities to reconcile open general ledger entries.
Export overview - supports the automation of outbound payments and related reporting. It enables you to manage payment batches, ensure secure transmission to banks, and comply with regulatory requirements. Key topics include:
- Setup and management of bank accounts - learn more about configuring export settings and setting up bank accounts, payment postings, payment journals, and banks.
- Payment management - learn more about managing payments with Continia Banking
- Payment security - learn how to work with payment approval workflows.
- Remittance formats - configure output formats to meet the requirements of different banks and regions.
- Allocation rules - automatically distribute payments across multiple invoices and accounts.
- Direct debits - set up an manage direct debit mandates and collections.
- Regulatory reporting - generate reports required for compliance with financial regulations.