Bhutan Inter-Bank Real Time (BIRT) – Fund Transfer System
Bhutan Inter-Bank Real Time (BIRT) – Fund Transfer System is a nationwide electronic fund transfer system for e-PEMS (electronic Public Expenditure Management System) and the general public, to facilitate transfer of funds from one Branch of a bank to any other bank branch within the country.
The BIRT payment system supports THREE types of payment services:
1. BITS (or Batched Settlement Service) – It enables interbank fund transfer in a batched settlement cycle. Batch timing is set up by RMA and the maximum limit for transfer is Nu. 1,000,000/- (Ngultrum One Million Only).
2. RTGS (Real-Time Gross Settlement Service) – Payments are settled immediately in real-time and is an important payment system as it is used for high-value transactions which are above Nu.1,000,000/- (One Million and above).
3. Bulk Payment Service – Payment system which can handle bulk payment from a single account to multiple beneficiaries targeted mostly for institutional payments like salary, pension payments, loan repayments, etc.
TIMING FOR BHUTAN INTER-BANK REAL TIME: FUND TRANSFER SYSTEM (BIRT)
| Sl. No. | System | Summer Timing | EoD Cut-off Time | Winter Timing | EoD Cut-off Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
RTGS |
Monday-Friday |
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
4:30 PM |
Monday-Friday |
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
4:30 PM |
|
Saturday |
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
12:00 PM |
Saturday |
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
12:00 PM |
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|
2 |
BITS |
Monday-Friday |
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
4:30 PM |
Monday-Friday |
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
4:30 PM |
|
Saturday |
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
12:00 PM |
Saturday |
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
12:00 PM |
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3 |
BULK |
Monday-Friday |
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
4:30 PM |
Monday-Friday |
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
4:30 PM |
|
Saturday |
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
12:00 PM |
Saturday |
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
12:00 PM |
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BFSC CODES
To check the BFSC Codes of Banks in Bhutan CLICK HERE