【正确答案】
【答案解析】There are three methods of money transfer provided by banks:
{{B}} Draft:{{/B}}
—A draft is an order in writing, made out to a person other than the maker, instructing him to pay a certain sum of money to a named person called the payee. It is also called a "bank draft" or "banker's cheque".
—A draft can be sent by mail or handed over directly to the payee by the customer.
{{I}} —the process of a draft handling:{{/I}}
-A request from a customer to a banker to issue a draft to a recipient overseas;
-The draft drawn by the drawer bank on the drawee bank for the transaction of the draft;
-The drawer advises the drawee of the issue of the draft and informs the drawee bank to pay the payee when the draft is presented for payment.
{{I}} —The features:{{/I}}
-A draft sent by the customer is the least expensive, but is the slowest form of transmission.
-The customer bears the risks of theft, destruction or loss in the mail system when the draft is sent by the customer himself.
{{B}} Mail transfer:{{/B}}
Mail transfer is an instruction given by one hank to another, based on the request of the customer.
{{I}} —The way to transfer :{{/I}}
-a written draft;
-internal communication system.
{{I}} —The banks involved:{{/I}}
-the remitting bank: the hank which instructs another bank to make payment to the nominated recipient;
-the advising bank: the bank which receives the instruction from the remitting bank.
{{I}} —The process of mail transfer:{{/I}}
-The request from a customer to the remitting hank to transfer the money;
-The remitting bank will send a statement to the advising bank and tell it the exact amount being transferred, the name of the payee and his address;
-The advising bank will inform the nominated recipient and check the recipient's identity and then release the funds.
{{I}} —The features of the mail transfer:{{/I}}
-It is a little safer.
-The speed is low.
-It could also be delayed, destroyed or even stolen.
-Such delay involves additional interest payment.
{{B}} Telegraphic transfer:{{/B}}
—It is an authenticated order given by the remitting hank to the advising bank to which it is addressed to make available specified funds to a named recipient.
—The way to transfer: cable or telex.
—The process of the telegraphic transfer:
-The request from a customer to the remitting bank;
-The remitting bank will send a statement to the advising bank through cable or telex which contains a "test-key";
-The advising bank receives the transmission and uses the test-key to verify the genuineness of the telex or cable instruction. And then advises the recipient to collect the funds.
{{I}} —The features of the telegraphic transfer:{{/I}}
-It is the most expensive way of money transfer;
-Fast in speed;
-One of the reliable forms of money transfer.