Business approvals

Put the decision
in the right hands.

Prepare financial actions with the amount, beneficiary and supporting records attached. Route them to the responsible people and see whose approval is still needed.

Arc StudioAS
OverviewPaymentsActivity

PAYMENT REVIEW

Linea ComponentsNeeds your approval
LC-2048Aluminium lamp components
€840.00
ER
Elena RossiFirst approver
AR
Alex RiveraYour approval is required
Two approvals required
No money moves during review.

‘Please approve’
should come with the details.

Give the approver the beneficiary, amount, currency, funding source and supporting record in the same review. A decision should refer to a specific financial action.

In the example, one approver has completed their review and one remains. The payment is still awaiting approval; it has not been released simply because a proposal exists.

Arc StudioAS
OverviewPaymentsActivity

PAYMENT REVIEW

Linea ComponentsNeeds your approval
LC-2048Aluminium lamp components
€840.00
ER
Elena RossiFirst approver
AR
Alex RiveraYour approval is required
Two approvals required
No money moves during review.

Decide who
needs to decide.

Use your organization’s policy to define authority before a payment or change reaches the queue.

RulePurpose
Threshold-based approvalAdd the required review when an amount reaches a defined threshold.
Two-person approvalRequire another authorized decision for a qualifying action.
Department ownershipConnect spending responsibility to the relevant team.
Beneficiary controlsReview the destinations approved for use.
Scheduled payment reviewKeep the approval and intended payment date connected.

Threshold-based approval

Purpose
Add the required review when an amount reaches a defined threshold.

Two-person approval

Purpose
Require another authorized decision for a qualifying action.

Department ownership

Purpose
Connect spending responsibility to the relevant team.

Beneficiary controls

Purpose
Review the destinations approved for use.

Scheduled payment review

Purpose
Keep the approval and intended payment date connected.

Apply oversight
where money is committed.

The product’s approval model covers financial actions with different consequences.

Payments and beneficiaries

Review where funds go and any new destination before a payment is released.

Cards and limits

Treat issuing spending access or raising a limit as an authorization decision.

Treasury allocations

Review moving money into a different access or risk category.

Capital drawdowns

Connect use of a facility to the authority and conditions attached to it.

Prepared. Reviewed.
Then released.

Keep the state of the operation clear to everyone involved.

  1. Prepare the request

    Attach the required details, source account and supporting records.

  2. Collect the required decisions

    Follow the approval policy and show what remains outstanding.

  3. Track execution separately

    Approval, processing and completion are different states. Follow the payment outcome after authority is granted.

Designing your approval process

Make every approval
an informed one.

Bring your decision rules and the handoffs that currently slow the team down.