To satisfy regulations pertaining to New Zealand Anti-Money Laundering, Actionstep offers the ability to capture additional information for an International Funds Transfer by selecting it as the payment method for trust receipts and payments. Specifically, this payment method captures additional information that may be necessary to report international transactions. It is available when receiving trust funds or making payments from a trust account.

NOTE:  International trust transfers are part of anti-money laundering functionality, which is available with the NZ Law Society Trust plug-in. Other trust jurisdictions will not have this feature, as they are not subject to the regulation.

Receiving International Funds

To receive international funds into your trust account:

1. In Actionstep, go to Trust > Receipts > Receive Funds. The Receive Funds page appears.
2. Click the Payment method drop-down list (located near the bottom of the page) and choose International Funds Transfer.
3. Enter a Transaction reference.
4. Click the Issuing bank drop-down list and choose the bank.
   
5. Complete the information in the remaining fields as described in Recording a Trust Receipt.
6. Click Save to save your changes and create the receipt.

Making International Payments

To make an international payment from your trust account:

1. In Actionstep, go to Trust > Payments > Make Payment. The Make Payment page appears.
2. Click the Payment method drop-down list (located near the bottom of the page) and choose International Funds Transfer.
3. Enter a Transaction reference.
4. Enter the account number in the To account number field.
5. Enter the SWIFT number in the To account SWIFT number field.

6. Click the Issuing bank drop-down list and choose the bank.

   

7. Complete the information in the remaining fields as described in Paying a Third Party Using Trust (or Client) Funds.
8. Click Save to save your changes and create the payment.

Reporting on International Funds Transfers

You can view the list of your international receipts and payments.

To do this:

1. Do one of the following:
   • To view international receipts, go to Trust > Receipts > Received Funds List.
   • To view international payments, go to Trust > Payments > Payments List.
2. Click Filter and choose Show Available Filters.

3. In the Method field, type International and Submit.

   

4. Optionally, click the More drop-down list and choose Export to save a .CSV / spreadsheet showing the list.

TIP:  You can set up a "heads up" rule so that these filtered lists are sent to you daily/weekly depending on your process. To learn more, see Setting Up Heads Up Rules.

NOTE:  You can also find information about international funds transfer receipts and payments by utilizing the Actionstep Data Exporter Service (or SQL nightly extract). This is useful for firms who would like to automate the process of lodging Prescribed Transaction Reports (PTRs). For more information about Actionstep Data Exporter Services, see Downloading Data Using the Data Exporter Tool / SQL Export Tool.

NOTE:  Trust information cannot be obtained through the API. If this functionality interests you, you can submit a feedback request. See Viewing the Actionstep Roadmap for help.

Updated May 06, 2026 17:08