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In manual clearing of cheques, many errors may occur and the whole process is quite time consuming. The MICR technology speeds up the processing of cheque as it reduces manual efforts of sorting. Thus the of Firstrand Limited, branch makes the system almost error free and faster. Use of Firstrand Limited MICR codes for branch, makes the characters readable even if there are other marks and stamps on it.
Firstrand Bank MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) code is a machine readable code used for processing and clearance of cheques. Firstrand Limited MICR code for is a 9 digit code, in which first 3 digit represents the city code, next 3 digit to bank code and later 3 digit to branch code. is the MICR code of Firstrand Bank Limited for branch. MICR code for branch includes document type indicator, bank code, cheque number, etc. When a cheque goes for clearing, this code is read by a magnetic reader and then automatically sorted. MICR code for Firstrand Limited is presented in the table alongside.
The MICR code is used in RBI cheque clearing process to identify the branch and Firstrand Limited bank for clearing processes. The MICR characters, which are printed using magnetic ink, are passed before a MICR reader. Initially the ink gets magnetized and when it is read, each character produces a unique waveform which can be easily identified. MICR code of Firstrand Bank Limited is typically in either of these two font’s: E-138 and CMC-7.