A system and method is provided by which banks implement an automated process to identify and analyze payment related information, and, more particularly, to such a system and method requiring an identification of incoming payments correspondent banks route through competitors; the capture of information, including the correspondent bank the payment originated from, the competitor the payment was sent through, the account party (correspondent bank's customer), the payment beneficiary (customer), and payment ID information (reference numbers, date and amount) associated with such payments; the generation of an advisory message to the correspondent bank that payment can be made directly from their account (book transfer) and the generation of a report to correspondent banks identifying indirectly routed payments for the month.