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Batch Payments: Ability to export Bpay batches
Started by Helen Bennett in Feature Requests | Idea
Currently BPay payments have to done individually - it would save time to be able to batch up Bpay payments and export.
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Official Xero Reply
Hi Everyone, well and truly due for an update here. Now ending Oct 2019, I'm happy to say the team has been making some immense progress in the batch payments realm. Work has begun on a complete overhaul on the interface and workflow, which is set to make completing payments in Xero a real breeze once available to you all. Read over our Blog to see the changes for yourself!
Previously on this thread we had mentioned work towards a Payment Service option on invoices - As those of you who were previously using BPAY for your sales invoices will know, the integration is no longer available. We do have a thread here that you can follow if you are interested in this functionality for invoices though. We will let you know there of any updates to the invoice side of a BPAY integration.
Though the Batch Payments work being done is an awesome step forward in this area, I don't want to sugar coat the fact that this isn't directly addressing your request here. While the ability to export BPAY batches isn't being worked on right now, it's definitely not off the cards. Once we've delivered our current piece of work for batch payments, I'll be back to update you on where the scope lies.
Previously on this thread we had mentioned work towards a Payment Service option on invoices - As those of you who were previously using BPAY for your sales invoices will know, the integration is no longer available. We do have a thread here that you can follow if you are interested in this functionality for invoices though. We will let you know there of any updates to the invoice side of a BPAY integration.
Though the Batch Payments work being done is an awesome step forward in this area, I don't want to sugar coat the fact that this isn't directly addressing your request here. While the ability to export BPAY batches isn't being worked on right now, it's definitely not off the cards. Once we've delivered our current piece of work for batch payments, I'll be back to update you on where the scope lies.
I agree. This function would be very beneficial and save much much time. Our bank advises their system will accept files loaded with b-pay details. It appears for this to be possible the contact details for a supplier needs an area where the biller code and reference number can be entered instead of entering bsb and account number details. Most of our creditor payments are made via b-pay.
Many of my client's banks will also accept BPay batches. It would save me so much time every week being able to process a batch BPay Payment and load it to the banks just like processing an ABA file.
Absolutely this function is essential in today's business world. Even the clunky, old DOS based system I am currently using has this functionality. Some suppliers only accept payments this way and having to do them manually is tedious and time consuming.
Most of our suppliers are B-pay. Due to our business we receive a huge amount of utility invoices which only have a B-pay option and not EFT. The current EFT batch payments caters for only 10% of our creditors and the 90% are B-pay. I can spend up to 2 hours manually making the B-pay payments. In this day and age batch payments for B-pay should be already in existence.
I would find this very beneficial as well. Please add ability to make a BPay batch payment
Keen to see this happen. Vote for it here as well: https://community.xero.com/business/discussion/65481/
BPAY payments are a third to half of our suppliers. Come on Xero, make it happen please
I'm completely dumbfounded to discover that I can't pay a large proportion of our bills through Xero because these bills only offer BPay as a payment option .... what a complete pain!
This is something we have been wanting for quite a while. There are a lot of companies that only accept payment via BPay. Please add this feature & make life easier for many of us!
Yes please, this is an essential part of doing business in Australia.
Many service providers will offer EFT payment details if you contact them and specifically ask for it, but some just refuse. BPay is such a pain!
Many service providers will offer EFT payment details if you contact them and specifically ask for it, but some just refuse. BPay is such a pain!
Surely this is a mandatory function in Australia. I have just changed from Quickbooks to Xero to save time but for the extra cost i now pay to Xero I have to do payments to Bpay manually. i might have to reconsider my decision to change.
Has there been a response yet from Xero? This is an imperative function, please add it!
Merged: Batch payments for bpay
It would be great to be able to batch pay suppliers who offer bpay as a payment option
It would be great to be able to batch pay suppliers who offer bpay as a payment option
Merged: Bpay Batch Payments in AUD
I have just done my first batch payment to a bank account. Is it possible to do a BPay batch payment? It doesn't appear to have a place for bpay biller code and reference number in the contact details. Could someone please advise. I cannot find a discussion on this. I am banking in AUD.
I have just done my first batch payment to a bank account. Is it possible to do a BPay batch payment? It doesn't appear to have a place for bpay biller code and reference number in the contact details. Could someone please advise. I cannot find a discussion on this. I am banking in AUD.
Agree with everyone here; this is a must have for efficient payments! There are so many suppliers that do not provide bank account references (eg govt departments, councils, telstra, optus, electricity companies...the list goes on!). Please help make the bpay payments more efficient :)
More than 12 months of customers begging for BPAY function and NO answer from XERO come on ... please.
I think we need to start emailing support@xero.com on a daily basis :) requesting this feature.
BPay batch payments would save all Xero customers a heap of time and frustration. When can we expect an update?
Clearly Xero take no notice of customer demand. This is a very basic business transaction and I note there has been no response to all these requests. Would not recommend this system to anyone based on this alone
Hi everyone, sorry for not providing an update, have dropped the ball here. I'm just checking with the team to see if it's on the to-do list, will follow-up next week :)
I am sure Xero is working a lot of product features, but I would have thought this is a important one??!! My clients are getting frustrated of not being able to upload Bpay file.
Thanks again for all the feedback here! This has been on our radar for quite some time, and we've finally been able to start work towards a BPay integration.
You can first expect a Payment Service option for your customers to pay Sales Invoices via BPay, through DEFT. Then, you'll be able to pay Xero Bills through the Tyro mobile app, with the ability to pay bills within Xero coming after that.
More providers will come, and we're talking to all Financial Services providers to let them know the benefits of their customers getting paid and paying with BPay, using Xero.
Will provide more details in a few months when this is closer to release.
You can first expect a Payment Service option for your customers to pay Sales Invoices via BPay, through DEFT. Then, you'll be able to pay Xero Bills through the Tyro mobile app, with the ability to pay bills within Xero coming after that.
More providers will come, and we're talking to all Financial Services providers to let them know the benefits of their customers getting paid and paying with BPay, using Xero.
Will provide more details in a few months when this is closer to release.
All I need is the ability to include BPay in a payables batch or at least create a separate BPay batch.
Dear old CBA requires BPay payments to be first have a separate BPay template authorised before any BPay can be made. A real pain for adhoc BPay billers and invoices.
Dear old CBA requires BPay payments to be first have a separate BPay template authorised before any BPay can be made. A real pain for adhoc BPay billers and invoices.
How long has this bee under consideration? How old is this thread? Can't see any dates on the posts? Any update???!!!!
Merged: Paying Supplier with Bpay
Hi Guys,
I am after info on how to add Bpay payment details to a supplier. We have a few suppliers that send invoices with only Bpay or Credit Card payment options. I know how to add bank details, and am thinking we add the Bpay biller ID and reference somewhere there?
Thanks a million.
Hi Guys,
I am after info on how to add Bpay payment details to a supplier. We have a few suppliers that send invoices with only Bpay or Credit Card payment options. I know how to add bank details, and am thinking we add the Bpay biller ID and reference somewhere there?
Thanks a million.
Hi Karina
I couldn't agree with you more. Surely it would only need to add a sections for the Bpay biller code and the reference number the same as they do when making a Bpayment from your Internet Bank Account?
I couldn't agree with you more. Surely it would only need to add a sections for the Bpay biller code and the reference number the same as they do when making a Bpayment from your Internet Bank Account?
At present Bpay option is not available in Xero. see this screenshot https://www.screencast.com/t/gRTyqii6cJUV
We provide bookkeeping for AU based clients at AUD 10 per hour.
We provide bookkeeping for AU based clients at AUD 10 per hour.
Hi Karina and Geoff, as Meru's noted (thanks!) BPay isn't an option that can be used with Batch Payment right now.
To save BPay details for these suppliers, you could add the details in the bank detail fields, or as a note on the contact's record. However, it's not possible to include transactions for these customers in batch payments you create using these details.
I'm going to merge to this request for the ability to pay with BPay. When we have more news we'll post to update you all there.
To save BPay details for these suppliers, you could add the details in the bank detail fields, or as a note on the contact's record. However, it's not possible to include transactions for these customers in batch payments you create using these details.
I'm going to merge to this request for the ability to pay with BPay. When we have more news we'll post to update you all there.
I like how all dates have been removed in the feature request forum - I guess its not a good look that just about every feature request sits in limbo for years - easier to just remove the dates than deliver the product updates I guess.
it would save so much time for my clients to be able to export Bpay batch files to their banks, is there any updates on when this may happen?
Merged: BPay - Accounts Payable - Batch Payments
When will Batch Payments system be updated to allow integration of BPay numbers. Most Utilities are paid through Bpay codes, and these are a significant amount of clients creditors to be paid. Most Banks now allow batch payment import of BPay
When will Batch Payments system be updated to allow integration of BPay numbers. Most Utilities are paid through Bpay codes, and these are a significant amount of clients creditors to be paid. Most Banks now allow batch payment import of BPay
Hi, two questions, where is this at? and how come there is no date associated with this thread?
Thanks
Rob
Thanks
Rob
Robert, there's no date coz I think Xero are embarrassed about how long this request has been around (as they should be!). I know I've been chasing it for about 3 years,
Starting to look like Xero as zero intention of integrating this feature. These requests have been around for about 3 years now!!
C'mon Xero, lift your game!!
C'mon Xero, lift your game!!
Was just in a meeting discussion b-pay methods and advising our CFO how long Xero is taking to address the issue. Please give an update and even better, a timeframe.
Bpay have released a new api which should allow xero to do this for several banks. https://developer.bpaygroup.com.au/?utm_source=BPAY%20API%20Marketing&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=Launch%20Campaign
Official Xero Reply
Hi Everyone, well and truly due for an update here. Now ending Oct 2019, I'm happy to say the team has been making some immense progress in the batch payments realm. Work has begun on a complete overhaul on the interface and workflow, which is set to make completing payments in Xero a real breeze once available to you all. Read over our Blog to see the changes for yourself!
Previously on this thread we had mentioned work towards a Payment Service option on invoices - As those of you who were previously using BPAY for your sales invoices will know, the integration is no longer available. We do have a thread here that you can follow if you are interested in this functionality for invoices though. We will let you know there of any updates to the invoice side of a BPAY integration.
Though the Batch Payments work being done is an awesome step forward in this area, I don't want to sugar coat the fact that this isn't directly addressing your request here. While the ability to export BPAY batches isn't being worked on right now, it's definitely not off the cards. Once we've delivered our current piece of work for batch payments, I'll be back to update you on where the scope lies.
Previously on this thread we had mentioned work towards a Payment Service option on invoices - As those of you who were previously using BPAY for your sales invoices will know, the integration is no longer available. We do have a thread here that you can follow if you are interested in this functionality for invoices though. We will let you know there of any updates to the invoice side of a BPAY integration.
Though the Batch Payments work being done is an awesome step forward in this area, I don't want to sugar coat the fact that this isn't directly addressing your request here. While the ability to export BPAY batches isn't being worked on right now, it's definitely not off the cards. Once we've delivered our current piece of work for batch payments, I'll be back to update you on where the scope lies.
28/11/2019 - Hi Lauren, given your October update, realistically the ability to upload bulk BPAY payments development will not be considered in the medium term and any implementation would be years away.
It's quite embarrassing for us when our clients lose this functionality after moving to Xero on our recommendation. Are there any third party Xero add-ons that deliver this functionality?
It's quite embarrassing for us when our clients lose this functionality after moving to Xero on our recommendation. Are there any third party Xero add-ons that deliver this functionality?
Hi there!
Have read the official reply from October 2019 (currently January 2020).
I can see that Xero's API currently plays nice with Payreq (which also integrates with NAB, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ & Westpac). Knowing this, and having worked on other software integrations, I'm not quite sure what the hold up is. It just needs customer reference fields and the BPAY logo to be an option generated on invoices and listed in customer accounts. Sure, it costs money to make happen, but this could also be an 'added feature' that subscribers could opt to pay for (rather not, but then again, Australian businesses want the feature).
Can I get an idea of a timeline for integration? Is this sometime in 2020 or several years away? I know that currently the community needs to vote more for this (at the time of writing it is at 146 votes). I can also see that BPAY integration questions are in across a few forum threads that are now several years old. The forum only represents a very small fraction of users though, I suspect Xero customer sentiment in Australia is stronger than this.
Given that BPAY could act as yet another product add-on for Xero that could make money, I'm surprised that the business case is stuck in a community forum.
Thanks for considering this feature.
Cheers,
Ben
Have read the official reply from October 2019 (currently January 2020).
I can see that Xero's API currently plays nice with Payreq (which also integrates with NAB, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ & Westpac). Knowing this, and having worked on other software integrations, I'm not quite sure what the hold up is. It just needs customer reference fields and the BPAY logo to be an option generated on invoices and listed in customer accounts. Sure, it costs money to make happen, but this could also be an 'added feature' that subscribers could opt to pay for (rather not, but then again, Australian businesses want the feature).
Can I get an idea of a timeline for integration? Is this sometime in 2020 or several years away? I know that currently the community needs to vote more for this (at the time of writing it is at 146 votes). I can also see that BPAY integration questions are in across a few forum threads that are now several years old. The forum only represents a very small fraction of users though, I suspect Xero customer sentiment in Australia is stronger than this.
Given that BPAY could act as yet another product add-on for Xero that could make money, I'm surprised that the business case is stuck in a community forum.
Thanks for considering this feature.
Cheers,
Ben
Very frustrating not being able to add BPay to batch payments as the majority of our suppliers prefer payment by BPay.
It will save time looking forward to the completion of the software update to enable batch BPays.
Don't hold your breath on this one! They've been "working on it" for about 5 years now!
10.02.2021 - I don't think they are / have never been working on it at all, as this request was made years ago, and this is the response I received from XERO today:-
"Currently it's not possible to process batch payments in Xero using BPAY, however, I've let our Product Team know that this is something you'd like to be able to do.
There's an existing Community discussion on this where you may like to add your vote and comment, and follow the progress of this request. I’ve included the link below."
"Currently it's not possible to process batch payments in Xero using BPAY, however, I've let our Product Team know that this is something you'd like to be able to do.
There's an existing Community discussion on this where you may like to add your vote and comment, and follow the progress of this request. I’ve included the link below."