Your digital gateway to Bacs
You will need to have Bank sponsorship and credit facility approval before your application can be processed. Security may be required. Eligibility criteria and fees apply. You must hold a business current account with NatWest, and you will need to agree to the Autopay Online Plus terms and conditions.
How we could help your business
Autopay Online Plus is a cloud-based payment solution that enables you to collect Direct Debit payments and make Direct Credit payments (volume-based sterling transactions between UK bank accounts).
Autopay Online Plus is an Indirect Bacs solution. You need a sponsored Bacs Service User Number with NatWest to use this product.
Convenience
You can process Bacs payments from anywhere as long as you have access to our portable Multi-Factor Authentication Key Fob or Mobile Application which you’ll use to log in and confirm payments.
Visibility
No need to log into the Bacs website for reports. Make Bacs payments and view your Bacs reports online at your convenience.
Security
Autopay Online Plus securely connects to Bacs using a Cloud Security Module. This keeps you secure.
Protection
Specialist features help protect you and your business from mistakes and fraud.
Control
You decide who can upload, approve and commit payments – segregating duties where needed.
Speed
Our additional modules, Drive and Encryption, securely connect Autopay Online Plus with your accounting/payroll software, saving you time.
For clients who wish to:
- Send Bacs Direct Debit and Direct Credit files.
- Upload files produced by your systems, reducing duplication of work.
- Create and update payment templates, saving you time.
- Assign an unlimited number of users and set administration access levels, including up to three approvers.
- Get secure access to the system anytime and anywhere through a weblink. No software installation required.
- Approve files with a portable MultiFactor Authentication security token. This removes the need for Bacs smartcard and card readers. Supports working from home and hot desking.
- Receive tailored Email notifications, alerting the next person in the process that action is required.
- Access Bacs reports, highlighting rejected payment/collections.
- Create payment rules and deny lists, helping to protect your business against human error and fraud.
Considerations:
- You must hold a Business current account with us.
- You will need to have Bank sponsorship and credit facility approval before your application can be processed.
- There is a fee to use Autopay Online Plus. Learn more about fees and charges.
- If you make Direct Credit payments Autopay Online Plus is only available to organisations whose legal entity is ‘incorporated’.
- If you only collect Direct Debit payments, then Autopay Online Plus is available to organisations whose legal entity is ‘incorporated’ or ‘unincorporated’.
- Autopay Online Plus is an indirect Bacs service.