Standard payment timing for ePayments is four business days. After completing five (5) qualified payments, payments below $ 10,000 may be accelerated. Accelerated payment timing is 2 business days.
This timing applies to Advanced accounts only:
Advanced account: An account with a monthly fee that has additional features such as sync with accounting system, approvals, and the ability to accept payments or send payments to more people, regardless of account type or connection status
Jump to:
- Pay a bill
- Select a process date
- ePayment timing
- Vendor Direct payment timing
- Check payment timing
- International payment timing
- Weekends and bank holidays
- Things to know
Pay a bill
- Enter details on the bill and schedule a payment
- Schedule a payment from a bank account by 6:00 pm Pacific Time / 9:00 pm Eastern Time, and we'll start processing it the next business day, unless you select a future date
- Schedule a payment using a card and we'll begin processing immediately, unless you select a future date
- We show an expected arrival date for each payment
- Allow up to 4 business days for the ePayment, and up to 10 business days for check payment to be delivered to the vendor
- Check arrival dates are always shown as estimates based on USPS delivery times. Bill.com can't affect USPS delivery times.
- International payment timing depends on the currency
- Business days are Monday through Friday (excluding bank holidays)
- The Pay screen will always show an Arrives by date for ePayments and Vendor Direct payments
- The Pay screen will show an Est. arrival date for checks
Select a process date
When scheduling a standard payment via Bill.com, the process date you can select depends on your payment method:
Paying from a bank account:
- The earliest process date you can select is the next business day (the current date cannot be selected). Weekends and holidays don't count in the banking world; you won’t be able to select a process date on a bank holiday or weekend day.
- If you setup autopay via bank account for a vendor and the process date falls on a bank holiday or weekend day, the system will automatically push the process date to the next available business day.
- If a weekend or bank holiday falls within the regular processing time for a payment, the "Arrives By" date will reflect the additional days added due to the bank holiday or weekend days since banks don't operate on those days.
Paying from a card:
- You can select same day or weekend days for card payments, in addition to business days, as we don't have to wait for a business day to begin processing payments by card. The timing of the payment arrival doesn't change (see details below)
ePayment timing
Note: Bill.com balance is being released in phases and may not be available on all accounts. If you don't see it, stay tuned!
Vendor Direct payment timing
Check payment timing
Note: First time check payments to some vendors may be delayed by one business day. Please see I was given the option to get paid via Bill.com for additional information.
International payment timing
Payment timing can vary depending on the country of beneficiary, the amount sent, and the time it takes to get the funds from your bank account. We'll provide you with an estimated delivery time when you schedule the payment.
- Also note that exact time of funds being made available on vendor’s bank account may vary from bank to bank.
When scheduling a payment, an estimated time of arrival is provided
Here's an example of a payment delivery schedule for accelerated payments (our operations team has reviewed your account and accelerated payment timing):
| Payment Currency | Monday (Day 0) | Tuesday (Day 1) | Wednesday (Day 2) | Thursday (Day 3) | Friday (Day 4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAD, EUR, GBP, HUF, MXN, USD (to Canada) | Payment is scheduled by 6:00 pm Pacific Time / 9:00 pm Eastern Time to be processed the following business day | We withdraw funds from your bank account and deposit the funds in your vendor’s bank account | |||
| AUD, CZK, DKK, HKD, ILS, NZD, PLN, QAR, SAR, SEK, SGD, TND, TRY | Payment is scheduled by 6:00 pm Pacific Time / 9:00 pm Eastern Time to be processed the following business day | We withdraw funds from your bank account | We deposit the funds in your vendor’s bank account | ||
| AED, BGN, BHD, BRL, BWP, CLP, GHS, JOD, KES, KRW, KWD, MYR, NOK, RON, RSD, THB, TWD, UGX, ZAR, USD (except to Canada) |
Payment is scheduled by 6:00 pm Pacific Time / 9:00 pm Eastern Time to be processed the following business day | We withdraw funds from your bank account | We deposit the funds in your vendor’s bank account | ||
| ALL, AMD, AOA, ARS, AWG, BDT, BMD, BND, BTN, BZD, CNY, COP, CRC, CVE, DOP, DZD, FJD, GEL, GIP, GMD, GNF, GTQ, GYD, HNL, HRK, IDR, INR, ISK, JPY, KGS, KMF, KYD, KZT, LKR, LSL, MDL, MGA, MKD, MNT, MOP, MUR, MWK, MZN, NAD, NPR, PEN, PGK, PHP, PYG, RWF, SBD, SCR, SLL, SVC, SZL, TJS, TOP, TZS, UAH, UZS, VND, XCD, ZMW | Payment is scheduled by 6:00 pm Pacific Time / 9:00 pm Eastern Time to be processed the following business day | We withdraw funds from your bank account | We deposit the funds in your vendor’s bank account |
Weekends and bank holidays
When you schedule a payment via Bill.com, the earliest process date you can select is the next business day. Weekends and holidays don't count in the banking world; you won’t be able to select a process date on a bank holiday or weekend day.
- If you setup autopay for a vendor and the process date falls on a bank holiday or weekend day, the system will automatically push the process date to the next available business day.
- If a weekend or bank holiday falls within the regular processing time for a payment, the "Arrives By" date will reflect the additional days added due to the bank holiday or weekend days since banks don't operate on those days.
The holidays listed below are all recognized as banking holidays by the Federal Reserve System, which means that on these days of the year banks are closed and not operating in their normal capacity. We can't process ePayments (ACH), checks, and international payments on bank holidays.
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- President’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans’ Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Keep an eye out for notifications of bank holidays while working in your Bill.com account so you can consider weekends and holidays when scheduling payments.
Do payments clear on holidays and weekends?
ePayments don't clear on bank holidays and weekends. If you schedule your payment on a weekend or bank holiday, we delay processing until the next business day.
If a weekend or bank holiday falls within the regular processing time for a payment, the payment will take an extra day to process, since banks don't operate on those days. That extra day will be reflected in the "Arrives By" Date.
If a bank holiday falls on a weekday
If you set up a vendor for auto pay and the scheduled process date falls on Christmas Day, which happens to be a Wednesday, the funds will be deducted on Thursday.
If a bank holiday falls on a weekend
If a bank holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it could affect your payment process date. For example, if a bank holiday falls on a Saturday, it's usually observed on the Friday before.
Things to know
- In our continued diligence to protect our customers from fraud, Pay Faster limits vary from account to account based on factors such as payment amount, payment history, length of account, etc. If you'd like an increase in payment limits, please submit a request using the Payables (AP) Limit Increase Request form. If the link doesn't work, please copy and paste this URL into your web browser: https://bit.ly/2I00LZS.
