Automatic Payment Transfer - Treasury Software Integration

Automatic payment transfer is a financial transaction that ensures funds are sent and received on schedule, automatically. It makes paying bills and receiving paychecks simple and fast. This article will explain some of the functions to Automatic Payment Transfers, and why the option is such a valuable tool. 

In the past, transferring funds could only be done manually and had to be initiated by an authorized individual within a financial institution. Today, it is possible to set up automatic, monthly standing payments. For example, withnumerous utility providers, proper authorization by the owner of the account means the utility company can automatically generate an electronic invoice to a checking or similar account. The funds are automatically taken from the authorized account, the same day of each month and are automatically forwarded to the utility service. 

Many companies today, pay employees using an automatic payment transfer. The employer simply enters the banking information for each employee and sets up a payroll profile including the data needed to calculate the payment. Once the protocols are set within the payroll system, the transfers can be automatically conducted. No payroll checks are needed and employees don’t have to wait for checks to clear before they can access their funds because the automatic payment transfer is safe, easy, and quick. 

There are a number of advantages for the consumer when it comes to automatic funds transfers. You can have you funds set to transfer on the same date of every month. More importantly, you don’t have to sit and write out checks and payments for utility bills, rent, and mortgages each month as they are automatically deducted from your bank account. Also because of the security of automatic payment transfer, you don’t need to involve any action from your employee. Payments can be credited by bank accounts the same day they are received. Another convenient bonus is the loss of dull paperwork due to the automatic payment transfer technology.