Information on configuring BPay Payments in RMS for Third Parties.

Overview

BPay is an electronic payment system in Australia that enables payment to be made through a financial institution's online banking using registered billing information.

The Biller Code is provided by the merchant bank once signed up as a BPay Biller.

Trust or Owner Accounting properties can utilise this feature to pay their Third Parties.

In order to utilise the BPay payment for Third Parties, the Third Party must have a BPay account and the Owner must be registered with the Third Party.

The Third Party must be signed up with BPay and have a BPay Biller Code.
Owners will need to have a BPay Reference Number for the Third Party.
Each Owner will have a Unique Reference number supplied to the Owner by the Third Party.

Financial institutions with integrations for BPay/Third Party Payments are -

• Bendigo Bank
• NAB
• CBA
• Macquarie Bank

Create EFT File

In the side menu of RMS, go to Owner Accounting > Create EFT File.

1. Select the Pay Method as BPay.
2. Select the Financial Institution.
3. Select the required Charges.
4. Select 'Create EFT File'.
   

Once you have processed your 3rd Party Payments, you will then need to Create EFT File to process the payment through your bank.

Third Party BPay Setup

To utilise BPay Payments for Third Parties, the Third Party will need to be added to RMS as a Guest Profile with the Guest Type of Third Party.  
If you have already added the Third Party to RMS, you can skip this step.

In the side menu of RMS, go to Reservations > Guest Search.

1. Select Add.
   
    
2. Select the Guest Type Field as Third Party.
3. Enter the Third Party details in the Guest Details column.
4. Select Save. (Do Not Exit).
   
    
5. Navigate to the Banking tab.
6. Select 'Add'.
   
    
7. Enter the Bank Details.
8. Select BPay as the Pay Owner By.
9. Enter the Biller Code
10. Select Save/Exit.
    

The Third Party is now ready to Receive BPay Payments. You can search your Third Parties using the Guest Search. 

Owner BPay Setup

For an Owner to Pay a Third Party, the Owner will need to have their BPay Reference Number for the related Third Party. 

Open the Owner profile.

1. Navigate to Contracts.
2. Select the Contract.
3. Select Edit.
   
    
4. Navigate to the BPay tab.
5. Select Add.
   
    
6. Select the Third Party.
7. Enter the Owners BPay Reference Number for this Third Party
8. Select Save/Exit.
   

Repeat to add each Owners unique BPay Reference number for each Third Party.