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Manage bill payees
Add, delete and manage bill payees in digital banking.
To add and delete payees or to see payee details, select Pay & Transfer from the top navigation bar of online banking and choose Manage payees from the drop-down menu.
Add a payee
- Click on the large Add payee button above on the Add payee online banking webpage to be redirected to a Search by payee webpage.
- From the Search by payee webpage, you can add a payee by searching by name and filter by category* (optional).
- Enter Payee name to search and select the payee from the Search results to be directed to an Add Payee page.
Example: If you selected the category Telecommunications, and enter the Payee name “Rogers,” you will see a selection of Roger Account types.
*If filtering by Category, you can choose from Utilities, Telecommunications, cable, credit card companies and more to narrow your search.
- Enter Payee name to search and select the payee from the Search results to be directed to an Add Payee page.
- On the Add Payee page input your Payee Account Number and a Description (Optional).
- Choose Cancel to stop entering the payee.
- Choose Continue to move to review and confirm the payee information.
- From the Add Payee Confirm page, review the Payee details and choose to:
- Cancel to stop adding the payee to your list.
- Back to edit the payee details.
- Continue to confirm that the information added is correct and to complete one-time passcode authentication.
- You will then be asked to confirm your identify through a one-time passcode (OTP) authentication.
- An OTP will be sent by SMS (text) message to your mobile phone, or by email to your email address on-file.
- Enter the OTP in the space provided and click continue.
- This will take you to the Add payee Complete page where you will see the message “The payee was successfully added.” You may now choose to print, email, or export a PDF of the payee details listed on the page. You can also choose to navigate to another online banking page.
Delete a payee
- Go to Pay & Transfer from the top navigation bar of online banking and choose Manage payees from the drop down menu.
- Review your list of payees on the Manage payees online banking webpage.
- Once you have found the payee you want to delete from your list, click the garbage can icon in the right-hand column to be redirected to a Remove Payee page.
- From the Remove Payee page, review the payee details and select:
- Cancel to stop the removal process and be redirected to the online banking homepage.
- Back to be redirected back to the Manage payees landing page.
- Continue to remove the payee from your list and be directed to a Remove payee complete page.
- From the Remove payee complete page, you will see the message “The payee was successfully removed.” From this page you can choose to print, email, or export a PDF of the deleted payee details listed on the page. You can also choose to navigate to another online banking webpage.
See Payee Details
- Go to Pay & Transfer from the top navigation bar of online banking and choose Manage payees from the drop down menu.
- Review your list of payees on the Manage payees online banking webpage.
- Once you have found the payee in your list that you want to review, click the arrow icon in the right-hand column. A pop-up Payee details window will appear.
From here you can review the:- Payee name
- Payee account number
- The category the payee belongs to (Utilities, telecommunications, etc.)
- Description, if entered.
You may also Print, Email, or export the information as a PDF.
To exit the pop-up window, click on the X in the top right-hand corner to be returned to the Manage Payees landing page.
Return to the Online Banking Homepage by clicking the Alterna Savings Logo in the top left-hand corner.
To add and delete payees or to see payee details, select Pay & Transfer from the bottom navigation. Choose Pay and then Manage payees from the lists.
Add a payee
- Click on the large Add payee button at the bottom of the screen to be redirected to a Search by payee screen.
- From the Search by payee screen, you can add a payee by searching by name or filter by category* (optional).
- To search by payee name, enter a Payee name to search and select the payee from the Search results.
- To filter, select the magnifying glass icon in the top right corner.
*If filtering by Category, you can choose from Utilities, Telecommunications, cable, credit card companies and more to narrow your search.
- On the Add Payee page input your Payee Account Number and a Description (Optional).
- Choose Cancel to stop entering the payee.
- Choose Continue to move to review and confirm the payee information.
- From the Add Payee Confirm page, review the Payee details and choose to:
- Go Back to edit the payee details by clicking on the back arrow in the top left-hand corner.
- Continue to confirm that the information added is correct and to complete a One-time passcode authentication to confirm your identify.
- You will then be asked to confirm your identify through a one-time passcode (OTP) authentication.
- An OTP will be sent by SMS (text) message to your mobile phone, or by email to your email address on-file.
- Enter the OTP in the space provided and click continue.
- This will take you to the Add payee Complete page where you will see the message “The payee was successfully added.” You may now choose to email, export a PDF, or share the payee information through apps on mobile device.
- Select Done to complete the activity
- Select View details for transaction details.
Delete a payee
- From the Manage payees screen, review your list of payees and select the stacked dots next to the payee you wish to delete. Your options will be:
- Payee details
- Remove payee
- Cancel.
- Select Remove payee to open a remove payee screen. Select Continue to complete the removal process.
See Payee Details
- From the Manage payees screen, review your list of payees and select the stacked dots next to the payee you wish to see details for. Your options will be:
- Payee details
- Remove payee
- Cancel
- Select Payee details to open the payee details screen. You may now choose to email, export a PDF, or share the payee information through apps on mobile device.
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