Take payments directly from your customer's bank account using Open Banking.
Payments are authorised securely through their own bank, confirmed in real time, and settle instantly into your account.
FCA Authorised Payment Institution. Built on UK Open Banking.
Pay by Bank is an Open Banking payment method that lets customers pay straight from their bank account, without using cards or sharing sensitive details. The payment is initiated by the customer and authorised by their bank, giving you immediate confirmation that funds are on the way.
It's designed for one-off payments where speed, certainty, and low cost matter, including invoices, deposits, in-store payments, and higher-value online transactions.
Want to see the Pay by Bank experience from your customer's point of view? We can send you a link to make a 10p payment to the Wonderful demo account. Simply choose how you'd like to receive the link (you can select more than one):
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Built for real-world, one-off payments
Your money, immediately.
Because late payment cripples small businesses.
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The Wonderful team writes about Open Banking payments technology: from cost savings, security and settlement improvements, to third party integrations, fintech regulation and mobile apps.
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FCA Authorised Payment Institution. Built on UK Open Banking.