Pay bills with the Vendor Direct payment method

Vendor Direct is an automated payment solution that ensures same-day bill payment at no additional cost to you. By uploading or sending your vendor's invoice via email to your account, the payment is mapped to the vendor's linked payment method and issued via a single-use virtual card.

How it works

Only eligible bills can be paid as a Vendor Direct payment. Keep in mind that even if a vendor was previously paid via Vendor Direct, a specific bill may not be eligible. For a bill to qualify, the bill attachment must include a link to a payment portal for payment posting and processing the vendor's invoice must include a payment link that supports credit card transactions. Additionally, the payment amount must be less than $ 25,000 and the transaction must be a one-time payment rather than a recurring one.

Enable Vendor Direct

Vendor Direct is enabled by default in all Bill Pay accounts. If, for any reason, it was disabled, you can enable it within your account settings.

1. Go to Settings , then select Account and settings.
2. Select the Expenses tab.
3. Within the Bill Pay tile, enable Vendor Direct for eligible invoices.

Schedule a Vendor Direct payment

• Emailed or uploaded bills are automatically evaluated for Vendor Direct eligibility.
• When a bill is eligible, Vendor Direct will default as the Payment Method on the Schedule Bill Payment screen.
• Select the Withdrawal Date for when you want the funds debited from your bank account.
• The payment will be issued the same day as the Withdrawal Date when scheduled before 5:00 PM PT (business days only).
• The funding method is an ACH transfer from your associated bank account, but the payment method presented to the vendor is Intuit's virtual card.
• Your bank information is never displayed, and your personal credit card is not used for the payment.
• Once the payment is initiated, it will be processed as a virtual card and the payment method cannot be changed.

The vendor receives the funds the same day you issue the payment without needing to manually process card numbers, codes, or PINs.

The process simplifies matching payments to bills in your accounting software and to invoices for your vendor.