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Receive money in minutes with expedited payments

Choose to expedite customer payments into your bank account, typically in minutes. Get more control over cash flow and access your funds when you need them. A fee as low as 1% applies.*

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Why use it?

Get paid in minutes**—2-7 calendar days faster than standard ACH.

Have 24/7 access to funds, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Enjoy flexible, secure payment options to help you grow your business.

What our customers are saying

“I'm a small business with lots of money coming in and going out. We pay our drivers daily, so we need our money quicker. Instant Transfer helps us a lot, and even allows us to manage cash flow when our other clients pay more slowly.”
Tamekia Reid
Chariots of Fire Transportation
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Money when you need it

Get paid, typically in minutes, over a premium network. No more waiting 2-7 calendar days for standard ACH payments to arrive.

Stay on top of your balance and know when payments will show up in your bank account.

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Fast, secure access to funds

Access your payments anytime—even nights, weekends, and holidays.

Receive payments securely thanks to encryption and industry-standard Transport Layer Security (TLS).

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Flexible payment options

Get paid on your terms. Instant Transfer works with most major banks and debit cards, so you get paid how you want.

Select the payment frequency. Enable Instant Transfer for all your payments or pick and choose when you want your money.

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How it works

Instant Transfer delivers your payments within minutes using a premium network. We use the Real-Time Payments (RTP) network, enabling you to access your funds 24/7 instead of relying on bank operating hours. Depending on when a customer initiates a payment, you’ll get funds disbursed to your account 2-7 calendar days faster than standard ACH.

Timeline comparing ACH transfer (4 business days) vs. instant transfer (minute) for payment initiation to payment deposited.
Instant Transfer Standard ACH ePayment delivery
Delivery Transfers to your bank account within minutes1 Takes 2-7 calendar days to deposit
Network Uses a premium payment network with real-time settlement Uses standard ACH network
Fee *Single fee between 1% and up to 1.49% of the total payment amount, $1 minimum Free to the recipient
Frequency Use as desired per payment or set as default for all eligible incoming payments Applies to all payments
1Payments typically process in seconds, but it could take up to an hour to see the money in your account.

How to access Instant Transfer

If eligible, you can select Instant Transfer from incoming payment emails or directly in BILL. You can manage Instant Transfer anytime by updating your preferences in the settings menu.

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Frequently asked questions

Whether you’ve chosen Instant Transfer for a single payment or turned it on as a default for all of your payments, you’ll pay a fee between 1% and up to 1.49% of the transfer amount (with a minimum of $1) for each payment.

Whether you’ve chosen Instant Transfer for a single payment or turned it on as a default for all of your payments, you’ll pay a fee between 1% and up to 1.49% of the transfer amount (with a minimum of $1) for each payment.

Yes! If you have an eligible bank account, you can turn on Instant Transfer as the default setting for your future payments.

     1. Select Settings
     2. Select Receivables under Tools & Workflows
     3. Select Instant Transfer
     4. Toggle Enable Instant Transfer to on, for the bank account where you'd like us to automatically deposit all eligible Instant Transfer payments.

The bank account we’ll use for deposits is shown below the toggle. If your bank account isn’t eligible, you can try adding a debit card. Once you’ve turned it on, we’ll deposit all eligible payments into that account, minus the fee per payment. If you want to stop using Instant Transfer, just toggle the setting to off.

Yes! If you have an eligible bank account, you can turn on Instant Transfer as the default setting for your future payments.

     1. Select Settings
     2. Select Receivables under Tools & Workflows
     3. Select Instant Transfer
     4. Toggle Enable Instant Transfer to on, for the bank account where you'd like us to automatically deposit all eligible Instant Transfer payments.

The bank account we’ll use for deposits is shown below the toggle. If your bank account isn’t eligible, you can try adding a debit card. Once you’ve turned it on, we’ll deposit all eligible payments into that account, minus the fee per payment. If you want to stop using Instant Transfer, just toggle the setting to off.

Single payments up to $1,000,000 are eligible when transferred to a bank account and up to $50,000 when transferred to a debit card.

Single payments up to $1,000,000 are eligible when transferred to a bank account and up to $50,000 when transferred to a debit card.

Most major US banks (e.g Bank of America, Chase, Citibank, HSBC, PNC Bank, US Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank) accept Instant Transfers to checking and savings accounts. In some instances, eligible bank accounts can receive Instant Transfers by adding a debit card. Even if your bank account is eligible for Instant Transfer, some payment types might not be.

Most major US banks (e.g Bank of America, Chase, Citibank, HSBC, PNC Bank, US Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank) accept Instant Transfers to checking and savings accounts. In some instances, eligible bank accounts can receive Instant Transfers by adding a debit card. Even if your bank account is eligible for Instant Transfer, some payment types might not be.

Absolutely! We’ll deposit your payment via standard ACH ePayment to the primary bank account on your BILL account. You won’t be charged any fees for standard delivery.

Absolutely! We’ll deposit your payment via standard ACH ePayment to the primary bank account on your BILL account. You won’t be charged any fees for standard delivery.

There are two reasons this could be happening:

  • Some of your payments might not be eligible for Instant Transfer because they’re either more than the established limit of $1,000,000 per transaction when deposited to a bank account or more than the $50,000 limit when deposited to a debit card.
  • Only administrators and bank-authorized users can use Instant Transfer.

There are two reasons this could be happening:

  • Some of your payments might not be eligible for Instant Transfer because they’re either more than the established limit of $1,000,000 per transaction when deposited to a bank account or more than the $50,000 limit when deposited to a debit card.
  • Only administrators and bank-authorized users can use Instant Transfer.
Have more questions about BILL Instant Transfer? Check out our full FAQ to learn more
about how this feature works and how to use it to your business’ advantage.