
PayNow Corporate Merchant Acquisition Details
Merchants and corporates which are looking for alternative arrangements for payment collection may reach out to your bank’s relationship or sales manager. Alternatively, you may contact any PayNow bank listed in the table below which contains the contact numbers, emails, links to useful information as well as lead time needed for you to be onboarded. PayNow Corporate enables merchants/corporates to pay and receive Singapore Dollar funds instantaneously by linking their Unique Entity Number (UEN) issued in Singapore to their Singapore bank account as well as to have the option of receiving funds via PayNow QR. To receive funds, merchants/corporates need to register for the service online at their bank’s internet banking or mobile platform.
If merchants/corporates prefer credit card solutions, the contact details are also available in a subsequent table.
Carry on with PayNow – Reward Programme Details
A big thank you to all businesses for your continued support to drive payments collections with PayNow Corporate.
The ABS is pleased to share that the Carry on with PayNow SME incentives has now been officially concluded. Qualifying SMEs may wish to refer to the below table mapping the value date to the incentives.
S/N |
Value Date |
Campaign |
Amount per qualifying proxy |
1 |
06 Oct 2020 |
Carry On With PayNow Campaign – SME PayNow Corporate Sign Up |
S$ 25 |
2 |
23 Oct 2020 |
Carry On With PayNow Campaign – SME Collections Period 1: 9 April 2020 to 31 May 2020 (both dates inclusive) |
S$ 25 |
3 |
30 Oct 2020 |
Carry On With PayNow Campaign – SME Collections Period 2: 1 June 2020 to 31 July 2020 (both dates inclusive) |
S$ 25 |
We hope that companies in Singapore can continue to encourage payment collections via PayNow Corporate to move us along the national path towards an economy that is less dependent on cheque and cash transactions as well as physical contact points.
For more information, merchants may also refer to the T&Cs below, and on the list of 9 banks in the table above should you require assistance with using PayNow Corporate.
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What is PayNow
PayNow is a peer-to-peer funds transfer service available to retail customers of nine participating banks in Singapore – Bank of China, Citibank Singapore Limited, DBS Bank/POSB, HSBC, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Maybank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and UOB.
PayNow offers an enhanced funds transfer experience that enables retail customers of the nine participating banks to send and receive Singapore Dollar funds from one bank to another in Singapore through FAST by using just their mobile number or Singapore NRIC/FIN, almost instantly. The sender no longer needs to know the recipient’s bank and account number when transferring money via PayNow.
PayNow, launched on 10 July 2017 is provided free to retail customers and is available 24/7, 365 days.
What is PayNow Corporate
PayNow is now extended beyond retail customers to corporates, businesses, Singapore Government agencies, associations and societies – collectively “Entities” – through PayNow Corporate of participating banks.
PayNow Corporate enables Entities to pay and receive Singapore Dollar funds instantaneously by linking their Unique Entity Number (UEN) issued in Singapore to their Singapore bank account. They do not need to know the bank and account number of other entities when transferring funds.
To receive funds, entities need to register for the service online at their bank’s banking platform. They can also contact their bank for assistance.
With PayNow Corporate, retail customers of participating banks can now transfer funds to entities and vice versa.
PayNow Corporate is provided by the nine PayNow participating banks.
PayNow QR
The option of scanning a QR code to make payments is available. Entities and consumers can now make PayNow transfers by scanning the PayNow QR code using the existing mobile banking applications of the participating banks.
The PayNow QR code will be integrated with the Singapore Quick Response Code (SGQR) when it is launched later this year.
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HOW TO MAKE QR CODE PAYMENTS
Make payments using your bank’s mobile banking app for PayNow QR codes and SG QR codes with the PayNow logo.
Step 1:Log in to your bank’s mobile banking app.
Step 2:Scan the QR code using your bank’s app.
Step 3:Enter the amount to pay if it’s not generated, then confirm the transfer.
FOR FUNDS TRANSFER
HOW TO RECEIVE money
You just need to link your mobile number and/or Singapore NRIC/FIN to the bank account that you want the money to be transferred to. For entities, they need to link the UEN to the bank account. This is a one-time registration.
Step 1:Log in to your bank’s existing internet banking or mobile banking app.
Step 2:At the PayNow registration screen, link your mobile number and/or Singapore NRIC/FIN to the bank account. For entities, link the UEN to the bank account. You will next receive an SMS OTP for verification.
Step 3:Finally, enter the name that will be used to identify you to complete the setup.
IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MOBILE NUMBER
Please notify your bank of the change in mobile number. Your previous number will be de-linked from your bank account. You can then link your new mobile number to your bank account.
HOW TO SEND money
Use a mobile number to send money securely and almost instantly to anyone who has set up the PayNow service.
Step 1:Log in to your bank’s existing internet banking or mobile banking app.
Step 2:At the PayNow transfer screen, enter the recipient’s mobile number, NRIC/FIN or UEN and the amount to be transferred.
Step 3:Verify that the recipient’s name (as registered on PayNow) is correct before confirming the transfer.