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Generate a bank file

A bank file is the list of payments your bank imports so you are not typing nine salaries in by hand. E·BIZI Pay builds it from the confirmed month.

Generate it​

Confirm the month first. Then go to Processing and choose Mark complete on Generate Bank File.

Despite the button's name, this is not a tick-box. It opens Download Bank File and asks for two things:

  • Bank file format, which defaults to whatever you chose when you set E·BIZI Pay up. There is a Change bank file format link if this month needs a different one.
  • Payment date, which is the date you want the money to move. This is required.

Choose Download and the file lands in your downloads. The name tells you what it is: BankFile-Absa-July2026.txt.

The step only counts as complete once the file has actually been generated.

Then import it at your bank​

E·BIZI Pay does not move money. It produces a file; your bank does the rest. Log in to your business banking, import the file, and authorise the batch the way you normally would.

Once the money has gone, come back and mark Process Bank Payments complete. That step is you telling E·BIZI Pay the payment happened, not E·BIZI Pay checking.

If the format is wrong​

Your bank will reject the import, usually with an unhelpful message. Change the format on the download dialog and generate it again.

A completed step shows Re-execute, so regenerating a file you have already produced is expected rather than something to work around.

Check the total before you import​

The net pay total on the confirm dialog is the amount the file will move. Worth comparing against what you expected before you authorise anything at the bank.