Manage your Sage Payments account

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Once you've set up a Sage Payments account, you can easily access it online at any time. So you can manage your account, add funds and approve payees and payments at a time that's best for you, even when you're out and about.

If you don't already have a Sage Payments account, you can find out more in the Get started with Sage Payments area.

Manage your account

Managing your account is quick and easy. From controlling who can access your account, to funding your account and viewing billing information, you can do it all in just a few clicks.

Approve payees and payments

Sage Payments gives you the peace of mind that all payees and payments are checked and approved. The approval status of payees and payments appear in your Sage software, so you can easily keep track.

 

 

Sage Payments is a service provided by Sage Payments (UK) Ltd, a limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 08586408. Sage Payments (UK) Ltd is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (Register Reference: 900180) for the issuing of electronic money.

For the day-to-day maintenance of your Sage Payments account, simply log in then go to Account Settings. In this area, you can check or amend your:

  • Security and access settings
  • Billing and fund information
  • Exchange rate information
  • Terms of service and privacy settings

Some of the key tasks are detailed below.

Add or remove companies

With a Sage Payments account, you can only make payments on behalf of the single legal entity or business that operates the account. 

If you have multiple sets of data in your Sage software, you can link these to your Sage Payments account as long as they’re part of the same legal entity or business. To make payments for more than one legal entity or business, you must open separate Sage Payments accounts.

To link multiple sets of data to your Sage Payments account, for each data set you want to link to, you must first add a company within Sage Payments.

To add a new company

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Account Settings > Companies.
  3. Tip: To change the name of the default company, edit the name > Update.

  4. Name > enter a name for your new company, for example, Accounts data > Add.
  5. Repeat step 3 for any additional companies you want to create.

Once you've created your companies, you need to specify who can access those companies. For more information, refer to the next section, Manage access to your Sage Payments account.

To remove a company

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Account Settings > Companies > locate the company you want to remove > Delete > OK.

Manage access to your Sage Payments account

For every person who needs to access your Sage Payments account, you have to add them as additional users. You need to have your registered mobile phone to hand as you receive an authorisation code as part of this process.

Note: Every person you add must have their own Sage ID login. If they already have a Sage ID login, for example, if they've previously registered to use or trial Sage One, Sage 200 or Sage Drive, they'll be asked to set up some additional security features. If they don't have a Sage ID, they can create one after you add them as a user. When you add a user, you must use the same email address as the one they use for their Sage ID login.

To give someone access to your Sage Payments account

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Account Settings > User access > Email > enter the new user's email address > Add.
  3. Payee /Payment creator > from the company(s) drop-down list select the companies the user can access.
  4. Payee / Payment approver > to give access to approve payments and payees, select this check box.
  5. System administrator > to give access to account settings, select this check box > Update.
  6. An authorisation code is sent to the registered mobile.

  7. Enter the authorisation code > Confirm > Close.

Everyone you give access to receives an email with a link to create a Sage ID login. They must click the link and follow the on-screen instructions.

To edit someone's access

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Account Settings > User access > locate the user you want to amend.
  3. Amend the access details as required > Update.
  4. An authorisation code is sent to the registered mobile.

  5. Enter the authorisation code > Confirm > Close.

To remove someone's access to your Sage Payments account

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Account Settings > User access > locate the person you want to remove > Delete.
  3. An authorisation code is sent to the registered mobile phone.

  4. Enter the authorisation code > Confirm > Close.

The person receives an email explaining their removal from your Sage Payments account.

We recommend that you carefully consider the suitability of any individuals who are permitted to access your Sage Payments account, and of the permissions set for each authorised user.

Change your registered mobile phone number

Note: If you don't have access to your old mobile phone number, and there are no other account administrators on your Sage Payments account, to authorise the change you must call Sage Payments Customer Services. Once you change your mobile phone number, you can't authorise payees, payments or account changes until the new details are approved by an account administrator.

To enter a new mobile phone number

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into Sage Payments with the user name you want to change the mobile phone number for.
  2. Account Settings > Authorisation settings > click Update your mobile phone number.
  3. New mobile number > enter your new mobile phone number > Confirm new mobile number > re-enter your new mobile phone number.
  4. Choose one of the following options:
    I still have access to my old mobile phone number

    If you currently have access to the previously registered mobile phone to receive a confirmation text message, select this option.

    I don't have access to my old mobile phone number

    If you no longer have access to the previously registered mobile phone, select this option.

  5. Click Next.

    If you selected that you still have access to your old mobile phone number, an authorisation code is sent to that number. In the Confirm window > enter the code > click Confirm > Close.

    If you don't have access to your old mobile phone number, and no-one else has account administrator access to your Sage Payments account, to complete the change, please call Sage Payments Customer Services on 0845 111 5555. Calls to 0845 numbers from the UK cost two pence per minute, plus your phone company's access charge. For full contact options, please visit our Contact us page >>

    If you don't have access to your old mobile phone number, but there are others who have account administrator access to your Sage Payments account, they must now approve your changes. To do this, one of the account administrators should follow the steps below.

To approve a mobile phone number change

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into Sage Payments as the account administrator who will approve the new mobile phone number.
  2. Account Settings > User Access.
  3. The user name that's awaiting approval shows a mobile phone flag > Mobile phone flag.

  4. Click the mobile phone flag > confirm the new mobile phone number details are correct > Apply Changes.
  5. An authorisation code is sent to the account administrator's registered mobile phone number.

  6. Enter the authorisation code > Confirm > Close.

Reset your Sage ID password and PIN

If you forget your Sage ID password or PIN, you can easily reset them using the Forgot your password? option. You must reset both your password and PIN, regardless of which one you've forgotten.

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > Forgot your password?
  2. Enter your Sage ID email address > enter the Captcha text > Continue.
  3. You receive an email containing a verification code.

  4. Code: > enter the verification code > Continue.
  5. Answer the security questions > Continue.
  6. Enter a new password > confirm your new password > Continue.
  7. Show PIN > note your new PIN > Continue > enter the requested digits from your PIN > Continue.

You receive an email confirming that your password has changed.

Once you submit a payee from your Sage software, they must be approved in your Sage Payments account before you can make payments to them.

As an account approver, sometimes you may want to ask for further information before you authorise a payee, or you may want to reject them. You can flag a payee as queried or rejected and add any comments as required. You and your colleagues can then see the comments within your Sage software and action it accordingly.

Note: To approve, query or reject payees in your Sage Payments account, you must have your permissions set as an account approver.

Approve a payee

Tip: You need to have your registered mobile phone to hand as you receive an authorisation code as part of this process.

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Payee Management > Awaiting Approval tab > locate the payee you want to approve > Approve > Confirm payees.
  3. If required, to add a comment > Note > enter your comment > Save.
  4. Click Submit payees.
  5. An authorisation code is sent to the registered mobile phone.

  6. Enter the authorisation code > Confirm > Close.
  7. The approved payee now appears in Payee Management > Approved tab and shows a status of Approved in your Sage software.

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Query a payee

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Payee Management > Awaiting Approval tab > locate the payee you want to query > Query > Confirm payees.
  3. If required, to add a comment > Note > enter your comment > Save.
  4. Submit payees > Close.
  5. The queried payee now appears in Payee Management > Queried tab and shows a status of Queried in your Sage software.

    Tip: In Sage Accounts, to refresh the payee status, open the supplier record > Bank tab > Refresh. In Sage 50 Payroll, go to Payroll > Payments. In Sage 200 Standard Online, you can check and refresh the status on the Sage Payments Dashboard.

Once the query is resolved, you can undo the queried flag and approve the payee as normal.

  • Payee Management > Queried tab > locate the payee you queried > Undo.

You can now see the payee in Payee Management > Awaiting Approval tab.

Reject a payee

  1. Go to https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Payee Management > Awaiting Approval tab > locate the payee you want to reject > Reject > Confirm payees.
  3. If required, to add a comment > Note > enter your comment > Save.
  4. Submit payees > Close.
  5. The rejected payee now appears in Payee Management > Rejected tab and shows a status of Rejected in your Sage software.

    Tip: In Sage Accounts, to refresh the payee status, open the supplier record > Bank tab > Refresh. In Sage 50 Payroll, go to Payroll > Payments. In Sage 200 Standard Online, you can check and refresh the status on the Sage Payments Dashboard.

If required, you can undo the rejected flag and approve the payee as normal.

  • Payee Management > Rejected tab > locate the payee you rejected > Undo.

You can now see the payee in Payee Management > Awaiting Approval tab.

Once you submit a payment from your Sage software to your Sage Payments account, it must be authorised before the money is paid to the payee.

As an account approver, sometimes you may want to ask for further information before you authorise a payment, or even reject it. You can flag a payment as queried or rejected and add any comments as required. The comments can be viewed and actioned from within your Sage software.

Note: To approve, query or reject payments in your Sage Payments account, you must have your permissions set as an account approver.

Authorise a payment

Tip: You need to have your registered mobile phone to hand as you receive an authorisation code as part of this process.

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Payment Management > Awaiting authorisation tab > locate the payment you want to authorise.
  3. Authorise > Confirm payments > Authorise Payments.
  4. An authorisation code is sent to the registered mobile phone.

  5. Enter the authorisation code > Confirm > Close.
  6. The authorised payment appears in Payment Management > Authorised tab and shows a status of Authorised in your Sage software.

    Note: If there are insufficient funds in the Sage Payments account to make the payment, it shows a status of Authorised but the payment is not made until you add the funds to the account.

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Query a payment

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Payment Management > Awaiting authorisation tab > locate the payment you want to query > Query > Confirm payments > Authorise Payments > Close.
  3. If required, to add a comment > Queried tab > locate the payment > Note > enter your comment > Save.
  4. The queried payment appears in Payee Management > Queried tab and shows a status of Queried in your Sage software.

Once the query is resolved, you can undo the queried flag and authorise the payment as normal.

  • Payment Management > Queried tab > locate the payment you queried > Undo.

You can now see the payment in Payment Management > Awaiting authorisation tab.

Reject a payment

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Payment Management > Awaiting authorisation tab > locate the payment you want to reject > Reject > Confirm payments > Authorise Payments > Close.
  3. If required, to add a comment > Rejected tab > locate the payment > Note > enter your comment > Save.
  4. The rejected payment appears in Payee Management > Rejected tab and shows a status of Rejected in your Sage software.

If required, you can undo the rejected flag and authorise the payment as normal.

  • Payment Management > Rejected tab > locate the payment you rejected > Undo.

You can now see the payment in Payment Management > Awaiting authorisation tab.

Within your Sage Payments account you can enter a maximum of two nominated bank accounts. A nominated bank account is a bank account that’s authorised to add funds to, or withdraw funds from, your Sage Payments account.

To fund your Sage Payments account, you must arrange an electronic transfer in GBP from your nominated bank account to your Sage Payments account, using your own bank account services.

To view your Sage Payments account number and sort code

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Account Settings > Manage your funds > Top-up tab.

Withdraw funds from your Sage Payments account

If required, you can transfer funds from your Sage Payments account to your nominated bank account.

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Account Settings > Manage your funds > Withdraw tab.
  3. Amount to withdraw > enter the amount you want to transfer > Destination bank account > choose the nominated account to send the funds to > Withdraw.

Change nominated bank account details

To add a nominated account

Tip: You need to have your registered mobile phone to hand as you receive an authorisation code as part of this process.

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Account Settings > Manage your funds > Linked bank accounts tab > enter the nominated account name, sort code and account number > Add.
  3. An authorisation code is sent to the registered mobile phone.

  4. Enter the authorisation code > Confirm > Close.
  5. To validate the account, click Validate.
  6. You must now transfer the requested small amount from the new nominated bank account to the Sage Payments account.

  7. Select the I have sent these funds to my Sage Payments e-account check box > Confirm and continue.

To delete a nominated account

  1. Visit https://selfservice.sagepayments.co.uk/Summary > log into your Sage Payments account.
  2. Account Settings > Manage your funds > Linked bank accounts tab > Delete.

View your Sage Payments account statement

To quickly see a statement of activity on your Sage Payments account:

  • Account Statement > if required, to choose a date range, use the Dates drop-down menu.

Tip: To export your statement to Excel, click Export.

Here you can see what you're asking us about managing your Sage Payments account.

Account Funding

How do I add funds to my Sage Payments account?

How long does it take for funds to appear in my Sage Payments account?

What will happen if I don't have a sufficient balance in my Sage Payments account?

What will happen to returned funds if my Nominated Bank Account has been closed?

Will you refund the amount I send from my linked (nominated) bank account?

What do I do if I have not received returned funds in my nominated account?

Will I receive interest on the funds in my Sage Payments account?

Can I withdraw funds from my Sage Payments account and how long will it take?

Managing Payees

Why has my payee been rejected?

What if I've authorised my payee / payment and it is showing as Pending Sage Approval?

Why is a submitted payee 'Pending Sage Approval'?

What happens if a payee is rejected by Sage Payments?

Managing Payments

Can I cancel a payment once it's been authorised?

Can I make an International Payment?

What currencies does Sage Payments support?

What do I do if I reject a payment instead of authorising it?

What do I do if an approved payment has not been processed and I have sufficient funds in my account?

If I have authorised all of my payments but only have a specific amount in my Sage Payments account to cover one of them, how will the payments be prioritised?

What is a Domestic Payment?

What is an International Payment?

What are Sage Payments' exchange rates for International Payments?

If I submit my Domestic Payment on an evening / weekend / bank holiday, when will the payment be processed?

If I submit my International Payment on an evening / weekend / bank holiday, when will the payment be processed?

When will a Domestic Payment be received by the payee?

When will an International Payment be received by the payee?

How long will it take for a payment to be made once sufficient funds to cover the payment have been added to my Sage Payments account?

What if I have authorised my payments but only have a specific amount in my Sage Payments account to cover one of them, how will the payments be prioritised?

What is the maximum individual payment amount I can make?

I've submitted a payment to Sage Payments but it now appears in the rejected field - what can I do?

What happens if I send a payment to a payee and their account is closed?

What if I submit a payment with incorrect payee details, for example, incorrect bank details?

What if the exchange rate fluctuates?

I have sent a payment in error - what do I do?

Managing Your Account

Can I add multiple companies to my Sage Payments account and how do I do this?

What if I change the name or address of my company?

What if I change the legal status of my company?

How will you communicate with me?

I didn't receive my SMS authorisation code – what do I do?

What if my accountant does everything for me and I want to give them the ability to send payments on my behalf?

Can I add additional contact details for communication mail to be sent to, rather than the address set up during on-boarding?

Can I change the email address I supplied during my application?

What is an Account Administrator?

What permissions does the Account Administrator have?

Can I assign more than one Account Administrator?

I want to set up an additional user on my account, however I do not wish for them to hold Account Administrator status. Can I set up a user with different permissions?

One of my users on my Sage Payments account no longer works for me - what do I do?

How can I close my Sage Payments account?

I don't want to receive any more marketing information from you – what do I do?

How do I find my Sage Payments sort code and account number?

Billing and Your Price Plan

How do I change my price plan?

How do I view my invoice?

Can I make a manual payment for my invoice or does this need to be a Direct Debit?

Can I pay my invoice early?

How do I receive my invoice?

If I cancel my subscription during a month will I need to pay my full monthly subscription fees for that month?

Why is my first invoice higher than expected?

What happens if my Direct Debit fails?

What's the timing of my invoice and when will the Direct Debit payment be taken?

Can I change my invoice payment date to a timing that suits me?

What do I do if my invoice is incorrect?

What are the pricing options for Sage Payments?

What happens if my transactions exceed my Monthly Price Plan limit?

How will I be charged if I join Sage Payments mid-month?

Am I charged VAT on my Sage Payments fees?

Account Security and Fraud

How does Sage Payments safeguard my funds?

What happens if one of the Authorised Users with access details leaves my company with my Sage Payments login/ password information?

What if my details have changed and I have forgotten my password?

How do I change access permissions in my Sage Payments account?

I think someone has accessed my Sage Payments account without my permission – what should I do?

What can I do to protect my Sage Payments account?

I can't log into my Sage Payments account – what should I do?

What should I do if I receive a suspicious email claiming to be from Sage Payments?

How do I report fraud on my Sage Payments account?