Pay salaries without a bank upload

Add payout keys, send an approved batch, read each line's result.

Most teams pay salaries by downloading the NIBSS bank file and uploading it to their bank. If you hold a Paystack or Flutterwave account, Vintage People can instead send each approved payment line through that provider, so there is no file to upload.

Add your payout keys. Open Settings, Integrations, choose Payouts provider, pick Paystack or Flutterwave and enter the keys from your provider dashboard. You can start with test keys and move to live keys later. Payout keys are kept apart from collection keys, and taking payments through a gateway stays off unless you turn it on.

Send an approved batch. Run and approve payroll as normal, then create the payment batch under Payroll, Disbursement and approve it. Instead of downloading the bank file, send the batch through the provider. Provider sending works for naira batches only. A batch is paid one way only: once it is sent through the provider its bank file is refused, and once its bank file is downloaded it cannot be sent through the provider.

Read each line's result. Every line takes the provider's answer. A successful transfer is marked paid. A failed one is marked failed, and you can re-issue it to the employee's current account as a new draft batch. A transfer still in progress stays sent until you reconcile it. The send is recorded in the audit log with the number of lines paid, failed and pending.

With a payouts provider active, you can also check an account name with the provider before you approve a bank change.

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