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Pay out to third parties

Pay out your funds to a third-party bank account.

You can use the funds acquired from payments that you process with Adyen to send on-demand payouts. On-demand payouts result in a bank transfer request to move funds from your balance account.

This page explains how to send on-demand payouts to a bank account of any third-party recipient. For example, your supplier or partner.

Before you begin

Get transfer routes

Prior to submitting a transfer request, we recommend that you calculate the available transfer routes. This will enable you to design a configuration that optimally aligns with your use case. Furthermore, it minimizes the risk of transfer failures by proactively identifying supported routes and highlighting any necessary parameters.

Step 1: Make a transfer request

To send on-demand payouts, make an API request or use your Balance Platform Customer Area. The following tabs explain both methods.

To send an on-demand payout, make a POST /transfers request, specifying:

Parameter name Required Description
balanceAccountId -white_check_mark- The balance account from which funds are deducted.
category -white_check_mark- Set to bank.
counterparty.bankAccount -white_check_mark- Contains details about the destination bank account and its owner.
priority -white_check_mark- The priority of the bank transfer, which affects the transfer speed and the fees you have to pay.
description Your description for the transfer request, which is used by most recipient banks. Check the character limit based on the country of the counterparty bank account and the priority.
reference Your reference for the transfer. This is only used within your platform and not sent to the recipient. If you don't provide this in the request, Adyen generates a unique reference.
referenceForBeneficiary Your reference for the transfer, which is also sent to the recipient. This reference is also sent in all webhooks related to the transfer, so you can use it to track statuses.

If the transfer request is successful, you receive an HTTP 200 OK response containing an id of the transfer request.

Step 2: Get updates on the status of the transfer

Track the transfer request through webhooks that Adyen sends to your server. The webhooks provide the status of the request, from the time when Adyen received the request and the transfer was authorised, up to when the transfer was booked and deducted from the balance account. Additionally, you can find the estimated arrival time of the funds.

You can also view the transfer in your Balance Platform Customer Area.

Transfer priority

To specify how fast the funds must be sent, you can set a priority in the transfer request. A transfer with a higher priority incurs higher fees. The priorities available for bank transfers are:

  • Regular: For normal, low-value transactions.
  • Instant: Instant way to transfer funds in Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) countries. Has higher fees than a regular payout.
  • Fast: Faster than regular but has higher fees. Recommended for high-priority, low-value transactions.
  • Wire: Fastest way but has the highest fees. Recommended for high-priority, high-value transactions.
  • Cross-border: Recommended for high-value transactions to a recipient in a different country.

    When using cross-border priority, transfer delays and potential fees may occur due to involving correspondent banks. As a result, the beneficiary may receive a reduced amount compared to the one instructed.

  • Internal: Transfer to an Adyen-issued business bank account.

You can get all available priorities for bank transfers per balance platform or for a particular set of counterparty bank details, including any specific route requirements. To learn more, see Get transfer routes.

For details about transfer priorities per country and currency, see the table in the following section.

Transfer cut-off times

There are specific times during a business day, called cut-off times, when Adyen stops processing payouts for settlement within the settlement delay. Payouts initiated before the cut-off time are typically processed within the specified settlement delay, while those initiated after the cut-off time will be processed the next day within the specified settlement delay.

Adhering to cut-off times can help you maintain consistency and predictability of your financial activities.

Suppose you need to make a payout to a recipient in the SEPA area. Depending on when you initiate the payout, the funds will be available the same business day or the next business day.

  1. You initiate the payout with a wire priority at 16:20 PM ET (10 minutes before the 16:30 PM cut-off time). Adyen processes this payout, and the recipient will receive the funds the same business day.
  2. You initiate the payout with a wire priority at 17:00 PM ET (30 minutes after the 16:30 PM cut-off time). Since it's past the cut-off time, Adyen will process this payout on the following business day. The funds will be available in the recipient's account on the day after the next business day (two business days from the date of the payout initiation).

Suppose you need to make a payout to a US recipient.

  1. You initiate the payout with a regular priority at 19:30 PM ET (30 minutes before the 20:00 PM cut-off time). Adyen processes this payout, and the recipient will receive the funds on the next business day.
  2. You initiate the payout with a regular priority at 20:30 PM ET (30 minutes after the 20:00 PM cut-off time). Since it's past the cut-off time, Adyen will process this payout on the following business day. The funds will be available in the recipient's account on the day after the next business day (two business days from the date of the payout initiation).

The following table is an overview of cut-off times depending on the country, currency, and transfer priority.

Country Currency Priority Cut-off time Local timezone Settlement delay
Australia AUD Wire 17:15 AEDT Same day
Australia AUD Regular 17:15 AEDT Same day
Australia AUD Fast 22:45 AEDT Same day
Bulgaria BGN Wire 10:30 CET Same day
Bulgaria BGN Regular 12:00 CET Same day
Canada CAD Wire 16:00 ET Same day
Canada CAD Regular 18:20 ET Same day
Czechia CZK Wire 11:50 CET Same day
Czechia CZK Regular 17:20 CET Next day
Denmark DKK Wire 13:40 CET Same day
Denmark DKK Regular 09:50 CET Same day
Hungary HUF Wire 15:30 CET Same day
Hungary HUF Regular 15:30 CET Same day
Norway NOK Wire 13:20 CET Same day
Norway NOK Regular 11:20 CET Next day
Poland PLN Wire 10:50 CET Same day
Poland PLN Regular 10:50 CET Same day
Romania RON Wire 07:30 CET Same day
Romania RON Regular 09:00 CET Same day
SEPA EUR Wire 16:30 CET Same day
SEPA EUR Regular 15:20 CET Same day
SEPA EUR Instant 24/7 CET Same day
Singapore SGD Wire 16:15 SGT Same day
Singapore SGD Regular 17:45 SGT Next day
Singapore SGD Fast 23:15 SGT Same day
Sweden SEK Wire 09:30 CET Same day
Sweden SEK Regular 11:30 CET Next day
Switzerland CHF Wire 15:20 CET Same day
Switzerland CHF Regular 11:20 CET Same day
United Kingdom GBP Wire 16:30 GMT Same day
United Kingdom GBP Regular 19:15 GMT T+2
United Kingdom GBP Fast 20:30 GMT Same day
United States USD Wire 18:30 ET Same day
United States USD Regular 20:00 ET Next day
United States USD Fast 14:00 ET Same day

Transfer statement description

A statement description is the text that your users see on their bank statements when they receive payouts, which helps them identify the transaction. Adyen passes the description that you provide to the recipient bank. Most banks show this description in the statement.

To configure a default description for all payouts, contact our Support Team. You can still override the default description when you send an on-demand payout.

In general, the description must not exceed more than 140 characters. The supported characters may also differ based on the country and priority of the transfer. Refer to the table in the following section for more details.

Supported countries, currencies, and priorities

Adyen only supports paying out to your users in local currencies. For example, USD is supported in the United States and AUD in Australia. There are two exceptions:

See the overview below of supported countries, currencies, and priorities, and transfer description limits.

Europe

Country of counterparty Currency Supported priority
Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) countries EUR regular, instant, wire
Czech Republic CZK regular
Denmark DKK regular, wire
Hungary HUF regular
Norway NOK regular, wire
Poland PLN regular, wire
Sweden SEK regular, wire
Switzerland CHF regular, wire
United Kingdom GBP regular, fast, wire

North America

Country of counterparty Currency Supported priority
Canada CAD, USD regular
United States USD regular, fast, wire

Asia Pacific

Country of counterparty Currency Supported priority
Australia AUD regular, fast, wire
Hong Kong HKD, USD regular, wire
New Zealand NZD regular, wire

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