Business Digital Banking
Employee Direct Deposit
Efficiently pay employees without having to write checks and without having to hire (or pay) a payroll company.
Make it easier to take care of business
Take advantage of the Direct Deposit option in Amegy Bank Business Digital Banking and you can save the time and hassle you spend writing checks to individuals. Pay a monthly fee for up to 20 direct deposits and a further fee for each additional direct deposit. Direct deposits make it simple to quickly and efficiently pay employees without having to write any checks and without having to hire (or pay) a payroll company.
Direct deposit is ideal for paying up to a few dozen employees.
To set up direct deposits:
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Create a template within Business Digital Banking
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Set up recipients
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Enter recipients’ preferred banks
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Send individual or recurring payments to recipients
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It’s that easy to automate payroll and stop writing checks. Schedule automatic, recurring deposits or payments any time you want.
Enroll Today
To enroll and learn more about Direct Deposit and Tax Payments, visit your nearest Amegy Bank branch location or call Digital Banking Support at 888-500-2960.
Create a Direct Deposit template
Under ACH Services:
Select Make Payments. Ensure that Recipient Template is set to All Direct Deposit Recipients to begin.
Fill in the details for your new template
Include Source Account, Description, and default amounts for each recipient who should be included. (If you need to add a new recipient, select Add an ACH Payee under Quick Actions.)
Save as new template
When all fields are complete with default information, select Save as New Template. Name your template, and select Save.
Schedule
Your new template is now available for use in the Recipient Template dropdown menu, and you can schedule payments using the template.
Create a Direct Deposit
Under ACH Services:
Select Make Payments.
Choose a source account
Choose a Source Account to debit your deposit from, choose a Payment Date, and enter a Description for your deposit.
Choose a recipient template
Choose a Recipient Template, if desired. Enter the amount(s) to be paid for each ACH Payee that should be paid in this payment, and a Memo if desired. Use the Add an ACH Payee button if you need to add a new recipient. You can make your entry a recurring payment by selecting the Recurring toggle switch and filling out the details.
Finish payment
To finish your payment, select the Submit Payments button, review your payment details, and select Confirm and Pay.
About direct deposit processing
Payments are debited (processed) from your account up to two business days prior to the effective date. Payments are initiated after 3:00 p.m. MT or on Saturday, Sunday, or bank holidays are processed the next business day.
Managing Clients
Under Payments > Recipients, you can also add and update recipients for direct deposits.
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