Why follow this guide?
- To get instructions on how to make a single payment to a business or individual.
- To use Fast payments where you can pay an individual or business 24/7 with no payment cut-off time.
- To understand how to schedule or repeat payments in NAB Connect.
Steps to make a domestic payment
Make sure you’re logged into NAB Connect to get started.
- From the Payments menu select 'Pay anyone (Domestic)'.
- Select your preferred Payment Method. (Fast, Overnight or RTGS).
- Select the account to Pay From.
- Select the account or payee you would like to Pay To.
You can select an existing payee from the drop-down list, or select Create payee to make a payment to a new payee. Choose Edit payee to change the details on a previously saved payee. - Enter the amount you would like to pay.
- Select the frequency and date of the payment.
- If you select ‘Today’ within the Pay when drop down, the payment date will default to today’s date and the payment will be classified as a once-off payment.
- To schedule a once-off payment, select ‘Later date’. The date will default to the next day and you can change this to within 90 days.
- To set a recurring payment, select either ‘Weekly’, ‘Fortnightly’, ‘Monthly’ or ‘Quarterly’ and change the date to when you would like the first payment to commence.
- Enter a Reference for your payee.
- You can also enter a Description for you – this will appear on your account statement.
- Click ‘Submit’ to send your payment for authorisation.
Please note
- For information about the different 'Payment Method' types, select More about payment options, fees and charges.
- For 'Fast payment' and 'Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)' transfers, you can enter in additional information and address details by selecting Add a detailed description for you and payee.
- To update your default payment method for 'Pay anyone (Domestic)', select My Settings at the top of the menu panel to view and update your 'Payment preferences'.
- Recurring payments are referred to as periodic payments in NAB Connect and can be viewed in the Periodic payment register once created.
Related guides
See some of our other guides to help you get the most out of NAB Connect.
Edit and repair a payment
Use our guide to help you edit or repair a payment in NAB Connect.
How to authorise payments
A video guide on how to authorise multiple payments in NAB Connect.
Payment cut-off times
Read our NAB Connect payment processing information and cut-off times.
Contact us for NAB Connect enquiries
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