Pay by Bank for UK merchants

Instant Open Banking payments, no cards, no intermediaries

Take one-off payments directly from your customer's bank account using Open Banking.

Payments are authorised securely through their own bank, confirmed in real time, and settle instantly into your account.

FCA Authorised Payment Institution. Built on UK Open Banking.

What is Pay by Bank?

Pay by Bank is an Open Banking payment method that lets customers pay straight from their bank account, without using cards or sharing sensitive details. The payment is initiated by the customer and authorised by their bank, giving you immediate confirmation that funds are on the way.

It's designed for one-off payments where speed, certainty, and low cost matter, including invoices, deposits, in-store payments, and higher-value online transactions.

How it works video

Try it yourself

Want to see the Pay by Bank experience from your customer's point of view? We can send you a link to make a 10p payment to the Wonderful demo account. Simply choose how you'd like to receive the link (you can select more than one):

How would you like to receive the link:

Everything you need to take Pay by Bank payments

One app for merchants

Take payments wherever you are.

  • Create a payment link in seconds
  • Take payments in person or remotely
  • Send links by SMS or email
  • No hardware or terminals

Built for real-world, one-off payments

Instant settlement

Your money, immediately.

  • Money arrives immediately
  • Improved cash flow
  • Real-time transaction confirmation
  • Ship knowing you've been paid

Because late payment cripples small businesses.

Best suited to one-off payments

Wonderful works best for:

Invoices and pay-by-link

Deposits and part-payments

In-store payments

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Higher-value transactions

Charity donations

If you need true recurring payments, that's coming later in the year. Today, Wonderful focuses on doing one-off payments properly.

From the blog

The Wonderful team writes about Open Banking payments technology: from cost savings, security and settlement improvements, to third party integrations, fintech regulation and mobile apps.

Simple monthly plans

Clear plans, no long contracts, no hidden fees.

Start taking payments without committing to large volumes upfront.

Other ways to use Wonderful

If you need deeper integration:

Use only what you need.

A simpler way to get paid by bank

Start taking Pay by Bank payments today, with instant settlement and proper support.

FCA Authorised Payment Institution. Built on UK Open Banking.