Making Domestic Payments Electronically

Bankline is one of the most comprehensive online business banking systems available. It puts you in control of your business finances with real online access and visibility of all your Ulster Bank accounts. It offers you a powerful electronic payment engine.

Key features

• Simple online registration process
• Powerful local administrator system and payment controls
• A powerful, comprehensive domestic payment engine
• A large range of submission options to suit your business needs e.g. file import or keying directly
• Select the payment processing cycle (same day or standard) that best suits your business needs
• Increased security through Dual Authorisation
• Monitor the real time status of payments
• Drive administration efficiencies by creating and storing beneficiary templates and "bulk lists" for regular payments for future re-use
• Submit and process large volumes payment files using the Money Transfer service*
• Generate remittance advices online
• Key and warehouse future dated payments for up to 159 days

Key business benefits from our electronic payment engine, Bankline

• Visibility real time cash position across all your registered accounts
• Later cut off times for electronic payments
• Paper cut off time for urgent domestic payments is 1:30pm
• Bankline cut off for urgent domestic payments is 3:30pm


• Reduced administration costs - reduce paper in the system and processing resources. You can import payments directly from your ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems into Bankline or create reusable templates for regular payments on Bankline
• Strong accountability and controls around payments - dual authorisation, set individual / beneficiary payment limits, online audit trails of payment activity by user, system alerts when payment templates are changed e.g. beneficiary bank account
• Accessible - access Bankline securely from any pc / laptop with an internet connection

View our Bankline section for further details.

*Money Transfer is an optional service on Bankline, subject to availability. It has separate terms and conditions. It attracts a separate monthly subscription fee and transaction charges will also apply.

This is an additional service in Bankline to enable you process large volume payment processing.

Key features

It allows you process large volumes credit payment files, such as staff payroll (credits) and debit payment files i.e. direct debit* income collections.

Key benefits

• Direct cost savings - electronic transactions are cheaper to process than cheques or bank giro payments
• Reduced administration costs - reduce paper in the system and processing resources - you can import payments directly from your ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems into Bankline
• Strong accountability and controls around payments - dual authorisation, set individual / beneficiary payment limits, online audit trails of payment activity by user, system alerts when payment templates are changed e.g. beneficiary bank account

If you are interested in Money Transfer, please discuss this with your Relationship Manager.

*Governed in line with the IPSO (Irish Payment Services Organisation) Direct Debit Scheme.

Important information

Money Transfer is an optional service on Bankline, subject to availability. It has separate terms and conditions. It attracts a separate monthly subscription fee and transaction charges will also apply.