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Making payments 16 Mar 2020

Verify an account number

Learn how to verify a bank account number before you make a payment
Step 1 of 8

To begin, go to your home screen and select Transact.

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Step 2 of 8

Select Pay.

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Step 3 of 8

In the Make a once-off payment section, select Somebody new.

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Step 4 of 8

Fill in all the beneficiary's bank account details.

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Step 5 of 8

Next select VERIFY ACCOUNT.

Remember that it will cost you R2 if you're checking a non-Standard Bank account.

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Step 6 of 8

Check the account information, read the T&Cs, and then select VERIFY.

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Step 7 of 8

The account verification results will be displayed. The account name and account number will either:

  • match
  • partially match (where only one of these is correct)
  • not match 

 

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Step 8 of 8

Select the back arrow to continue with the payment.

Else contact the person you're paying to make sure you have their correct bank account details.

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