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EFT Settings

SimplePay allows you to download a file containing all the information needed to make EFT salary payments to your employees in bulk. This file can then be uploaded to special software provided by your bank, or to internet banking, in the case of certain banks.

Filling in Bank Details

In order for SimplePay to generate an EFT file, you are required to fill in your primary banking information. To do so:

  1. Go to Settings > EFT.

  2. Click the drop-down next to EFT Format to select one.

    Selecting an EFT format

    If you’re unsure about which EFT format to choose, ask your bank which format they support.

    Click here for a list.
    • ABSA Business Integrator (.csv)
    • ABSA Business Integrator (.txt)
    • ABSA Business Integrator Online (.csv)
    • ABSA Business Integrator SAP (beta)
    • ABSA Cash Focus
    • Albaraka
    • Bank Zero CSV
    • Barclays
    • Bureaufocus
    • Capitec ACB
    • Capitec Business (formerly Mercantile Bank)
    • CitiBank (UAE)
    • FIHRST (beta)
    • FNB Bankit
    • FNB CAMS
    • FNB Enterprise CSV
    • FNB Online Banking (ACB)
    • FNB Online Banking (Alternate ACB)
    • FNB PACS
    • Generic CSV
    • Grobank/Access Bank
    • HSBC (CSV)
    • Investec CSV
    • J.P.Morgan GDFF
    • NedBank Business Banking (CSV)
    • NedInform
    • NetBank Business (Secure Format)
    • NetBank Business (Secure Format Using Beneficiary Reference)
    • Netcash
    • PayAccSys
    • Sage Pay
    • Sasfin
    • Standard Bank BEFT
    • Standard Bank Bulk Payment
    • Standard Bank CATS
    • Standard Bank Salary Payment
    • Standard Bank SSVS
    • Standard Bank Value Dated / EFTS

  3. Complete the rest of your Bank Account Details and/or other fields that may appear – depending on the EFT Format selected.

  4. Click Save.

Note for FNB clients

For Enterprise Online Banking, please use the "FNB Enterprise CSV" option. For personal Online Banking (with a One-Time PIN (OTP)), please use the "FNB Online Banking (ACB)" option.

Additional Bank Accounts

In addition to the primary bank account mentioned above, you can add additional bank accounts. If you do this, it will allow you to select the specific bank account from which a Pay Point should be paid. To do so:

  1. Go to Settings > EFT.
  2. Click Add Bank Account under the Additional Bank Accounts heading.
  3. Enter a unique name to identify this additional bank account.
  4. Click the drop-down next to EFT Format to select one.
  5. Complete the rest of your Bank Account Details and/or other fields that may appear – depending on the EFT Format selected.
  6. Click Save.

Multiple accounts

You are able to add multiple additional bank accounts, which will appear in alphabetical order according to the chosen names.

Please ensure that you have chosen the additional bank account for the relevant Pay Point. You may do so as follows:

  1. Go to Settings > Pay Points, and click on the relevant pay point.
  2. Tick the Not paid from Primary Bank Account box.
  3. Select the Additional Bank Account.
  4. Click Save.

Deactivating an additional bank account

To deactivate any of your additional bank accounts:

  1. Go to Settings > EFT.
  2. Under the Additional Bank Accounts heading, click on the name of the additional bank account.
  3. Click Deactivate > Confirm.

The additional bank account will then move to the Inactive list at the bottom of the screen.

Downloading an EFT File

Once you have entered your EFT settings, you can download the payment file. To do so:

  1. Go to Pay Runs.
  2. Click the EFT Export arrow ( ) (under the EFT heading).
  3. Complete any additional fields that may appear, e.g. Action Date, Statement Reference, and Batch Number.
  4. Click Download.

The file that is generated can then be uploaded to your banking platform or software.