Creating a paylink

1. Collecting an instant payment using an Instant Bank Pay paylink
2. Collecting a one-off payment from new customers

Collecting an instant payment using an Instant Bank Pay paylink

Instant Bank Pay is our latest feature for GoCardless users. It enables you to request a payment from your customers and have the funds collected almost immediately following approval by your customer. And paylinks are a great way to use the feature! 

You can create a paylink that can be sent to anyone who can then make a payment of whatever amount set in the paylink. 

To add a new Instant Bank Pay paylink:

1. Navigate to the payments page

2. Next, click on Paylinks 

3. A new window will open where you can view and manage your existing paylinks. To create a new paylink simply click on Create new pay link

4. Enter the details of the payment

5. Select Would you like to collect payments from your customer in future? (Recurring) if desired *

6. Select Use Instant Bank Pay

7. Click Create paylink

Collecting a one-off payment from new customers

For new customers that haven’t yet authorised you to collect payments from their account, but you wish to collect a payment from them immediately upon authorising.

Paylinks are a great option for taking payments from new and existing customers. 

When a customer authorises via a paylink, the connected payment is created for them automatically as soon as they submit their details in the online authorization form. As the same paylink can be used by multiple customers paying the same amount, they’re often used on websites, newsletters, and other online publications.

1. Open your dashboard

2. Click the create payment button at the bottom of the navigation menu on the left 

3. On the next screen click one-off payment and then on new customers

4. Here you can choose to either

   • Enter the details of the payment you wish to collect (creating a new paylink)

   • or

   • Click on previously created one-off payments link to use an existing paylink