Germany-based entities can link their company's EUR bank accounts to Payhawk so that they can load EUR funds to their Payhawk accounts without leaving the web portal.
To download payment run files for expenses paid outside of Payhawk, you must first manually add the bank account to the system.
Linking EUR bank accounts to Payhawk
You can connect more than one bank account to Payhawk, you will have to choose each time from which account you would like to load funds.
In the Payhawk web portal, go to Funds.
In the EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS section, click on + ADD NEW. As a result, you'll be redirected by a secure connection to Qwist Connect.
Note that Payhawk does not have access to your bank data and credentials as long as you are working in the Qwist overlay. Qwist is a regulated third-party provider under the supervision of the German national authority BaFin.
Select or find your bank. If your bank is not among the list of options, you'll need to manually add your external account.
Enter the credentials your bank requires you to log in and follow the instructions.
(Optional) When back to Payhawk, under the Settings tab of the newly linked account, enable the usage of payment run files for this bank account when paying expenses outside Payhawk by switching on the Use payment file toggle.
Unlinking EUR bank accounts from Payhawk
You can unlink a bank account from your company Payhawk account in the way described in this article.