Field

Description

Enables you to save the new Bill Payment Template you created or the changes you made to the details of an existing Bill Payment Template and returns to the previous screen.

Opens the View Audit History Screen which displays historical information about the changes made to the Bill Payment Template.

Exits you to the previous screen without saving.

Biller

Displays the name of the Merchant Biller that will be paid by the Subscriber. If you are creating a new Bill Payment Template, the Merchant Billers available from the drop-down list will depend on your Operator's registered Merchants. This is a mandatory alphanumeric field.

Account Number

This is the account number with the Merchant Biller. This is a mandatory alphanumeric field.

Bill Reference

This is the Subscriber's personal reference for the Bill Payment. This appears on the Subscriber's mobile phone when making an ad hoc bill payment. This is a mandatory alphanumeric field.

Payment Instrument

This is the Payment Instrument assigned by the Subscriber which will be used in making the bill payment. If you are creating a new Bill Payment Template, the Payment Instruments available from the drop-down list will depend on the payment instruments registered by the Subscriber. This is a mandatory field.

Remittance Text

This is the standard remittance text that will appear on the Subscriber's invoices, receipts or statements that may be produced the Merchant Biller from their own systems. This is an optional field.

Notes

These are notes pertaining to the Bill Payment Template, created by the Subscriber. This is an optional field.

Enable Schedule

This option activates scheduled payments and displays additional fields for setting up recurring payments to be defined.

First Payment

This is the date of the first payment which is required when setting up a scheduled Bill Payment Template. This field is only available if the Enable Schedule option is selected.

Amount Type

This is the amount of payment which is required when setting up a scheduled bill payment. You have the option of paying:

• Minimum Amount - This option enables the Subscriber to pay a minimum or lesser of the value specified on the template and the amount returned by the billing system.
• Fixed Amount - This option enables the Subscriber to pay the amount specified on the template.
• Pay In Full - This option enables the Subscriber to pay the full amount returned by the billing system.

If Fixed Amount or Minimum Amount is selected, the amount of money to be paid needs to be specified.

This field is only available if the Enable Schedule option is selected.

Payment Amount

This field appears if Fixed Amount or Minimum Amount is selected in the Amount Type field, to enable you to specify the amount of money to be paid to the Biller.

Pay Every

This is the frequency of the scheduled Bill Payment. For example:

• Every n number of day(s)
• Every n number of week(s)
• Every n number of month(s)
• Every n number of year(s)

This field is only available if the Enable Schedule option is selected.

Enable Reminder

This option activates payment reminders and displays additional fields for setting up reminders for the Bill Payment Template being defined.

An alternative to scheduled payments, the user will receive payment reminders and have the option of making payments immediately.

This option could also be used in conjunction with the Enable Schedule option.

Reminder Start Date

This is the date when to start the reminder. This field is only available if the Enable Reminder option is selected.

Remind Every

This is the frequency of the reminder. For example:

• Every n number of day(s)
• Every n number of week(s)
• Every n number of month(s)
• Every n number of year(s)

This field is only available if the Enable Reminder option is selected.

Days Before

Use this field to set the number of days prior to receiving your reminder. If you entered 0, then the reminder is sent on the day specified in the Reminder Start Date field.

This field is only available if you selected the Enable Reminder option.

Days After

Use this field to set the number of days prior to receiving your second reminder after the first reminder has passed.

This field is only available if the Enable Reminder option is selected.