This article is for clients who want to use ACH as a payment method.

Automated Clearing House (ACH) is the most convenient payment method for clients with US-based bank accounts because it is quicker, more convenient, and less expensive than wire SWIFT transfers.

In this article:

How to add ACH as a payment method

Manual verification for adding ACH

How to make a payment with ACH

Frequently Asked Questions

Adding ACH as a payment method

✅ Step 1 – Open your Payment Methods

Select (1) Organization Settings, click the (2) Payments tab, and select the (3) Payment Methods section.

✅ Step 2 – Click Add Payment Method 

Select Link a Payment Method to bring up the list of payment options.

✅ Step 3 – Select Automated Clearing House (ACH) 

Select ACH Direct Debit, and click Continue.

✅ Step 4 – Connect your ACH bank account to Deel 

You will have two options to connect ACH to Deel - Plaid and manual verification.

We recommend Plaid as it is the faster option.

Click Continue 

✅ Step 5 – Follow Plaid instructions to connect account

Plaid will need to connect with your bank account and verify some personal details.

Select your bank and follow the prompts on the pop-up windows

✅ Step 6 – Click Save Payment Method

Manual Verification 

We will provide step-by-step instructions on how to manually verify your ACH account if you wish.

Please note, manual verification will take one to two business days.

After you provide your bank account number and routing number, Deel will send two small micro-deposits to your account.

You will have three attempts to verify the exact amount of these micro-deposits.

After three failed attempts, you will be prompted to contact Deel Customer Support for further assistance.

Making a payment with ACH

You can easily pay contractors and employees with an ACH bank transfer. Clients who pay via bank transfer will be able to lock in their exchange rate and fees when they generate the invoices for payment.

Local bank transfers can take two to three business days to process.

International (SWIFT) bank transfers can take three to seven business days to process

✅ Step 1 – Click Pay on your home page

Your personalized Dashboard will show you have many payments are due.

You can also access this information from the Payments tab.

✅ Step 2 – Select contractors you are including in the payment

By default all groups will be checked so you can pay everyone at once.

However, you can mass unselect all your groups and choose only individual contractors you wish to pay.

✅ Step 3 – Link your payment method

We recommending linking a payment method to pay your group.

You can use Brex as a linked payment method for US bank accounts.

✅ Step 4 – Select ACH as your payment choice

Select ACH Direct Debit and click Continue.

Your US bank account must be verified in order to add ACH as a payment option.

✅ Step 5 – Select bank currency and click Continue

✅ Step 6 – Review payment summary

Carefully review the payment summary box. For your benefit, the Deel fee and the payment processing fee are listed separately.

Payment processing times can be between two and seven business days, depending on location.

Click Confirm to pay via transfer.

Please copy the Deel reference number listed in the invoice details box. 

This number is how we reconcile invoices to payments, so please copy the number for your records.

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