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BPAY for Sentral & Xero invoices
Using Sentral or Xero and need to add BPAY to your invoices? We can help.
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With the Sentral-Xero feed and your BPAY facility, our Xero-BPAY integration allows your customers or parents to pay securely via BPAY.
Parakeet automate the allocation of biller code and CRN to Sentral-Xero invoices​ without costly manual work or complex IT integration.
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Additionally , you can also automate the reconciliation of BPAY receipts with your Xero invoices, saving time and ensuring greater accuracy.​​​​​
Not using Sentral? If your platform integrates with Xero, we can help.​
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Book a 30 minute call or contact us to see if you qualify.
How to connect your Sentral - Xero invoices to BPAY in 15 minutes
Let your customers/parents pay with BPAY
Set up your Sentral - Xero integration
Push Sentral^ invoices to Xero
Establish your Sentral - Xero integration by contacting Sentral. ​
Once that is done, you are ready to access the pre-built Xero-Parakeet-BPAY integration.
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The Xero-Parakeet-BPAY integration only takes 15 minutes to connect.
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No IT support or custom integration required saving you time and money.
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BPAY facility required
Use your existing BPAY facility
If you already have a BPAY facility, then you are ready to connect with Parakeet.
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Don't have a BPAY facility? Contact your bank to set up a BPAY facility. Check the BPAY website here for list of approved banks.
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When setting up your BPAY facility, the bank will request information such as check digit rule, CRN length and sample references or invoices.
When they do, please contact us and we will provide you with the response (it's all part of our service).
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Show BPAY details on your Sentral - Xero invoices
Configure Sentral - Xero invoices to add BPAY details
​​Next, we will help set up your Sentral - Xero invoices to automatically include the BPAY logo, biller code & CRN.
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We can also add the BPAY information to your Xero statements.
This means each time you issue an invoice or statement from Xero, the customer / parents unique CRN will automatically populate along with other payment option you have enabled.
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Parakeet - BPAY does not interfere with your existing payment methods so it will not disrupt your current collection processes.
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Provide your customers / parents with a fully secured way to pay via BPAY.
Advanced CRN automation feature included
Auto generate CRN for your customers
Our included custom workflow helps auto-generate and add CRNs to your customer records in Xero.
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This includes using the right check digit rule to generate and assign hundreds or thousands of CRNs using the pre-agreed CRN length.
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Whether you are migrating or creating new customers, our workflow will do it for you without any intervention, saving you time and costly errors.
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Contact us to discuss.
Advanced Feature: BPAY Reconciliation
Reconciliation
Auto-match your BPAY receipts with outstanding customer invoices in Xero and mark it as 'Payment received'.
Exceptions such as reversals will continue to be managed by you.
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We also automatically set up a series of clearing accounts, so your bank reconciliation is now a 1 click-n-transfer process.
Advanced Feature: BPAY Reconciliation
Receive and match daily payment files
We work with you to determine the most efficient and automated way for your daily payment file to reach us. Whether that's via email, shared drive or secure file sharing, we can accomodate.
No obligation and cost free evaluation
When is the best time to involve Parakeet / BPAY?
We recommend you Involve us as early as possible to ensure our solution will complement your processes.
Whether you are planning, currently migrating or is an existing Sentral user, Parakeet can be added at any time.
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There's no cost to involve us, so if you are considering adding BPAY to your Sentral - Xero invoices, contact us to discuss.
Don't use Sentral? Using another platform?
Using another platform?
No problems.
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As Parakeet is integrated with Xero, provided your platform also integrates with Xero, we can assist.
Please contact us to discuss.
For new or existing Sentral - Xero users
Fixed fee pricing
