How Do I Set Up a New Bill Pay Payee with Fifth Third Bank?
As a customer of Fifth Third Bank, you have the option to set up online bill pay payees for your recurring payments. You can establish online payments through your Fifth Third Bank checking or savings accounts, or you can set up automatic payments through the payee with Fifth Third Bank as the payment method.
Similar to other financial institutions in the world, Fifth Third Bank allows its customers to set up bill pay using their existing accounts.
How do you set up a bill pay payee in your account? You can find out more about setting up a Fifth Third Bank account and all its features by contacting customer support here, and below are steps you can take to set up a payee.
Setting Up a Payee at Fifth Third Bank
By setting up a payee on your Fifth Third Bank account, you are making sure your payments are on time, and you may get additional perks such as plan discounts. It is also environmentally friendly since it eliminates the need for paper bills. To set up your Fifth Third Bank payees, do the following:
- Open the Fifth Third Bank website in your browser.
- Log into your account.
- Go to "Online Bill Pay."
- Review the list of payees that already partner with Fifth Third Bank. If the one you wish to set up is already on the list, click that one. If not, you can add that person or business by entering the data.
- Establish the date you wish to pay the bill. When setting the payment date, make sure you choose one a few days prior to the due date to allow for processing times.
- Enter the account information for the payee to make sure the funds are going to the right account.
- Review and save to lock in your online bill payee.
Setting Up Automatic Payments Through the Payee
You also have the option of setting up automatic payments through the payee. To make Fifth Third Bank the payee on an account, do the following:
- Open the payee's website in your browser.
- Log into your account.
- Go to "Manage Payments."
- Click "Add payment method."
- Enter the number to your Fifth Third Bank debit card, or the routing and account number to a Fifth Third Bank checking or savings account.
- Confirm the account information.
- Save to add the payment method and designate it as an automatic payment to make sure it processes each month.
Setting up a bill pay payee gives you peace of mind that your payments are made on time each month. To learn more about Fifth Third Bank bill pay payee set up, contact customer support here.
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