Jan 12, 2014, 9:38 am
Last edit by: ChrisFlyer66
This is the thread for posts through 2016. The new thread for 2017 is http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manufactured-spending/1826119-billpay-walmart-2017-a.html
Bill Pay cannot be done at a regular register.
It must be done at Customer Service/Returns.
Or at the Money Center in stores that have it.
BUSINESS DAY transaction completion time is 18:59:59 EST
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WM offers two BP services: CheckFreePAY and MoneyGram. The cashier can initiate CheckFreePAY by selecting Money Services followed by Bill Pay on the register for a fee of $1-1.88. Moneygram is $4.99.
Once your CFP account is set up, you can add cc. When you want to BP give them your phone# to look up your account under Money Services. They often get confused and think you want MG, but just say it is under Money Services.
ONLY 4 successful debit card swipes can pay for a transaction.
ONLY 5 payments per 16 digit account number per rolling 30 days.
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:-:VISA and MC
If your particular card isn't on the list below, try "VISA" or "MASTERCARD."
"VISA" and "MASTERCARD" payee can no longer be found by search at some stores. If the employee can no longer find "VISA" or "MASTERCARD" by searching in CheckFreePAY, then you cannot pay either, end of story.
Following do not work:
$1.88 next day.
$1.88 next day.
:-:Issuing Bank
Discover - Use for all Discover network cards
$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days.
American Express AMEX cards(SPG, BC, BCE, BCP, etc) cannot be paid through CheckFreePAY. Some AMEX cards issued by other banks can be paid.
AMEX cards(SPG, BC, BCE, BCP, etc) can be paid using MoneyGram for $4.99
Barclay Listed under barclay - need biller zip - $1.50 next day, $1.00 three days
Bank of America Consumer Loans - Use for BoA-issued and FIA-issued cards; will not work for BofA Small Business cards.
$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days. (Will require a ZIP but apparently yours will work as well as theirs, which is 19886)[INDENT]Works:
$1.50 next day.
$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days.
$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days.
For money order questions, check the following threads and their wiki posts:
Bill Pay cannot be done at a regular register.
It must be done at Customer Service/Returns.
Or at the Money Center in stores that have it.
BUSINESS DAY transaction completion time is 18:59:59 EST
Friday after 06:59PM EST, until Monday BEFORE 07:00PM EST arrives Tuesday
Tuesday BEFORE 7:00PM arrives Wednesday
Wednesday BEFORE 07:00PM arrives Thursday
Thursday BEFORE 07:00PM arrives Friday
Friday BEFORE 07:00PM arrives Monday
But when a next-day payment will post and be visible depends upon the CC issuer.Tuesday BEFORE 7:00PM arrives Wednesday
Wednesday BEFORE 07:00PM arrives Thursday
Thursday BEFORE 07:00PM arrives Friday
Friday BEFORE 07:00PM arrives Monday
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WM offers two BP services: CheckFreePAY and MoneyGram. The cashier can initiate CheckFreePAY by selecting Money Services followed by Bill Pay on the register for a fee of $1-1.88. Moneygram is $4.99.
Once your CFP account is set up, you can add cc. When you want to BP give them your phone# to look up your account under Money Services. They often get confused and think you want MG, but just say it is under Money Services.
ONLY 4 successful debit card swipes can pay for a transaction.
ONLY 5 payments per 16 digit account number per rolling 30 days.
--------------------------------------------
:-:VISA and MC
If your particular card isn't on the list below, try "VISA" or "MASTERCARD."
"VISA" and "MASTERCARD" payee can no longer be found by search at some stores. If the employee can no longer find "VISA" or "MASTERCARD" by searching in CheckFreePAY, then you cannot pay either, end of story.
Following do not work:
Any and all Vanilla VISA, Vanilla MC, and OneVanilla VISA.
Glimcher VISA
MASTERCARDGlimcher VISA
$1.88 next day.
Works:
VISABank of America Cash Rewards Business MC
Barclay (Arrival, US Airways) MC - Posts at 11PM EST, credit available 1AM EST
Chase Business Ink Bold MC
Citi AAdvantage (Platinum Select, Executive, Business) MC - Posts at 3AM EST (+1 day)
Citi ThankYou Preferred MC
CitiBusiness Platinum Select MC
Does not work:Barclay (Arrival, US Airways) MC - Posts at 11PM EST, credit available 1AM EST
Chase Business Ink Bold MC
Citi AAdvantage (Platinum Select, Executive, Business) MC - Posts at 3AM EST (+1 day)
Citi ThankYou Preferred MC
CitiBusiness Platinum Select MC
Barclay Business US Airways MC - NOT PAYABLE - tried 2x
$1.88 next day.
Works:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Barclay Priceline VS
Chase (Amazon, Freedom, Sapphire Preferred, United, Slate) VS - Posts at 10PM EST
Chase Business Ink Bold VS
Citi (AAdvantage, Dividend, ThankYou Preferred) VS
FIA Fidelity VS
PNC CashBuilder VS
US Bank (Cash+, Club Carlson, Flexperks) VS
Wells Fargo Cashback VS
Does not work:Chase (Amazon, Freedom, Sapphire Preferred, United, Slate) VS - Posts at 10PM EST
Chase Business Ink Bold VS
Citi (AAdvantage, Dividend, ThankYou Preferred) VS
FIA Fidelity VS
PNC CashBuilder VS
US Bank (Cash+, Club Carlson, Flexperks) VS
Wells Fargo Cashback VS
TD Bank VS - [Source]
:-:Issuing Bank
Discover - Use for all Discover network cards
$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days.
American Express AMEX cards(SPG, BC, BCE, BCP, etc) cannot be paid through CheckFreePAY. Some AMEX cards issued by other banks can be paid.
AMEX cards(SPG, BC, BCE, BCP, etc) can be paid using MoneyGram for $4.99
Barclay Listed under barclay - need biller zip - $1.50 next day, $1.00 three days
Bank of America Consumer Loans - Use for BoA-issued and FIA-issued cards; will not work for BofA Small Business cards.
$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days. (Will require a ZIP but apparently yours will work as well as theirs, which is 19886)[INDENT]Works:
FIA Fidelity VS & MC
BoA Alaska Airlines Visa
Does not work: Capital OneBoA Alaska Airlines Visa
$1.50 next day.
Personal and business CCs
Citibank American Express - Use for Citi-issued AMEX cards$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days.
Citi AAdvantage AMEX
PNC Bank - Use for PNC-issued Visa network cards$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days.
PNC CashBuilder VS
Warning: Some users have reported being shutdown for using bill pay services.For money order questions, check the following threads and their wiki posts:
Billpay at Walmart(2013-2016)
Mar 30, 2014, 10:10 pm
#961
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: World
Posts: 1,647
BP is definitely a helpful component... any time I can be carrying lass in cash equivalents I'm a happy MSer, but there is a time and place for all available tools.
Mar 30, 2014, 10:14 pm
#962
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: PHX
Programs: AA, SPG, UR
Posts: 329
Yes but what is surprising to me, contrary to how easy it is, these questions are being asked even before the questions "How much do you want to pay?" Certainly some thing is different at this location. I am going to try different one, where they actually have a "Money Center".
Mar 30, 2014, 10:47 pm
#963
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: a hotel room, somewhere...
Posts: 962
This is off topic for walmart, but on topic for billpay, which is really what we care about.
Q: There were posts last year about paying Amex at Kroger. Did kroger billpay -> Amex die on 2.1.14 as well?
Q: Is there ANY place to pay Amex with debit?
I ask because it's hard for me to test this myself, as my kroger's could never get it to work even when it was still definitely available- so my area is not a reliable indicator.
Q: There were posts last year about paying Amex at Kroger. Did kroger billpay -> Amex die on 2.1.14 as well?
Q: Is there ANY place to pay Amex with debit?
I ask because it's hard for me to test this myself, as my kroger's could never get it to work even when it was still definitely available- so my area is not a reliable indicator.
Mar 31, 2014, 8:00 am
#964
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 3,677
How about the last ~30+ pages of
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...hread-438.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...hread-438.html
Mar 31, 2014, 8:15 am
#965
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 3,677
Well, they do for me, since so far all of my WMBP is cards in various Vanilla flavors from my local pharmacy. It's still unclear if that route is going to stay open for me. In the meantime, maybe someone can kindly direct me to the thread about how to replace that source with other debit funds to use at Wallymart. I have heard about VGCs at grocery stores, but I haven't found any locally other than store and restaurant branded cards. I'm pretty sure you can't BP with an Outback Steakhouse gc. 
Mar 31, 2014, 8:50 am
#966
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,036
Well, they do for me, since so far all of my WMBP is cards in various Vanilla flavors from my local pharmacy. It's still unclear if that route is going to stay open for me. In the meantime, maybe someone can kindly direct me to the thread about how to replace that source with other debit funds to use at Wallymart. I have heard about VGCs at grocery stores, but I haven't found any locally other than store and restaurant branded cards. I'm pretty sure you can't BP with an Outback Steakhouse gc.
Mar 31, 2014, 1:55 pm
#968
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 437
Has anyone ever tried to BP a prepaid debit account?
For example, the HRB card, which is a MC.
I am not saying BPing with a HRB card.
I am saying, BPing INTO a HRB card using VGCs or whatever.
It's kind of weird move, but it'll save the trouble of depositing MOs.
For example, the HRB card, which is a MC.
I am not saying BPing with a HRB card.
I am saying, BPing INTO a HRB card using VGCs or whatever.
It's kind of weird move, but it'll save the trouble of depositing MOs.
Mar 31, 2014, 2:08 pm
#969
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHL, maybe EWR
Programs: Plat IHG, Marriott Rewards Silver, CSP, Ink Bold, USDM, *Wood Gold, AA, Club Carl
Posts: 285
I have not but I'm not sure why you wouldn't just BP using the HRB...
to consolidate GCs? Seems expensive to do that.
to consolidate GCs? Seems expensive to do that.
Mar 31, 2014, 7:15 pm
#970
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: DCA
Programs: US GP, *G, HHonors Gold, SPG
Posts: 141
Not a terrible idea, though it seems like an extra step when you can just bp directly to a credit card, and pay bills like student loans and utilities via evolve or BB (you can of course still debit load to bb at Wally).
Apr 1, 2014, 4:20 pm
#971
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: a hotel room, somewhere...
Posts: 962
This is off topic for walmart, but on topic for billpay, which is really what we care about.
Q: There were posts last year about paying Amex at Kroger. Did kroger billpay -> Amex die on 2.1.14 as well?
Q: Is there ANY place to pay Amex with debit?
I ask because it's hard for me to test this myself, as my kroger's (I've tried ~10 of them) could never get it to work even when it was still definitely available- so my area is not a reliable indicator.
Q: There were posts last year about paying Amex at Kroger. Did kroger billpay -> Amex die on 2.1.14 as well?
Q: Is there ANY place to pay Amex with debit?
I ask because it's hard for me to test this myself, as my kroger's (I've tried ~10 of them) could never get it to work even when it was still definitely available- so my area is not a reliable indicator.
Apr 1, 2014, 9:31 pm
#973
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 28
MoneyGram lists 4 different "Amex" options for Bill pay here:
https://www.moneygram.com/wps/portal.../home/paybills
Amex Citibank 2-3 day
Amex Gold 2-3 day
Amex Platinum 2-3 day
Amex Standard 2-3 day
Anybody use these to successfully pay an Amex bill at WM? How much more expensive is MoneyGram than CheckFreePay?
https://www.moneygram.com/wps/portal.../home/paybills
Amex Citibank 2-3 day
Amex Gold 2-3 day
Amex Platinum 2-3 day
Amex Standard 2-3 day
Anybody use these to successfully pay an Amex bill at WM? How much more expensive is MoneyGram than CheckFreePay?
Apr 2, 2014, 4:15 am
#974
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: a hotel room, somewhere...
Posts: 962
Thanks. paying Amex is a bottleneck for me. it's just too many money orders- having been thru the IRS wringer before, i'm not excited about explaining 100's of 1000's of $'s moving around from MS. and i've probably already done WAY too many cash and MO deposits- enough that i've been asked about them at more than 1 bank. so, who knows how many sar's...
paying thru various PP accounts is limited though- anything of size= shutdown. i've used BB, but i hate completing the circle given how much of my MS is amex (>$280m/year).
ehh...
paying thru various PP accounts is limited though- anything of size= shutdown. i've used BB, but i hate completing the circle given how much of my MS is amex (>$280m/year).
ehh...
Apr 2, 2014, 6:24 am
#975
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Raiegh, NC
Posts: 300
Searching the thread, I could not find the exact payee for the Fidelity AMEX card. There are a few "Bank of America" choices with WM BP. I made a BP last week to the card. "Bank of America Consumer Loans" worked. $1 per 3-day payment.
