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)
Dec 4, 2014, 12:21 pm
#3226
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 65
Looks like I'll be switching to paying some cc bills with money orders now.
Dec 4, 2014, 2:43 pm
#3227
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Chyona
Programs: Anywhere I can ski...
Posts: 401
Dec 4, 2014, 2:44 pm
#3228
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
Not sure this is related, BUT...
The CheckFreePay system is having issues with its security certificate!
I tried to pay FIA the regular way but I got error message from the Payment tabs no matter which one I tried - whether it is from the summary page or the account detail page.
At first I thought this is window 8.1 issue which for whatever stupid designs, often disables some internet access but it usually could self-fix it once you run trouble-shooting. Not this time. It also tells me I am unable to access some websites but not telling me WHY ... brilliant, NOT!
Called in FIA, the regular rep has not heard of any technical issue. She said they can take payment over the phone with bank information. All I am trying to do is to manage the account balance so I ask if I could talk to tech support.
Tech support gal wanted to know the error message, and immediately told me they are aware of it - the BP site is having issues with its security certificate, they have received many customer reports on that and they are working on it. They hope it can be resolved later today or tomorrow. Meanwhile customers need to pay today can call to pay over the phone.
So hopefully this is just the system issues that the specific banks cannot be paid right now.
We also need to keep an eye on the payments made thru the Visa / MC network to reach the accounts on time, if the payments are made within the last few days since the BofA / Chase issues surface.
I tried to pay FIA the regular way but I got error message from the Payment tabs no matter which one I tried - whether it is from the summary page or the account detail page.
At first I thought this is window 8.1 issue which for whatever stupid designs, often disables some internet access but it usually could self-fix it once you run trouble-shooting. Not this time. It also tells me I am unable to access some websites but not telling me WHY ... brilliant, NOT!
Called in FIA, the regular rep has not heard of any technical issue. She said they can take payment over the phone with bank information. All I am trying to do is to manage the account balance so I ask if I could talk to tech support.
Tech support gal wanted to know the error message, and immediately told me they are aware of it - the BP site is having issues with its security certificate, they have received many customer reports on that and they are working on it. They hope it can be resolved later today or tomorrow. Meanwhile customers need to pay today can call to pay over the phone.
So hopefully this is just the system issues that the specific banks cannot be paid right now.
We also need to keep an eye on the payments made thru the Visa / MC network to reach the accounts on time, if the payments are made within the last few days since the BofA / Chase issues surface.
Dec 4, 2014, 5:50 pm
#3229
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 352
tried to pay A+, but MasterCard had disappeared off the list.
Dec 4, 2014, 6:28 pm
#3230
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 970
Tried to pay WF LOC today and it was gone from the billpay options. So tried to switch to generic Visa payment and that was gone as well. Now only a relatively short list of card specific Visas (like Cap1 and some oddballs).
Hope it's a glitch, but sure smells like what happened with Amex earlier this year.
Hope it's a glitch, but sure smells like what happened with Amex earlier this year.
Dec 4, 2014, 6:42 pm
#3231
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 377
VISA gone for me tonight as well. Cashier even turned her screen to show me.
Dec 4, 2014, 7:00 pm
#3232
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
I did it this morning - at first they could not find MasterCard but eventually found it. The name shown on the Company box, is MC/Visa. Information went thru and allowed me to pay. Finger crossed it would go thru.
My speculation is the problem is with CheckFreePay system, not with WMT, given now FIA own website is not able to process payment either. I would venture to say all BofA bill pay services are down now because it uses CheckFreePay.
As of this moment, the bill pay on FIA site remains down.
My speculation is the problem is with CheckFreePay system, not with WMT, given now FIA own website is not able to process payment either. I would venture to say all BofA bill pay services are down now because it uses CheckFreePay.
As of this moment, the bill pay on FIA site remains down.
Last edited by Happy; Dec 4, 2014 at 7:16 pm
Dec 5, 2014, 1:33 am
#3233
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 97
confirmed bestbuy chase is not in the system
Dec 5, 2014, 6:20 am
#3235
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
as i reported about 3 weeks ago, one of my wm's lost the 3 day for $1 option for bestbuy-chase, while the other was fine.
the other one fell today- not even an option for chase under best buy anymore. the csr was personally trained and even showed me the monitor. in fact, under the 'frequently paid' short cut on their initial checkfree screen, it has 'best buy- chase', but when she clicks on it there is a 'not found' error. used it 2 days ago, so there has definitely been a software update since- which probably explains the other new issues mentioned.
death by a 1000 paper cuts. $1 to $1.88 is another in a growing list of things making various avenues less attractive...
the other one fell today- not even an option for chase under best buy anymore. the csr was personally trained and even showed me the monitor. in fact, under the 'frequently paid' short cut on their initial checkfree screen, it has 'best buy- chase', but when she clicks on it there is a 'not found' error. used it 2 days ago, so there has definitely been a software update since- which probably explains the other new issues mentioned.
death by a 1000 paper cuts. $1 to $1.88 is another in a growing list of things making various avenues less attractive...
Dec 5, 2014, 7:32 am
#3237
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 34
Just paid my Chase Visa card using VISA (didn't try BestBuy-Chase)
Dec 5, 2014, 8:56 am
#3239
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 774
If your stores are still working (visa, mastercard, etc etc) then the update was not applied to your stores from CFBP. WMT corporate only requested specific stores to have the update rolled out to.
This is not an "error" or "glitch".
This is not an "error" or "glitch".
Dec 5, 2014, 9:07 am
#3240
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 116
Probably true. They may just be consolidating their list of payment options. It seems like people are reporting "MC/Visa" is appearing and has worked for both MC and Visa payments. This may be the evolving option for MC or Visa payments and the choices for Chase, FIA, etc all go away.