Onboarding through AccessPay

  • 12/11/2025
  • 3 Minuten Lesedauer

Continia Banking collaborates with AccessPay to provide a secure and compliant BACS payment solution for banks in the United Kingdom. This integration enables you to submit domestic payments directly from Business Central using the BACS network, without manual file uploads or third-party tools. The cost of using AccessPay is included in Continia Banking.

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You can enable onboarding through AccessPay from the Continia Feature Management page. A password is required, which you can request from Continia.

This article explains how to set up BACS payments using AccessPay in Continia Banking.

To prepare for direct communication through AccessPay

Before you can establish a connection with AccessPay, complete the following steps:

  1. Contact your bank - request the bank to link the Service User Number (SUN) to the AccessPay Bureau User Number (BUN).
  2. Gather bank account details - for each bank account you want to use for BACS payments, collect the following information (you need this information during the assisted setup in Continia Banking) :
    • Sort Code
    • Account Number
    • Bank Account Title
  3. Get approval from AccessPay - once AccessPay approves the accounts, you can begin setting up AccessPay in Continia Banking.

To set up direct communication through AccessPay

After the agreement is in place and the prerequisites are met, you can onboard AccessPay and enable direct communication:

  1. Search (Search) for and select Bank Account Setup.

  2. Click Next to begin the assisted setup.

  3. On the Bank Accounts page, select an existing bank account, or create a new one by selecting New Bank Account.

  4. In the Communication column, ensure that Direct Communication is selected for the bank account, and then select Next.

  5. On the Choose bank system page, in the Bank System field, select AccessPay, then click Next.

  6. Enter the SUN Name, SUN, Contact Email, VAT Registration Number, and Company Name, and then click Next.

  7. On the Select Bank Accounts for AccessPay page:

    • Select the Direct Communication AccessPay checkbox for each bank account you want to use for BACS payments
    • Fill in any missing information, such as Sort Code, Bank account No., Name, IBAN.