Need to pay several people at once? Wise Business lets an eligible UK business upload a file of payments, check each one and fund the batch with one payment. You can pay recipients in different supported currencies from a single funding currency.
Here are the steps.
| Step | What you'll do |
|---|---|
| Step 1: Prepare the payments | Confirm who you need to pay and what each person should receive |
| Step 2: Choose a batch template | Pick the file that matches the recipient details you have |
| Step 3: Complete and upload the file | Add one transfer per row, then upload the CSV or XLSX file |
| Step 4: Review the batch and get approval | Fix errors and check amounts, currencies and fees |
| Step 5: Fund, track and reconcile | Pay for the batch and follow each individual transfer |
Start with the payments your business has already agreed to make. Confirm each recipient's name, bank details or email address, amount, currency and payment reference.
Check the amount against the invoice, contract or payroll record. If someone sends new bank details, confirm them through a contact method you already trust before adding the recipient to the file.
Decide which payments belong together. One batch can pay recipients in different supported currencies, but it uses one source currency. For example, a UK agency could use a GBP-funded batch to pay a designer in euros and a developer in US dollars, if both routes are available. If some payments need to be funded from GBP and others from EUR, make separate batches.
Wise offers three templates. Choose the one that matches the recipient details you have:
| Template | Use it when | Important detail |
|---|---|---|
| Send to bank accounts | You have the recipients' verified bank details | You can add new recipients and the fields needed for each currency |
| Send to saved recipients | The recipients are already in your Wise Business account | You cannot add new recipients through this template |
| Send by email | You do not yet have the recipients' bank details | Wise sends a secure link; recipients have one week to provide their details, subject to route restrictions |
Our Help Centre guide to batch template options explains what each file does. If you need to pay some saved recipients and some new ones, use the appropriate template for each group.
Sign in to a verified Wise Business account on the website, then go to Payments > Batch.
Download your chosen template, add one transfer per row and save the file as CSV or XLSX. Do not change the column names.
For payments to bank accounts, Wise's template builder adds the fields required for the currencies you select. Our Help Centre's template instructions explain the current fields and file rules.
If a recipient must get an exact amount, select the target-currency amount option. Check the amount you will pay, including Wise's fee, before you upload the file. See our Help Centre guide to sending exact amounts with batch payments for more information.
Upload the completed file to the batch payments page. Each row becomes an individual transfer for you to review.
Check the recipients, amounts, currencies, references and fees before continuing. If Wise flags a row, download the error details and correct the file, or continue with the valid transfers and return to the errors later.
Common problems include missing fields, changed column headers, more than one source currency or a file over 5 MB. Our batch-upload troubleshooting guide explains these checks.
If your team uses payment approvals, allow time for an authorised teammate to approve the batch. A team member whose transfers need approval may have a lower per-batch limit. Check the permissions on your account and our Help Centre batch payments guide before preparing a large file.
You can pay from your Wise Business account or by local bank transfer. Cards, connected bank accounts and international SWIFT wires are not available for funding a batch. If you use a bank transfer, send the exact amount and include the unique batch reference shown by Wise, then mark the batch as paid.
Our Help Centre article on funding instructions explain the process and how the combined fees are shown.
After funding, track each transfer in Wise. One payment can be delayed or returned while others complete. Match completed transfers to your invoices or other records, then follow up on any outstanding line separately. Our batch payment instructions cover the upload, payment and tracking sequence.
Wise Business can help you turn an approved list of payments into a batch you can review and fund in one go. Check the recipient amount and fee for each line before paying, especially where currencies differ. You can then follow each transfer separately and reconcile the completed payments against your records.
Wise Business offers a free Essential plan for basic spending and transferring. If you need to receive money, set up direct debits, or generate invoices, you'll pay a one-time £50 setup fee to unlock the Advanced features.
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It is a way to prepare and send several individual payments together. With Wise Business, you upload a file, review the transfers and fund the batch with one payment. Each recipient still has their own amount, currency, fee and payment status.
It can help when you regularly pay approved amounts to several suppliers, contractors, employees or other recipients, particularly across currencies. Wise handles the payment stage; your business still needs to check and approve the amounts. For a detailed supplier invoice workflow, see our guide to bulk paying suppliers with Wise Business.
You can add up to 1,000 transfers to one CSV or XLSX file. The current file-size, route and approval rules also apply.
Yes, if the individual routes are supported. Recipients can get different target currencies, but one batch must use one source currency.
Wise charges for the individual transfers in the batch and shows the combined fee before you pay. The amount depends on the currencies, routes and funding method. Check the current GB Wise Business pricing and the review screen for your batch.
No. You can fund a batch from your Wise Business account or by local bank transfer. Follow the payment instructions shown for your batch.
Wise shows which transfers have errors during review. Fix the file and upload it again, or continue with the valid transfers and deal with the errors separately. Recheck the final batch so you do not accidentally send a payment twice.
No. Wise Business can send eligible payments but does not calculate pay, tax deductions or payslips. Complete those tasks before creating the batch. GOV.UK explains the PAYE tasks employers must handle.
For larger or more frequent payout flows, the Wise API may help connect payments to your own systems. A batch file is a simpler starting point if you do not need an integration.
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