To pay an invoice using an Electronic Check (E-Check), the Resp Org’s Billing Contact must log into the Somos® Portal Website (portal.somos.com), select the “My Info & Bills” section and then select the “Invoices” menu item. After the “Invoices” page is displayed, they can proceed with making a payment by selecting the payment mode (i.e. E-Check) and either the “Pay All Open Invoices” option or the “Enter A Payment Amount” option and then selecting the “Submit For Payment” button. Please Note: A confirmation message will be displayed if the user decides to proceed with making a payment.
Once the “Make a Payment” page is displayed, enter the required information on the “New Bank Payment” tab or select from a saved E-Check on the “Saved Bank Profile” tab, add any additional accounts and their amounts, acknowledge the disclaimer and then select the “Submit” button to complete the process.
Additionally, the Resp Org's Billing Contact can save their E-Check information to make it easier for future one time payments or to establish auto payments for Open Invoices in the “My Info & Bills” section of the Somos Portal Website. Please Note: Once saved, the last 4 digits of the Account Number, the last 4 digits of the Routing Number, and the Account Holder Name will be visible only to the Resp Org's Billing Contact's Login ID.
While the Resp Org's Billing Contact is on the “Make a Payment” page and the “New Bank Payment” tab is displayed, they can select the “Save payment information for future use” option to store the E-Check information. Next time, when they have returned to this page, they will have the option of selecting their saved E-Check(s) in the “Saved Bank Profile” tab or they can select the “New Bank Payment” tab to add a new E-Check for a one-time payment.
The Resp Org's Billing Contact can also store an E-Check without making a payment by selecting the “Payment Methods” menu item in the “My Info & Bills” section. Once the “Manage Payment Methods” page is displayed, they can select the “Bank” tab and then the “Add Payment Method” button, enter all required fields and then select the “Submit” button to save the E-Check information. Please Note: If they have already stored an E-Check, they can manage it on the “Bank” tab on the “Manage Payment Methods” page.
If they would like to establish an auto payment for an E-Check, they can select the “Auto Payments” menu item in the “My Info & Bills” section. After the “Manage Auto Payment” page is displayed, they can select the “Bank” tab and then the “Add/Edit” link in the “Auto Payment” column. Once the “Enabling Auto Payment” page is displayed, they will want to select the accounts to enable the auto payment and then select the “Submit” button. Please Note: In order to use this feature, an E-Check must be already saved on the “Payment Methods” page and the Resp Org’s Billing Contact must accept the “Enable Auto Payment” acknowledgement statement in order to proceed with the auto payment. Additionally, by establishing an auto payment, it will pay all Open invoices via the selected E-Check 2 days before the Invoice due date.
If they would like to disable or cancel an auto payment, the Resp Org's Billing Contact who established the auto payment would need to select the “Auto Payment” menu item in the “My Info & Bills” section. After the “Auto Payment” page is displayed, simply select the “Bank” tab and then the “Disable” icon under the “Disable” column. This step must be completed at least 3 days before the Invoice due date. Please Note: If a Resp Org's Billing Contact Login ID has an auto payment established and their Login ID has been disconnected by the Resp Org's Primary Contact or Company Administrator(s), the remaining Billing Contacts for the Resp Org will receive an email letting them know that the auto payment is no longer established.
Please Note: There is no limitation on the number of accounts an authorized user can specify on the “Make a Payment” page, but the total amount of the E-Check payment transaction across all the accounts cannot exceed $500,000.00 per month.