Wells Fargo Introduces Online, Same Day Bill Payment

The launch of same day payments further highlights Wells Fargo’s commitment to listening to our customers and continued leadership and innovation in the online space,” said Adam Vancini, senior vice president of Wells Fargo Internet Services Group. “Our customers continue to discover the convenience and speed of paying bills electronically; the expedited payments service is an additional online bill pay option.”

Currently Wells Fargo offers same day payment options for a fee with a select group of payees; additional payees continue to be added on an ongoing basis. Wells Fargo teamed up with Western Union for the service.

“Western Union is pleased to join an industry leader like Wells Fargo to provide expedited bill payment,” said Ranjana Clark, executive vice president, Global Payments and Global Strategy. “Through its Global Payment Services division, Western Union is an expert in connecting consumers with billers. We understand that under current economic circumstances, consumers are managing their budgets more closely than ever and are looking for options that allow them to pay bills quickly, conveniently and without incurring costly late charges.”

Wells Fargo integrates customers’ bill pay data with optional online tools, such as its online budgeting tool My Spending Report with Budget Watch and archiving service Wells Fargo vSafeSM.

• Wells Fargo’s bill pay service presents bills online for nearly 460 merchants, lenders and other billers.
• Wells Fargo’s online and mobile bill pay alerts give customers more control by notifying them when bills arrive, if a bill didn’t arrive, when a bill is due, when a payment is sent, among other notifications.
• With Wells Fargo Mobile, bill pay customers can schedule payments and pay bills with their mobile device while waiting in line, on a break, or anywhere else they want to access the mobile web or WF.com.