How do I add and verify my bank account for Online Bank Payment method?
To add and verify a bank account for Online Bank Payment (Formerly known as e-Checking) payment method, you need to bind a bank account first (US checking account for US buyers, or Euro bank account for some German and French buyers ).
There are two methods to bind the bank account:
Method 1 (Euro bank account for some German and French buyers only; US checking account for US buyers please refer to Method 2):
1. Go to My Alibaba-Transaction- Bank/Card Accounts, and click '+' to bind bank account.
2. Fill the bank account information and click confirm details.
Method 2 (For both Euro bank account and US checking account):
1. Go to Orders- All Orders, find the order and click "Send Initial Payment" button
2. Choose Online Bank Payment as your payment method and click "+Add Bank Account"
3. Select the bank account type (Europe based or U.S. based), fill the bank account information then submit.
After you successfully submitted your bank account information, Alibaba.com will make 2 small fund transfers to your account within 2-4 business days.
Once you receive those two small transfers, there are two methods for you to complete the verification.
Method 1 (Euro bank account for some German and French buyers only; US checking account for US buyers please refer to Method 2):
Please directly go to the bank account page, find the bank account which is Pending Verification and click Verify Now.
On the verification page of the bank account, enter the 2 amounts received and Submit. If entered right, verification passes. You can only input those 2 amounts 5 times for verification, otherwise you have to remove the account and reprocess the verification.
Method 2 (For both Euro bank account and US checking account):
Go to the Checkout page, choose the correct bank account and click "Click here to verify", enter the received transfer amounts for verification. You can only input those 2 amounts 5 times for verification, otherwise you have to remove the account and reprocess the verification.
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