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.
How do I add and verify my bank account for Online Bank Payment method?How do I add and verify my bank account for Online Bank Payment method?
2. Fill the bank account information and click confirm details.
How do I add and verify my bank account for Online Bank Payment method?

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
How do I add and verify my bank account for Online Bank Payment method?

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.
How do I add and verify my bank account for Online Bank Payment method?

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.
How do I add and verify my bank account for Online Bank Payment method?
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.
How do I add and verify my bank account for Online Bank Payment method?

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.
How do I add and verify my bank account for Online Bank Payment method?

How do I add and verify my bank account for Online Bank Payment method?


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