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How long payments take to reach your bank

A high-level overview of when payments are transferred to your bank account and what to expect from the payout process.

Written by Shanté Simpson
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Overview

This article explains how payment transfers work in Legl Pay, including when funds are sent to your firm’s bank account and how to track them. Payments are transferred twice daily on working days.


How this works at a high level

When a client makes a payment, the payment status updates to Paid in your Pay dashboard. The funds are first received into a Legl holding account.

Legl then transfers funds to your nominated bank account twice per working day:

  • 9:00am (Monday–Friday)

  • 4:00pm (Monday–Friday)

Payments made after 4:00pm are transferred in the next 9:00am payout. Payments made on weekends or bank holidays roll over to the next working day transfer.

Multiple client payments received between transfer windows are grouped into a single payout. You can view a full breakdown of included payments in the Transfers tab.


When you would use this

You may refer to this information when:

  • Reconciling your bank statement

  • Checking expected cash flow timing

  • Reviewing grouped transfers

  • Supporting your accounts team with payment tracking


Key things to be aware of

  • Payments are transferred on working days only (Monday to Friday).

  • Payments made after 4:00pm are included in the next working day’s 9:00am transfer.

  • Weekend and bank holiday payments are processed on the next working day.

  • Transfers may group multiple client payments into one bank transaction.

You can export transfer data to assist with reconciliation.

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