Welcome to MSN Bill Pay

 

MSN Bill Pay is the preferred online payment provider for Money 2004. If you are using Money 2004 Deluxe, you are eligible for 12 months of MSN Bill Pay for free; if you are using Money 2004 Small Business or Money 2004 Premium, you are eligible for 24 months for free. MSN Bill Pay and Money Bill Pay (the previous provider for Money) are managed by the same provider (CheckFree Corporation), but MSN Bill Pay offers the following new features:

 

º         Pay bills anytime, anywhere. Pay your bills from within Money, or sign in to the MSN Bill Pay Money Web site and pay your bills from any computer with Internet access. Payments made on the Web are automatically entered into Money when you do an Internet update in Money.

 

º         Receive and view bills electronically (e-bills). Receive your bills online instead of through the mail. Your e-bills include the same statement details that your printed statements do, but you receive them online instead of in your mailbox.*

 

º         Transfer money between your accounts. Transfer money between any of your checking, savings, and brokerage accounts so you have money where you need it, when you need it.*

 

You can choose to upgrade to MSN Bill Pay and receive your free months of service**, or you can continue using your current Money Bill Pay service at your current rate.

 

To Upgrade

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  1. Print this document for reference and read all directions before proceeding. Do not click Accept on the New online services for Microsoft Money Bill Pay page.
  2. Back up your Money file.
  3. On the Accounts & Bills menu, click Bills & Deposits List.
  4. In the left pane, click Go to MSN Bill Pay.
  5. Click Sign up on the MSN Bill Pay page.
  6. Sign in with your Microsoft Passport. If you donÆt have a Passport, you will need to sign up for one.
  7. After the Congratulations page, enter a temporary password (4 to 8 characters) as your Microsoft Money direct online banking password. You will need to change this password when you set up MSN Bill Pay from within Microsoft Money. Write down your temporary password and copy the user ID so that you will remember it when you need it.
  8. Click OK to return to Microsoft Money set-up.
  9. Do not continue with Online Bill Pay set-up at this time.
  10. Confirm that your MSN Bill Pay service is active by signing in to the MSN Bill Pay Web site, clicking Settings in the left bar, and then clicking Payment Accounts.

 

The following steps will turn off your Microsoft Money Bill Pay service.

 

1.      Open Microsoft Money. On the Accounts & Bills menu, click Online Services Manager.

2.      Click Update Services for Microsoft Money Bill Pay. Follow the steps on the first page, including making a backup and canceling all existing Apays and scheduled future payments.

3.      Contact CheckFree at (877) 800-4873 to cancel your Money Bill Pay service. During the call with CheckFree, cancel any automatic payments (Apays) and unsent payments you had scheduled. Request that CheckFree provide you with a list of all payments that will be canceled and not sent.á

4.      After you have upgraded to MSN Bill Pay, review your bills on the Bills & Deposits List in Money. All payments that were pending (including Apays) will now be listed as Write Check. You can easily change them to Epay or Apay to continue paying the bills online using MSN Bill Pay within Money. Some of the payments canceled by CheckFree may be listed in your register and not on the Bills & Deposits List. These can also be changed to Epays.á

 

 

* This feature is available when you sign in to the MSN Money Web site.

** If you are using Money 2004 Deluxe, you are eligible for 12 months of MSN Bill Pay for free. If you are using Money 2004 Small Business or Money 2004 Premium, you are eligible for 24 months of MSN Bill Pay for free.