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What are Pre-Authorized Debits (PAD)?

Written by Taylor Morgan

Pre-Authorized Debits (PAD) allows you to:

  • Add funds to your Venn CAD or Venn USD accounts from your banks based in Canada.

  • Authorize withdrawals from your Venn CAD account when another party (like a biller) pulls funds using your EFT details.

  • Collect payments from your clients through invoices created on Venn (yourself becoming a biller) to pull funds of your client's CAD / USD accounts

To withdraw CAD funds by sharing your EFT details for PAD setup elsewhere:

You can allow another party to withdraw funds from your CAD account via PAD by sharing your EFT payment details:

  • Step 1: Go to Venn "Dashboards"

  • Step 2: Select "CAD Account"

  • Step 3: Select "EFT"

  • Step 4: Select "Account Documents"

  • Step 5: Select "Download account details [PDF]" and share your EFT account payment details for authorizing pre-authorized debits.

To add CAD funds using your linked bank account (via PAD):

  • Step 1: Go to Venn "Dashboards"

  • Step 2: From the side menu bar, select "Add money"

  • Step 3: From the dropdown menu, select "Linked bank account"

  • Step 4: Select your linked bank account and add funds. You’ll receive an email with the estimated arrival date. In some cases, it may take an extra business day for bank clearance.

To add USD funds using your linked bank account (via PAD):

  • Step 1: Go to Venn "Dashboards"

  • Step 2: From the side menu bar, select "Add money"

  • Step 3: From the dropdown menu, select "Linked bank account"

  • Step 4: Select your linked bank account and add funds. You’ll receive an email with the estimated arrival date. In some cases, it may take an extra business day for bank clearance.

To collect CAD or USD from your clients through Venn's invoice (via PAD)

  • Step 1: Go to Venn "Create Invoice"

  • Step 2: Only if required, select "Add new customer". Otherwise, select from existing customer you have created for invoices

  • Step 3: Enter the invoice details, set a due date and select the recurring period to be either "One time", "Weekly", "Bi-Weekly", "Monthly" or "Quarterly".

  • Step 4: Only if required, you may preview the invoice by opening the "Preview invoice" URL link on a separate tab

  • Step 5: Send the invoice. Your customers will receive an email notification.

Note: For recurring invoices, the due date will follow the schedule set for each occurrence.

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