Business Transact Account
With flexible payment options to save your business money, it’s not surprising the Business Transaction account is our most popular transaction account for businesses.
Benefits
Fees
Choose the payment option that could save you the most money
- a simple flat monthly fee for your transactions
- or 'pay as you go' for each transaction and we’ll waive the 15 highest transaction fees each month
Other benefits
- no fees on unlimited withdrawals from Westpac ATMs*
- no fees on unlimited Eftpos debit transactions
- low fees on electronic transactions
- optional overdraft to help you with cashflow or unexpected expenses (subject to application)
Bank when you want, where you want
- worldwide, 24/7 account access viaBusiness Online banking and phone banking
- 24/7 account access via EFTPOS and ATMs
- optional Debitplus Visa** to access your money anywhere Visa is accepted
- a personalised cheque book
**Only available for those business customers with accounts where one person can authorise a transaction.
Low-cost and efficient payment options
You can pay your bills by cheque but we also offer faster, cheaper, and easier options as well. You can set up automatic payments, direct credits and debits and use Business Online banking and Phone banking.
You can make multiple payments via DeskBank, Corporate Online Business Online and Personal Online Banking quickly and efficiently. You can also collect payments via direct debits or EFTPOS/credit card merchant facilities.
You’re in control of your account
You know when’s the best time for you to pay your account maintenance charge and transaction fees so we let you choose the day of the month when you pay them. Likewise, you can tell us how often you want to receive your account statements – from every day to every six months.
Sole Traders: open a Business Transact account in Online Banking
If you’re a Sole Trader, registered for Westpac Online Banking, with at least one business account with Westpac, you can open a Business Transact account through Online Banking. Just select ‘New account’ from the ‘I want a…’ menu.
As soon as you open the account you’ll be able to use it in Online Banking and via ATMs and EFTPOS terminals.
>Login to Online Banking to open a Business Transact account now
| Business Transact Account - Fees | |||
| Account maintenance and transaction fees are charged to your account on whatever day of the month you choose. Service fees apply. | |||
| Fee description | Pay as you go option | Monthly fee plan option | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | Tier 2 | ||
| Account maintenance fee |
$6 per month | $10 per month | $20 per month |
| Account benefits and relationship rewarding Transactions not charged for or included as part of your monthly account maintenance fee |
Fees waived on the 15 monthly transactions with the highest fees | up to 40 transactions included per month, then Pay as you go. | up to 80 transactions included per month, then Pay as you go. |
| Electronic transactions Eftpos credit transactions, non-Westpac transfers, online banking, phone banking transfers, automatic payments once set up (service fee applies to set up or amend), direct credits/debits, bill payments Fees will only apply to excess transactions over your monthly transaction limit. No fees on Westpac ATM Withdrawals and EFTPOS debit transactions. |
19c per transaction | 19c per transaction | 19c per transaction |
| Manual transactions Cheques, Westpac ATM deposits, deposits and withdrawals at a branch |
70c per transaction | 70c per transaction | 70c per transaction |