Record what you paid. You send the money.
Purchases → Payments Made records supplier settlements against bills. You pay from your bank (Bacs, Faster Payments, card). SwiftBooks Pro does not originate a Bacs submission or Open Banking payout. Reconcile the bank CSV afterwards.
The payables path in admin.
Bills → Payments Made → bank import.
Open bills
Purchases → Bills shows what you still owe.
Payments Made
Allocate a payment to one or more bills.
Reconcile
Smart Bank Import matches the outbound bank line.
Books that match the bank without pretending to be a payments rail.
No dual systems
The bill balance_due falls when you record the payment.
Aged creditors
Unpaid bills feed creditor reports.
PO trail
If the bill came from a PO, that link remains.
Pay runs via Bacs or Open Banking: common questions
Can I download a Bacs file?
Not from this login. Pay in your bank, then record Payments Made.
Can I pay suppliers by Open Banking from SwiftBooks?
No.
Does GoCardless pay suppliers?
GoCardless here is for collecting from customers, on Business+.
How do I do a pay run Friday?
Filter unpaid bills, pay from the bank, record Payments Made in a batch.
Supplier payments without a fake Bacs rail.
Purchases → Payments Made is the screen. Reconcile via Banking → Smart Bank Import.