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Wire transfers
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The **Wire transfer** payment method allows you to provide payment instructions to your customers,
such as the bank details and communication. They are displayed:

- at the end of the checkout process, once the customer has selected :guilabel:`Wire transfer` as a
  payment method and clicked the :guilabel:`Pay now` button:

  .. image:: wire_transfer/payment_instructions_checkout.png
     :alt: Payment instructions at checkout

- on the customer portal:

  .. image:: wire_transfer/payment_instructions_portal.png
     :alt: Payment instructions on the customer portal

.. note::
   - While this method is very accessible and requires minimal setup, it is very inefficient
     process-wise. We recommend setting up a :doc:`payment acquirer <../payment_acquirers>` instead.
   - Online orders remain in the :guilabel:`Quotation sent` (i.e., unpaid order) stage until you
     receive the payment and :guilabel:`Confirm` the order.

.. tip::
   **Wire transfer** can be used as a template for other payment methods that are processed
   manually, such as checks, by renaming or duplicating it.

Configuration
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**Wire Transfer** is installed and enabled by default.

To configure it, go to :menuselection:`Accounting / Website --> Configuration -->
Payment Acquirers`, and open the :guilabel:`Wire Transfer` card. Then, select the
:guilabel:`Communication` to be used in the :guilabel:`Configuration` tab:

  - :guilabel:`Based on Document Reference`: sales order or invoice number
  - :guilabel:`Based on Customer ID`: customer identifier

Define the payment instructions in the :guilabel:`Messages` tab:

.. image:: wire_transfer/payment_instructions.png
   :alt: Define payment instructions

.. seealso::
   :doc:`../accounting/getting_started/cheat_sheet`