# Payouts: what to pay, batches and checks in one place

Version 1.59.4, released 2026-11-07. Source: https://vektortms.com/releases/payouts-to-pay-batches-and-checks

> Payouts now opens on what you still owe, with every payout from to pay to returned on one screen. Batches and checks have their own tabs, and your bank accounts have their own page.

![Payouts: what to pay, batches and checks in one place](https://storage.googleapis.com/vektor-public-storage/changelog/eb2da0f6-c1b3-47cc-a351-74520f66d558.webp)

Go to **Accounting › Payouts**. The page opens on what you still have to pay, and the tabs at the top take you to **Batches** and **Checks**.

## Payouts

The tiles at the top show **To pay**, **In a batch**, **Sent**, **Paid** and **Returned** with their totals. Click one to see only those payouts. Narrow the list with **Due**, **Payee type**, **Method** and **Pay date**, and click **Export** to save it as a CSV.

![A payout: its activity, its details, the receipt pane and More for everything else.](https://storage.googleapis.com/vektor-public-storage/changelog/d3825baf-8e70-4682-bf41-e28b3e0d8787.webp "A payout: its activity, its details, the receipt pane and More for everything else.")

Click a row to open the payout: its activity, its details and the receipt, which you can send to the payee once it is paid. **More** lets you mark it paid, edit its reference, or add it to a batch or remove it from one. **Mark paid** records a payment you made outside the app.

## Batches

![A batch on its own page, with filters, presets and a total.](https://storage.googleapis.com/vektor-public-storage/changelog/055b57d0-18f1-4754-9269-a7e936917ef1.webp "A batch on its own page, with filters, presets and a total.")

The **Batches** tab has a tile and a total for each stage: **Draft**, **Waiting for approval**, **Approved**, **With the bank** and **Settled**. **New batch...** shows you the draft before you make it. Open a batch to search, filter and total up to 10,000 payouts, and use **Bank file** to see the files that went to the bank.

## Checks

The **Checks** tab is where you print the checks you owe in one step, mark them cleared, and void or reprint them. Tiles show **To print**, **Printed, not cleared**, **Cleared**, **Voided** and **All**. Checks print on pre-printed or blank stock, and **Positive Pay file** downloads the file for your bank.

## Bank accounts and approvals

Your company's bank accounts have their own page, **Settings › Payouts › Bank accounts**. Each account shows how it pays, such as ACH, checks or Positive Pay, and its history lists every change with who proposed it, who decided and why.

![Settings › Payouts › Approval rules: require a second approver on every batch.](https://storage.googleapis.com/vektor-public-storage/changelog/96aec906-1b4f-4d9e-a551-0e8de009d53f.webp "Settings › Payouts › Approval rules: require a second approver on every batch.")

To require two people on every batch, open **Settings › Payouts › Approval rules** and turn on **Batches need a second approver**. The person who created a batch can then not approve it.