# Does Record Payment send money to a vendor?

The payment form records money paid outside QixCount.

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No. **Record Payment** records the payment in your books and applies it to bills; it does not initiate a bank transfer. You need Create payments to vendors permission and access to the vendor and open bills. The payment posts immediately unless a payment approval workflow applies. A closed period or backdating limit can block posting. Follow [Record a bill payment](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/bills-and-vendors/record-a-bill-payment) after paying the vendor through your chosen outside method.