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Why can't I set up a new bill payee?

Last Updated: 18 Jun 2025

Our apologies if you are currently experiencing a 'Service Unavailable' error when setting up a new bill payee in FastNet Classic internet banking. Customers are experiencing this error when their account name contains special characters such as "+", "?" and "&".

Our team are currently working on a resolution to this issue. 

In the meantime, you can still set up a new bill payee using one of the following workarounds:

  • Use the ASB Mobile Banking app to add new payee
  • Choose the add/save payee option when using the Make a Payment (to new payee) function

Note: This issue does not impact existing bill payees. Once a bill payee is setup, payments can be made as normal. 


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