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Similar to Mr White below, for bills...
I prefix the reference number with DD / BACS / CC/ DC on loading.
This then enables be to sort by reference to bring the groupings together and my Boss to pay the BACS and me to pay the rest by card.
Surely we should be marking the Supplier data with an agreed payment method but be able to overide this on the bill for flexibility, and when paid, the actual payment method should be recorded and shown.
Its not rocket science - it would save much time and effort and enable Xero to be used effectively as a Purchase Ledger. Xero development needs to get a grip of this - listen to your customers please.

This would be soo beneficial if it could be implemented.

I append the supplier name with “-BACS” or “-DD” so I can manage payment files in Bills to Pay.

It’s frankly ridiculous that Xero still doesn’t provide a proper field to handle this.

I keep making duplicate payments to suppliers that take payment by direct debit.

an urgently needed filter on Bills awaiting payment ....

Honestly, why has this not been addressed? All it needs to be is a tick box or drop menu offering options, it doesn't need to be fancy, just some easy to see way to distinguish between payment styles - I used to recommend Xero over other programs when I used it part time for a small business, but now I am using it full time on a larger business it is such a pain in the butt!

It does seem such a simple yet integral thing to have built into Xero. Would make things so much easier and not have to fudge financial records.

It's shocking that Xero doesn't include this simple field on the bill template. So basic and important! the risk of doubling up on payments is extremely high

I've stopped putting any suggestions on here as all the ones that are important to Xero's customers are totally ignored by them, but they continue to fiddle about with things that don't add any value (change of invoice and bill layout as an example) and are not important to us. If lucky enough to get a reply, it is a platitude along the lines of 'suggestions are reviewed and sent to product development if accepted, but currently there is no plan to implement your suggestion'.

The fact that this was raised on 2022 and still hasn't been integrated as a feature in 2025 is disappointing to say the least.
Knowing how bills are being paid is just as important as knowing when they need to be paid, the guessing game or hoping someone sees the notes left on a bill that is DD isn't the most efficient use of time, resources or software

Please do this asap - i am worried as a new user i will pay bills twice, once manually and then the direct debit happens

This would be incredible especially when multiple people are touching accounts, example I load all the invoices and my clients pay them (and there are 2 people in some businesses that make payments) and for budgeting and forecasting all supplier invoices need to be loaded and accurate.

Totally agree with this and have been procrastinating about it for months. This would be a great addition so when running a payable list you can quickly see what is set up via DD, S/O or needs to be paid manually.

Yes! It would save a lot being able to filter in/out DD and STO suppliers (Aged Payables and Awaiting Payment)

Absolutely. Most accounting systems let you set the usual payment method on the supplier. Failing that set it on the invoice posting. There is no way on the payments to be made screen it should show DD payments. they should be on another tab called upcoming DD payments or some such. This is a basic feature that needs to be added. I'm talking on the awaiting payment screen, where you can select which invoices to pay and then use open banking top pay them. I don't want to be paying invoices manually that will be taken by DD there needs to be filters so you can select all non DD's to pay. Currently there is no way to distinguish the required/usual payment method of the supplier.

1) In financial details of suppliers - to be able to input whether they are paid by Direct Debit and a date if applicable or Bank Transfer etc.

2) Aged Payables report separating out direct debits from manual bank payments.

This would be so handy to be able to provide clients with a list of expected direct debit outgoings and a separate list of manual payments requiring payment.

Something to show if i need to pay or it is going to be paid by Direct Debit would really be helpfully as i keep paying things that are paid by direct debit and not pay items that are not paid by direct debit.

Thank you

This or a similar function would be very useful, especially with the Go Cardless integration.

be able to "Tag" payment method types on contacts to easily identify bills that will be paid by SO or DD or a "to pay" tag to make it clearer which bills need to be actioned on the aged payables reports.

This would save heaps of time.
Also, Xero Staff, this should be merged with this https://productideas.xero.com/forums/939198-for-small-businesses/suggestions/46322308-bills-to-pay-ability-to-filter-by-contact-group
and the votes combined