Using a Custom Domain for Remittance Emails

Using a Custom Domain for Remittance Emails

Overview

Custom Domain lets Batchly send supplier remittance emails from your organisation's own email domain instead of the standard Batchly sender.

This gives suppliers a more familiar sender address while keeping the normal Batchly remittance workflow, including payment details, PDF remittance attachments and delivery tracking.

Once Custom Domain is configured and ready to send, Batchly automatically uses the configured sender for new remittance runs where Custom Domain is selected by the remittance sending workflow.

What Custom Domain changes

With the standard Batchly sender, remittance emails are sent from Batchly's email infrastructure. With Custom Domain, the email is sent using the From address configured for your organisation.

FeatureStandard SenderCustom Domain
From addressBatchly senderYour configured email address
Sender domainBatchly domainYour verified domain
"Sent via Batchly" trust messageShownNot shown

How setup works

Custom Domain requires your email domain to be configured and verified before Batchly can send remittances from it.

The setup process generally includes:

  • Choosing the From address that will be used for remittance emails
  • Adding the required DNS records to your domain
  • Allowing time for DNS changes to propagate
  • Verifying the sender configuration
  • Confirming the Custom Domain status shows Ready to send
Custom Domain must be fully configured and healthy before Batchly can use it for supplier remittance emails.

From address

The From address is the email address suppliers see as the sender of the remittance email.

For example, an organisation might use an address such as accounts@yourcompany.com or remittances@yourcompany.com.

Once Custom Domain has been configured, the From address is managed as part of the sender configuration and is not directly editable from the Batchly settings screen.

Need to change your From address? Contact Batchly and we'll update the sender configuration for you.

Reply-To address

The Reply-To address is separate from the Custom Domain From address.

If a Reply-To address is configured in your Batchly remittance settings, supplier replies are directed to that address. This allows you to use one address for sending remittances and another address for receiving supplier enquiries.

Checking domain health

Batchly checks the DNS records required for Custom Domain sending.

The Custom Domain section shows the current sender status together with the last time the domain health was checked.

Ready to send

Ready to send means the Custom Domain sender is configured and the required sender checks have passed.

Needs attention

Needs attention means Batchly has detected an issue with the sender configuration or the DNS records required for Custom Domain sending.

If you recently changed your DNS records, allow time for the changes to propagate before checking again.

Check health

Use Check health to run a fresh check of the DNS records required for Custom Domain sending.

This can be useful after DNS records have been added or changed, or if your Custom Domain sender unexpectedly shows that it needs attention.

What suppliers see

Suppliers receive the same Batchly remittance information whether you use the standard sender or Custom Domain.

The remittance email can include:

  • Your organisation or Trading Name
  • Payer details
  • Supplier details
  • Payment date
  • Remittance reference
  • Total amount settled
  • An attached PDF with the complete itemised remittance breakdown

With Custom Domain, the separate grey message stating that the payment advice was sent via Batchly is not displayed.

Trading Name and email subject

Custom Domain works with your existing Batchly remittance branding settings.

If you have configured a Trading Name, Batchly can use that supplier-facing name on the remittance instead of the organisation name from Xero.

You can also configure a custom remittance email subject. If no custom subject is entered, Batchly uses the standard subject:

Remittance Advice from <Organisation or Trading Name>

Troubleshooting

Custom Domain is not Ready to send

If the sender does not show Ready to send:

  • Confirm the required DNS records have been added correctly
  • Allow time for recent DNS changes to propagate
  • Use Check health to run a fresh check
  • Contact Batchly if the sender continues to show that it needs attention

The From address needs changing

The configured From address cannot be edited directly from the Custom Domain settings card. Contact Batchly and we'll update it for you.

Supplier replies go to the wrong address

Check the Reply-To address configured in your remittance settings. The Reply-To address controls where supplier replies are directed and may be different from the Custom Domain From address.

Important notes

  • Custom Domain affects the sender of remittance emails; it does not change your banking file or Xero payment workflow
  • The From address is controlled by Batchly's verified sender configuration
  • The Reply-To address can be different from the From address
  • Custom Domain must be healthy and ready before it can be used for sending
  • The grey "sent via Batchly" trust block is omitted for Custom Domain remittances
  • Existing Trading Name and email subject settings continue to apply