Bank account and payouts
Where your raffle proceeds land — and a few less-obvious situations.
You add a bank account during setup so RaffleLink can send your raffle proceeds to you. For most organisations this is straightforward: the account should be the organisation's own bank account, so the money raised goes to the organisation.
You can add more than one account later
You're not stuck with the first account you enter. Once your organisation is set up, you can add additional bank accounts and pick a primary one — and from each raffle's settings, you can direct that raffle's proceeds to a specific account if it shouldn't go to the primary. Useful when different fundraisers serve different programs or chapters. See Multiple bank accounts for the details.
That's the happy path, and if it's yours, you're done. The rest of this page covers the choices on the form when your situation isn't the standard one.
How you'll be paid
Each account has a payout method. Most organisations leave it on the default:
- Australian bank account — paid automatically to your BSB and account number, 1–2 business days after the raffle completes.
- Invoice us — you bill RaffleLink for your balance instead of being paid automatically.
- International account — an overseas account, paid manually by our team.
The two manual options replace the old habit of entering a placeholder BSB to flag a manual payout — there's a real choice for it now. See Special payout situations for when each one fits.
Who owns the account
The form asks Who owns this account? — Our organisation (the usual answer) or A person (affiliate or individual fundraiser). Choosing a person is for the case where proceeds genuinely need to pass through an individual first; you'll tick an acknowledgement that the account holder is responsible for getting the funds to the organisation, and it's noted on the tax invoice. Personal accounts are bank-transfer only. Again, Special payout situations has the detail.
A payment reference, if you want one
You can set an optional Payment reference (up to 18 characters, like GALA-2026) that appears on the bank statement line for your payouts — handy for matching proceeds to a particular event. It's the account's default; you can override it per raffle from that raffle's Payouts page.
Genuinely unusual? Tell us early
If your arrangement doesn't fit any of these, describe it to support@rafflelink.com before your raffle closes — we'd rather set it up correctly in advance than untangle it after the proceeds are due.