--- title: How do I create and approve a payment? description: "With the World Account, managing payments that require approval is a seamless process. ## Submit payment needs approval - On your WorldFirst dashboard, click \"Payments\" - \"Pay\" [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022112444-1024x539.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022112444.png) - Select the payee and click \"Next\" [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022224491-1024x548.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022224491.png) - Fill in the…" url: "https://www.worldfirst.com/sasia/help-center/making-payments/create-and-approve-a-payment/" updated: "2025-03-27" category: Making Payments --- # How do I create and approve a payment? With the World Account, managing payments that require approval is a seamless process. ## Submit payment needs approval - On your WorldFirst dashboard, click "Payments" - "Pay" [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022112444-1024x539.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022112444.png) - Select the payee and click "Next" [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022224491-1024x548.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022224491.png) - Fill in the currency and amount information. Once the amount hits the threshold, a notice that the payment needs to be approved [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022536538-1024x903.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022536538.png) - Click "Confirm" to continue [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022628366-1024x986.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022628366.png) - Next, confirm details and click "Send payment for approval" [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022714225-1024x946.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022714225.png) - The payment request is created successfully, and is pending for approval [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022807405-974x1024.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022807405.png) ## Authorizer L1 approves payment - For payments that need L1 approval, Authorizer L1 would receive an email notification, click the link can directly redirect to the payment detail page [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022933527.webp)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022933527.webp) - Or you can click "Approvals"-"Pending" to find the payment that needs to be approved - Click "Details" to view the payment details such as payee information and transaction details [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023025331-1024x539.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023025331.png) - Click "Approve" to approve the payment [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023112374-1024x1010.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023112374.png) - The payment goes to pending for L2 approval status [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023203462-982x1024.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023203462.png) ## Authorizer L2 approves payment - For payments that need L2 approval, Authorizer L2 would receive an email notification, click the link can directly redirect to the payment detail page [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022933527.webp)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327022933527.webp) - Or you can click "Approval"-"Pending my approval" to find the payment that need to be approved [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023520824-1024x594.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023520824.png) - Click "Details" to view the payment details such as payee information and transaction details. Click "Approve" to approve the payment [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023636447-1024x1010.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023636447.png) - Then, click "Pay" and pass authentication [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023742660-978x1024.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023742660.png) - A 6-digit code will be sent to your phone and enter it [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023845739-1024x656.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023845739.png) [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023926780-1024x508.jpeg)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327023926780.jpeg) - Click "Confirm payment" to make the payment [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327024017518-1024x801.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327024017518.png) - Now, the payment is sent successfully. Please note that the payment is sent successfully only means the payment is sent out, the final payment status shall refer to the statement [![](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327024115309-1024x900.png)](https://cdn.marmot-cloud.com/worldfirst/sites/9/2025/03/20250327024115309.png)