The best way to pay Brisbane City Council
Use any payment method and earn full credit card reward points when you scan the BPAY Code and Reference Number on your bill.
$0 fees for bank accounts
0.65% fees for debit cards
1.29% fees for American Express
1.50% fees for VISA, Mastercard and Diners
Sniip offers a flexible and rewarding way to pay your Brisbane City Council Bills. Choose any payment method, and earn uncapped membership points when you pay with rewards based credit cards by scanning the BPAY Code and Reference Number on your bill.
Or, simply scan the Sniip QR Code to pay your bill*.
*Please note, when scanning the Sniip QR Code, your biller will be paid directly and you may not earn uncapped credit card points when paying with a rewards based credit card.
How to pay Brisbane City Council
Paying your Brisbane City Council bill has never been easier!
Simply scan the BPAY Code and Reference Number or the Sniip QR Code on your paper-copy bill; share your bill PDF from your email to the Sniip app; or have your bills automatically imported into the Sniip app from your inbox.
1. Scan the BPAY Code & Reference Number
- Open the Sniip app and tap the ‘+’ button in the top right corner
- Tap ‘Scan any bill’
- Scan the BPAY Code and Reference Number on your bill
- Tap the ‘Add bill’ button
- Choose to pay your bill now, or schedule it to be paid at a future date
- Select your payment method and confirm the payment
- All done!
2. Scan the Sniip QR Code
- Open the Sniip app and tap the ‘+’ button in the top right corner
- Tap ‘Scan any bill’
- Scan the Sniip QR Code on your bill
*Please note, when scanning the Sniip QR Code, your biller will be paid directly and you may not earn uncapped credit card points when paying with a rewards based credit card.
- Tap the ‘Add bill’ button
- Choose to pay your bill now, or schedule it to be paid at a future date
- Select your payment method and confirm the payment
- All done!
3. Upload your bill (PDF) from your email
- Open your email and select the PDF bill attachment
- Tap the upload icon (box with arrow) at the top of the screen
- Select the ‘Sniip’ app
If you cannot locate this in your apps option, scroll across left until you see the ‘More’ button. Select this, and scroll down until you can see the Sniip app. - Tap ‘Import bill’, and allow a few minutes for the bill to be read within the app
- You’ll receive a notification when your bill has uploaded and is ready to be paid or scheduled.
4. Set up ‘Auto Import from Email’
- Open the Sniip app
- Tap the menu in the top left corner.
- Select ‘Import from email’.
- From here, choose your email provider and enter the email address you’d like your bills imported from.
- Tap ‘Continue’ and follow the prompts to connect your email address.
- All done! The next time you receive a bill attachment in your emails, it’ll be automatically uploaded to the Sniip app, ready for you to pay or schedule. You’ll receive a notification when a new bill arrives 😊
Read about Sniip’s partnership with Australia Post below
Blog article published August, 2019
Pay Brisbane City Council Bills Easily
Brisbane City Council gets Sniip!
The Brisbane City Council (BCC) has entered into an agreement with mobile payment technology company Sniip to streamline its billing processes with rates notices about to be issued across the city.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sniip, Damien Vasta, said the company was excited about the new partnership with BCC which would provide a central, secure and organised way for customers to receive, view and pay bills in the mobile world.
“Brisbane City has over 450,000 homeowners and this technology allows for the best possible customer experience for its residents,’’ Mr Vasta said.
Mr Vasta said Sniip had developed a speedy and safe method for making a payment – either by scanning the circular QR code on the bill or by electing to receive a bill electronically into the Sniip app.
“Using the Sniip app on your smart phone is more secure than carrying your wallet – no-one can view your card details or make a purchase without entering your 4-digit pin.”
“Sniip provides instant payment methods as well as calendar reminders, which means people are less likely to be hit with late payment fees,’’ he said.
He said BCC welcomed Sniip for its innovation, convenience and because the world-class technology had been developed in Queensland.
“Brisbane City Council has shown its willingness to embrace innovative, home-grown proposals designed to make living in Brisbane a better experience,’’ Mr Vasta said.
“We are looking forward to working with BCC in streamlining the bill paying process for its customers.
Sniip is also working with other tiers of government and utilities companies to roll out the technology.
“We think that the BCC has cleared the path for other billers to offer Sniip as the most convenient payment option to their customers, especially those based in Queensland,” said Mr Vasta.
He said Sniip offered substantial benefits to billers including cost savings over incumbent payment methods, quicker payments and conversion to paperless bills.
“Consumers can scan and pay their bills within seconds using Sniip’s trademarked circular QR code, eliminating the need to enter a long account number or bank details or waste time paying over the phone.
“Mobile phone payments are becoming a hugely popular method of making payments to billing organisations.
“Once you’ve downloaded Sniip and created an account, you can pay a bill in seconds.”
The BCC agreement is the latest coup for Sniip which recently successfully raised $3 million in a private placement to roll out its mobile bill payment technology across Australia.
The $3 million raising managed by Integra Advisory Partners Pty Ltd has introduced a number of successful high net worth and family office investors to the register which already includes the founding CEO and CFO of Virgin Blue Brett Godfrey and Manny Gill as major shareholders along with Sniip CEO Mr Vasta.
Sniip is also pleased to announce rugby league legend Darren Lockyer as a Sniip brand ambassador and new shareholder.