New Horizon Experience. This article describes the New Horizon Experience, which is available now. As of September 28, 2026, New Horizon is the default starting point on a computer or laptop. In the Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS, New Horizon is already what you see. If you still have the older layout, choose Switch to New Horizon from the banner or your account menu. You can switch back to Legacy Horizon from that menu any time during the transition.
This walkthrough is for organization administrators and finance-capable roles who pay officials through the Payment Center. The usual path starts on a payroll report - most often the Payroll Summary Report - then continues on New Electronic Payment, where amounts leave your organization's Payment Center Balance as ACH transfers to each official's verified personal Payment Center bank.
Use it when you are ready to pay a date range of unpaid game assignments. Everyday officials do not send organization payouts; they receive them after their personal Payment Center account and bank are ready.
Before you start
Your organization needs a verified business Payment Center account, a linked verified bank, completed identity verification on the account controller's Personal Profile, and enough money in the Payment Center Balance to cover the payout (plus service fees if your organization pays those fees). Recipients need a personal Payment Center account with a verified bank. If people are still finishing setup, open Officials not ready from Payment Center account tools - see How to see Officials not ready for Payment Center payments.
If Payment Center shows that identity verification is required, finish that first. You will not be able to add funds or send payments until identity is current.
1. Prepare your Payment Center Balance
Transfer money from your organization's verified bank into the Payment Center Balance 1 to 3 business days before you want officials paid. Game-assignment payouts debit that balance - not a bank account in the moment you click send.
Open Payment Center on the business account. On the balance card, choose Add Funds, pick the source bank, enter the amount, then complete the verification code and your organization's Authorization PIN when asked. Bank transfers usually take 1 to 3 business days before funds are available. Transfers over $10,000 can be split automatically into multiple bank lines of $10,000 or less (for example, a $20,000 add can appear as two $10,000 lines on your bank statement).
On a computer or laptop, the same balance card sits on the right, with Add Funds and Send Payments together.
2. Choose a payroll report
Build the payout from a payroll report so paid games stay linked. Open the Payroll Summary Report (organization-wide totals) or the Individual Payroll Report when you need a person-by-person view. Both sit under Payments / Administrative Forms. Most organizations start with the Payroll Summary Report.
You can also choose Send Payments on the Payment Center balance card. When you do, prefer the Payroll Report path. Manual Payment is available only after you acknowledge that free-form payments are not tracked the same way as payroll-linked payouts.
3. Set the date range and keep Unpaid Only
On the Payroll Summary Report, set the date range for the pay period. Open Filters (the funnel) when you need to narrow by league, game code, team, or location. Leave Payment Status on Unpaid Only so you do not double-pay someone. Choose Apply Filters when you change those options.
On a computer, Filters opens as a panel on the right with the same Unpaid Only payment status and Apply Filters.
4. Review the report for accuracy
Read the totals carefully. Each official's row (or phone card) shows games, fees, deductions, adjustments, and a final total. If something is wrong, fix the game assignment on the Master Game Schedule or add a Payroll Adjustment, then refresh the report before you pay.
On a computer, the same period appears as a wide totals table under the summary cards.
5. Start the payout from Utilities
When the amounts look right, open Utilities (the gear) on the report and choose Send as Electronic Payment. You must be on unpaid-only results to continue. If paid games are included, you will be asked to switch to unpaid only. If nothing is left to pay in the current view, you will see a short message so you can adjust the date range or filters.
On a computer, Utilities is the labeled button next to Filters; Send as Electronic Payment is at the bottom of that menu.
6. Complete the New Electronic Payment form
Horizon opens New Electronic Payment with the eligible recipients and amounts from your report. Review each amount (at least $3.00 per recipient), choose who pays the per-payment service fee (Organization or Payee), and enter a short Payment subject officials will recognize. Funding stays on your Payment Center Balance - that is the recommended source, and Send Payments uses the balance rather than pulling straight from a bank at send time.
You can save your default fee payer when the form offers that option. Enter your verification code when prompted, then your 4-digit Authorization PIN.
On a computer or laptop, the same form shows funding, payment options, and the recipient list in one wide layout, with totals and Send Payments at the bottom.
7. Confirm and send
The confirmation step shows the total payments, service fees, and funds required. After you choose Send now, payments begin processing and your organization is responsible for those funds. Queuing often takes about a minute per recipient, depending on how many people are in the batch.
On a computer, the same confirmation appears over the form before anything is sent.
8. Track status after you send
Return to Payment Center. The Transaction List shows each payment's status (for example Pending or Processed). Use Mass Payments to review batches you sent. Estimated arrival dates help recipients know when money may reach their bank - see What is my payment's estimated arrival date to my bank account? and Payment Center pricing.
On a computer, the Transaction List fills the main area beside the balance card.
If you still see the older layout
On a computer or laptop, New Horizon is the default starting point as of September 28, 2026. The older legacy layout appears only if you switched back to Legacy Horizon. Menus and tab names can differ. You may still see wording such as Horizon Balance, a Balance & Transactions or Bank Accounts tab for adding funds, Search Games on a payroll report, and a Send Payments tab for status. Use the English labels on your screen. Rules in this article - unpaid-only payouts, 1 to 3 business days for inbound funds, Authorization PIN, and reviewing totals before you send - still apply unless a sentence says they belong to only one layout.