Accounts Payable

The World Bank's Account Payable section provides vendor payment and related accounting services for Corporate goods and services procured by World Bank Group organizations. Our primary goal is to efficiently process claims from external vendors and authorize prompt payments within the contractual terms applicable. Their role includes performing appropriate control activities needed to ensure that vendor invoices and other claims for payments are accurate and legitimately reflect actual goods provided and services satisfactorily rendered to the World Bank under contract agreements. All invoices submitted by vendors must reference a relevant Purchase Order or contract number and should include proper and complete documentation. Such documentation, in the case of services, should include evidence of acceptance by the responsible World Bank official to whom delivery was made. Invoice payment will not be made without proper and complete documentation, including a purchase order reference.

The World Bank is committed to following best commercial payment practices and strongly prefers to make payments to vendors by electronic fund transfers (wire transfers and ACH/direct deposits). Vendors are expected to provide current commercial bank account information as part of the vendor registration process for our use in remitting payments for invoices presented.

Invoicing

Invoices should be submitted to Accounts Payable Section, MSN MC5-513, World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433.

Payment Status

Access to the Payment Status site is made available to all approved vendors to enable them to view their invoice status and payment history information.

Login

To login, the system will validate your email address and your password.

Request Password

Approved Vendors must send an email request to  gprocurement@worldbank.org with the Legal Name of the Vendor, five-digit vendor number, payment address, and new contact information consisting of name, title, telephone number and email address. The authorized vendor representative will have access to the payment information. Once validated, you will receive an email "Request Access" link. Completion and submission of the "Request Access Form" will provide full access to the Payment Status.

Reset Password

If you have forgotten your password go to  Reset Password link. The system will display the security question you created when you first registered. Once you answer the question correctly you will be allowed to create a new password.

Inquiries should be directed to  apservice@worldbank.org.