# Send an Outbound Payment

Source: https://docs.gocardless.com/docs/send-money/send-an-outbound-payment

# Send an Outbound Payment

Sending money with GoCardless follows a simple lifecycle: add a recipient, create the payment, approve it after Confirmation of Payee verification, and track it to completion.

  
#### [Add a New Recipient](/docs/send-money/send-an-outbound-payment/add-a-new-recipient)

Create and verify a beneficiary account before sending funds.

  
#### [Create an Outbound Payment](/docs/send-money/send-an-outbound-payment/create-an-outbound-payment)

Initiate a payment or withdrawal with the required parameters.

  
#### [Approve an Outbound Payment](/docs/send-money/send-an-outbound-payment/approve-an-outbound-payment)

Review Confirmation of Payee results and approve the payment to send.

  
#### [Cancel an Outbound Payment](/docs/send-money/send-an-outbound-payment/cancel-an-outbound-payment)

Cancel a pending payment before it enters the executing state.