You can instantly settle out-of-pocket medical expenses without the hassle of paperwork or queues, access Discovery Vitality's network of fitness partners on a pay-as-you-go basis with Vitality Pay as you Gym, and simply and quickly pay other Discovery clients using just their cellphone number without having to exchange banking details.
If you're a Discovery Health Medical Scheme member you can integrate payments for out-of-pocket medical expenses with Health Pay from Discovery Pay. You can do this for your medical scheme benefits and other funding sources for healthcare, including gap cover, using your savings and credit facilities with Discovery Bank.
Health Pay allows you to instantly settle any out-of-pocket expenses at participating GPs, pharmacies, hospitals, pathologists, radiologists, and other healthcare providers directly from your linked Discovery Bank account.
Set up Health Pay by simply linking your Discovery Bank card or Ðiscovery Account with zero monthly fees to your Discovery Health Medical Scheme plan through the Discovery Bank app, and any future qualifying out-of-pocket expenses will automatically be settled using your available balance.
In participating doctor's practices, you can also automatically make payments by scanning the QR code on the invoice, using the Discovery app.
Keep track of your healthcare spendYou can get an overview of all your healthcare spend, including Health Pay, through an interactive dashboard in the Discovery app. The dashboard allows you to view your monthly healthcare expenses grouped by healthcare professional categories and where the expense was paid from.
Vitality Health members currently enjoy access to the richest gym benefit in the industry, with up to 75% savings on monthly fees at Virgin Active or Planet Fitness. We have introduced an alternative gym benefit that gives you the flexibility to train whenever you want, without the commitment of a long-term contract.
There's no need to even carry a gym membership card when training. Simply scan the QR code at the gym entrance using the Discovery app to pay for your workout from your linked Discovery Bank account, and start exercising with Vitality Pay as you Gym. The flexible way to get fit.
Access more than 170 facilities nationwide across the Virgin Active and Planet Fitness gym networks, and pay discounted rates, from as little as R75 per visit depending on the monthly retail rate of the club.
The days of exchanging banking details are over. Now, with Contact Payments from Discovery Pay, you can make and receive secure payments quickly and easily with just a cellphone number. Contact Payments allows you to make payments to other Discovery clients in your phone contact list - we'll deposit the money into their existing South African bank account, no matter who they bank with.
There is no cost to receive payments, but you might be charged for each Contact payment you make depending on your Discovery Bank product. Interest will be charged on Contact Payments where the linked account has a negative balance.