Required Bank Details

The bankDetails required for a Payee depend on the currency and the type of payment you want to make to the Payee.

Currency Specific Details

CurrencyRequired FieldsSupported Payment Schemes
GBPbankDetails.accountNumber
bankDetails.routingCodeType (SORT_CODE)
bankDetails.routingCodeValue		UK Faster Payments - FPS
CHAPS - CHAPS
EURbankDetails.ibanSEPA Credit Transfer - SCT

When a Payee is created, the response contains a paymentSchemes param which tells you the Payment Schemes via which the created Payee can be sent a payment.

"paymentSchemes":[
      "FPS",
      "CHAPS"
   ]

"paymentSchemes":[
      "SCT"
   ]

Additional Details for USD Payees

To create a USD Payee, the following additional details must be provided as part of the Payee's:

  • address: State field
  • bank details:
    • IBAN + BIC (optional bank country) - for IBAN countries
    • Account Number + BIC + Bank Country - for non-IBAN countries