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Update bank account

Update the information of an existing bank account at merchant level.

Use the updateBankAccount endpoint to update or delete existing bank account information. The information is updated or deleted based on the data that you submit. For example:

Type of data Operation
New data Update operation. The new data replace the corresponding existing data.
Empty string Delete operation. The empty string replaces the corresponding existing data, i.e. the information on record is deleted.
Same value or no new value No change. The corresponding existing data is kept.
Any optional fields not included in the update No change. The corresponding existing data is kept.

The following fields require a 4-eye policy review:

  • bankAccountsDeleteUnconfirmed
  • bankAccountsUpdateUnconfirmed

A bank account is defined by the  merchantCode and the currency. There cannot be multiple bank accounts with the same currency set up. These are the only required fields for an update. If a value for a field is not set, the old value is retained.

Request parameters

To update bank account information for a merchant account, make a POST /updateBankAccount request specifying:

Name Type
Required
Description
accountKey

String

-x-

DEPRECATED
Not used anymore. Do not use.

merchantCode

String

-white_check_mark-

A merchant code string holds a value to identify a merchant.

Format:

  • Either: MerchantAccount.Merchant_Code
  • Or: Merchant_Code
bankAccountData

Class

-white_check_mark-

A container object for bank account data.

  • bankCity
  • bankCode
  • bankName
  • bic
  • branchCode
  • checkCode
  • countryCode
  • currency
  • foundationAccount
  • iban
  • number
  • owner
  • ownerCity

|-bankCity

String

-x-

The (main) city the bank operates from.
bankCity is an optional field for EUR transactions.``

bankCity is a mandatory field for:

  • All non-EUR transactions
  • All EUR transactions without an IBAN code.
|-bankCode

String

-x-

The code identifying the bank.
The field format is specific to the country/region.

bankCode is mandatory only for the following countries/regions:

  • Canada
  • Hong Kong
  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
|-bankName

String

-x-

The name of the bank.

bankName is a mandatory field for:

  • All non-EUR transactions
|-bic

String

-x-

Business Identifier Code.
Unique identifier for the bank.

|-branchCode

String

-x-

The code identifying the bank branch office.
The field format is specific to the country/region.

branchCode is mandatory only for the following countries/regions:

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Great Britain
  • Indonesia
  • Hong Kong
  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
  • South-Africa
  • Taiwan
  • United States
|-checkCode

String

-x-

Code check. It corresponds to checking digits in an IBAN code.
If it is included in a transaction, its value is validated against the corresponding IBAN code.
checkCode should never be included in transactions involving non-IBAN compliant countries/regions.

|-countryCode

String

-x-

The country value format needs to adhere to the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard. An invalid country code results in a transaction/request rejection. You can look up country codes on the ISO website.

This field is mandatory in the following cases:

  • The transaction does not include an IBAN. 
  • If it is not possible to retrieve the country code from the IBAN code.
|-currency

String

-white_check_mark-

The three-character ISO currency code.
This is a non editable, read-only field.

|-foundationAccount

String

-x-

The foundation account number (FAN).
A unique identifier.
This is a non editable, read-only field.
It is relevant only in the call response.

|-iban

String

-x-

The International Bank Account Number.

|-number

String

-x-

The bank account number.

|-owner

String

-x-

Name of the bank account owner.

|-ownerCity

String

-x-

Name of the city where the bank account holder resides.
This is a mandatory field when:

  • The transaction does not include an IBAN.

  • The transaction is non-EUR.

Response parameters

If there are no errors in the request, the call returns a pspReference.If any issues occur during the process, the call returns one or more warning or error messages.

NameTypeReturned by defaultDescription

pspReference

String

-white_check_mark-

A reference to uniquely identify the request.

warnings

String

-x-

Warning message about problems encountered while trying to update the specified bank account details.
Returned when the update operation does not work as expected.

errors

String

-x-

Error message(s) about problems encountered while trying to update the specified bank account details.
Returned when the update operation fails.

Examples

Request

Response

Response in case of an error