Flow of the Verification of Payee
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The PSU (Payment Service User) initiates a payment.
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The customer application calls the finAPI VoP API.
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finAPI forwards the request to the EPC VoP Scheme.
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The receiving bank validates the provided name against the IBAN.
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The result is returned to the customer application via finAPI.
Possible Results
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Match (
MTCH): The provided name exactly matches the account holder’s name at the receiving bank. -
No Match (
NMTC): The provided name does not match the account holder’s name at the receiving bank. -
Close Match (
CMTC): The provided name slightly differs from the account holder’s name; the actual account holder name is returned in the response. -
Verification Not Possible (
NOAP): The verification could not be performed (e.g., receiving bank not reachable or not part of the scheme).
Note: Regardless of the result, the PSU must always have the option to proceed with or cancel the payment.