Every day millions of payments are made with debit cards and giro-based; nationally and internationally
The payment system plays a pivotal role in the Dutch economy. Millions of payments are processed each day, by debit card and giro, both nationally and internationally. Different payment methods and rules exist in the Dutch and international payment systems. The payment market features many parties, each making stringent demands with regard to the quality of daily payments. It is a market that benefits from continuous innovation of products and services.
SEPA XML Customer to bank file formats to new version
More informationThe delivery of address information in an structured manner is mandatory. Information for customer to bank file format submitters and suppliers of financial and CRM software
European Credit Transfer
More informationThe European Credit Transfer (Europese Overschrijving) is based on the standard of the SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT)The European Credit…
European Direct Debit
More informationThe European direct debit makes sure that suppliers abroad and suppliers in The Netherlands are authorized in the same way to debit an…
G-account
More informationA g-account, or guarantee account, is a (largely) blocked account that can only be credited. Debits from a g-account can only be made to…
IBAN
More informationThe single uniform payment market for the euro (the Single Euro Payments Area or SEPA) means that current accounts throughout Europe must…
Point-of-sale payments
More informationVirtually everyone in the Netherlands has a debit card from his bank that is linked to a payment accountThe current debit cards can be used…
Online payments
More informationThe number of online purchases using the smartphone and tablet is growing significantlyAs a resident of the Netherlands, you have online…
Acceptgiro
More informationAcceptgiro payments, once made via paper forms from creditors, were discontinued on 1 June 2023 following a decline in use and the adoption of more efficient payment methods.