France Entity Bank Details

This table shows which fields are required for every payment file format when you create bank details for customers, vendors, employees and partners, either through the Bank Details page or through the CSV Import Assistant.

Payment File Format

Field

Description

Required

All France payment formats

Name

Unique name for this entity bank detail record.

Yes

Type

Whether it is the entity’s primary or secondary bank account.

Yes

FR International CFONB320

Bank Account Number

Bank account number of the entity with whom you have a transaction.

Yes, if IBAN is not filled.

Bank Number

Five-digit code that identifies the entity’s bank.

Yes, if IBAN is not filled.

Bank Name

Name of the entity’s bank.

Yes

Economic Reason Code

Three-character alphanumeric code based on a list of codes from the bank. This is required if the amount is greater than the balance of payments threshold. Some banks still require this code even if the amount is lower than the threshold.

No

IBAN

Entity’s International Bank Account Number (IBAN) which should contain the two-letter code FR for France, and the IBAN check digits.

Yes, if Bank Account Number is not filled.

Country

Country where the bank account is located.

Yes, if the IBAN field, which includes a country code, is not filled.

BIC

Business Identifier Code of the entity’s bank. It has eight or 11 characters.

Yes, if IBAN is filled.

FR International ISO20022

Bank Account Number

Bank account number of the entity with whom you have a transaction.

Yes, if IBAN is not filled.

Bank Number

Five-digit code that identifies the entity’s bank.

Yes, if IBAN is not filled.

Bank Name

Name of the entity’s bank.

Yes

IBAN

Entity’s International Bank Account Number (IBAN) which should contain the two-letter code FR for France, and the IBAN check digits.

Yes, if Bank Account Number is not filled.

Country

Country where the bank account is located.

Yes, if the IBAN field, which includes a country code, is not filled.

SWFIT CODE/BIC

Business Identifier Code, also called SWIFT code, of the entity’s bank. It has eight or 11 characters.

Yes, if IBAN is filled.

SEPA Credit Transfer (France)

IBAN

Entity’s International Bank Account Number (IBAN) which should contain the two-letter code FR for France, and the IBAN check digits.

Yes

BIC

Business Identifier Code of the entity’s bank. It has eight or 11 characters.

Yes

CFONB

Bank Account Number

Bank account number of the entity with whom you have a transaction.

Yes

Bank Number

Five-digit code that identifies the entity’s bank.

Yes

Bank Name

Name of the entity’s bank.

Yes

Branch Number

The five-digit code that identifies the bank branch where the entity’s account is maintained.

Yes

Note:

The following formats, which are also used in France, are provided by the EMEA Localization SuiteApp. For more information, see EMEA Localization Payment Templates.

SEPA Credit Transfer (ABN AMRO)

IBAN

The entity’s International Bank Account Number (IBAN) which should contain the two-letter code BE for Belgium, and the IBAN check digits.

Yes

BIC

Business Identifier Code, also called SWIFT Code, of the entity’s bank. It has eight or 11 characters.

Yes

SEPA Direct Debit (ABN AMRO)

IBAN

The entity’s International Bank Account Number (IBAN) which should contain the two-letter code BE for Belgium, and the IBAN check digits.

Yes

BIC

Business Identifier Code, also called SWIFT Code, of the entity’s bank. It has eight or 11 characters.

Yes

Billing Sequence Type

Indicates whether a collection is the first (FRST) of a series or a recurrent one (RCUR).

Yes

Reference Mandate

A reference to the collection that you assign to each mandate. It must be unique in connection with the Creditor ID that you assign to each mandate.

Yes

Date of Reference Mandate

The date the mandate was signed.

Yes

Reference Amended

Indicates if the mandate has been amended.

Yes

Remittance Message

Remittance information from the creditor, described as structured or unstructured.

Yes

Original Reference Mandate

The unique reference assigned to the mandate before it was amended.

No

Original Debtor IBAN

The International Bank Account Number of the entity that owns an amount of money to the creditor.

No

Original Creditor ID

ID of the creditor before the mandate was amended.

No

Original Creditor Name

Name of the original creditor to which an amount of money is due.

No

Electronic Signature

Electronic signature date for non-paper authorizations.

No

SEPA Credit Transfer (HSBC)

IBAN

The entity’s International Bank Account Number (IBAN) which should contain the two-letter code BE for Belgium, and the IBAN check digits.

Yes

Swift Code/BIC

Business Identifier Code, also called SWIFT Code, of the entity’s bank. It has eight or 11 characters.

Yes

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