Important Notice for BOV SEPA Payments

A recent BOV SEPA File update has been introduced earlier this month (the 13th of April). A test file was sent to BOV to confirm the changes that were made and was verified by the payment operations department of BOV and were confirmed as valid without any further changes required.

BOV SEPA File must be compliant by the 15th of June 2021. The BOV SEPA file update is mandatory and failure to comply with the update may lead to transactions being rejected.

How to amend the Originator/Debtor Address

(1)  From the Top menu bar click on the “Settings” button

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(2-3)  Click on “Company Settings” then “Company Details”;

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(4)  Enter the  “Company Code”;

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(5)  Amend the originator/debtor address (Only 2 address lines are accepted);

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(6)  Click “Save” once done.

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How to amend the Message ID Filename

(1)  From the Top menu bar click on the “Settings” button

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(2-3)  Click on “Company Settings” then “Company Details”;

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(4)  Enter the  “Company Code”;

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(5)  From the “Message Identification (Filename)” field ensure that the BOV filename is written in the following format:

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(6)  Click “Save” once done.

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Further to the above, to ensure that the BOV SEPA file has limited to no possibility of errors, please ensure that the below configurations are set up within the system.

  • Employees have a valid IBAN number.
  • All employees are configured to the correct country.

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