{"id":2339,"date":"2014-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=2339"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:12:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:12:44","slug":"netherlands-switched-to-iban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/netherlands-switched-to-iban\/","title":{"rendered":"The Netherlands has switched to IBAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Today, 1 August, the additional six-month transition period ends and European SEPA legislation enters into force. From now on, payments will use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/knowledge-base\/iban-and-bic\/dutch-iban\/\">IBAN<\/a> only, together with the new European standards for payment instruments such as credit transfers and direct debits.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Over-op-IBAN-ls1-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Logo with the text &#039;Switch to IBAN&#039;, in which the letters IBAN are displayed in green circles as a visual indication of the switch to IBAN.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Over-op-IBAN-ls1-3.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Over-op-IBAN-ls1-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Making payments remains straightforward, but an IBAN must now be used. Old Dutch account numbers are no longer converted automatically to IBANs in online banking. <a class=\"internal-link-juicer-keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/glossary\/acceptgiro\/\">Acceptgiro<\/a> forms and transfer forms must now include an IBAN or they cannot be processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paying an invoice or transferring money to someone else? The IBAN will often be shown on a website or in correspondence. If it is not, ask for the IBAN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 1 August, banks will no longer process payment or direct debit instructions submitted by businesses and organisations in the old ClieOp format. They may only process files submitted in SEPA format (XML).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Netherlands completed its transition to IBAN on 1 August 2014, with European SEPA standards now mandatory for credit transfers and direct debits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"btv_subject_tax":[14],"class_list":["post-2339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","btv_subject_tax-iban-and-bic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin  - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Netherlands has switched to IBAN - Dutch Payments Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vanaf 1 augustus 2014 betalen we alleen nog met IBAN. 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