{"id":2344,"date":"2014-06-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=2344"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:15:39","slug":"dnb-iban-discrimination-reporting-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/dnb-iban-discrimination-reporting-point\/","title":{"rendered":"DNB launches IBAN discrimination reporting point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Netherlands will complete its transition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/knowledge-base\/iban-and-bic\/dutch-iban\/\">IBAN (International Bank Account Number)<\/a> on 1 August 2014. In the run-up to that date, Dutch organisations sometimes still refuse foreign IBANs, a practice known as IBAN discrimination. Dutch IBANs are also sometimes refused in other SEPA countries, for example for a European direct debit mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Over-op-IBAN-persp-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Illustration with the text \u201cswitch to IBAN\u201d where the letters I-B-A-N are each in a green circular area and slightly overlapping; simple, graphic style on a white background.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Over-op-IBAN-persp-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Over-op-IBAN-persp-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Over-op-IBAN-persp-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnb.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)<span class=\"sr-only\">(opens in new window)<\/span> <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a> wants to gain a better understanding of the actual scale of this problem. If you have experienced a Dutch organisation refusing a foreign IBAN, or a foreign organisation refusing a Dutch IBAN, report it to DNB at <a href=\"mailto:meldpuntIBANdiscriminatie@dnb.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meldpuntIBANdiscriminatie@dnb.nl<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnb.nl\/nieuws-voor-de-sector\/2021\/nog-steeds-klachten-over-iban-discriminatie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read DNB\u2019s article about IBAN discrimination (in Dutch).<span class=\"sr-only\">(opens in new window)<\/span> <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNB has opened a reporting point to assess how often Dutch and foreign IBANs are refused by organisations in SEPA countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2330,"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-2344","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>DNB launches IBAN discrimination reporting point - Dutch Payments Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ervaar je IBAN-discriminatie? 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