Confirmation of Payee (CoP) is an industry-wide service designed to help you make an informed decision before you make a payment, reducing the risk of scams and mistaken payments. It’s available for domestic payments within Australia made using a BSB and account number.
CoP checks the account name, BSB, and account number you’ve entered against the details held by the recipient’s bank. It then provides a match result, helping you decide what to do next such as;
Make informed decisions – choose to proceed with the payment (or not) or double-check the details.
Reduce the risk of sending money to the wrong person or falling victim to a scam.
Confirmation of Payee is an initiative of Australian Payments Plus, the organisation behind trusted services like:
· BPAY®
· Osko®
· eftpos
· PayID®
· PayTo®