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Calls, counter-calls, emails, data searches: manual vendor account validations performed by financial teams are vulnerable to fraudulent transactions. Manual, time-consuming, and highly fallible, a single vendor account validation takes over 30 minutes on average. With Trustpair:
Verifying account ownership internationally is not a simple task for Finance teams. Many tools only allow domestic validations. With Trustpair, access automated instant account validations worldwide and guarantee international vendor data quality and legitimacy.
Account validation supports compliance with the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) by acting as a “reasonable prevention procedure” against fraud. It also reinforces obligations under Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws and Know Your Customer (KYC) rules by verifying the legitimacy of payment recipients.
For data protection, it ensures financial data integrity in line with the Data Protection Act 2018 (UK GDPR), while also supporting secure transfers for the 2017 Payment Services Regulations.
On a global scale, account validation aligns with international frameworks like the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations. Together, these safeguards reduce the risk of misdirected payments, fraud, and regulatory breaches – keeping your business protected and compliant.
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Sort codes enable you to identify a bank and the branch of a bank account. They’re important to check before processing a payment, to make sure you’re sending payments to the right institutions. Unlike IBANs that work for international payments, Sort Codes are specific to UK banks.
There are different methods to validate sort codes like online tools or direct bank lists.
However, validating sort codes isn’t enough to wipe out fraud. Even if the sort code is valid, it doesn’t mean the rest of the banking information is correct. Fraudsters could have opened an account in the same bank as the actual beneficiary to commit fraud under the radar. It’s important to check more information like the company’s address, country, etc
Not using bank account validation puts your business at serious risk of fraud (vendor fraud, phishing attacks, and CEO impersonation), failed payments, and lost funds.
Without verifying bank account details, errors in the account number, sort code, or other bank account component can go unnoticed. This can result in delays, rejected payments, and extra admin costs when processing invoices or setting up direct debits. For companies handling high volumes of transactions, invalid or outdated account details increase financial exposure. Skipping validation also affects data accuracy, harming customer confidence and internal processes.
Integrating smart bank validation software like Trustpair helps reduce costs, save time, and maintain control over payment processes. Our bank account validation technology ensures your system only processes valid, verified bank accounts. Our system checks bank details throughout the entire payment chain and blocks any fraudulous transaction.
On top of errors and fraud, failing to verify accounts can lead to non-compliance with UK regulations such as BACs Direct Debit scheme rules, JMLSG guidance and ECCTA 2023. This may result in corporate fines and legal issues during audits, especially for publicly traded companies
When bank account validation fails, it means the account details provided can’t be verified as accurate or valid. This could be due to errors in the account number, sort code, or a mismatch with the account holder’s name.
Failed validation increases the risk of failed payments, fraud, and delays in processing invoices or direct debits. It may also indicate that the bank account doesn’t exist in the company’s database, or the country code is incorrect.
Businesses that don’t properly validate bank account info can face operational issues and hidden costs. That’s why validating account details before transactions is an important step in fraud prevention and compliance.
Automate Safely
Our software automates account validation, reducing time-consuming and manual processes, prone to human errors and fraud. Your teams will gain time and peace of mind.
Gain Efficiency
We offer flexible integration modes and can easily connect to your existing systems, designing an easy-to use solution suited to your specific business
Control Globally
Confidently validate vendor bank accounts globally and validate their legitimacy across 190 countries thanks to the largest banking data sources network.
Explore how our solutions have empowered businesses like yours to fortify against fraud and build a resilient financial ecosystem.
"Trustpair gives us more reliability and peace of mind. The financial director is more serene when it comes to approving the transfer order."
"With Trustpair’s verification methodology, it's no longer just a consistency check but an exact confirmation of the validity of the third party: there is no longer any risk."
"With Trustpair, we are able to automatically and quickly monitor our third parties and ensure the security of that very data over the long term."
“I would definitely recommend Trustpair to finance departments. It makes adding and modifying beneficiaries more reliable, without resorting to manual processes that are cumbersome, time-consuming and fallible.”
“The control process is simplified with the Trustpair solution, the Finance Department is reassured and, above all, it no longer needs to waste time performing manual checks to verify a supplier's bank details.”
"Trustpair adapts very well to the specifics of our market and our way of working. Several features are developed as we work together. That's a real plus."
"Trustpair has become more than a reflex; it has become an obligation. The team no longer validates an IBAN unless Trustpair has confirmed it to us."
Thanks to Trustpair, we’ve made a significant shift in our security processes and filled the gaps we needed to fill. Trustpair has proved to be a committed and trustful partner and we’ve appreciated the support and transparency.
We’ve gone from manual and time-consuming fraud controls to automated bank account validation done directly in SAP. The workload has been drastically reduced and payment security is now guaranteed.
