Michael Snow <wikipe...@frontier.com> wrote: > [...]
> Also, I'm no expert on EU regulations, but I do observe that > according to the European Payments Council, it seems payees > receiving SEPA credit transfers are advised to communicate > the IBAN "only where necessary": > http://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/index.cfm/sepa-credit-transfer/iban-and-bic/ > (and likewise for payers making direct debit payments). That text and Regulation 260/2012 it refers to use "only where necessary" to refer to the publication of the *BIC* as it is only necessary for routing in the transition period that ends February 1st, 2016 at the latest. > (and likewise for payers making direct debit payments). It > may simply be that the fundraising team has been advised > that this is more consistent with providing the IBAN upon > request, rather than posting it on the website. Not to > disparage what may be common practice at other > organizations, but that does seem like a natural conclusion > to draw from that guidance. It could also be that the guidance was bad (or misunder- stood) and it is advisable to change banks before money is "lost". Tim _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
