Confirmation of Payee (CoP)
What is Confirmation of Payee?
Confirmation of Payee (CoP) is a name checking service which helps provide assurance that electronic payments are being sent to the personal or business account you intend them for. It has been designed to help avoid accidental, misdirected payments being sent to the wrong accounts, as well as providing an additional layer of protection in the fight against fraud and scams.
Confirmation of Payee helps make sure you are sending money to the right account by allowing you to check that the name on an account matches that of the intended recipient before you make the payment. That way you can have confidence that you know you’re sending money to the account you intend it to go to and this means you have more protection against fraud.
Sending Faster Payments, CHAPS and BACS
If you’re paying into a Personal Account, use your first and last name rather than account name.
CORRECT EXAMPLE
Samantha Jones
INCORRECT EXAMPLE
Mrs S Jones
These are the details you need for paying into a Savings Account:
SORT CODE: 40-05-30
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 34577388
RERERENCE: Use your existing 10-digit account number
You can find your 10-digit account number in your passbook, recent letters from us or by logging into your online account.
Contact Us
If you are unsure about receiving payments to your Harpenden Building Society account or have any questions about Confirmation of Payee, you can contact our Member Services team on 01582 765 411 or pop into one of our branches.
Keep me informed
You can sign up to receive email communication from us in the two categories below. This is separate to any regulatory communication we may send to our members regarding their savings account(s) or mortgage.
Membership messaging - Mutual magazine and e-newsletters:
- Online protection and guidance from scams and fraud
- Volunteering, fundraising and community stories from within the Society
- Upcoming awareness and national days
- Customer surveys
- Opportunity to provide us feedback via Smart Money People
Product promotion and added value campaigns:
- New product launches that may offer you better returns
- Promotion of our existing products
- New services or propositions
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