BEC has announced that creditorName will become a mandatory field for all payment products. As a result, destination.name will become mandatory in our API for all payment types, including invoice payments, for payment initiation requests submitted through BEC-connected banks.
This change affects the following banks:
- Vestjysk Bank - Arbejdernes Landsbank - Hvidbjerg Bank A/S - Lægernes Bank - Nykredit Bank og Spar Nord - Andelskassen Fælleskassen - Danske Andelskassers Bank A/S - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Danmark - Møns Bank - Frøslev-Mollerup Sparekasse - Frørup Andelskasse - Faster Andelskasse - Merkur Andelskasse - Lollands Bank - Fynske Bank - MAJ Bank A/S - Coop Bank - GrønlandsBANKEN
BEC plans to roll out this change during the implementation window from 20 October 2026 to 14 November 2026. The exact production go-live date will be communicated by BEC at a later date.
Posted Oct 16, 2026 - 06:38 UTC
This scheduled maintenance affects: Providers (Denmark).