Features

ScotPayments lets public sector organisations make payments across Scotland.  

You can use ScotPayments to do lots of things, such as: 

• make sure you’re paying the right person or organisation 

• make Bacs payments  

• check the status of your payments 

Confirmation of Payee 

Confirmation of Payee helps you make sure that you’re paying the right person or organisation.   

It checks the bank details of the account you want to pay, to make sure that:  

• the account exists  

• the account details are correct  

• the name on the account is correct 

It'll show you if something does not look right. You can then investigate any errors before you make the payment. This can stop you sending a payment to the wrong person or organisation. This can help stop fraud and save you time.

Using Confirmation of Payee  

You can use Confirmation of Payee by itself. You do not have to use any other ScotPayments features to use it.   

You can use Confirmation ScotPayments for free if you’re a public sector organisation that sends payments to UK bank accounts. You can do this while ScotPayments is in our private beta phase. 

When we leave private beta and enter public beta or a live service, you might have to pay to use some features on ScotPayments, including Confirmation of Payee. We’ll let you know before this happens.  

Security 

Any payments you send or receive through ScotPayments are secure. Our Security Operations Centre monitors the service for cybercrime and fraud. 

If there’s an issue, our team of security specialists will help.