Glossary

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Payee

Payee

Any payment can be saved as a payee. This is useful if you need to make regular payments to the same person or business, for example, a supplier, as it reduces keying time and prevents any change to the payee details.

Payee lookup name

Payee lookup name

The reference allocated to a payee when it is saved. Used to identify the payee, when you wish to use it to make a payment, or edit the details.

Payee name and address

Payee name and address

The name and address of the recipient of the funds. For international payments, we recommend that you include the full name of the payee.

Payee reference

Payee reference

A reference that will identify the purpose of the transfer on the statement of the account being credited.

Pay from account

Payment reference

Payment reference

The reference sent out with a CHAPS or International payment to assist the payee to identify the funds.

Personal representatives

Personal representatives

As a group, executors and administrators are called personal representatives.

Power of attorney (POA)

Power of attorney (POA)

A document that authorises named individuals to act on someone else’s behalf. This authority is cancelled on death.

Probate

Probate

A formal procedure to prove that a document is the last will and testament of the deceased.