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# Article 4 — Information accompanying transfers of funds

*In force · Regulation (EU) 2023/1113, OJ L 150, 9.6.2023 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 19 Oct 2026 ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1113/oj/eng)

1. The [payment service provider](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payment-service-provider) of the [payer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payer) shall ensure that transfers of [funds](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/funds) are accompanied by the following information on the payer:

   **(a)** the name of the [payer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payer);

   **(b)** the payer’s [payment account](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payment-account) number;

   **(c)** the payer’s address including the name of the country, official personal document number and customer identification number, or, alternatively, the payer’s date and place of birth; and

   **(d)** subject to the existence of the necessary field in the relevant payments message format, and where provided by the payer to its [payment service provider](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payment-service-provider), the current [LEI](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/legal-entity-identifier) of the payer or, in its absence, any available equivalent official identifier.
2. The payment service provider of the payer shall ensure that transfers of [funds](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/funds) are accompanied by the following information on the [payee](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payee):

   **(a)** the name of the [payee](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payee);

   **(b)** the payee’s [payment account](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payment-account) number; and

   **(c)** subject to the existence of the necessary field in the relevant payments message format, and where provided by the payer to its payment service provider, the current [LEI](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/legal-entity-identifier) of the payee or, in its absence, any available equivalent official identifier.
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, point (b), and paragraph 2, point (b), in the case of a transfer not made to or from a payment account, the payment service provider of the payer shall ensure that the [transfer of funds](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/transfer-of-funds) is accompanied by a [unique transaction identifier](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/unique-transaction-identifier) rather than the payment account number.
4. Before transferring funds, the payment service provider of the payer shall verify the accuracy of the information referred to in paragraph 1 and, where applicable, in paragraph 3, on the basis of documents, data or information obtained from a reliable and independent source.
5. Verification as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article shall be deemed to have taken place where one of the following applies:

   **(a)** the identity of the payer has been verified in accordance with Article 13 of Directive (EU) 2015/849 and the information obtained pursuant to that verification has been retained in accordance with Article 40 of that Directive;

   **(b)** Article 14(5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 applies to the payer.
6. Without prejudice to the derogations provided for in Articles 5 and 6, the payment service provider of the payer shall not execute any [transfer of funds](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/transfer-of-funds) before ensuring full compliance with this Article.

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[Chapter II — Obligations on payment service providers](/tofr/chapters/ii.md) › Section 1 — Obligations on the payment service provider of the payer · [← Article 3](/tofr/articles/3.md) · [Article 5 →](/tofr/articles/5.md)