Customising bank statement references (Paypal)
Note that this functionality is in private beta and not available for all clients
- You have the ability to add a custom statement descriptor (or reference) for each Paypal PayIn – this can be specified via the
StatementDescriptor
field in thePaypal Web PayIn
object. - The
StatementDescriptor
field can be up to 10 characters long, and can only include alphanumeric characters or spaces. This field is however entirely optional and can be left blank. - The information shown on the bank statement is made up of two elements – the name of your account (specified when creating your account) and the optional statement descriptor payin reference. A full example is as follows:
MGP*
ClientName
StatementDescriptor
- The information shown on the bank statement can be up to 22 characters long. If your
ClientName
is too long we truncate this field. - You should be aware however that each bank handles this information differently – some may show less or none of the reference and we have no control over this – we continue to work with our partners to improve this