Virtual IBANs are account numbers that route payments into one master account without opening separate bank accounts. Each client, invoice, or transaction gets its own IBAN, so every incoming SEPA payment identifies itself. B2B teams use them to automate reconciliation and payouts at scale.
A regular bank account holds funds and needs separate onboarding for every account you open. A virtual IBAN is a reference number on top of one master account: it receives and routes payments like a normal IBAN, but you can issue thousands of them in seconds through an API, one per customer or order.
Every customer or invoice pays into its own virtual IBAN, so the sender identifies itself by the account it pays into. Matching happens on arrival instead of at month-end. Finance teams skip manual bank-statement matching and see which invoice was paid the moment the transfer lands.
Standard SEPA credit transfers settle in up to one business day. SEPA Instant transfers arrive in seconds, around the clock. smartIBAN sends an instant payment notification the moment funds reach a virtual IBAN, so your platform reacts in real time instead of waiting for bank statements.
No. When you work with a provider that carries the regulatory infrastructure, the license burden stays with the provider. smartIBAN issues local virtual IBANs in 27 EU countries and handles the compliance layer, so platforms embed accounts and wallets without becoming a licensed e-money institution.
Virtual IBANs from smartIBAN come through one API integration. You connect once, then create IBANs per client, order, or invoice on demand. Book a demo.