How do I update receiving details in my customer's vendor records?
Confirm the new instructions first, then notify the customer's accounts-payable team before their next payment. Use your established business email and make the effective date clear.
- Share the full new beneficiary and bank details, payment currency and reference instructions.
- Ask the payer to verify the change through a contact method they already trust.
- Ask for written confirmation that their vendor record has been updated.
- Replace old instructions on unpaid invoices and future invoice templates.
- Check the first payment made using the new details.
Do not assume an emailed invoice updates a customer's bank records. If a payment is already in progress, obtain its receipt and check where it was sent before requesting any new transfer.