Edit an ABN/ACN for an existing payee

Your Pay Anyone payee list is comprised of the recipients you have saved in order to make Pay Anyone payments to them in the future.

You can edit a payment type linked to a payee and have up to 20 payment types linked to a single payee.

Note: Payment types include BSB and Account numbers, phone numbers, email addresses, ABN/ACNs and Organisation IDs.

How do I edit an ABN/ACN for an existing payee?

To edit an ABN/ACN for an existing payee, you’ll need to be logged in to ANZ Internet Banking.

Step 1 - Navigate to "manage payees"

Go to the “Settings” menu.
Select “Manage payees”.

Step 2 - Edit an ABN/ACN

Find the payee you wish to edit after doing the following:
- Looking through your payees; or
- Filtering your payees using the filter textbox (look for the magnifying glass).
  - Enter characters of your payee’s nickname or any payment type.
Select “Edit” next to the payee you wish to edit the payment type of.
Select “Edit” next to the payment type you wish to edit.
Edit the payee’s ABN/ACN.
Check the payee’s phone number is linked to a bank account by selecting “Check ABN/ACN”.
If the ABN/ACN is linked to a bank account, a “Save” button will appear.
Check that the name shown is the name of the person/business you intend to pay before selecting “Save”.
If the ABN/ACN isn’t linked to a bank account, it will display an error message prompting you to check that the ABN/ACN is correct.
These updates will be saved immediately within the same ANZ Internet Banking session and you will be returned to the edit payee modal for this payee.
Select the “X” to return to your Pay Anyone manage payees list

Why can't I edit an ABN/ACN?

You cannot edit an ABN/ACN if you have future or recurring payment/s scheduled to it.

For example, if you have recurring payments scheduled for a payee’s ABN/ACN, that ABN/ACN cannot be edited.
You must first cancel any scheduled payments to that ABN/ACN.

If you wish to edit a future dated or recurring payment, the request must be lodged with ANZ Internet Banking prior to 11.59pm Melbourne time on the day prior to the payment date.

Delete a future payment

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Frequently asked questions

What is a payment type?

A payment type is the identifier that you address your payment to.

A payment type can be a BSB and Account number, phone number, email address, ABN/ACN or Organisation ID (Org ID) that is linked to a bank account.

What is a PayID?

A PayID is a simplified payment address that’s linked to a bank account and capable of receiving payments.

ANZ allows you to link a mobile number, email address or ABN/ACN with an eligible ANZ bank account to create a PayID.

ANZ allows payments to PayID mobile numbers, email addresses, ABN/ACNs and Organisation ID (Org ID)

If you don’t delete or update a payment type that no longer reflects your payee’s details, any payments sent to this payment type could either;

Be unsuccessful as the payment type is invalid, or;
Be sent to an unintended recipient rather than your intended payee, as the payment type may have since been registered by another person.