Create a payment file from CSV

You can upload payment data for a Xero-connected company or a company created without an accounting-system connection. Amounts must be in euro.

Download the example

  1. Select the company from the company selector.
  2. Open Payments → Upload CSV.
  3. Choose Download example CSV and use it as your template.

Keep the seven headings in this exact order:

Name,IBAN,BIC,Amount,Payment reference,City,Country

Complete the payment rows

ColumnWhat to enter
NameRecipient name, up to 255 characters.
IBANA valid recipient IBAN. Spaces are allowed and are removed during import.
BICA valid BIC, or leave it blank when it is not required.
AmountA positive EUR amount with no more than two decimal places, for example 125.50. Do not include a currency symbol or thousands separator.
Payment referenceThe recipient's payment reference, up to 255 characters.
CityRecipient city, up to 35 characters, or leave it blank.
CountryA valid two-letter country code such as IE, or leave it blank.

Each payment must be on its own row. Preserve all seven columns even when an optional value is blank.

Upload and review

  1. Save the file in CSV format.
  2. On Create payment file from CSV, select the file and upload it.
  3. If Parolla reports a row error, correct that row in the source CSV and upload the file again.
  4. Review the imported recipients, total and debit-account details before generating the payment file.
Always verify the recipient IBANs and payment total before downloading a bank file. An accepted CSV confirms the format of the data, not that the intended recipient is correct.

Common upload errors

  • The headings were renamed, reordered or separated with something other than commas.
  • A row does not contain all seven columns.
  • An amount contains a euro sign, comma, more than two decimal places or is zero or negative.
  • The IBAN or optional BIC is invalid.
  • The optional country is not a valid two-letter country code.