The EPC QR standard
This is the European Payments Council's "SEPA Credit Transfer" QR code (EPC069-12), recognised by the banking apps of the main Belgian banks and many in other SEPA countries. The code contains the beneficiary, IBAN, amount and reference as plain text; nothing is stored anywhere, and the code never expires.
- An OGM is placed in the remittance text as
+++123/4567/89012+++, the form Belgian apps recognise. An RF reference goes in the structured reference field. - The amount is optional (leave it empty for donations); the maximum is 999,999,999.99.
- Put the QR code on invoices and payment reminders: it removes typing errors in IBANs and references, so payments are matched automatically.