Skip to main content

BT-88 Payment card holder name

Name of the payment card holder when card payment details are used.

Quick answer

Delivery and payment

Delivery dates, payment means, and the operational context around settlement.

Quick actions

In plain language

Name of the payment card holder when card payment details are used.

Name of the payment card holder when card payment details are used.

This field supplements BT-87 in the uncommon cases where structured invoices include card-payment data.

What you usually enter here

Card holder name

Typical valid values include: Maria Muster

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

What goes wrong often

Avoid values like:

Examples in context

This field supplements BT-87 in the uncommon cases where structured invoices include card-payment data.

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

Valid Examples

  • Maria Muster

XML mapping and field facts

Open the technical reference if you need XML paths, validator rule codes, legal wording, or schema-specific mapping details.

Field ID:

BT-88

Data Type:

text

Cardinality:

0..1

Requirement:

Optional

Max Length:

100 characters

Since Version:

Optional

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:PaymentMeans/cac:CardAccount/cbc:HolderName
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
/CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementPaymentMeans/ram:ApplicableTradeSettlementFinancialCard/ram:CardholderName

Next step

Create an XRechnung from your PDF

The converter reads the invoice and shows the fields it found before download, so you can check and correct the values. No PDF? Fill in the XRechnung directly in the form.

Download requires an account. Subscriptions from €10/month with annual billing (excl. taxes), or €5 per conversion (excl. taxes) without a subscription.

Why the standard cares about this field

Business Context

This field supplements BT-87 in the uncommon cases where structured invoices include card-payment data.

Legal Requirement

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

Official sources and tools