# Merge payment methods

> Imports sometimes create the same bank account twice. Merge joins duplicate payment methods into one. You pick a target that keeps the history, add the duplicates, and merge. Their transactions move to the target, and missing details on the target are filled in from them. Default and bank-connection methods have limits.

Source: https://www.invunion.com/knowledge-base/merge-payment-methods/
Last updated: 2026-10-14

Imports sometimes create the same account twice. **Merge** joins them into one.

1. Select <svg class="kb-icon kb-icon-muted" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-label="Merge" role="img"><path d="m8 6 4-4 4 4"/><path d="M12 2v10.3a4 4 0 0 1-1.172 2.872L4 22"/><path d="m20 22-5-5"/></svg> on the method to keep, or tick several lines and select **Merge selection**.
2. In **Merge payment methods**, the **Target** keeps the history. Invunion lists **Suggested duplicates** when it finds some.
3. To add another method, type its name, code or IBAN under **Add manually**, select the search icon, then **Add**.
4. Use **Set as target** or **Remove from group** to adjust.
5. Select **Merge … method(s)**. The number counts the methods that will be merged into the target.

<img src="/images/knowledge-base/payment-methods-merge.png" alt="The Merge payment methods window. The merge group holds the target, Delta Logistique PM-014, with 15 transactions. Under Add manually, a search for zeta finds Zeta Consulting PM-016 with 9 transactions and an Add button. The Merge 0 method(s) button stays disabled until a method is added" style="width: 70%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;" />

Each method shows its code, its number of transactions (**15 tx**), its IBAN and its counterparty.

The other methods are deleted. Their transactions move to the target, and missing details on the target (IBAN, BIC, identifier, counterparty) are filled in from them.

A **Default** payment method can only be the target, never merged away. Methods from a bank connection cannot be merged here.
