Kontodest

Kontodest is a term used in some financial and IT contexts to denote the receiving or destination account in a transaction. It can appear in documentation for banking APIs, accounting software, and data interchange formats that handle transfers or postings.

Etymology and scope of use are varied. The form resembles a compound of a word for account (such as konto or account) and a shortened form of destination (dest). Because the term is not standard in formal financial terminology, its exact meaning and details depend on locale and the specific software being used. In many systems, kontodest is simply the label for a field that identifies the recipient account.

In practice, kontodest may refer to the destination account in a payment order, a posting line in an export file, or the ledger account to which funds are allocated. It is typically paired with a counterpart field that indicates the source account. Some locales or vendors prefer the English term "destination account" or "receiving account," while kontodest remains a localized or domain-specific label.

Data requirements and safeguards often accompany kontodest fields. Common elements include account numbers, bank codes or IBANs, beneficiary identifiers, and related routing information. Validation, format checks, and audit trails help prevent misdirected transfers and support compliance and troubleshooting.

See also: Destination account; Receiving account; Bank transfer; Payment order; Remittance.