This has been driving me mad for months. I have searched this site and can only find conflicting information.
Is there a failsafe way to receive a bank transfer without the sender ever discovering my name on his statements?
Has anyone ever tested this and seen if the receiver's account name is also shown - alongside the account number and sort code ? ( eg, by the sender clicking on the 'details' of the payment later)

In the past, I used the supposedly anonymous 'Pay A Contact' service, where only your phone number is needed.
 I was horrified when a client showed me that my surname and initial was clearly given in his online statement 
This was before the banks changed to account names being now the FULL name (not just surname and initial as previously)

Every day, someone offers to pay me this way and I have always worried about my name being shown later..

Amazon deposits or cash payments can be a nuisance for lots of people -  especially early morning hotel outcalls who just want to lie in bed, make a call, transfer the full amount and wait till I get there 
Many people are not on Amazon and a trip to Asda or Tesco on a Sunday Morning to purchase a card are off-putting (and futile on Easter Sunday  )

*Edit to add: I should probably mention that I have a very unusual name and an online presence for my other businesses and my real life.
It would be simple for a client to trace me through my real name  *

I accept and send bank transfers all the time, as far as I'm aware the only name the sender sees is the name  input onto the transfer form. At the moment this can be any name.

When providing my details I just tell the person to put whatever they like for the account name or reference. So far it works.

In the past, I used the supposedly anonymous 'Pay A Contact' service, where only your phone number is needed.
 I was horrified when a client showed me that my surname and initial was clearly given in his online statement 
This was before the banks changed to account names being now the FULL name (not just surname and initial as previously)

Amazon deposits or cash payments can be a nuisance for lots of people -  especially early morning hotel outcalls who just want to lie in bed, make a call, transfer the full amount and wait till I get there 
Many people are not on Amazon and a trip to Asda or Tesco on a Sunday Morning to purchase a card are off-putting (and futile on Easter Sunday  )

Have you asked which surname appeared in his online statement?  Was it correctly named (i.e. yours)?  If so, the name will be automatically logged when online transfer is made and it shows up on the statement.   Was he disgruntled by this, I wonder?

I don't use amazon for their unethical treatment of their staff myself, but if someone is a regular user of outcalls, how else does he pay *discreetly* for the outcall deposit?   

He probably needs to check the "Outcall Etiquette" page when he wants to hire outcall escorts. 
I saw one on an adult site.  Not sure if "how to pay outcall deposit" is covered there, however, I admit. 
 

The other way to test it is to send a transfer yourself, either to another of your bank accounts, or to a friend. Type some other name in the reference and account name box(not yours), see what shows up on the sending account statement.

Have you asked which surname appeared in his online statement?  Was it correctly named (i.e. yours)?  If so, the name will be automatically logged when online transfer is made and it shows up on the statement.   Was he disgruntled by this, I wonder?

I don't use amazon for their unethical treatment of their staff myself, but if someone is a regular user of outcalls, how else does he pay *discreetly* for the outcall deposit?   

He probably needs to check the "Outcall Etiquette" page when he wants to hire outcall escorts. 
I saw one on an adult site.  Not sure if "how to pay outcall deposit" is covered there, however, I admit. 

Yes, It was my exact title, initial and surname as shown on my bank card at that time.
I was with him again when he took out his laptop to show me.
No, he wasn't disgruntled as he is a single man and had nothing to hide.
I, on the other hand... 

Yes, I have thought about doing this. I only use one bank so far, I could do with a separate bank and keep it empty..

Which is exactly what I do - stand alone bank account for deposits, with App on my phone (the only banking I have on my phone).

He now knows who you are. . . Not good. 
It was very good of you to report this on this valuable site.

Without this useful thread, I would have outed myself without knowing, inadvertently.
I often wondered (also a bit worried) if my name won't show up on the receiver's account statement and my payment "gets lost" when sending money online in my civvie life.    Now...there's no room for mystery.

Thanks again. 

I've been given typo bank details I always double check, usually if the digit is wrong the whole thing bounces back.

I always ask recipients to confirm receipt.

I don’t know if this “failsafe” but it’s the best I have thought of and currently works for me.
I use PayPal butttttt, I created one in my work name using my work email. I haven’t set up my bank details on it. So I can only receive money and send it to another PayPal.
So when a client pays me via PayPal I then transfer it to my real name PayPal.
If he then tried to retract the money or report me for being a sex worked or whatever, there won’t be much PayPal can do because I would have already transferred the money out and I have no bank details set up on my work one so they can’t recall the money through my bank account.

It’s working so far and I haven’t had any problems but maybe I’m playing with fire.
I’ve never had a bad experience with clients and would say I’m a good judge of character so I would hope I am being quite careful with who I allow to pay me this way but if they seem genuine then it’s a risk I’ll take.

Unless they realise exactly what you are doing, and go for the transferred to account.