Bank Detail Redaction in Payroll with anonym.plus

Cut direct-deposit account numbers from a wage file before you share it.

Bank detail redaction is the removal of financial account data from a wage file, guided by GLBA (15 U.S.C. §6802). That law limits sharing of nonpublic financial data. anonym.plus marks each account and routing number on your device, so the record stays usable while bank data is shielded.

When this applies

A direct-deposit file lists each worker's account and routing number. You strip those digits before the file reaches a vendor or auditor.

How anonym.plus handles it

  1. Open the file in anonym.plus on your device.
  2. Local OCR reads a scanned deposit slip if present.
  3. The tool flags account, routing, and IBAN numbers.
  4. Confirm the flags and keep the bank name if cited.
  5. Apply Mask to keep only the last four digits.
  6. Save the clean file locally.

What you need to provide

PII entity types detected

Categoryanonym.plus entity typeExample
FinancialUS_BANK_NUMBERacct 4412 9087 → ****9087
FinancialIBAN_CODEIBAN → masked
NamesPERSONholder Tan → [HOLDER]
IdentifiersUS_SSNlinked SSN → [SSN]
OrganizationORGANIZATIONFirst Bank → [BANK]
DatesDATE_TIMEdeposit date → [DATE]

Compliance achieved

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Limitations & cautions

A spaced or hyphenated value on a faint scan can confuse OCR. Verify image flags so no full number remains. The tool masks what it detects; check the output.

Frequently asked questions

What does GLBA protect here?

15 U.S.C. §6802 limits sharing of nonpublic financial data. anonym.plus masks the deposit numbers in a wage file to support that limit.

How much may stay?

You choose. Mask is set to keep the last four digits, hiding the rest in one pass.

Is the file uploaded?

No. The app is offline, so the bank data stays on your device.