diff --git a/addons/account/models/company.py b/addons/account/models/company.py
index fd3d289aa7b52..b54c97ce34c26 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/company.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/company.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class ResCompany(models.Model):
             'padding': 5,
             'use_date_range': True,
             'company_id': self.id,
-            'prefix': 'BATCH/%(year)s/',
+            'prefix': 'PAY/%(year)s/',
         }),
     )
 
diff --git a/addons/account/tests/test_account_payment_register.py b/addons/account/tests/test_account_payment_register.py
index 71731d5e27fcf..c46e9f47f2a9a 100644
--- a/addons/account/tests/test_account_payment_register.py
+++ b/addons/account/tests/test_account_payment_register.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def test_register_payment_single_batch_grouped_keep_open_lower_amount(self):
         })._create_payments()
 
         self.assertRecordValues(payments, [{
-            'memo': Like(f'BATCH/{self.current_year}/...'),
+            'memo': Like(f'PAY/{self.current_year}/...'),
             'payment_method_line_id': self.inbound_payment_method_line.id,
         }])
         self.assertRecordValues(payments.move_id.line_ids.sorted('balance'), [
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def test_register_payment_single_batch_grouped_keep_open_higher_amount(self):
         })._create_payments()
 
         self.assertRecordValues(payments, [{
-            'memo': Like(f'BATCH/{self.current_year}/...'),
+            'memo': Like(f'PAY/{self.current_year}/...'),
             'payment_method_line_id': self.inbound_payment_method_line.id,
         }])
         self.assertRecordValues(payments.move_id.line_ids.sorted('balance'), [
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def test_register_payment_single_batch_grouped_writeoff_lower_amount_debit(self)
         })._create_payments()
 
         self.assertRecordValues(payments, [{
-            'memo': Like(f'BATCH/{self.current_year}/...'),
+            'memo': Like(f'PAY/{self.current_year}/...'),
             'payment_method_line_id': self.inbound_payment_method_line.id,
         }])
         self.assertRecordValues(payments.move_id.line_ids.sorted('balance'), [
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def test_register_payment_single_batch_grouped_writeoff_higher_amount_debit(self
         })._create_payments()
 
         self.assertRecordValues(payments, [{
-            'memo': Like(f'BATCH/{self.current_year}/...'),
+            'memo': Like(f'PAY/{self.current_year}/...'),
             'payment_method_line_id': self.inbound_payment_method_line.id,
         }])
         self.assertRecordValues(payments.move_id.line_ids.sorted('balance'), [