{
 "id": "shopify-86de7eaf56",
 "platform": "shopify",
 "title": "family_name is optional for B2B orders in Payments Apps API requests",
 "summary": "B2B checkout treats the buyer’s surname as optional, so payment session requests for B2B orders can omit family_name in shipping_address and billing_address . This affects payments apps that handle B2B orders through the Payments Apps API and currently require family_name in these addresses.",
 "categories": [
  "announcement"
 ],
 "tags": [
  "API",
  "Payments Apps API",
  "Update"
 ],
 "published_date": "2026-09-15",
 "effective_date": null,
 "effective_date_precision": null,
 "source_url": "https://shopify.dev/changelog/family_name-is-optional-for-b2b-orders-in-payments-apps-api-requests",
 "source_name": "Shopify developer changelog",
 "fetched_at": "2026-10-17T03:44:00+00:00",
 "collector": "shopify/changelog",
 "first_seen": "2026-10-17T01:05:46+00:00",
 "in_source": true,
 "last_seen_in_source": "2026-10-17T03:44:00+00:00",
 "upcoming": false,
 "url": "https://adstackwatch.com/changes/shopify-86de7eaf56/"
}