diff --git a/src/bank-lib/bank_api_history.c b/src/bank-lib/bank_api_history.c
index a6c7dceac..3b8a83e13 100644
--- a/src/bank-lib/bank_api_history.c
+++ b/src/bank-lib/bank_api_history.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ parse_account_history (struct TALER_BANK_HistoryHandle *hh,
     struct TALER_BANK_TransferDetails td;
     const char *sign;
     uint64_t other_account;
-    uint64_t serial_id;
+    uint64_t row_id;
     enum TALER_BANK_Direction direction;
     struct GNUNET_JSON_Specification hist_spec[] = {
       GNUNET_JSON_spec_string ("sign",
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ parse_account_history (struct TALER_BANK_HistoryHandle *hh,
       GNUNET_JSON_spec_absolute_time ("date",
                                       &td.execution_date),
       GNUNET_JSON_spec_uint64 ("row_id",
-                               &serial_id),
+                               &row_id),
       GNUNET_JSON_spec_string ("wt_subject",
                                (const char **) &td.wire_transfer_subject),
       GNUNET_JSON_spec_uint64 ("counterpart",
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ parse_account_history (struct TALER_BANK_HistoryHandle *hh,
              MHD_HTTP_OK,
              TALER_EC_NONE,
              direction,
-             serial_id,
+             row_id,
              &td,
              transaction);
     json_decref (td.account_details);
diff --git a/src/bank-lib/fakebank.c b/src/bank-lib/fakebank.c
index 67175721a..39ba6d7a6 100644
--- a/src/bank-lib/fakebank.c
+++ b/src/bank-lib/fakebank.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct Transaction
   /**
    * Number of this transaction.
    */
-  uint64_t serial_id;
+  uint64_t row_id;
 
   /**
    * Flag set if the transfer was rejected.
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ TALER_FAKEBANK_check (struct TALER_FAKEBANK_Handle *h,
  * @param amount amount to transfer
  * @param subject wire transfer subject to use
  * @param exchange_base_url exchange URL
- * @return serial_id of the transfer
+ * @return row_id of the transfer
  */
 uint64_t
 TALER_FAKEBANK_make_transfer (struct TALER_FAKEBANK_Handle *h,
@@ -213,14 +213,14 @@ TALER_FAKEBANK_make_transfer (struct TALER_FAKEBANK_Handle *h,
   t->credit_account = credit_account;
   t->amount = *amount;
   t->exchange_base_url = GNUNET_strdup (exchange_base_url);
-  t->serial_id = ++h->serial_counter;
+  t->row_id = ++h->serial_counter;
   t->date = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
   t->subject = GNUNET_strdup (subject);
   GNUNET_TIME_round_abs (&t->date);
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_DLL_insert_tail (h->transactions_head,
                                     h->transactions_tail,
                                     t);
-  return t->serial_id;
+  return t->row_id;
 }
 
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ TALER_FAKEBANK_reject_transfer (struct TALER_FAKEBANK_Handle *h,
                                 uint64_t credit_account)
 {
   for (struct Transaction *t = h->transactions_head; NULL != t; t = t->next)
-    if ( (t->serial_id == rowid) &&
+    if ( (t->row_id == rowid) &&
          (t->credit_account == credit_account) )
     {
       t->rejected = GNUNET_YES;
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ handle_admin_add_incoming (struct TALER_FAKEBANK_Handle *h,
   json_t *json;
   struct MHD_Response *resp;
   int ret;
-  uint64_t serial_id;
+  uint64_t row_id;
 
   pr = GNUNET_JSON_post_parser (REQUEST_BUFFER_MAX,
                                 con_cls,
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ handle_admin_add_incoming (struct TALER_FAKEBANK_Handle *h,
       json_decref (json);
       return MHD_NO;
     }
-    serial_id = TALER_FAKEBANK_make_transfer (h,
+    row_id = TALER_FAKEBANK_make_transfer (h,
                                               debit_account,
                                               credit_account,
                                               &amount,
@@ -487,8 +487,8 @@ handle_admin_add_incoming (struct TALER_FAKEBANK_Handle *h,
     size_t json_len;
 
     json = json_pack ("{s:I}",
-                      "serial_id",
-                      (json_int_t) serial_id);
+                      "row_id",
+                      (json_int_t) row_id);
     json_str = json_dumps (json,
                            JSON_INDENT(2));
     json_decref (json);
@@ -564,10 +564,10 @@ handle_reject (struct TALER_FAKEBANK_Handle *h,
     break;
   }
   {
-    uint64_t serial_id;
+    uint64_t row_id;
     uint64_t credit_account;
     struct GNUNET_JSON_Specification spec[] = {
-      GNUNET_JSON_spec_uint64 ("row_id", &serial_id),
+      GNUNET_JSON_spec_uint64 ("row_id", &row_id),
       GNUNET_JSON_spec_uint64 ("credit_account", &credit_account),
       GNUNET_JSON_spec_end ()
     };
@@ -581,11 +581,11 @@ handle_reject (struct TALER_FAKEBANK_Handle *h,
       return MHD_NO;
     }
     found = TALER_FAKEBANK_reject_transfer (h,
-                                            serial_id,
+                                            row_id,
                                             credit_account);
     GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
                 "Rejected wire transfer #%llu (to %llu)\n",
-                (unsigned long long) serial_id,
+                (unsigned long long) row_id,
                 (unsigned long long) credit_account);
   }
   json_decref (json);
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ handle_history (struct TALER_FAKEBANK_Handle *h,
     for (pos = h->transactions_head;
          NULL != pos;
          pos = pos->next)
-      if (pos->serial_id == start_number)
+      if (pos->row_id  == start_number)
         break;
     if (NULL == pos)
     {
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ handle_history (struct TALER_FAKEBANK_Handle *h,
       ? (pos->rejected ? "cancel-" : "-")
       : (pos->rejected ? "cancel+" : "+");
     trans = json_pack ("{s:I, s:o, s:o, s:s, s:I, s:s}",
-                       "row_id", (json_int_t) pos->serial_id,
+                       "row_id", (json_int_t) pos->row_id,
                        "date", GNUNET_JSON_from_time_abs (pos->date),
                        "amount", TALER_JSON_from_amount (&pos->amount),
                        "sign", sign,
diff --git a/src/bank-lib/test_bank_interpreter.c b/src/bank-lib/test_bank_interpreter.c
index fac0ab692..8f7abf057 100644
--- a/src/bank-lib/test_bank_interpreter.c
+++ b/src/bank-lib/test_bank_interpreter.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ struct History
   /**
    * Serial ID of the wire transfer.
    */
-  uint64_t serial_id;
+  uint64_t row_id;
 
   /**
    * Direction of the transfer.
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ build_history (struct InterpreterState *is,
     if (TBI_OC_ADMIN_ADD_INCOMING != pos->oc)
       continue;
     if ( (NULL != ref) &&
-         (ref->details.admin_add_incoming.serial_id ==
-          pos->details.admin_add_incoming.serial_id) )
+         (ref->details.admin_add_incoming.row_id ==
+          pos->details.admin_add_incoming.row_id) )
     {
       total = 0;
       ok = GNUNET_YES;
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ build_history (struct InterpreterState *is,
     if (TBI_OC_ADMIN_ADD_INCOMING != pos->oc)
       continue;
     if ( (NULL != ref) &&
-         (ref->details.admin_add_incoming.serial_id ==
-          pos->details.admin_add_incoming.serial_id) )
+         (ref->details.admin_add_incoming.row_id ==
+          pos->details.admin_add_incoming.row_id) )
     {
       total = 0;
       ok = GNUNET_YES;
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ build_history (struct InterpreterState *is,
                      TALER_string_to_amount (pos->details.admin_add_incoming.amount,
                                              &h[total].details.amount));
       /* h[total].execution_date; // unknown here */
-      h[total].serial_id
-        = pos->details.admin_add_incoming.serial_id;
+      h[total].row_id
+        = pos->details.admin_add_incoming.row_id;
       GNUNET_asprintf (&h[total].details.wire_transfer_subject,
                        "%s %s",
                        pos->details.admin_add_incoming.subject,
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ print_expected (struct History *h,
                 (unsigned long long) i,
                 (TALER_BANK_DIRECTION_CREDIT == h[i].direction) ? "+" : "-",
                 TALER_amount2s (&h[i].details.amount),
-                (unsigned long long) h[i].serial_id,
+                (unsigned long long) h[i].row_id,
                 h[i].details.wire_transfer_subject,
                 acc);
     if (NULL != acc)
@@ -583,21 +583,21 @@ next (struct InterpreterState *is)
  * @param http_status HTTP response code, #MHD_HTTP_OK (200) for successful status request
  *                    0 if the bank's reply is bogus (fails to follow the protocol)
  * @param ec taler status code
- * @param serial_id unique ID of the wire transfer in the bank's records; UINT64_MAX on error
+ * @param row_id unique ID of the wire transfer in the bank's records; UINT64_MAX on error
  * @param json detailed response from the HTTPD, or NULL if reply was not in JSON
  */
 static void
 add_incoming_cb (void *cls,
                  unsigned int http_status,
                  enum TALER_ErrorCode ec,
-                 uint64_t serial_id,
+                 uint64_t row_id,
                  const json_t *json)
 {
   struct InterpreterState *is = cls;
   struct TBI_Command *cmd = &is->commands[is->ip];
 
   cmd->details.admin_add_incoming.aih = NULL;
-  cmd->details.admin_add_incoming.serial_id = serial_id;
+  cmd->details.admin_add_incoming.row_id = row_id;
   if (cmd->details.admin_add_incoming.expected_response_code != http_status)
   {
     GNUNET_break (0);
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ add_incoming_cb (void *cls,
  *                    already returned).
  * @param ec taler status code
  * @param dir direction of the transfer
- * @param serial_id monotonically increasing counter corresponding to the transaction
+ * @param row_id monotonically increasing counter corresponding to the transaction
  * @param details details about the wire transfer
  * @param json detailed response from the HTTPD, or NULL if reply was not in JSON
  */
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ history_cb (void *cls,
             unsigned int http_status,
             enum TALER_ErrorCode ec,
             enum TALER_BANK_Direction dir,
-            uint64_t serial_id,
+            uint64_t row_id,
             const struct TALER_BANK_TransferDetails *details,
             const json_t *json)
 {
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ interpreter_run (void *cls)
       ref = NULL;
     }
     if (NULL != ref)
-      rowid = ref->details.admin_add_incoming.serial_id;
+      rowid = ref->details.admin_add_incoming.row_id;
     else
       rowid = UINT64_MAX;
     cmd->details.history.hh
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ interpreter_run (void *cls)
                            "http://localhost:8080",
                            &auth,
                            ref->details.admin_add_incoming.credit_account_no,
-                           ref->details.admin_add_incoming.serial_id,
+                           ref->details.admin_add_incoming.row_id,
                            &reject_cb,
                            is);
     if (NULL == cmd->details.reject.rh)
diff --git a/src/bank-lib/test_bank_interpreter.h b/src/bank-lib/test_bank_interpreter.h
index ed2a00df7..010538ac9 100644
--- a/src/bank-lib/test_bank_interpreter.h
+++ b/src/bank-lib/test_bank_interpreter.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ struct TBI_Command
       /**
        * The serial ID for this record, as returned by the bank.
        */
-      uint64_t serial_id;
+      uint64_t row_id;
 
     } admin_add_incoming;