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  SWIFT - BIC Portal
The country code identifies the country in which the financial institution is located.
MAR identifies the banque BNP-Paribas branch in Marseille, a city in the South of France.
Branch codes: A three-character code used in a bank identifier code to identify a specific branch or department of an institution in the financial services industry.
www.swift.com /biconline/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_aboutbic   (1006 words)

  
  ISO 9362 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ISO 9362 (also known as SWIFT or BIC code) is a standard format of Bank Identifier Codes approved by the International Organization for Standardization.
There are over 7,500 "live" codes (for partners actively connected to the BIC network) and an estimated 10,000 additional BIC codes which can be used for manual transactions.
As an example, Deutsche Bank is an international bank; its head office is based in Frankfurt, Germany.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bank_Identifier_Code   (273 words)

  
 International Bank Account Number - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was originally adopted by the European Committee for Banking Standards, and was later adopted as ISO 13616:1997.
The Bs represent the bank code, the Gs are the code guichet
The first 4 alphanumeric characters represent the bank; according to a rule established by the Romanian National Bank, the BBBB code must be the same with the first 4 characters of the bank's identifier code.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Bank_Account_Number   (1555 words)

  
 International Bank Account Number - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It was originally adopted by the European Committee for Bank Standardisation, and was later adopted as ISO 13616:1997.
The first 4 alphanumeric characters represent a bank, the last 16 represent the specific bank branch and an account, combined any way the bank decides (typically the first 4 among the 16 identify the branch); some banks include the ISO 4217 currency identifier somewhere in the account name.
The four character bank designation is alphabetical, the next six characters are a sort code (often a specific branch) and the remaining characters are the customer account number.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/IBAN   (706 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions - Bank of Slovenia
Business partners inform their bank about their IBAN in order to enable the bank to channel the payment transaction to the country and the bank of the beneficiary, the latter automatically making the posting to the transaction account of the beneficiary.
BIC is the abbreviation for Bank Identifier Code.
Banks are obliged to draw customers’ attention to this matter and to communicate their own BIC to them in the statements of their account.
www.bsi.si /en/banking-and-commercial-sector.asp?MapaId=822   (744 words)

  
 Standing orders: Payment abroad
If the IBAN and BIC are not included on a payment order, the recipient bank will levy additional third-party charges because it will be unable to process the payment details automatically.
Bank codes are national bank-identifying features such as the bank routing number for Germany or the clearing number for Switzerland.
The BIC is a code defined in accordance with international SWIFT standards.
www.ubs.com /2/e/ebanking_help/Menues/Dauerauftraege/Bankzahlung_Ausland.htm   (756 words)

  
 Andelskassen, In English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The cooperative bank is an independent financial institution with decisions and competence being found locally and therefore for the benefit of the local society.
The single cooperative bank is independent with all the advantages it involves with the scale advantages being unified in the umbrella body the Danish Amalgamation of Cooperative Banks.
The Danish Amalgamation of Cooperative Banks and Danske Andelskassers Bank are situated in Hammershøj between Viborg and Randers and the number of employees is 90.
www.andelskassen.dk /12358.sda   (260 words)

  
 Bank Identifier Code, BIC code (BIC) - Eiger Systems
The Bank Identifier Code, also known as a BIC or BIC code, is a universal method of identifying financial institutions in order to facilitate the automated processing of payments.
In order to facilitate a straight through cross-border payment, two identification codes are required: the Bank Identifier Code of the receiving bank and the beneficiary’s International Bank Account Number (IBAN).
BICs and IBANs are used together to concisely identify the location of a specific account and as such are the key information required in enabling a payment to benefit from STP*.
www.eiger.co.uk /industry-information/bic-bank-identifier-code.html   (321 words)

  
 The Bank of Latvia > News and Press Releases > IBAN
Banks may choose when exactly they would transfer to the IBAN and how long a time period would be required; nevertheless, the transfer will have to be completed by December 31, 2004.
Banks will inform their customers about the replacement of account numbers by specifying the IBANs in account statements, as well as by way of disseminating information otherwise.
Compliance with the requirements of the Regulation will be essential both for banks and all those customers who encounter cross-border payments within the European Economic Area in their operations: unless the beneficiary's IBAN has been indicated upon payments in euros, additional charges may be levied on the customer by banks.
www.bank.lv /eng/main/sapinfo/iban   (747 words)

  
 Payment abroad
The value date is the date on which the account of the person issuing the order is debited and the transaction amount with the same value date is forwarded to the next bank in the payment chain or the beneficiary’s bank.
BIC: The 'Bank Identifier Code' clearly identifies the bank, country, town and branch of the of the banking institution.
The currency (ISO currency code) can be entered directly or using the button, highlighted and transferred.
www.ubs.com /2/e/ebanking_help/Menues/Zahlungen/Zahlungsauftrag_Ausland.htm   (783 words)

  
 Bank Windhoek
A foreign Bank usually handling foreign exchange and domestic money market transactions in a center where the capital market is free and enjoys advantages in terms of tax and/or reserve requirements.
Two simultaneous transactions: the purchase of securities (the collateral) by an investor from a bank or dealer, and the commitment by the bank or dealer to repurchase the securities at the same price at an agreed future date and rate.
This code is mostly used by our card members who have no access to an American Express Office overseas and therefore can make payment from overseas at any bank into the American Express card by using the swift code.
www.bankwindhoek.com.na /index.php?page=glossary   (3679 words)

  
 Deutsche Bank | BIC — Bank Identifier Code   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The "Bank Identifier Code" (BIC) is used in the electronic transfer of payment orders.
The two codes (BIC and IBAN) together make it possible to execute transfers from or into the countries of the European Union.
Payments can be forwarded using these codes directly to the beneficiary's account at the price of domestic transfers and, in some cases, more rapidly using inter-bank channels.
www.deutsche-bank.de /lexikon/print/2740.html   (89 words)

  
 Ulster Bank: International Services - IBAN
Existing sort codes and account numbers are retained, and additional characters are added to create a standard identifier which is known as an IBAN.
The BIC is an international standard used to uniquely identify a bank.
The country code identifies the country in which the IBAN was issued.
www.ulsterbank.com /ri_01a.asp?id=CORPORATE/INTERNATIONAL_SERVICES/IBAN   (424 words)

  
 Bank of Ireland - About Us - IBF Codes - IBAN: International Bank Account Number   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The BIC for Bank of Ireland is BOFIIE2D for the Republic of Ireland.
This will ensure that the IBAN is arithmetically correct, and when used in conjunction with the BIC code of the beneficiary bank will facilitate the straight through processing (STP) of the payment and get it to its destination with the minimum of delay.
Bank of Ireland and all other Irish banks will be validating all IBANs on outgoing payments by January 1st 2002 in line with other EU countries.
www.bankofireland.ie /html/gws/about_us/guidelines_standards/codes/General_Content_1000072.html   (1079 words)

  
 RBS: International Services - IBAN
The banking industry in the EU and EEA has been working through the European Payments Council with the European Commission to standardise and simplify the way cross-border payments are made.
Banks sending IBANs in the EU have the responsibility to check the data is valid before it is sent.
Banks in the EU have to check this verification element and ensure it is correct before the payment is sent.
www.rbs.co.uk /Corporate_Banking/International_Services/International_Payments/IBAN/default.htm   (3109 words)

  
 | I&M Bank - Telegraphic Transfer |   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
As an example, where funds are being sent to a bank in India in United States Dollars (USD), the Indian Bank (beneficiary bank) should have an account relationship with a bank in The United States (Correspondent bank) that can process its USD payments.
IandM Bank maintains account relationships with various correspondents in the USA, the UK, Germany, Japan, South Africa, India and Australia to cater for the major currencies that are used worldwide.
BIC Code – An exclusive Bank Identifier Code that is used to identify the intermediary bank/beneficiary bank for payments.
www.imbank.com /static/TT.htm   (387 words)

  
 IBAN - New Bank Account Number
In all banks and financial institutions, customer account numbers will be issued in accordance with the same principle both for domestic and cross-border payments.
Accepting a payment, the bank, with the help of the check digits, will be able to check whether the indicated beneficiary's account number is correct (including cases when the beneficiary is a customer of another bank).
After Latvia has joined the Europaean Union, banks in Latvia as well as in other european countries will be in a position to levy additional charges for transfers in euros, if the beneficiary's IBAN has not been specified.
www.vefbank.com /e/?id=279   (423 words)

  
 American Express - FX International Payments - Glossary of Terms
A Beneficiary bank account is the bank account of where the funds are being ultimately transferred to.
An International Bank Account Number is a combination of alpha numeric characters used to identify different countries banks and branches where the account is held.
Bank nominated to receive payments on behalf of those banks that cannot have payments sent directly to them as they are not supported in the SWIFT network or a currency being sent to a currency account in another country (i.e.
www10.americanexpress.com /sif/cda/page/0,1641,24059,00.asp   (1345 words)

  
 American Express - United Kingdom - FX International Payments - Glossary of Terms
A beneficiary bank is where the bank account of the beneficiary is held.
A code used to identify an individual branch of a bank utilising the SWIFT network.
Bank nominated to receive payments on behalf of those banks that cannot have payments sent directly to them either as they are not supported in the SWIFT network or as the currency being sent is not the beneficiary bank’s local currency.
www10.americanexpress.com /sif/cda/page/0,1641,24037,00.asp?uk_en_nu=dd   (593 words)

  
 Foreign Exchange Glossary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Bank Identifier Code (BIC or SWIFT Code) - A bank identifier code used to route wires through the SWIFT network.
Bank Note Physical currency -- Bank notes are the cash you would carry with you in your pocket.
Similar to a cheque, it is different in that a bank draft may not be exchange for cash, it must be deposited into an account under the name of the beneficiary.
afex.com /forex-glossary.html   (2331 words)

  
 BIC bank begunstigde - Bank Identifier Code beneficiary bank (used to be the SWIFT number) (Dutch to English ...
BIC bank begunstigde - Bank Identifier Code beneficiary bank (used to be the SWIFT number) (Dutch to English translation glossary) Finance (general),Bus/Financial
Bank Identifier Code beneficiary bank (used to be the SWIFT number)
A BIC consists of eight or eleven characters comprising the first three or all four of the following components: Bank Code, Country Code, Location Code and Branch Code.
www.proz.com /kudoz/957849   (267 words)

  
 Sampo
In addition to the expenses of his/her bank the payer also has to bear the expenses of foreign banks incurred by paying state taxes, in subscribing to magazines and in other cases, when the beneficiary is supposed to receive the full amount.
The bank is entitled to check the receipt of the amount in the correspondent account prior to crediting the amount to the client's account.
According to the procedure for the declaration of international payments in Estonia and submission of data for balance-of-payments statistics established in Estonia, the resident payer or the resident beneficiary is obliged to declare all international payments of EEK 200,000 or above (or the equivalent amount in foreign currency).
www.sampo.ee /eng/?id=908   (735 words)

  
 Swift BIC Code Information
identifies precisely the financial institutions involved in financial transactions.
MAR identifies the Banque Paribas branch in Marseille, a city in the South of France.
example, a department in a bank within the same country as the 8-character S.W.I.F.T. This code may be alphabetical or numerical.
www.securelc.com /swift_bic_code.html   (332 words)

  
 HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. - International Money Transfers frequently asked questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Banks use a communication system called SWIFT to send and receive messages to and from each other and a BIC is a unique reference number or code to identify all banks on the SWIFT network.
It is a set standard for bank account numbers that uniquely identifies a customer's bank account held at a bank anywhere in the world.
Most banks will submit a claim once a month, which we are obliged to settle before the next claim period.
www.hsbcmalta.com /htmlnew/imtfaq.htm   (1063 words)

  
 FAQs - International Payments
The Bank Identifier Code (BIC), also known as the SWIFT Address, is the code necessary to send automated International Payments quickly and accurately to the banks concerned.
The use of an IBAN and the beneficiary bank SWIFT address / BIC code (Bank Identifier Code) enables your international payment to be made automatically and ensures the correct identification of your receiver's bank account.
We cannot be responsible for failure of the beneficiary bank to pass on the payment to the beneficiary.
www.aib.ie /internetbankinghelp/faqs/international.html   (2511 words)

  
 financial directory - finanz adressen - S.W.I.F.T BCI Bank Code ID System -
identifies precisely the financial institutions involved in financial transactions.
MAR identifies the Banque Paribas branch in Marseille, a city in the South of France.
All S.W.I.F.T. registered BICs are published in the International BIC Directory, which is distributed to all S.W.I.F.T. network users.
www.finanz-adressen.de /swift/swift.html   (1080 words)

  
 Market Data Content - Symbology/Security Indentification
The MIC is not a widely used code, almost limited as it seems to be to SWIFT, that uses the code for identification of the exchanges that are part of its system.
Complying with BIC is cumbersome and limits a flexible use.
The purpose of this document is to check the exact positioning of the ''Market Identifier Code - MIC'' vis a vis several other related ISO standards such as the ISIN or the BIC, in order to find pertinent ways to promote the use of the MIC and to expand its scope.
www.fisd.net /symbology/030801.asp   (1519 words)

  
 Making an International Payment - Bank of Scotland Corporate
The Bank Identifier Code (BIC) which is the preferred format, or alternatively, use the national bank ID or sort code
From January 2007, it is likely that banks may reject euro payments to and from EU/EEA** countries if they do not include the beneficiary IBAN and BIC details.
Bank of Scotland's TAPS service is ideal for businesses that make regular, low value, high volume overseas payments, such as salaries, pensions and dividends, to overseas beneficiaries.
www.bankofscotland.co.uk /corporate/international/international-banking-services/international-payments/making-a-payment.html   (619 words)

  
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