EURECIPIENT BANK DETAILS
What details do you need to send money to Euro area?
Use this as a format checklist, then follow the exact fields shown by your chosen provider. Local EUR payout and a direct international wire can use different instructions.
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FIELD BY FIELD
Euro area recipient checklist
“Conditional” means the field depends on the provider, currency or payment rail.
DetailWhenFormatWhat to check
Recipient namerequiredExact account name
Use the legal or account name.
IBANrequiredCountry-specific length
Check the first two letters and the length against the actual account country.
SWIFT/BICconditional8 or 11 characters
Usually not requested from the customer for a SEPA euro payment, but it can appear on other routes.
LOCAL PAYOUT OR DIRECT WIRE?
The same destination can ask for different details
There is no single EU IBAN length. Use the destination account's national IBAN format. Since February 2016, customers normally provide only the IBAN for a SEPA euro payment; the provider derives the BIC.
Prefer their banking screen, official statement or bank-issued incoming-payment instructions.
Use the official source links below. A passing format is not an institution match.
Call through a trusted number, not contact details contained in the payment-change message.
Sources for Euro area
Use these for the institution, branch or national format. A directory result still does not identify the recipient account.