AERECIPIENT BANK DETAILS
What details do you need to send money to United Arab Emirates?
Use this as a format checklist, then follow the exact fields shown by your chosen provider. Local AED payout and a direct international wire can use different instructions.
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FIELD BY FIELD
United Arab Emirates recipient checklist
“Conditional” means the field depends on the provider, currency or payment rail.
DetailWhenFormatWhat to check
Recipient namerequiredExact legal or account name
Use the name shown by the recipient's bank. Do not shorten a business name.
IBANrequired23 characters, beginning AE
The published national format is AEkk BBB CCCC CCCC CCCC CCCC.
SWIFT/BICconditional8 or 11 characters
Use the code supplied by the recipient's bank when the payment form asks for it.
Purpose codeconditionalProvider or bank code list
Select the code that truthfully describes the transfer.
LOCAL PAYOUT OR DIRECT WIRE?
The same destination can ask for different details
Ask for the 23-character AE IBAN. A SWIFT/BIC and purpose code may also be required, depending on the payment route.
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 United Arab Emirates
Use these for the institution, branch or national format. A directory result still does not identify the recipient account.