Find your IBAN and BIC

IBAN is your International Bank Account Number. BIC is the Bank Identifier Code (also known as a SWIFT code).

You need these to receive and make payments to some countries outside of the UK, including the EU and EEA. They're used instead of account numbers and sort codes.

This page is for business customers

This page is for business customers

Find out about international payments for personal customers, including where to find your IBAN and BIC.

International payments

Steps to take

We'll guide you through it.

  • To view your IBAN:

    1. Log onto Commercial Banking Online.
    2. Go to ‘Manage Payments’ and select ‘Bank Account Summary’. You’ll see a list of your accounts.
    3. Select ‘Manage Columns’ on the right-hand side.​
    4. Tick IBAN and select OK. You’ll see a new column with IBANs for all your accounts.​

    Tip: to save this change for next time, select Save view in the top right corner. You can then quickly return to this view by selecting it from the View menu.​

    You'll find your BIC or SWIFT on your bank statement. At the moment you can't view this in Commercial Banking Online.

  • You’ll find your IBAN and BIC on the first page of your paper statement.

    They’re in the top-right corner, just below your sort code and account number.

  1. Log onto Online for Business.
  2. Select 'More actions' next to the account the money is being paid into.
  3. Select 'Account information' to find the IBAN and BIC.

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