What BIC and IBAN are

It is very important to provide correct BIC and IBAN details as part of your application.

Without all the relevant information provided your claim will not be processed and it will cause delay to you receiving payment.

The following is some useful information relating to both these codes.

The BIC (Business Identifier Code) is a unique address which in payment messages identifies precisely the Bank/Business (not the Branch) involved in a financial transaction. When used in conjunction with the IBAN it identifies the bank at which the account of the beneficiary is held.

A valid BIC can be eight or eleven characters, although most banks in Ireland use eight character BICs. In some cases the suffix ‘XXX’ is displayed at the end of a BIC.

An IBAN (International Bank Account Number) is an internationally agreed standard created to uniquely identify the account of a customer at a financial institution.

The IBAN consists of up to 34 alphanumeric characters. In Ireland, the standard length of an IBAN is 22 characters.

Example: IE64IRCE92050112345678

The first two letters denote the country code, then two check digits, and finally a country-specific Basic Bank Account Number (BBAN), which includes the domestic bank account number, branch identifier, and potential routing information.

You can find your IBAN and BIC on you bank statement or online account.

Additional information can be found at:

• Banking & Payments Federation of Ireland
• IBAN

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