An IBAN - International Bank Account Number - is used for identifying a specific bank account for international money transfers and transactions. Along with your SWIFT/BIC code, any time you are sending your money to another bank account abroad, you are likely to be asked for the corresponding IBAN for that account. In this quick guide, we’ll cover how to find your account number from your IBAN.
IBAN Breakdown
An IBAN may contain up to 34 characters and can be broken down in the following way:
AA-BB-CCCC-DDDDDD-EEEEEEEE
AA: Country code: the country that the bank account is held in
BB: Check digits: enable the sending bank to perform a security check of the routing destination.
CCCC: Bank identifier: This code identifies the account holder’s bank.
DDDDDD: Sort code
EEEEEEEE: Account number
How to find your account number within your IBAN
If you know your IBAN, finding your account number will be very straight forward. The account number is the last 8-digits of your IBAN, and will be the same as the account number associated with whatever account is receiving funds.
The middle set of digits are your branch sort code, while the first 8-digits are your BIC code.
Where else to find your account number:
If you don’t have your IBAN code to hand, there are other ways you can find your account number, which include:
Logging in to your online banking and viewing your account information there
Phoning your bank to request your details
Visiting your local branch in-person
Looking on a bank statement
How to know if you have the correct IBAN?
If you want to verify the validity of the IBAN you have been given, you can use an IBAN checker. An IBAN checker will validate all the separate components of the IBAN you provide so you feel confident that your international payment will be processed correctly and accurately.
