Your beneficiary can provide the IBAN for your transfer or if paying to your own account, your overseas bank can provide these details. IBAN should be provided for all payments to the EU/EEA, UK and some non-European countries including most states of the Middle East, e.g UAE, as well as North Africa and the Caribbean region. The length ranges from 15 to over 30 alphanumeric characters. IBAN is an international bank account number. You can contact the receiving bank/recipient for the details or use the ‘look up bank’ function in Westpac Online Banking when adding a new payee. SWIFT/BIC code, also known as Bank Identifier Code (BIC) is an 8-11 alphanumeric code used to identify a bank.
Typical bank details required to initiate an international money transfer include: