IBAN

IBAN is the acronym for International Bank Account Number, a payment transactions standard in Switzerland and throughout Europe. The IBAN tool enables individual IBAN calculations of conventional bank account numbers from Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

General information

IBAN tool: Quick reference guide for the application's installation German French English 02/2010
IBAN tool (application).
The electronic tool is most suitable for companies to calculate the IBANs of Swiss and Liechtenstein banks for converting master data with proprietary bank and BC account numbers.		 Windows Java 09/2010
IBAN tool: Installation guide German French 09/2010
IBAN calculation using the IBAN tool: interface description German French 02/2010
IBAN plausibility.
For calculation and plausibility of the purpose of use for IPI. Best by using Internet Explorer V. 5.5 and above or Netscape V. 7.0 and above.		 German French Italian 09/2009
Complete list of IBAN countries.
The IBAN standard has been introduced in most of the European countries. More countries, even outside of Europe are following suit. This list shows all the IBAN countries specifying the respective IBAN lengths.		 German French English Italian 05/2010
Check digit calculator: "Calculation and plausibility purpose of use".
Plausibility is possible for each country that issues IBANs. Best by using Internet Explorer V. 5.5 and above or Netscape V. 7.0 and above.		 German French Italian 09/2009
Basic Information on IBAN.
Provides information about the new IBAN standard for account numbers as well as an overview of future payment processing and a schedule of the planned tiered introduction.		 German French English Italian 03/2002
Abbreviations and specific terms.
Definition and short explanation of abbreviations and specific terms relating to IBAN and IPI used in various documents.		 German French English Italian 10/2001
List of software companies processing IBAN/IPI and Electronic Credit Advice in XML German French 02/2007


For financial institutions

Credit Advice in XML.
The complete publication is available on our Extranet, incl. appendixes "A" (Examples), "B1" (Overview of conversions for financial institutions) and "B2" (Mapping UN/EDIFACT).		 Extranet 02/2002
Check digit algorithm.
Describes how the internationally standardized check digit for IBAN and the "standardized use" on the IPI payment receipt is generated and validated.		 German French 07/2006
Check digit calculator.
Module 1: only for calculation of the banks' own IBANs;
Module 2: IBAN plausibility;
Module 3: calculation and plausibility purpose of use		 Extranet


For software companies

Check digit algorithm.
Describes how the internationally standardized check digit for IBAN and the "standardized use" on the IPI payment receipt is generated and validated.		 German French 06/2003
Credit Advice in XML, incl. all annexes German French 12/2005
Credit Advice in XML – Main document German Français
Appendix A1.1: Scheme xsd doc
Appendix A1.2: General Example xml doc
Appendix A2: Documentation to SWIFT's "Statements pilot version 2" pdf
Appendix A3.1: Notes to IPI and ESR examples pdf
Appendix A3.2: IPI example xml
Appendix A3.3: ESR example xml
Appendix A4: Further examples pdf

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