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An EEA IBAN belongs to a country in the European Economic Area. See all 30 EEA countries, the common exclusions and how EEA differs from SEPA.
Learn where to find an IBAN, how to compare it with trusted payment details and how to check it before making a transfer.
Use a practical checklist to verify an IBAN, recipient and payment context before sending a domestic or international transfer.
Understand the parts of an IBAN, including the country code, check digits, BBAN and the checks used to detect typing errors.
Entered the wrong IBAN or sent a transfer already? Learn which steps can help you stop, correct or recall a payment.
Understand how account numbers, bank codes and IBANs relate, why conversion depends on the country and how to check an IBAN safely.
Learn why checking an IBAN matters, which errors validation can detect and why a valid result is not proof that an account exists.
IBAN and BIC explained clearly: learn which code identifies the account, which identifies the bank and when each one is needed.