The fields in the Bank info section show information about the preferred bank account. You can change the details of the preferred bank account on the form. Any changes are automatically applied to the Bank accounts form.

The International Bank Account Number (IBAN) was developed to enable domestic and international payments to be made more quickly and with fewer errors. The number of characters in the IBAN varies by country, and ranges from 15 up to 34 characters. Each IBAN is made up of an ISO country code, a check number, and a Bank Account Number (BBAN), which varies by country. When an IBAN is entered in Isah, the country code, the check number and the IBAN structure are verified.

Example of a Dutch IBAN:

NL99 BANK 0123 4567 89

• NL: ISO country code
• 99: Check number
• BANK01234456789: BBAN
• BANK: Bank code
• 0123456789: account number, where necessary preceded by one or more zeros to fill 18 positions.

Electronic and printed IBAN format

There is an electronic IBAN format, as well as an easier-to-read printed IBAN format, in which every four characters are separated by a space. The Isah forms show the electronic format, and some of the Isah reports show the printed format.

Example

Example of the electronic and printed IBAN formats for Great Britain:

Electronic IBAN format	Printed IBAN format
GB29NWBK60161331926819	GB29 NWBK 6016 1331 9268 19

For more information, visit http://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/content.cfm?page=international_bank_account_number_and_business_identifier_code.