In order to send a SWIFT payment to ITALY it is highly recommended to meet the following recommendations:
Information provided by the Beneficiary: Remitter should obtain all required bank information from the Beneficiary (e.g. SWIFT BIC, IBAN, and beneficiary bank address). Central Bank: For additional information, please refer to www.bancaditalia.it.
Account Restrictions: Residents and non-residents are permitted to open and maintain domestic and foreign currency accounts both locally and abroad.
SEPA: Strict formatting standards and SEPA guidelines exist in Europe regarding cross-border payments. IBAN and SWIFT BIC are required for all euro payments. SEPA standards apply for euro payments to beneficiaries with accounts in Italy.
Payment Formatting Rules for EUR
There are no specific bank clearing codes in the country for cross-border payments. SWIFT BIC is 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters: xxxxITxx or xxxxITxxxxx.
To send payments to Italy, please ensure that you have the following information:
Ensure all provided data is up to date.
For the following financial institutions in ITALY you can find a list of their correspondent banks with the currencies and nostro accounts. Also you will find an instructions how to track the payments and other useful information which will help you to send/receive a SWIFT funds transfer or investigate a status of existing payment.
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