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Payment Instructions

General instructions for international payments to banks in SAN MARINO:

Overview

Information provided by the Beneficiary: Remitter should obtain all required bank information from the Beneficiary (e.g., SWIFT BIC, account number, and beneficiary bank address).

Country Requirements/Restrictions

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 San Marino.

Payment Formatting Rules for EUR

• Ordering Customer (SWIFT MT103 F50): Include account number, full name (no initials), and address of the ordering customer. Use of initials can delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.
• Beneficiary Customer (SWIFT MT103 F59): Include account number (IBAN), full name (no initials), and address of the beneficiary customer. Use of initials may delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary. IBAN numbers for beneficiaries with accounts in San Marino must be included in the payment instructions.
• Beneficiary Bank (SWIFT MT103 F57): Include SWIFT BIC with branch identifier (where required), full name, and address of the beneficiary bank. SWIFT BIC is 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters: xxxxSMxx or xxxxSMxxxxx.

IBAN: In San Marino, the IBAN consists of 27 characters. The structure is as follows: SM2!n1!a5!n5!n12!c. An example of IBAN in electronic format is SM12A3456789123456789123456 and in print format is SM12 A345 6789 1234 5678 9123 456.

Correspondent Banks

Standard Settlement Instructions (SSI) contain the list of correspondent banks of BANCA DI SAN MARINO S.P.A for each currency.

Payment Tracking

To track a SWIFT cross-border payment to or from BANCA DI SAN MARINO S.P.A, you need a UETR code, reference number, amount, payment date, and currency. This information is typically found in an MT103 form.

Other Branches

Disclaimers

We are doing our best to demystify cross-border payments, however TrackMySwift is not responsible for any delays or losses related to usage of the information and services from our web site. Please contact your banks to receive a safe advise. Country-specific payment instructions have been prepared based on Global Wires Payments Formatting Requirements Guide from J.P.Morgan.