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Payment Instructions

General instructions for international payments to banks in BURKINA FASO:

• Remitter should obtain all required bank information from the Beneficiary, including the SWIFT BIC, account number, and beneficiary bank address.
• Additional supporting documentation may be required from the beneficiary.
• For Ordering Customer (SWIFT MT103 F50): Include account number, full name (no initials), and address of the ordering customer. Using initials can delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.
• For Beneficiary Customer (SWIFT MT103 F59): Include account number, full name (no initials), address, and telephone number of the beneficiary customer. Use of initials may delay receipt of funds.
• Beneficiary Bank (SWIFT MT103 F57): Include SWIFT BIC with branch identifier (where required), full name, and address of the beneficiary bank.
• Reason for Payment (SWIFT MT103 F70): Purpose of payment is recommended.

IBAN: No, Burkina Faso does not use the IBAN system. Account numbers should be 24 characters consisting of the 5-character bank code (including the 2-character country code), 5-character branch code, 12-digit account number, and 2-digit Clé RIB.

Correspondent Banks

Standard Settlement Instructions (SSI) contain the list of correspondent banks of BANK OF AFRICA - BURKINA FASO for each currency.

Payment Tracking

To track a SWIFT cross-border payment to or from BANK OF AFRICA - BURKINA FASO, you need a UETR code, reference number, amount, payment date, and currency. This information is typically found in an MT103 form.

Related SWIFT-codes

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.