SWIFT Payments: Guides and Articles

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SWIFT/BIC updates from November 03, 2024

New banks and financial institutions which got SWIFT code last week. Update from: 2024-11-03

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How to Track IBAN Payment

Tracking IBAN payments is often not a straightforward process. Many banks do not provide this built-in functionality in their online banking services. In this article, we will explain what an IBAN payment is, whether it is possible to track it, whether it is a SWIFT or SEPA payment and what the difference is, how to trace the whole chain in international payments, and the reasons why an IBAN payment can get stuck.

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How To Validate a SWIFT Payment?

Sometimes your counterpart tells you he sent a SWIFT payment, but the funds are not credited to your account yet. Here is the guide on how to validate a SWIFT payment and make sure funds have been really sent.

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What Is Correspondent Bank?

When you send an international wire transfer (SWIFT transfer), you often face with correspondent banks. Sometimes you asked about correspondent bank in the SWIFT payment form, sometimes your bank respond that the payment stuck in a correspondent bank. So what is exactly a role of correspondent bank in cross-border payment?

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Tracking Your SWIFT Payment

SWIFT payments normally should be credited to the beneficiary's account within 3 business days. If that didn't happen, you probably want to track your SWIFT payment and figure out where it stuck and what is required to speed it up. In this article we will explain all steps required to locate your international wire transfer (SWIFT).

The registrations of SWIFT codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium. We are not in any way affiliated with S.W.I.F.T. SCRL.