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New Zealand

Overview

Transfer methodLocalSWIFT
Local clearing systemBank Transfer
Supported currency(ies)NZDAUD, CAD, CHF, CNY, CZK, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, HUF, ILS, JPY, NOK, NZD, PLN, RON, SEK, SGD, THB, TRY, USD, ZAR
Payment schemeDirect Credit
Flight time (business days)0-10-3
Maximum transaction limit99,999,999.99 NZDNo limit
Ultimate payer displayedYes

Please refer to the sections below for the key required bank details and other considerations for each supported transfer method.

Local NZD payout

Required fieldsPermitted DataNotes
account_currency3-letter ISO 4217 currency codeShould be NZD
account_name2-200 charactersAccount holder name of the beneficiary’s bank account
account_number15-17 digitsThis is a 15 to 17-digit number starting with a 6-digit bank and branch code.
bank_country_code2-letter ISO 3166-2 country codeShould be NZ

New Zealand bank account format

Account numbers are generally 15-17 digits presented in the format: BB-bbbb-AAAAAAAA-SSS, where B is the bank number (2 digits), b is the branch number (4 digits), A is the account number (7-8 digits) and S is the suffix (2-3 digits).

SWIFT payout

Required fieldsPermitted DataNotes
account_currency3-letter ISO 4217 currency codeOne of AUD, CAD, CHF, CNY, CZK, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, HUF, ILS, JPY, NOK, NZD, PLN, RON, SEK, SGD, THB, TRY, USD, ZAR
account_name2-200 charactersAccount holder name of the recipient’s bank account
account_number15-16 digits
swift_code8-11 alphanumeric charactersShould be a valid and supported BIC-8 or BIC-11 code
bank_country_code2-letter ISO 3166-2 country codeShould be NZ
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