IBAN and bank code entry

The IBAN (International Bank Account Number) is an internationally defined code of up to 34 characters (numbers and letters) used to uniquely identify a bank account for national and international payments.

In Switzerland, an IBAN code consists of 21 characters.

Example with the following IBAN code:

CH13 0076 7000 C085 6506 5 (the space between groups of 4 characters is intended solely to improve the readability of the IBAN, but it would also be possible to enter a code without spaces).

The IBAN code is composed of the following elements:

The Business and Staff applications enable ISBN codes to be entered, whether in the Addresses file for creditors/suppliers, in the Transfer Centers or in the Employee record for payroll payments. Both programs check the validity of the ISBN using a check digit, and report any input errors (however, a valid IBAN does not necessarily correspond to an existing IBAN).

CAUTION : Please note that in addition to the IBAN code, Business and Staff require the bank code to be entered in a separate field. This code must be identical to the one in the IBAN* code, otherwise your bank will refuse your payment orders.

*If the bank code in the IBAN starts with zeros, please ignore them when entering the code in the Bank code field. Thus, in the example above, the bank code in the IBAN is 00767, but you must enter only 767 in the Bank code field.

Many banks in Switzerland have branches, each with a separate clearing number. For example, the clearing number of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise's head office is 767, and the branches have a clearing number of 767XX (the XX representing the branch number). We suggest you enter the clearing number shown in your IBAN code.