Deutsch	IBAN - International Bank Account Number

On this web site you can create and check International Bank Account Numbers (IBAN). The calculations are performed on the local machine with JavaScript. None of your personal data are sent through the web.

Information about IBAN are from ECBS (European Committee for Banking Standards). IBAN is an ISO standard (ISO 13616: 1997).

Create or check International Bank Account Numbers

	Country Bank/Branch Code Account Number International Bank Account Number (IBAN) Attention! Bank/Branch Codes and Account Numbers are NOT checked for validity und existence! Only competent bank institutes can officially generate or validate an IBAN!

The IBAN is composed of the Country Code (ISO 3166), a 2-digit checksum and the Basic Bank Account Number (BBAN, ISO 13616).

The BBAN consists of a Bank/Branch Code and the Account Number, both with optional check digits. The exact structure is country specific. See the format table below for details.

To create an IBAN you must first choose the country from the selection bar and type the Bank/Branch Code and the Account Number in the input fields. If you then press the "Create IBAN" button the IBAN appears in the IBAN field.

To check an IBAN you have to type it in the IBAN input field and press the "Check IBAN" button. If it is valid the country, the Bank/Branch Code and the Account Number appears in the corresponding fields.

If any input is invalid a message box appears and the destination fields of the action are cleared.

For examples of International Bank Account Numbers see the examples table below. There is one example for each country.

Country specific format of International Bank Account Numbers

Examples of International Bank Account Numbers

Download

Here you can download two versions of the iban program:

• iban.js - the JavaScript version used on this web site and
• iban.py - a Python terminal program.

Links

• IBAN Information from ECBS (European Committee for Banking Standards)
• ISO - International Organization for Standardization
• IBAN Validator from APACS (Association for Payment Clearing Services)
• Information about IBAN (only in German)

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