Before you can set up banking information, you need to know how to set up routing numbers (bank codes) and formats for routing number types.
Routing
numbers
A routing number is usually assigned by a central bank to all its licensed member banks. The rules vary between countries, as does the name of the routing number. The routing number is used to identify which bank and branch the payee's account is held with. This is not the same as the SWIFT address.
The routing number that is connected to the payee's bank account in > Common Forms> > > is called a routing number.
You can use the information in this table to enter routing number information.
|
Receiving country/region |
Bank code |
Name used |
|---|---|---|
|
Australia |
AU + 6 digits |
Clearing code |
|
Austria |
AT + 5 digits |
BLZ |
|
Canada |
CC + 9 digits (if 8, start with 0) |
Clearing code |
|
Germany |
BL + 8 digits |
BLZ (Bankleitzahl) |
|
Ireland |
SC + digits |
Sorting code |
|
South Africa |
ZA + 6 digits |
Clearing code |
|
Switzerland |
SW + 3-5 digits |
Swiss Clearing Number |
|
United Kingdom |
SC + 6 digits |
Sorting code |
|
United States |
FW + 9 digits |
FW / ABA / Routing number |
Example bank code use
Using electronic vendor payments, the bank code information is transferred to the payment file. In Norway, the electronic vendor payment file format is called Telepay ver. 2.01 and the field used in the file is located in BETFOR02, pos. 245-259.
Routing
number types
Routing number types – which you select in the field in the form – can have several different formats.
|
Bank code |
Description |
Digits |
|---|---|---|
|
AT |
Bankleitzahl (Austria) |
5 |
|
BL |
Bankleitzahl (Germany) |
8 |
|
CC |
Canadian payment association (Canada) |
9 |
|
CP |
CHIPS participant id (United States |
6 |
|
CH |
CHIPS code (UID no.) (United States) |
4 |
|
FW |
FEDWIRE (ABA no.) (United States) |
9 |
|
SC |
Sort code (United Kingdom/Ireland) |
6 |
An entry in the field might be required if a routing number is used in a bank payment format. The following payment formats use routing numbers.
|
Payment format |
Routing number type is mandatory |
|---|---|
|
Danske Bank Teleservice - Internationale betalinger (Denmark) |
Yes |
|
SWIFF (Sweden) |
Yes |
