International Business Payments

Barclays International Payments Services (BIPS)

Send funds electronically to almost any country in the world. Choose between

• Standard payments – funds received in Europe and North America between 3-4 working days and the rest of the world within 8 working days if sent by 4pm
  
• Priority payments – funds received in Europe and North America between 1-3 working days and the rest of the world within 7 working days if sent by 2pm. Online payments are treated as priority payments

Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Credit Transfer

If you’re sending a payment to an EU country and you know the recipient’s International Bank Account Number (IBAN) and SWIFTC Bank Identifier Code (BIC), you can benefit from reduced fees and faster delivery. For example, funds are guaranteed to be in the recipient’s account the next working day if they’re sent by 3pm.

What you need to make an international payment

You’ll need to know the following information about the person or company receiving the money.

• Payee’s account name
• The payee’s IBAN or account number
• The SWIFTBIC for the payee’s bank, and/or domestic routing codes where applicable, or the payee’s bank address

Extra information for some countries

Some countries require additional information to process payments. To check the specific requirements for the country you’re sending money to, visit our international payments page and see our ‘Country & currency list’.