SWIFT

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What is SWIFT?

  • Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is a network that allows financial institutions worldwide to send and receive information about financial transactions in a secure, standardized and reliable circumstance
  • More than 10,800 institutions connected
  • More than 200 countries connected

How to send money to a bank account through SWIFT?

  • Come to the nearest branch Victoriabank, with passport, to open a current account in the money transfer currency
  • Communicate to operator of the beneficiary's bank requisites:
  • name of bank
  • SWIFT bank code
  • bank account (IBAN for EU countries)
  • name and surname
  • home address
  • Submit the transfer amount and fee on your account
  • Receive payment order in foreign currency and check the aforementioned dates
  • Following confirmation signature, the payment order will be executed and one copy will remain in your possession

What data you must provide the payer to receive money through SWIFT?

To receive a money transfer by SWIFT you must have a bank account in the currency of transfer. Bank details which you must provide the payer are:

  • the name of the correspondent bank that cooperate with Victoriabank S.A. for desired currency
  • SWIFT code of correspondent bank
  • beneficiary bank name: Victoriabank S.A. Chisinau Moldova
  • SWIFT code of the beneficiary bank: VICBMD2X
  • your account IBAN
  • your first and last name
  • your home address

How to change data when you transfer money through SWIFT?

  • We invite you to the brunch where you made the transfer, with a valid ID
  • Optionally, present to operator the payment order in foreign currency and mention that you want to change the transfer
  • Fill out a request to change the dates of transfer
  • Deposit in your account the amount of commission to amend the transfer of 60 USD / EUR (depending on currency exchange)

Important to know!

  • The Bank has no possibility to verify the beneficiary's bank details, except correctness of IBAN account
  • It is your responsibility to check your payment order in foreign currency

How to cancel a money transfer sent by SWIFT?

  • We invite you to the brunch where you made the transfer, with a valid ID
  • Optionally, present to operator the payment order in foreign currency and mention that you want to change the transfer
  • Fill out a request to change the dates of transfer
  • Deposit in your account the amount of commission to amend the transfer of 50 USD / EUR (depending on currency exchange)

Important to know!

  • The transfer may be canceled only with the consent of the beneficiary. For this reason, we recommend you to have the beneficiary's consent before initiating the procedure for canceling the transfer
  • In accordance with banking practices, the returned transfer amount is less, due to fees perceived by the beneficiary bank and correspondent banks

Identity documents accepted by the Bank for residents

  • identity card issued by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova (code: CA, CC, RI and IH)
  • provisional identity card (code: BP), issued by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova, with a validity term of up to one year, and in the case of persons who renounce the state identification number and the automated record in the State Register of Population, the provisional identity cards that are issued for a period of 10 years
  • the permanent residence permission (code: CR, yellow color) issued by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova (in the case of persons who are citizens of another state, residents of the Republic of Moldova)
  • identity card and residence permission, provisional identity card (Form no.9), with and without IDNP, issued until March 7, 2013 - valid until the expiry of their validity term

Identity documents accepted by the Bank for non-residents

  • the international passport of the foreign national issued by the authorities of that state
  • the international passport of the citizen of the Republic of Moldova (code: PA, blue color), if the citizen of the Republic of Moldova is established with his domicile in a foreign country and does not have identity documents issued by that country, which is confirmed by the stamp affixed on page 3 of the passport with the mention of the country in which the person intends to establish himself/herself with permanent living. In this case, the individual will be registered with the status of non-resident with the citizenship of the Republic of Moldova
  • diplomatic (service) passport of the foreign citizen, issued by the authorities of that state
  • the romanian identity card, issued to the romanian citizen residing in Romania. For the citizens of the Republic of Moldova, beneficiaries of the romanian identity card, the status of non-resident will be granted only for those with their domicile established in Romania
  • provisional residence permission for foreign citizens (code: IR) and Provisional residence permission for stateless persons (code: IC), issued by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova
  • provisional identity card issued by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova (code: BP) in the case of the person who emigrated authorized
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