International Bank Account Number
The International Bank Account Number (IBAN) provides a way to standardise the identidication of bank accounts both in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally.
It involves the inclusion of additional characters before the basic account number enabling the validation of customer account numbers by other banks and customers with benefits accruing for both domestic and cross-border payments.
- Helps the Straight-Through-Processing (STP) of payments between banks
- Allows validity checks regarding bank transfers
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Consistent Format
All banks will distribute an IBAN to their new and existing customers. We encourage customers to quote their account number in IBAN format on all Invoices and requests for payment both within the Kingdom and Internationally.
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Validate Beneficiary Account Number
The use of IBAN should almost totally eliminate the incidence of payments being rejected/returned by the account holding bank and the subsequent additional work for the remitter. IBAN will facilitate the greater use of Internet payments by all customers.
You can obtain your IBAN number
through the following channels
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Internet
Log in to Al Mubasher Retail
Your personal IBAN will appear on your account statement next to your original account number.
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ATMs
Update your mobile number through the mailing address menu at any Al Rajhi ATM.
You will then receive an SMS that contains your IBAN.
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Account Statement
You will find your IBAN on all your account statements sent from the bank.
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The national standard for IBAN numbers in the Kingdom conform to international standards
IBAN Numbers consist of 24 alphanumeric characters made up as follows
Content | Form | Division |
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Country Code | 2a | (Fixed length of 2 alpha characters) SA |
Check Digits | 2n | (Fixed length of 2 numeric characters) this is used to check the validity of an account number |
Bank Identifier | 2n | (Fixed length of 2 numeric characters) this check clearing code of the account holding bank |
Account Number | 18c | (Fixed length of 18 alphanumeric characters) this is the customer's "basic account number" |