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HowtosendandreceiveawirepaymentorwiretransferIfyouneedtosendorreceivemoneyquicklyandsafely,awirepayment(alsocalledawiretransfer)canbethemostreliableoption.
WhenyousendorreceiveawirepaymentthroughRBC,itmustincludecertaininformationtosatisfyourinternalcompliancerequirements.
Thisincludesregulatoryrequirementsunderanti-moneylaunderingandanti-terroristfinancinglawsandregulationsthatareapplicabletoallCanadianfinancialinstitutions.
Thisinformationwillalsoassistusinensuringthatyourpaymentisprocessedefficientlyandaccurately.
Whereinformationismissingorincorrect,additionalfeesmaybechargedtoyouordeductedfromtheprincipalamountofthewirepayment.
Today,mostwirepaymentsareprocessedbyfinancialinstitutionsinCanadaandgloballyusingasystemmanagedbytheSocietyforWorldwideInterbankFinancialTelecommunication(SWIFT).
SendingwirepaymentsWhenyouaskustosendawirepayment,wewillaskyouforyourfullname,addressandaccountnumberaswellasthefullname,addressandaccountnumberoftherecipient(alsocalledthebeneficiary)ofthewirepayment.
Theinformationyouprovidewillbesharedwiththirdpartiestotheextentnecessarytoprocessthepayment.
Thisincludessharingitwiththerecipient'sbank,anyintermediaryfinancialinstitutionsinvolvedinprocessingthepaymentand,whererequiredbylaw,authoritiesinCanada,suchastheFinancialTransactionsandReportsAnalysisCentreofCanada(FINTRAC),andotherapplicablejurisdictions.
Ifyouchoosenottoincludeanaccountnumberfortherecipient,orifeitheryouraddressortherecipient'saddressisaP.
O.
Box,dependingonthereceivingandintermediarybanks'policies,thewirepaymentcouldbedelayedorrejected.
Also,somebankswillnotprocesswirepaymentsifthespellingofthenameyou'veprovideddoesnotexactlymatchthespellingusedontherecipient'saccount.
Therefore,itisalwaysagoodideatoconfirmthisinformationwiththerecipientortheirbankbeforesendingthefunds.
Insomecases,thereceivingorintermediarybankmayaskustoprovidethereasonyou'remakingthewirepayment.
Ifweneedtocontactyoulatertogetthisadditionalinformation,itcouldresultindelays.
Therefore,youshouldprovidethereasonorpurposeforthewirepaymentatthetimeyouinitiateit.
Manycountrieshaveadoptedastandardizedaccountnumberingsystemtoincreasestraightthroughprocessing(STP)efficiency.
OneofthemostpopularsystemsistheInternationalBankAccountNumber(IBAN).
WhilethissystemwasoriginallyadoptedforusewithintheEuropeanUnion,itisnowbeingwidelyusedbycountriesoutsidethatarea,soyoushouldcheckiftheaccounthasanIBANbeforesendingthefunds.
AdditionalchargesmayapplyifthewirepaymentrequiresanIBANandyoudonotprovideuswiththatvalidnumber.
Theremayberestrictionsonwhichcurrenciescanbereceivedandprocessed.
Thecurrencyofthewirepaymentmaybeconvertedandcurrencyconversionfeesapplied.
Youcanrequestthatyourrecipientreceivesthespecificcurrencysentbyincludingthewords"DoNotConvert";however,processingbanksareundernoobligationtofollowthisrequest,andthecurrencymaybeconvertedattheirdiscretion.
Tosendfunds,youneedtoprovidethefollowinginformationtoRoyalBankofCanada(RoyalBank):nYourcompletenameandaddressnYourfive-digittransitnumber(includingallzeros)fortheRoyalBankaccountbeingusedtofundthewirepayment*nYourseven-digitaccountnumberfortheRoyalBankaccountbeingusedtofundthewirepayment*nTherecipient'scompletenameandaddressnTherecipient'scompletebankname,addressandSWIFTBusinessIdentifierCode(BIC),ifavailablenTherecipient'scompletebankaccountnumber,alongwiththeirbranchortransitnumberandnationalsortcodenumberwherethefundsaretobedeposited,andthatbranch'sphonenumbernTherecipient'svalidIBANifsendingtoaparticipatingcountrynTherecipient'svalidClaveBancariaEstandarizada(CLABE)orStandardizedBankCodeifsendingtoMexiconThereasonorpurposeforthewirepayment*WhentheRoyalBanktransitnumberandaccountnumberarecombinedasonenumber,thetransitalwaysrepresentsthefirstfivedigits.
ReceivingwirepaymentsWhenawirepaymentisreceivedforyou,wewillneedthepaymentinstructionstocontainyourfullname,addressandaccountnumberaswellasthefullname,addressandaccountnumberofthesenderofthewirepayment.
Theinformationprovidedbythesenderwillbeusedtotheextentnecessarytoprocessthepayment.
ThisincludesusebyRoyalBank,thesender'sbank,anyintermediaryfinancialinstitutionsinvolvedinprocessingthepaymentand,whererequiredbylaw,authoritiesinCanada,suchasFINTRAC,andinotherapplicablejurisdictions.
Ifyoursenderchoosesnottoincludeanaccountnumberforyou,orifeitheryouraddressorthesender'saddressisaP.
O.
Box,dependingonthesendingandintermediarybanks'policies,thewirepaymentcouldbedelayedorrejected.
Inaddition,ifyourpaymenthasdirectlyorindirectlyoriginatedfromcertaincountriesthatarehigh-risk,thepaymentcouldbedelayedorrejectedandadditionalactionmaybetakendependingonthecircumstances.
Youmaybecontactedtoprovidefurtherinformationinrespectofthepayment.
Theremayberestrictionsonwhichcurrenciescanbesentandprocessed.
Thecurrencyofthewirepaymentmaybeconvertedandcurrencyconversionfeesapplied.
Ifyouwanttoreceivethespecificcurrencybeingsent,yoursendercanmakethisrequestbyincludingthewords"DoNotConvert";however,processingbanksareundernoobligationtofollowthisrequest,andthecurrencymaybeconvertedattheirdiscretion.
Toreceivefunds,youneedtoprovidethefollowinginformationtothesender:nYourcompletenameandaddressnYourfive-digittransitnumber(includingallzeros)fortheRoyalBankaccountbeingusedtoreceivethewirepayment*nYourseven-digitaccountnumberfortheRoyalBankaccountbeingusedtoreceivethewirepayment*nYourbanknameas"RoyalBankofCanada"nYourcompletebankbranchaddressandtelephonenumbernTheRoyalBankofCanadaSWIFTBIC,whichis"ROYCCAT2"WirepaymentssentfromsomecountriestoCanadacanbeprocessedmoreefficientlywhenaproperlyformattedCanadiansortcodeisincluded.
Thenine-digitCanadiansortcodecanbedeterminedbycombiningthestandardCanadianroutingcode,thefinancialinstitutionnumberandthetransitnumberwherethereceivingaccountisheld.
It'simportanttoconfirmwhatyourcorrecttransitnumberisbecausetransitsorbranchescansometimesbemergedorclosed,whichcancauseconfusion.
Forexample,ifyourfive-digitRoyalBanktransitnumberis"01234,"thecorrectnine-digitRoyalBanksortcodeis"//CC000301234,"basedonthefollowing:nThecommonCanadianroutingcodeis"//CC"nTheRoyalBankfour-digitFinancialInstitutionnumberis"0003"nYouruniqueRoyalBankfive-digittransitnumberwherethefundswillbereceivedis"01234"WirepaymentssentinU.
S.
dollars(USD)fromtheU.
S.
arepaidthroughJPMorganChaseBank,NewYork,NY,USAandrequirethefollowingadditionalinformation:nJPMorganChaseBankSWIFTBIC–CHASUS33nFedwireABAroutingnumber–021000021nCHIPSUID–055253*WhentheRoyalBanktransitnumberandaccountnumberarecombinedasonenumber,thetransitalwaysrepresentsthefirstfivedigits.
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