In order to send a SWIFT payment to ALBANIA it is highly recommended to meet the following recommendations:
- Include account number (IBAN ), full name (no initials) and address of the beneficiary customer. Use of initials may delay receipt of funds.
- Purpose of payment is recommended (F70):
- For utility payments, the client’s name, month of the utility bill, and contract number of the subscriber is required.
- For tax payments, the FDP (payment order document generated by Tax Office system) is required.
- For custom fee payments, the NIPT (tax identification number) is required.
For the following financial institutions in ALBANIA you can find a list of their correspondent banks with the currencies and nostro accounts. Also you will find an instructions how to track the payments and other useful information which will help you to send/receive a SWIFT funds transfer or investigate a status of existing payment.