AED - United Arab Emirates Dirham
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Overview The payment processing of this currency is considered to be relatively standardised.
As of 1st of January 2018, the use of a 3-character purpose code becomes mandatory for payments from or to the UAE in AED or in any other currencies and as well for domestic payments:
- This code needs to be populated on line 1 of the regulatory reporting field (field 77B) of the payment instruction.
- For payments made from accounts held within BNPP France, or in case the purpose code cannot be specified in field 77B, the code needs to be indicated on line 1 of the remittance information field (field 70) of the payment instruction with /REF/ pre-coded before the 3 character purpose code as follows:
Example: F70 line 1: /REF/XXX, where XXX is a valid purpose code.
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Currency Guidelines A clear reason / purpose of payment is recommended and consists of a full written description (in English) of the nature of payment to be provided in the remittance information. For example, providing an invoice number without guiding text is considered as insufficient and can result in errors or delays.
Example: Payment of travel expenses – invoice n° 123456789.
The purpose of payment code (see Appendix XI) is mandatory and has to be added to the reason of payment. The purpose of payment code consists of a 3 character code that must be specified in Field 77B.
Remark: for payments made from accounts held within BNPP France, or in case the purpose code cannot be specified in field 77B, the code needs to be indicated on line 1 of the remittance information field (field 70) of the payment instruction with /REF/ pre-coded before the 3 character purpose code.
Example: code “COM” must be included in F70 line 1 as: /REF/COM
Payments in AED toward the UAE
Besides the standard information, the IBAN format is mandatory (see Appendix VI).
The beneficiary’s physical full address is recommended.
Payments in AED outside the UAE
Standard information
The IBAN format is mandatory (see Appendix VI).
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Instructions, technical guidelines & more -
To consult the Technical Guidelines of this currency, click here
TECHNICAL GUIDELINES -
To consult the Appendix(es) click here
Appendix VI: IBAN Application Rules
Appendix XI: Purpose of Payment Codes (AED)
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Additional Information • Available charge options: OUR/SHA/BEN
• Central bank of the United Arab Emirates: http://www.centralbank.ae/en/index.php