Romance Scam Alert — Wednesday 11 February: Scammers are using online relationships to steal money and personal information. Watch for fast‑moving relationships, refusal to meet, or urgent requests for help. Learn more
Interest rate increase – Thursday 5 February: Following the RBA’s decision to change the official cash rate, interest rates for owner‑occupier and investor variable loans will increase by 0.25%, effective 19 February 2026. From 19 February 2026, deposit rates across the majority of savings products will also increase by 0.25%. Find out more.
An IBAN is used in some countries to uniquely identify a customer’s bank account. The IBAN consists of an alphabetical country code, followed by two digits, and then up to thirty five characters for the bank account number. For payments being sent from Australia to an IBAN mandatory country, an IBAN must be included.
For those not listed, the IBAN may be optional or not required (for example the USA).
An IBAN is required for the following countries: