Inward international money transfer

As a business you may need to let suppliers, businesses or customers from around the world know how they can deposit money into your Kiwibank accounts. You can receive money into either your foreign currency account or your everyday New Zealand Dollar account.

Receiving a deposit into your Kiwibank Foreign Currency Account

A deposit can be made directly into your Kiwibank Foreign Currency Account from another bank anywhere in the world.

The person sending the money must have the following information:

  • Account name: The full name of your Foreign Currency Account starting ‘KB’
  • Account number/IBAN number: The full 22 digit IBAN number of your account starting ‘GB’
  • Beneficiary bank: Citibank N.A. London
  • SWIFT code: CITIGB2L

They may also need:

  • intermediary (also known as correspondent) bank details and a swift code for these currencies:

    • Australian Dollars: Citibank, Sydney – swift code CITIAU2X
    • US Dollars: Citibank N.A. New York – swift code CITIUS33
    • Japanese Yen: Citibank N.A. Tokyo, Japan – swift code CITIJPJT

  • the address of Kiwibank’s beneficiary bank (Citibank N.A. London):

    Citibank N.A. Citigroup Centre
    25 Canada Square
    Canary Wharf
    London E14 5LB
    SWIFT: CITIGB2L

Receiving a deposit into your Kiwibank everyday account

A deposit can be made directly into your Kiwibank New Zealand Dollar everyday account from another bank anywhere in the world. You’ll need to make sure that the person sending you the money has the following information:

Account name: The full name of your Kiwibank account

Account number: Your account number is 15 digits in total.

Bank: Kiwibank Limited, Wellington, New Zealand

SWIFT code*: CITINZ2X

Correspondents: Use Citibank NZ correspondents for all currencies

Other information/reference: Include ‘forward to Kiwibank’

* The SWIFT code belongs to Citibank New Zealand, which accepts payments on behalf of Kiwibank.

Extra information

You may be asked to provide extra information, like BSB numbers, sort codes, routing codes or IBAN numbers - these are just different terms used overseas for bank, branch and account numbers. Your full Kiwibank account number starting with ‘38’ includes these details.

If the sender wants to make a payment to your Kiwibank account from their bank’s internet banking, there may not be enough fields for them to enter both Kiwibank’s details and Citibank New Zealand’s SWIFT code. In these cases, the ‘Kiwibank Limited’ details can be left out, but the sender must make sure they quote the ‘38’ at the start of your account number. The ‘38’ identifies your account as a Kiwibank account, so Citibank New Zealand know where to send your money.

If the sending bank has an existing relationship with another New Zealand bank, they may choose to send the funds through that bank instead of Citibank New Zealand. The funds will still be credited to your Kiwibank account, but the fee deducted by other New Zealand banks may be higher than the fee we charge through Citibank New Zealand.

If you have any questions, please contact our international services team on 0800 222 490 – or email international@kiwibank.co.nz.

Conditions

Download Kiwibank's pdfDisclosure Statement (PDF 1.5 MB) or pick up a copy at your local Kiwibank.