You can get paid or receive money from just about anywhere in the world, either by an international bank transfer or a foreign cheque or bank draft.
You can receive money into either an everyday account or a foreign currency account from another bank almost anywhere in the world.
The person sending you the money needs the following information:
Kiwibank Limited, Level 9, 20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand.
Swift code: KIWINZ22
We need to comply with Anti-Money Laundering legislation, so make sure the person sending you money includes:
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. For Foreign Currency accounts, talk to our international services team.
If you have any questions, please contact our international services team or email international@kiwibank.co.nz.
You’ll be charged an inward international payment fee of $12 when you receive a payment from an overseas bank account into your account. Other fees may also apply.
If you’re receiving money via a foreign cheque or draft, please be aware it could take several weeks for funds to clear and appear in your account.
You need to go into your nearest Kiwibank to deposit a foreign cheque or bank draft. We only accept foreign cheques or bank drafts over the value of NZ$500.
The money from a foreign cheque or bank draft won’t be deposited into your account until it has been cleared. This can take up to four to six weeks (or longer in some cases) as we have to send the cheque back to the overseas bank that issued it for verification.
A foreign cheque can be dishonoured if: the sender stops its, there’s not enough money in the sender’s account, it’s stolen, or it’s sent fraudulently. If a cheque is dishonoured other banks involved in processing the foreign currency cheque or bank draft will charge dishonour fees – these will vary from bank to bank and will be passed on to you.
Download Kiwibank's Terms and Conditions (PDF 249.0 KB) for information about crediting foreign cheques to your Kiwibank NZD account.