Poland: IBAN format required for Polish Zloty (PLN) payments

01.07.2013

Effective

15 July 2013

following the implementation of a new cash clearing system in Poland, the cash account number at Bank Handlowy W Warszawie S.A., Warsaw must be supplied in the IBAN format in order to achieve STP.

Impact on instructions

Customers who are crediting the PLN cash account of Clearstream Banking1 at Bank Handlowy W Warszawie S.A., Warsaw must specify the account number in the IBAN format (see below).

Customers should also please start using the IBAN format in their payment orders; this is not mandatory but it is highly recommended in order to improve the efficiency of the payment processing.

Note: If payment is not for the Central Bank, customers must not use the central bank BIC (NBPLPLPWXXX) in the Account With Institution field (:57a:) of their payment order.

Updated cash correspondent details

Currency:Polish Zloty (PLN)
CCB name:Bank Handlowy W Warszawie S.A., Warsaw
CBL account:PL69103015080000000502343009
SWIFT address:CITIPLPX

Further information

For further information, customers may contact Clearstream Banking Customer Service or their Relationship Officer.

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1. Clearstream Banking refers to Clearstream Banking S.A., registered office at 42, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B-9248 (CBL).

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