Most bank account holders have heard of a routing number and may have had to locate their bank’s routing number to set up direct deposit or transfer money to another U.S. bank. But those who’ve never ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Mira Norian / Investopedia A bank identification number (BIN) is the initial set of four to ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

An International Bank Account Number (IBAN) payment is a wire transfer made from the United States to a foreign bank account. To send money to an IBAN number, you will need the recipient's account ...