Google’s Answer
IBAN stands for International Bank Account Number, which you can use when making or receiving international payments. Your IBAN doesn’t replace your sort code & account number ─ it’s an additional number with extra information to help overseas banks identify your account for payments.
Our Answer
An IBAN identifies your bank account to someone who wants to send money to your bank account across borders, either from a country that is not where your bank account is located or in a different currency that the one your home country uses as its domestic currency.
