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We offer international payment solutions so our clients can make and receive international payments seamlessly.

Are you new to making international payments with Standard Bank?

Get in touch and one of our expert consultants will guide you through every step of the journey.

You will benefit from

Seamless process

Make and receive international money transfers on our various payment platforms

Reliable assistance

Get fast assistance from our readily available Foreign Exchange team

Cost transparency

View the exchange rate and transaction costs before your business makes an international payment

Payment support

Access continued support and regulatory reporting throughout your payment process
Explore our international payment solutions

Select an option to see how to make or receive an international payment, or ask for assistance

Need more information?

View our glossary for key terms or visit our FAQs to find the answers you’re looking for

CROSS BORDER PAYMENTS DOCUMENTS

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Please see our pricing guide for 2024
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Please see our pricing guide for 2024
Find our more about exchange control and how we can assist you through your international payments journey
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Find our more about exchange control and how we can assist you through your international payments journey
Making an international payment
To make a payment through our manual channels, please download and submit the digital BoP form” add “If an error occurs, please check your “downloads folder” for the BoP form)”
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To make a payment through our manual channels, please download and submit the digital BoP form” add “If an error occurs, please check your “downloads folder” for the BoP form)”
Use this guide for assistance on how to fill in the BoP form
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Use this guide for assistance on how to fill in the BoP form
BoP Category Guide/ Document Checklist/ Index
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BoP Category Guide/ Document Checklist/ Index
If you’re unsure if you have a fax and email indemnity, please fill out the following form and submit it to your relationship banker
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If you’re unsure if you have a fax and email indemnity, please fill out the following form and submit it to your relationship banker
Receiving an international payment
To receive an international payment, you will need to provide us with the reason for receiving the payment. Please download the reason for payment (BoP code) form to determine what code you will use.
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To receive an international payment, you will need to provide us with the reason for receiving the payment. Please download the reason for payment (BoP code) form to determine what code you will use.
If you are receiving the same payment, and from the same person, you can fill out a standing settlement instruction so that we can automatically process your payment once it is received by Standard Bank
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If you are receiving the same payment, and from the same person, you can fill out a standing settlement instruction so that we can automatically process your payment once it is received by Standard Bank