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Incoming international payments

Payment made securely between banks using SWIFT Now receive incoming international payments on the Money App and Online Banking. Receive money from family and friends, your pension payments from an offshore investment, or payments for goods and services provided.

Why send your international payments with Nedbank?

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Convenience

Take full control of inward payments on the Nedbank Money app or Online Banking (currently available to individual clients only).

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Secure

International funds will be paid directly into your Nedbank account. Simply give the sender the bank details: Nedbank’s Swift code (NEDSZAJJ), your account number and your account name.

Who qualifies?

  • Any South African individual resident over the age of 18 with a Nedbank account

  • Any non-South African individual resident over the age of 18 with a Nedbank account

  • Businesses

Restrictions

  • Funds can be paid only into the account stipulated by the sender's bank.

  • You can use the Money app or Online Banking only for payments into a Nedbank current or savings account.

  • You have up to 30 days to accept the payment, failing which it will be returned to sender.

  • Exchange control regulations apply.

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Digitally accessible

  • View all payments on the payment dashboard.
  • View the number of days left to accept the payment.
  • View payment details upfront.
  • Update limited personal details.
  • Select the reason for payment.
  • Accept the quotation.
  • Decline the quotation and wait for a better rate (within 30 days).
  • Return funds to the sender.
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How to receive a payment

  • When you receive a notification to process an incoming international payment, you need to do the following:
  • Log in to the Nedbank Money app or Online Banking.
  • Go to International banking.
  • Select International payments.
  • Select Receive payments.
  • Follow the further easy steps.

 

Additional information

 

  • If you receive a payment from abroad every month for the same purpose (BOP category), like a pension, you can contact the Nedbank Call Centre on 0800 555 111 to have a Standing Instruction Mandate set up. Your money will be converted automatically without any further action from you.
  • If you would like to receive email notifications of incoming or outgoing crossborder payments as well as your debit and credit advices (copies of SWIFT MT103 messages), you can complete a Global eMessenger Form and submit it to any Nedbank branch or scan and email it transactionalbankingmaintenance@nedbank.co.za if you have a fax/email indemnity in place.

Get the Money app

For a secure and convenient way to manage your money, open an account, get a loan, or even buy gift and prepaid vouchers: get the Nedbank Money app.

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