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		atvicar on April 19, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: So, I tried Dwolla I always assumed IBAN was a global thing. I don't know what I would do without it. I make/receive all my payments via direct bank wire. And I can do it from everywhere at any time for free.

hackerboos on April 19, 2013 [–]

SWIFT is the global wiring network. Although I've seen IBAN numbers outside of the EU I think that's because the remitting bank is in the EU.

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