Arab Bank PLC - Yemen SWIFT/BIC code

ARABYESA – the SWIFT/BIC code of Arab Bank PLC - Yemen

ARABYESA and ARABYESAXXX are the short and the long form of the same bank identifier, and both point to Arab Bank PLC - Yemen in Sanaa. Banks worldwide use BIC codes to route payments between countries to the correct bank. In daily life you mostly see the code on international invoices, in payment forms and on the account details that Arab Bank PLC - Yemen provides.

This page is meant to help anyone who receives money at an account at Arab Bank PLC - Yemen and wants to get the details right. The SWIFT code alone cannot identify an individual account holder; that is what the account number or IBAN is for.

How long does an international transfer to Arab Bank PLC - Yemen take?

How fast a payment arrives at Arab Bank PLC - Yemen is determined by a few things: the currency, how many intermediary banks are involved, daily processing deadlines and time zones. Transfers sent late in the day or on a weekend or public holiday often go out the next business day. Compliance checks by one of the banks may also add a delay.

A growing number of banks use SWIFT gpi, which lets them follow a payment from bank to bank. Each payment carries a unique transaction reference, the UETR, which your bank can use to see where the money is. Keep the payment confirmation until the recipient confirms.

A delayed transfer has to be investigated from the sending side, using the payment confirmation. Ask the sender for a copy of the payment confirmation; that often settles the question quickly.

Incoming international payments to Arab Bank PLC - Yemen

If you expect a payment from another country, give the sender all details at once. That means: your name exactly as it appears on the account, your IBAN or account number, the BIC ARABYESAXXX (or ARABYESA) and usually your postal address.

Some sending banks want the address of Arab Bank PLC - Yemen in Sanaa. Double-check the details before you send them – a sender rarely spots a mistake in someone else’s details.

What lands in your account can be lower than what was sent. Charges on incoming payments vary from bank to bank. Agree with the sender who pays which costs, especially for larger amounts.

8 or 11 characters: ARABYESA versus ARABYESAXXX

A BIC is made up of a few fixed parts: the first four letters identify the bank, characters five and six show the country and characters seven and eight indicate the location. That gives you ARABYESA, the short form of the code.

XXX at the end of ARABYESAXXX is not a placeholder or a mistake: it stands for the head office of Arab Bank PLC - Yemen. Some banking apps ask for 11 characters, and then you simply add XXX behind ARABYESA.

Type the code as one block, in upper case and without spaces, exactly as shown here. Look out for O versus 0 and the letter I and the digit 1; they are easy to mix up.

About this information

The codes here come from publicly available data that we update regularly. Banks reorganise, close branches and retire codes, and a directory never catches every change immediately. Counts and locations are from our own dataset and may differ from what Arab Bank PLC - Yemen publishes.

Treat our data as a starting point, not as the final word: the recipient’s bank details come first. GoldexPay has no connection to Arab Bank PLC - Yemen. Spotted an error? Let us know through the contact page.

Paying someone abroad from your Arab Bank PLC - Yemen account

When you send money to another country through Arab Bank PLC - Yemen, the visible fee is rarely all of the cost. You pay the fee for the transfer itself, possibly fees charged by intermediary banks along the way and, above all, the margin on the exchange rate when the money is converted.

That exchange rate margin is often the largest item. Compare the rate you are offered against the mid-market rate, the midpoint between buy and sell rates you see on financial sites.

For a lot of currency pairs, a specialist provider is less expensive than a traditional bank transfer, mainly because of the exchange rate. GoldexPay lists transfer providers side by side so you can see what actually arrives before you commit. You can always keep your account at Arab Bank PLC - Yemen as the source of the money; only the conversion and sending happen elsewhere.

Verifying the SWIFT code of Arab Bank PLC - Yemen

The safest source for the BIC is the bank details provided by the recipient. When the code you were given differs from ARABYESA or ARABYESAXXX, stop and ask: check with the recipient or with Arab Bank PLC - Yemen directly.

Mistakes in the SWIFT code tend to be costly more than disastrous: often the payment comes back, minus fees. A mistake in the account number is more serious, so check that just as carefully.

Most online banking apps check the format of an IBAN, but that does not prove the account belongs to the right person. If your bank offers it, a name check on the recipient adds an extra layer of safety. When you pay someone new, many people start with a small amount first and wait for confirmation.

Choosing between the 12 SWIFT codes of Arab Bank PLC - Yemen

Having 12 codes, Arab Bank PLC - Yemen belongs to the banks that register individual codes for parts of the organisation. The head office code remains ARABYESAXXX.

If nobody asks you for a branch code, use ARABYESAXXX. Just use a branch code when the recipient gives you that exact code.

Unsure which code to use? Check with the recipient. Branch codes are more prone to change than ARABYESAXXX.

Watch out for payment fraud

One of the most common tricks works like this: an email arrives with a request saying that a contact now has a new bank account. A correct SWIFT code says nothing about who owns the account: scammers use real codes of real banks.

Always confirm a change of bank details through a phone call on a number you know, not one from the message. Pressure or secrecy tend to be red flags – a real supplier can wait a day. If a payment was sent to a fraudster, contact your bank immediately.

Recipients can be targeted as well: a classic trick is an overpayment and then sends a request to send back the difference to another account. Do not act before the money has really arrived.