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I'm trying to set up a transfer with Wise (was Transferwise). I am with Limassol Bank so transfers have to pass through Vakif bank in Ankara. I can set up the transfer to them but don't know where to add my account number for Limassol bank. Help!! Please!

Got same problem won’t take the iban no

gates wrote: ↑

Wed 07 Apr 2021 11:40 am

Got same problem won’t take the iban no

I have had the iban accepted for Vakif Bank but there is nowhere to add the further account number for Limasol Bank.

I had my card stolen so can only use my iPhone as waiting on new card so can’t draw out so could do with transfer.let me know how get on

I will gates. Hopefully someone on here will have the answer as I'm sure it is possible.

I have called them few times been very helpful. If my card not through end of week I call them if you call have your membership number ready

I hadn't thought of calling them. Thanks for the suggestion.

How did you get on after call them Laura

Morning gates. Haven't got back to that job yet! Possibly later!

Let me know if my card not arrive in next week i will and let you know rgds Kirk

When we use Transfer wise from UK to TRNC we put the TRNC account name and account number in the reference field of transfer wise. It certainly works for Creditwest. Worth trying a small value transfer before any large amounts.

Thanks for that caravanman. I did consider doing just that. I shall only send a small amount to begin with so maybe tomorrow I'll give it a go.

With my bank money has to go via Turkey bank then here does yours . If I put account number here how can it get here

Laura B How did you get on with your transfer

Hi gates. Sorry but I gave up the whole thing. Caravanman said he had put the name and account number in the reference field so I tried that. The form would only allow a certain number of symbols in the reference box and definitely not enough for account name and number. So for the moment I'm giving it a miss as it all makes my brain ache!!!

Know how you feel thanks again

Hi Laura B. Sorry to read that you are unable to use Wise to transfer monies to TRNC. We have found that the reference field, after all IBAN numbers have been set up, gives 35 characters to input your account name and number, which is enough for our purposes. Yes some characters may not be recognised i.e for & we insert v v and it still gets through to the correct joint account.

Hi caravanman. Thanks for coming back again. Unfortunately I need 40 characters for names and acc number. I wonder if just one name and the account number would be ok. Really the name shouldn't matter a lot as the number says everything. Maybe I should try that in the morning. Thanks again.

My transfer has to come via Turkey then here in so how can i get the interning bank details then the details i need for this bank

This has been exactly my problem gates. However caravanman says he puts in the IBAN number of the bank in TR then further down there is a reference field and he puts in name of account holder and account number here. I intend to give that a go next week. We shall get there I'm sure

Admire your fath let me know buy way my name Kirk wish you luck

I use this all the time
I put the my account number and name in the reference section at the bottom...am with itkisat bank...never had a problem

Well I use wise all the time and under normal circumstances would be happy to give advice but since I was given a ban for no apparent reason, sorry, not going to be helpful any more. I guess another ban is on its way....

mrsgee wrote: ↑

Sat 17 Apr 2021 9:03 pm

Well I use wise all the time and under normal circumstances would be happy to give advice but since I was given a ban for no apparent reason, sorry, not going to be helpful any more. I guess another ban is on its way....

Don't be daft and hold grudges. Get over it and get on with life, which is way too short.

Am sure that your advice and experience will be very welcome.

I am not one to hold grudges I do resent being blamed for something I did not do and no response from admin when I asked what I had done... hey ho no probs... sorry I will not be giving any further advice on here.

Thank you Kazzy2437. I am going to have another go this week.

Mrsgee. I'm sorry you feel you have been wronged but as it is nothing whatsoever to do with me I would rather this thread stayed on topic. I would be grateful if you feel you are able to give advice, otherwise maybe start your own thread on how you have been wronged.

I tried everything it just won’t go past the iban no not recognise it

Is that the iban number starting TR Kirk?

Yes but : this before tr

Is it possible there is a difference between a "bank" and a finance company using a intermediary bank in Turkey that is causing the issue.

All banks have inter bank as the country not recognised

Every bank has intermediate bank as Cyprus banks not recognised

Kirk try without :

My bank use Vakiflar Bank as intermediary and that IBAN was accepted. It was just what to do about the onward part that stumped me.

It won’t for me i have sent them the whole doc see what happens tomorrow give up today

Mind u my customer’s had trouble they took the whole thing to bank in uk sometimes they got it wrong. Expensive hobby at £30+ a time

Yes that is an expensive hobby Kirk. I will try tomorrow (hopefully) and let you know how it goes.

Best luck Laura me also i let you know

Great. Thanks Kirk. Good luck to you too!

I am trying to be helpful. When I started using wise I tried setting up a transfer from my HSBC account. It didn't work, I assumed not all banks do it. So, I then set it up to transfer from my hsbc debit card instead, slightly more expensive but it works a treat. The quickest transfer I had so far was under 2 hours best of luck.

I with Universal the card not usable only shops here so that won’t work for me tried it . Thanks for trying it is appreciated

Thanks Mrsgee. The problem Kirk and I are having is putting in the details of our accounts here in TRNC as our money has to pass through an intermediary bank in Ankara Turkey. I have the IBAN number for the Turkish Bank but the money then needs to be forwarded to my Limassol Bank account here for which I do not have an IBAN number which is recognised by Wise. We have been advised to put our name and account number in the ''reference'' field which I intend to try tomorrow with just a small amount of money.

Ah,I am with Garanti bank, the money is converted and goes straight to my tl account. So easy. Maybe contact wise and ask them? I have found wise so easy to deal with, but yes sent a small amount first time just in case.

Ah yes Mrsgee. Your bank is a Turkish bank so no intermediary necessary I shall try tomorrow and see how I get on. Someone said they're with Iktisat bank which is not a Turkish bank so it must work somehow. I shall report back!!

Maybe the difficulty is because of using limassol bank.... roc does not recognise trnc and doubt they would transfer to Turkish banks but of course I could be wrong maybe easiest option would be to open a current account at one of the Turkish or trnc banks? Not sure how easy that might be these days, but in the long run, might be the answer. Good luck.

No sorry you misunderstand me Mrsgee. Limassol bank, regardless of the name is a TRNC bank and transfers have to be made through Vakiflar bank in Ankara. No problem with that. It is just how to set up a transfer with Wise and obviously it is possible as other people have done it.

Oh right Laura B I did not realise that. All I know is my transfers are easy, direct from HSBC in uk to garanti. Maybe best then to contact wise to find out what the difficulty is. Best of luck.

Thanks Mrsgee. I'm sure we shall succeed in the end

YAY! Many thanks to everyone who has helped me do this. Today I transferred £30 from my Natwest account to my Limassol Bank account via debit card. Amount was taken at 3.10 this afternoon and I received a call from Limassol Bank at 3.40 to say it had arrived. Excellent service all round and so much better than drawing funds from Natwest by debit card now that the banks here all seem to make charges. I shall now be able to use for bigger amounts with more confidence.

To Kirk or anyone else who may be interested I put the IBAN number of Vakiflar Bank on the form and then my acc number at Limassol bank in the reference field.

Great to hear you were successful, it really is a great way to transfer funds and get a good rate of exchange, and very quick well done.

But it won’t accept the Vladi iban no