- 1 Decree of Government No.86/2002/ND-CP of prescribing the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of the ministries and ministerial-level agencies
- 2 Law No. 10/2003/QH11 of June 17, 2003, amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Vietnam State Bank Law
- 3 Law No. 06/1997/QH10 of December 12, 1997 on The State Bank of Vietnam
- 4 Law No. 07/1997/QH10 of December 12, 1997 on credit institutions
THE STATE BANK OF VIETNAM | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM |
No.1247/2003/QD-NHNN | Hanoi, October 20, 2003 |
THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE BANK
- Pursuant to Law on the State Bank of Vietnam dated 12 December, 1997 and the Law on the amendment, supplement of several articles of the Law on the State Bank of Vietnam dated 17 June, 2003;
- Pursuant to the Law on Credit institutions dated 12 December, 1997;
- Pursuant to the Decree No. 86/2002/ND-CP dated 5 November, 2002 of the Government providing for the function, assignment, authority, and organization structure of Ministries and ministerial - level agencies;
- Upon the proposal of the Director of the Accounting and Finance Department;
DECIDES:
Article 1. To issue in conjunction with this Decision "Regulation on the system of banking codes used in payment transactions through the State Bank".
Article 2. This Decision shall be effective from 01 January, 2004 and replace the Decision No. 59/2000/QD-NHNN2 dated 22 February, 2000 of the Governor of the State Bank issuing the Regulation on the codes system of Banks, Credit Institutions and the State Treasury that maintain their account at the State Bank for the direct payment operation and the Decision No. 412/2002/QD-NHNN dated 25 April, 2002 on the issuance of Banking codes in inter - bank electronic payment system of the Governor of the State Bank..
All other previous documents providing for Banking codes used in payment through the State Bank, which are in contrary to this Decision shall cease their effectiveness.
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FOR THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE BANK
DEPUTY GOVERNOR
Vu Thi Lien
ON THE SYSTEM OF BANKING CODES USED IN PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS THROUGH THE STATE BANK
(issued in conjunction with the Decision No. 1247/2003/QD-NHNN dated 20 October, 2003 of the Governor of the State Bank)
Article 1. Scope of application
1. Banking code is a symbol of a series of digits, which is stipulated under a unified principle and determined to be unique for each payment services supplier, which is a subject to be granted a Banking code in accordance with provisions in Article 2 of this Decision.
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Article 2. Subjects to be granted a banking code
1. Units of the State Bank including: Banking Operation Department, Accounting - Finance Department, Administration Department, branches of the State Bank in provinces, cities under the central Government's management and the Representative office of the State Bank in Ho Chi Minh City.
2. Credit Institutions, the State Treasury and other organizations permitted to engage in payment services (Head office, or branches), which maintain deposit account at Operation Departments or branches of the State Bank in provinces, cities under the central Government's management (hereinafter referred to as the State Bank) for direct payment operations.
3. Units of Credit Institutions, the State Treasury, and other organizations permitted to engage in payment services which do not maintain their deposit account at the State Bank but participate in the inter - bank electronic payment organized by the State Bank and are payment representative of a payment service supplier, which maintain deposit account at the State bank.
Article 3. Composition of a Banking code
A Banking code shall consist of 8 or 11 digits and include following parts:
1. Base code includes 5 digits divided into group 1, group 2 and group 3 in which:
a. Group1 includes 2 first digits in the left which stand for the code of province, city under the central Government's management and are numbered from 10 to 99 (Appendix 1)
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c. Group 3 includes 2 succeeding digits, which stand for the ordinal number of banks of the same type and are numbered from 1 to 99 (Appendix 3)
2. Main unit code consists of 3 digits divided into group 4 and 5, in which:
Group 4 includes 2 digits (preceding the checking number) standing for the order number of a Bank's branch in the same province or city under the central Government's management, which maintains deposit account at the State Bank for direct payment and numbered from 01 to 99.
Group 5 is the 8th digit counted from the left to the right and is the checking number.
3. Sub unit code consists of 3 last digits (after the checking number) of Group 6, standing for the ordinal number of a Bank's branch in the same province or city under the central Government's management, which does not maintain deposit account at the State Bank but participates in the inter - bank electronic payment organized by the State Bank and is the payment representative of a payment services supplier (hereinafter referred to as sub - bank), and numbered from 001 to 899 in respect of units being a sub- bank of the same system; from 901 to 999 for sub - banks of a different system.
For example 1: The Banking code granted to a bank which has deposit account at the State Bank for direct payment; this code has 8 digits and is reflected as follows:
5120101X: is the Banking code of Vietnam Industrial Commercial Bank's branch in Da Nang, in which:
51 - stands for Da Nang
2- stands for the State Commercial Bank
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01- stands for 01st branch of Vietnam Industrial Commercial Bank in Da Nang with deposit account opened at the State Bank.
X- stands for the checking number.
For example 2: The Banking code granted to a sub - bank; this code has 11 digits and is reflected as follows:
5120101X001: is the code of the 01st sub - bank of Vietnam Industrial Commercial Bank's branch in Da Nang, in which:
5120101X: is the Banking code of Vietnam Industrial Commercial Bank's branch in Da Nang (the composition of this banking code mentioned in the Example 1);
001- stands for the 01st sub - bank in the same system of Industrial commercial bank's branch in Da nang.
Article 4. Banking code management
In principle, Banking codes shall be managed as follows:
- Base code: the issuance, adjustment or cancellation of a base code shall be provided for by the Governor of the State bank.
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Article 5. Procedures for issuance, adjustment or cancellation of a Banking code
1. The issuance, adjustment or cancellation of a Banking code shall be performed when subjects granted a banking code have experienced changes such as: new establishment, change of name, integration, dissolution, and other changes, which require the supplement, adjustment or cancellation of a Banking code correspondingly.
2. In case where a subject granted a banking code has been newly established or experienced any change, which involves contents reflected in its banking code or the banking code of the sub unit for which it is the payment representative, the payment service supplier must submit two sets of files to the State Bank (where its account is maintained), including following documents:
- A written application of the General Director (Director) of the payment service supplier for the issuance, adjustment or cancellation of the banking code (content, transaction name of the payment service supplier must be stated accurately and fully)
- A Decision by the agency in charge of the establishment, change of registered name, split, separation, integration or dissolution of the bank.
- Written approval by the State Bank of Vietnam of the establishment, change of registered name, split, separation, integration or dissolution of the bank or bank branches.
- Certificate of the operation registration of branch (in respect of newly established unit)
3. Within a maximum period of 7 working days from the date of receipt of complete file, the Director of the Banking Operation Department or General Manager of the State Bank branch in province, city must give opinion in writing on the conditions of application file for the issuance, adjustment or cancellation of Banking code and submit them, enclosed with 01 set of file of the payment service supplier, to the State Bank.
4. Based on the written opinions of the Director of Banking Operation Department or General Manager of the State Bank branch in province, city and the application file for the issuance, adjustment or cancellation of the Banking code, the Director of Accounting and Finance Department shall be responsible for verification of the accuracy and proceed as follows:
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b. In respect of unit code (including main unit code and sub - unit code): to issue, adjust or cancel the main unit code and sub unit code for the payment service supplier that has experienced changes.
c. The issuance, adjustment or cancellation of banking code should be timely reported to the Banking Informatics Technology Department and payment services suppliers participating in payment transactions through the State Bank.
Article 6. The Director of Accounting - Finance Department shall take responsibility for the guidance, deployment, supervision and verification of the compliance with provisions on banking codes in accordance with this Regulation.
Article 7. Director of Banks Department shall be responsible for the provision of necessary related information upon the request for the Banking code issuance, adjustment or cancellation
Article 8. General Directors (Directors) of payment service suppliers shall be responsible for monitoring, supervision and verification of the use of its Banking code in accordance with this Regulation.
Article 9. The adjustment, supplement of this Regulation shall be decided upon by the Governor of the State Bank.
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Name
Code
Name
Code
Ha noi
10
Ho Chi Minh City
50
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11
Dang Nang
51
Ha Giang
12
Quang Nam
52
Cao Bang
13
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53
Lang Son
14
Binh Dinh
54
Bac Can
15
Phu Yen
55
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16
Khanh Hoa
56
Yen Bai
17
Binh Thuan
57
Lao Cai
18
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59
Lai Chau
19
Gia Lai
60
Son La
20
Kon Tum
61
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21
Dac Lac
62
Hai Phong
23
Lam Dong
63
Hai Duong
24
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64
Hung Yen
25
Binh Phuoc
66
Bac Giang
26
Tay Ninh
67
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27
Dong Nai
68
Phu Tho
28
Ba Ria - Vung Tau
69
Vinh Phuc
29
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70
Ha Tay
30
Dong Thap
72
Hoa Binh
31
An Giang
74
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32
Tien Giang
76
Nam Dinh
33
Ben Tre
77
Ninh Binh
34
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78
Thai Binh
35
Tra VInh
79
Thanh Hoa
36
Can Tho
80
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37
Soc Trang
81
Ha Tinh
38
Kien Giang
82
Quang Binh
39
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84
Quang Tri
40
Ca Mau
85
Thua Thien Hue
41
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THE CODE OF PAYMENT SERVICES SUPPLIERS
Payment services suppliers
Code
The State Bank
1
The State Commercial Bank
2
Joint stock Commercial Bank
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Joint venture Bank
5
Branch of foreign bank in Vietnam
6
The State Treasury
7
Cooperative Credit Institution
9
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THE CODE OF THE ORDINAL NUMBER OF PAYMENT SERVICES SUPPLIERS IN THE SAME TYPE
1. The State Bank:
101
2. The State Commercial banks:
Ordinal number
The name of the State Commercial Banks
Code of Ordinal number
1
Industrial Commercial Bank of Vietnam
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2
Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam
202
3
Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam
203
4
Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam
204
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Mekong Delta Bank for Housing Development
205
6
Bank for Social Policies
207
3. Joint stock commercial Banks:
Ordinal number
The name of the joint stock commercial banks
Code of Ordinal number
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Hanoi Housing Development Bank
301
2
Marine Time Commercial Bank
302
3
Sai Gon - Thuong Tin Commercial Bank
303
4
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304
5
Export - Import Commercial Bank
305
6
South Asia tock Commercial Bank
306
7
Asia Commercial Bank
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8
Sai Gon Industrial and Commercial Bank
308
9
Joint stock Commercial Bank for non State-owned enterprises
309
10
Technique Commercial Bank of Vietnam
310
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Military Bank
311
12
North Asia Commercial Bank
313
13
International Commercial Bank
314
14
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315
15
South-East Asia Commercial Bank
317
16
Hai Hung Rural Commercial Bank
319
17
Ninh Binh Rural Commercial Bank
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18
Joint Stock Housing Commercial Bank of Ho Chi Minh City
321
19
An Binh Rural Commercial Bank
323
20
Viet Hoa Commercial Bank
324
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Tan Viet Commercial Bank
326
22
Gia Dinh Commercial Bank
327
23
Southern Commercial Bank
328
24
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329
25
Mekong Commercial Bank
331
26
Nam Do Commercial Bank
332
27
Eastern Commercial Bank
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28
Sai Gon Commercial Bank
334
29
Dong Phuong - Bao Loc Rural Commercial Joint Stock Bank
336
30
Dai A Rural Commercial Bank
338
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Rach Kien Rural Commercial Bank
339
32
Dong Thap Muoi Rural Commercial Bank
341
33
My Xuyen Rural Commercial Bank
343
34
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346
35
Nhon Ai Rural Commercial Bank
348
36
Phu Tam Rural Commercial Bank
351
37
Song Kien Commercial Bank
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38
Kien Long Commercial Bank
353
39
Tan Hiep Commercial Bank
354
40
Viet A Commercial Bank
355
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Ordinal number
The name of Joint venture banks
Code of Ordinal number
1
VID PUBLIC BANK
501
2
INDO VINA BANK
502
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CHOHUNG VINA BANK
503
4
VINASIAM BANK
504
5.Branches of foreign banks in Vietnam:
Ordinal number
State Commercial Bank
Code of Ordinal number
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NATEXIS BANQUES - POPULAIRES SUCCURSALE DU VIETNAM
601
2
ANZ BANK
602
3
CREDIT LYONNAIS BANK
603
4
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604
5
CITI BANK
605
6
BANK OF AMERICA
606
7
CHInFON BANK
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8
ING BANK
608
9
MAY BANK
609
10
ABN - AMRO BANK
610
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BANGKOK BANK
612
12
MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD
613
13
BNP - AMRO BANK
614
14
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616
15
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK
617
16
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK
618
17
DEUTScHE BANK
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18
BANK OF CHINA
620
19
CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ
621
20
BANK OF TOKYO - MITSUBISHI
622
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THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA
623
22
WOORI BANK
624
23
KEPPEL TATLEE bank
625
24
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626
25
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK
627
26
VIET - LAO JOINT VENTURE BANK
628
27
COMMERCIAL CHINATRUST BANK
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28
FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK
630
6. The State Treasury:
701
7. Cooperative credit institutions
- People's credit fund:
901
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- 1 Decision No. 02/2006/QD-NHNN of January 18, 2006, on the issuance of the regulation on the system of banking codes used in the payment transactions through the State Bank
- 2 Decision No. 02/2006/QD-NHNN of January 18, 2006, on the issuance of the regulation on the system of banking codes used in the payment transactions through the State Bank
- 1 Decision No. 02/2006/QD-NHNN of January 18, 2006, on the issuance of the regulation on the system of banking codes used in the payment transactions through the State Bank
- 2 Decree of Government No.86/2002/ND-CP of prescribing the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of the ministries and ministerial-level agencies
- 3 Law No. 06/1997/QH10 of December 12, 1997 on The State Bank of Vietnam
- 4 Law No. 07/1997/QH10 of December 12, 1997 on credit institutions