Incoming Foreign Currency Remittance

Required Information for Receiving Incoming Foreign Currency Remittances

The following information is required when remitting foreign currency to Sony Bank.

Please note that any omissions or errors may delay the remittance or result in the funds being returned to the remitting bank.

Applicant Applicant's Name
Remittance Type Telegraphic Transfer
Currencies JPY, USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, NZD, CAD, CHF, HKD, ZAR, or SEK
Beneficiary's Bank

Sony Bank Incorporated, Tokyo (SWIFT code:SNYBJPJT)

The beneficiary's bank name and beneficiary's bank SWIFT code need to be filled out by the remitter as they are required for remittances to Sony Bank.
Sony Bank doesn't have IBAN, ABA or Routing Number.

Beneficiary's Bank Branch and Address Head Office/2-1-6 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Beneficiary's Account Number

001-XXXXXXX (001 plus your 7-digit account number)

The account number is a 7-digit number that follows the branch number (001) on the front or back of your cash card.

The account number is the number of your Yen savings account, not the 16-digit Visa debit number on your Sony Bank WALLET.

Beneficiary Your name and address as registered with Sony Bank
Intermediary Bank In order to receive foreign currency remittances to your Sony Bank account, the remitter must specify one of the following intermediary banks, depending on the currency of the remitting bank. If the remittance form does not include an intermediary bank section, please inform the remitter that they must include the intermediary bank name in the additional notes section.
This is not required for foreign currency remittances between Sony Bank accounts.
US Dollar/USD JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,N.A.
(SWIFT BIC:CHASUS33)
Australian Dollar/AUD AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED
(SWIFT BIC:ANZBAU3M)
New Zealand Dollar/NZD ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
(SWIFT BIC:ANZBNZ22)
Euro/EUR J.P.MORGAN AG
(SWIFT BIC:CHASDEFX)
British Pound/GBP
Canadian Dollar/CAD
Swiss France/CHF
Swedish Krona/SEK
South African Rand/ZAR
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,N.A.
(SWIFT BIC:CHASGB2L)
Hong Kong Dollar/HKD JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,N.A., HONG KONG BRANCH
(SWIFT BIC:CHASHKHH)
Japanese Yen/JPY MUFG BANK,LTD.
(SWIFT BIC:BOTKJPJT)
NOTE

When foreign currency funds are remitted from overseas, they might be exchanged into another currency at the discretion of the banks involved in the remittance (intermediary banks).

To reduce this possibility, ask the remitter to write "Do not convert" or "No Exchange" in the additional notes/free comment section. Please note that Sony Bank cannot guarantee that the foreign currency remittance will arrive in the currency that was remitted.