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by manuel_w 720 days ago
Isn't IBAN just the account identifier SEPA uses?

(The other identifier necessary to make SEPA transfers being the BIC = bank id.)

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You can make SWIFT transactions to IBAN numbers. no problem whatsoever.
For donations they also offer liberapay so you can use stripe and PayPal.

For membership fees you can also use direct bank transfer.

SEPA is essentially just a specific subset service set of a SWIFT international bank transfer. Or in other words, the interface of SEPA is a subset of parameters in SWIFT transfer. And it mandated IBAN numbers on stragglers in EU.
IBAN is the international bank number.
(no, that’s the BIC (Bank Identifier Code AKA SWIFT).

IBAN is the International Bank Account Number.