Here are correspondent banks and money transfer firms that can help you send money from Norway to the Philippines.
BDO Remittance partner
Fil Star D.A
Stanseveien 2
0975 Oslo
Norway
Metrobank Correspondent Banks
Bank 1 Oslo AS
DNB Nor Bank ASA
Fokus Bank, Part of Danske Ban
Handelsbanken
Nordea Bank Norge ASA
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
Sparebanken Vest
* Swift code of Metrobank: MBTCPHMM
BPI Correspondent Banks
Bank 1 Oslo Akershus
DNB NorBank
Fokus Bank, part of Danske Bank
Handelsbanken
Nordea Bank Norge
Sparebank 1 SR-Bank
Sparebanken Hedmark
Sparebanken Moere
Sparebanken Vest
* Swift code of Banks of Philippine Islands and BPI Family: BOPIPHMM
PNB Correspondent Banks
– BNP Paribas, Oslo, Swift code: BNPANOKK
– DNB Nor Bank ASA, Oslo DNBA NOKK
– DNB Nor Markets, Oslo DNBANOKX
– Handelsbanken, Oslo HANDNOKK
– Nordea Bank Norge ASA, Oslo NDEANOKK
– Sparebanken 1 SR Bank, Stavanger SPRONO22
– Sparebanken Hedmark SHEDNO22
– Sparebanken Midt Norge, Trondheim SPTRNO22
– Sparebanken Moere, Aalesund SPARNO22
– Sparebanken Soer, Arendal AASPNO22
– Sparkasse Vest, Bergen SPAVNOBB
– Swedbank, Oslo SWEDNOKK
* Swift code of PNB is PNBMPHMM
* For frequent remittances thru PNB and Nordea, you can contact:
Philippine National Bank (Europe) Plc
Ground Floor
11 Kenway Road
London SW5 0RP
Common Steps to Send Money via a Correspondent Bank Wire Transfer:
1. Visit the correspondent bank of your recipient’s bank.
2. Apply for a telegraphic transfer, also called wire transfer, Swift transfer, fund transfer, or bank-to-bank transfer.
3. Fill out the wire transfer form with information, including:
– Your name
– Your contact information
– The name of your recipient/beneficiary
– The bank, branch and account number of your beneficiary
– Swift address of the beneficiary’s bank
– Amount of remittance
Send Money to the Philippines via Moneygram
Moneygram is available at Forex Bank branches in Oslo, Lillestrom, Stavanger, and Trondheim
Send Money to the Philippines via Western Union
Western Union services are available at many shops, Internet cafes, train stations, other retail stores
in the cities of Norway.
– Western Union. Use a Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card issued by a bank in Norway
– iKobo. Use a debit or prepaid card.
– Internet transfer if you have accounts with DnB NOR, SkandiaBanken, or SpareBank/Nord-Norge
According to a study held by International Peace Research Institute (PRIO), Filipinos in Norway are third among about 13 immigrant/foreign groups in Norway with the most number of ways to transfer money to their home countries. There are 29 available remittance services, in 13 methods, all legal, available to Filipinos. Contrast this with Somalis, who can send money to Somalia only thru a cash-to-cash system called hawala or hawilad, which has not been licensed in Norway.