Barclays File Gateway

Welcome to the Barclays File Gateway International Payments page

This site contains information which you may find useful when making an international payment. For region specific information, please refer to Regions.

Payment cut-off times

When sending an international payment each individual currency will have a cut-off time. The cut-off time represents how far in advance you must submit your payment instruction to ensure your funds are sent by Barclays on the value date you require. Each currency cut-off time will confirm how many days in advance of value date we must receive your instruction, and also the cut-off time on that day which you have until to submit your payment.

As an example: Chinese Renminbi is a currency which gives next day value with a cut-off time of 15:00. This means if you want an international payment in CNY from your CNY account to be sent on Wednesday, you have until 15:00 on Tuesday that week to submit your payment.

Please note: Cut-off times relate to the execution of your payment instruction by Barclays in the UK. Beneficiary banks will apply their own fund availability schedules outside of Barclays’ control, which means funds may not be available to the payment beneficiary on your selected value date.

Please find the following list of currency Cut-off Times within File Gateway:

   

Barclays File Gateway usage guide

For security reasons the Barclays File Gateway Usage Guide is held securely within SWIFT MyStandards. Once you have logged in to SWIFT MyStandards you can find this guide by:
  • Selecting the Me tab found in the top tab bar
  • Expand the community membership by selecting the ‘+’ icon next to the Barclays logo
  • Select the Usage Guide you want to view

   

XML to SWIFT terminology table

SWIFT Terminology

ISO XML Equivalent

Beneficiary

Creditor

Beneficiary Account name

Creditor Account Name

Beneficiary Bank

Creditor Agent

Beneficiary Bank SWIFT BIC

Creditor Agent BIC

Remitter

Debtor or where quoted Ultimate Debtor

Charging Options

SHA

SHAR

OUR

DEBT

BEN

CRED

Contact us

If you require further guidance on making international payments, please contact your usual Client Servicing Team.