Albania IBAN validator

An Albanian IBAN runs 28 characters: “AL”, two check digits, an 8-digit bank-and-branch code, and a 16-character account-number block that can include letters as well as digits. That 8-digit identifier block is unusually long for a bank code because it isn’t just a bank code — it’s the bank code and branch code concatenated into one run of digits, a design choice that keeps the format entirely numeric up to the account block rather than splitting bank and branch into separate labeled segments. Anyone sending money to Albania, paying a local supplier, or entering an IBAN into an international transfer form needs the full 8-digit block and the 16-character account correct, since a shift of even one digit inside that combined block silently points at a different branch.

How this validator works

This tool checks the “AL” prefix, confirms the bank/branch block is exactly 8 digits and the account block is exactly 16 alphanumeric characters, then runs the mod-97 checksum (ISO 7064) Albanian banks use to generate a valid IBAN — entirely client-side, nothing sent to a server, no signup required.

What a pass doesn’t tell you

A pass confirms the 28 characters are correctly formed and internally consistent — not that the account exists, is open, or belongs to whoever you expect. This tool does no resolution of the 8-digit block to a bank or branch name and never contacts the Bank of Albania or any commercial bank. If an Albanian IBAN fails, recheck the boundary between the 8-digit bank/branch block and the 16-character account block first, since both are long unbroken runs and easy to misalign when copying.

Scope: Albanian IBAN structure and mod-97 checksum validation only — not payment processing, branch-name lookup, or proof an account is active. Use this to catch a typo before a transfer fails; your bank confirms the account itself.

Content last reviewed 2026-07-09.