Occasionally, foreign travel or another payment situation may require the alternate payment method of a wire transfer.

What is a Wire Transfer?

A Wire Transfer is an electronic transfer of funds from a UC Davis bank account to the bank account of the supplier. Funds being wired can be U.S. Dollars or foreign currency to either a U.S. or Foreign Bank. Nothing is mailed from Accounts Payable.  

NOTE: The Accounts Payable Disbursements Team does not process wire payment requests under $100.  Reducing low dollar and nonessential wire transfer payments allows our Disbursements Team to better serve you by focusing on wire requests that are absolutely necessary. 

Access the Wire Transfer Form Here.

Information Required for Wire Transfers

• Complete name of the bank (i.e. BANK OF AMERICA not BOFA)
• Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) address or American Bankers Association (ABA) Number
• Bank State (for U.S. Bank)
• Bank Country
• Bank Account Number
• Name of person assigned to bank account
• Type of currency, if other than U.S. Dollar

Note: For security purposes, the information entered on the Wire Transfer form is not visible to other approvers or viewers of that document. The staff in Accounts Payable (AP) who process the Wire Transfer WILL be able to view and process the information.