i was about to do a poll like 'americans do you know what an iban is' but apparently they just. don't exist there

@Felthry "international bank account number"

i can send money thru my bank's website to anyone with an iban, but as far as i can tell, no anyone without

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@niss oh, that sounds useful. why don't we have those here
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@niss also, that explains why we've seen people talking about sharing their bank account numbers

over here, "bank account number" refers to the number that, along with some relatively easily faked information, would give someone full access to your bank account--not something you want to give out freely
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