Currency codes and minor units (2024)

With the exception of Terminal API, our APIs expect amounts to be submitted in minor units: the smallest unit of a currency, depending on the number of decimals.

Most currencies have two decimals. Some currencies do not have decimals, and some have three decimals. For example:

GBP10: GBP has two decimals, so in minor units submit an amount of 1000
JPY10: JPY has no decimals, so in minor units submit an amount of 10
BHD10: BHD has three decimals, so in minor units submit an amount of 10000

For CLP, CVE, IDR, and ISK the ISO 4217 standard has a different number of decimals than shown in the table below. However, the decimals in the table below are leading for submitting amounts in minor units.

Currency conversion rates and fees

Sometimes sums have to be converted from one currency to another, for example when the transaction currency differs from the settlement currency. When currency conversions take place, the following foreign exchange (FX) rate and fee apply.

FX reference rate

Adyen applies a foreign currency exchange rate when a currency conversion takes place. This is called the FX reference rate.

FX management fee

Adyen also charges a fee for managing the exchange of currency conversions. This is called the FX management fee, or spread. How this fee is calculated is included in your contract with Adyen.

By default, the FX management fee differs based on the currency category:

Category one currencies: AUD, CAD, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY, NOK, NZD, PLN, SEK, USD, ZAR.
Category two currencies: all other currencies.

Your company can also choose an alternative setup, where the FX management fee is based on a scheme rate. This is currently available for Visa and Mastercard. The FX management fee for other payment methods is based on the currency category.

Code	Currency	Decimals
AED	UAE Dirham	2
ALL	Albanian Lek	2
AMD	Armenian Dram	2
ANG	Antillian Guilder	2
AOA	Angolan Kwanza	2
ARS	Nuevo Argentine Peso	2
AUD	Australian Dollar	2
AWG	Aruban Guilder	2
AZN	Azerbaijani manat	2
BAM	Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Marks	2
BBD	Barbados Dollar	2
BDT	Bangladesh Taka	2
BGN	New Bulgarian Lev	2
BHD	Bahraini Dinar	3
BMD	Bermudian Dollar	2
BND	Brunei Dollar	2
BOB	Bolivia Boliviano	2
BRL	Brazilian Real	2
BSD	Bahamian Dollar	2
BWP	Botswana Pula	2
BYN	New Belarusian Ruble	2
BZD	Belize Dollar	2
CAD	Canadian Dollar	2
CHF	Swiss Franc	2
CLP	Chilean Peso	2 (see note)
CNH	Yuan Renminbi (offshore)	2
CNY	Yuan Renminbi (onshore)	2
COP	Colombian Peso	2
CRC	Costa Rican Colon	2
CUP	Cuban Peso	2
CVE	Cape Verdi Escudo	0 (see note)
CZK	Czech Koruna	2
DJF	Djibouti Franc	0
DKK	Danish Krone	2
DOP	Dominican Republic Peso	2
DZD	Algerian Dinar	2
EGP	Egyptian Pound	2
ETB	Ethiopian Birr	2
EUR	Euro	2
FJD	Fiji Dollar	2
FKP	Falkland Islands Pound	2
GBP	Pound Sterling	2
GEL	Georgian Lari	2
GHS	Ghanaian Cedi (3rd)	2
GIP	Gibraltar Pound	2
GMD	Gambia Delasi	2
GNF	Guinea Franc	0
GTQ	Guatemala Quetzal	2
GYD	Guyanese Dollar	2
HKD	Hong Kong Dollar	2
HNL	Honduras Lempira	2
HTG	Haitian Gourde	2
HUF	Hungarian Forint	2
IDR	Indonesian Rupiah	0 (see note)
ILS	New Israeli Scheqel	2
INR	Indian Rupee	2
IQD	Iraqi Dinar	3
ISK	Iceland Krona	2 (see note)
JMD	Jamaican Dollar	2
JOD	Jordanian Dinar	3
JPY	Japanese Yen	0
KES	Kenyan Shilling	2
KGS	Kyrgyzstan Som	2
KHR	Cambodia Riel	2
KMF	Comoro Franc	0
KRW	South-Korean Won	0
KWD	Kuwaiti Dinar	3
KYD	Cayman Islands Dollar	2
KZT	Kazakhstani Tenge	2
LAK	Laos Kip	2
LBP	Lebanese Pound	2
LKR	Sri Lanka Rupee	2
LYD	Libyan Dinar	3
MAD	Moroccan Dirham	2
MDL	Moldovia Leu	2
MKD	Macedonian Denar	2
MMK	Myanmar Kyat	2
MNT	Mongolia Tugrik	2
MOP	Macau Pataca	2
MRU	Mauritania Ouguiya	2
MUR	Mauritius Rupee	2
MVR	Maldives Rufiyaa	2
MWK	Malawi Kwacha	2
MXN	Mexican Peso	2
MYR	Malaysian Ringgit	2
MZN	Mozambican Metical	2
NAD	Namibian Dollar	2
NGN	Nigerian Naira	2
NIO	Nicaragua Cordoba Oro	2
NOK	Norwegian Krone	2
NPR	Nepalese Rupee	2
NZD	New Zealand Dollar	2
OMR	Rial Omani	3
PAB	Panamanian Balboa	2
PEN	Peruvian Nuevo Sol	2
PGK	New Guinea Kina	2
PHP	Philippine Peso	2
PKR	Pakistan Rupee	2
PLN	New Polish Zloty	2
PYG	Paraguay Guarani	0
QAR	Qatari Rial	2
RON	New Romanian Lei	2
RSD	Serbian Dinar	2
RUB	Russian Ruble	2
RWF	Rwanda Franc	0
SAR	Saudi Riyal	2
SBD	Solomon Island Dollar	2
SCR	Seychelles Rupee	2
SEK	Swedish Krone	2
SGD	Singapore Dollar	2
SHP	St. Helena Pound	2
SLE	Sierra Leone Leone	2
SOS	Somalia Shilling	2
SRD	Surinamese dollar	2
STN	Sao Tome & Principe Dobra	2
SVC	El Salvador Colón	2
SZL	Swaziland Lilangeni	2
THB	Thai Baht	2
TND	Tunisian Dinar	3
TOP	Tonga Pa'anga	2
TRY	New Turkish Lira	2
TTD	Trinidad & Tobago Dollar	2
TWD	New Taiwan Dollar	2
TZS	Tanzanian Shilling	2
UAH	Ukraine Hryvnia	2
UGX	Uganda Shilling	0
USD	US Dollars	2
UYU	Peso Uruguayo	2
UZS	Uzbekistani Som	2
VEF	Venezuelan Bolívar	2
VND	Vietnamese New Dong	0
VUV	Vanuatu Vatu	0
WST	Samoan Tala	2
XAF	CFA Franc BEAC	0
XCD	East Caribbean Dollar	2
XOF	CFA Franc BCEAO	0
XPF	CFP Franc	0
YER	Yemeni Rial	2
ZAR	South African Rand	2
ZMW	Zambian Kwacha	2

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The article primarily discusses the submission of currency amounts in minor units and sheds light on the exceptions and specific considerations for different currencies. Let's break down the key concepts:

Minor Units:
- The API expects amounts to be submitted in minor units, which are the smallest units of a currency.
- Most currencies have two decimals, meaning that an amount of 10 in the currency would be submitted as 1000 minor units.
Exceptions in Decimal Places:
- Currencies like JPY (Japanese Yen) have no decimals, so an amount of 10 in JPY would be submitted as 10 minor units.
- BHD (Bahraini Dinar) has three decimals, so an amount of 10 in BHD would be submitted as 10000 minor units.
ISO 4217 Standard Deviations:
- Some currencies, including CLP, CVE, IDR, and ISK, deviate from the ISO 4217 standard regarding the number of decimals. However, the decimals specified in the provided table are used for submitting amounts in minor units.
Currency Conversion Rates and Fees:
- When currency conversions occur, Adyen applies a foreign currency exchange rate known as the FX reference rate.
- Adyen also charges an FX management fee or spread for handling currency conversions. The calculation of this fee is outlined in the contract with Adyen.
- The default FX management fee varies based on currency categories, with category one including major currencies like EUR and USD, and category two covering all other currencies.
Currency Categories and Alternative Setups:
- Category one currencies include AUD, CAD, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY, NOK, NZD, PLN, SEK, USD, and ZAR.
- Category two encompasses all other currencies.
- There's an option for an alternative setup where the FX management fee is based on a scheme rate, applicable to Visa and Mastercard, while other payment methods follow the currency category-based fee structure.
Currency Code, Currency, and Decimals:
- The table provides a comprehensive list of currency codes, corresponding currencies, and the number of decimals for each currency.

This breakdown underscores the meticulous considerations and detailed processes involved in handling currency amounts, conversions, and associated fees within the context of the provided API documentation.

FAQs

What is a minor unit in currency? ›

The minor currency unit has usually a value that is 1/100 of the major unit and sometimes 1/1000. For example, the Japanese sen is 1/100th of a yen. However, some currencies have no minor currency unit.

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What is the difference between major and minor currency units? ›

Often, the minor currency unit has a value that is 1/100 of the major unit, but 1/1000 is also common. Some currencies do not have any minor currency unit at all. In others, the major currency unit has so little value that the minor unit is no longer generally used (e.g. the Japanese sen, 1/100th of a yen).

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What does currency code mean on a job application? ›

Following ISO 4217 standards maintained by International Organization for Standardization (ISO), these codes typically correspond with two ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes as the first two characters while the final letter represents initial letter in currency name; in the example above USD stands for United States ...

What is my currency code? ›

The US dollar is represented as USD – the US coming from the ISO 3166 country code and the D for dollar. The Swiss franc is represented by CHF – the CH being the code for Switzerland in the ISO 3166 code and F for franc.

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What are the minor currencies? ›

A minor currency pair is typically defined as one that does not include the US dollar (USD) but still features two other major global currencies, such as the euro (EUR) or the British pound (GBP).

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What is the difference between major and minor units? ›

A major is a stream of related courses taken as part of a degree, comprising 36 units (commonly eight courses). A minor is a stream of related courses which comprises up to 18 units (commonly four courses). In some degrees these may also be called cognates.

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How can you tell the difference between a major and minor? ›

A major chord contains the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of the major scale. A minor chord contains the 1st, flattened (lowered) 3rd, and 5th notes of the major scale that it's named for.

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What are the basic units of currency? ›

Each currency typically has a main currency unit (the dollar, for example, or the euro) and a fractional unit, often defined as 1⁄100 of the main unit: 100 cents = 1 dollar, 100 centimes = 1 franc, 100 pence = 1 pound, although units of 1⁄10 or 1⁄1000 occasionally also occur.

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What does units mean in currency? ›

Meaning of unit of currency in English

the money that is used in a particular country: The pound sterling is the unit of currency in the UK. (Definition of unit of currency from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

What is the meaning of currency codes? ›

Currency codes are unique three-letter identifiers that denote a specific currency. From the US Dollar (USD) and British Pound (GBP) to the Euro (EUR) and Japanese Yen (JPY), every currency recognized by the United Nations has a code associated with it.

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How to write currency code? ›

The ISO currency code always goes before the number. For example, it should be GBP 50, not 50 GBP. If you use the currency code, you shouldn't use the symbol as well. Style guides may specify the positioning of a currency symbol, and if they do, you should follow that.

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What is the 3 digit currency code? ›

ISO 4217 also assigns a three-digit numeric code to each currency. This numeric code is usually the same as the numeric code assigned to the corresponding country by ISO 3166-1. For example, USD (United States dollar) has numeric code 840 which is also the ISO 3166-1 code for "US" (United States).

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What is the currency of the US? ›

The United States dollar is the official currency of the U.S. and its territories. Learn about the bills and coins that make up U.S. currency.

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Does currency code come before the amount? ›

- All currency symbols are placed before the number amount without any spacing. Likewise, the abbreviation of a currency (e.g. USD or, EUR) should precede the number amount with a space. She received $500 from her grandmother.

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A minor in college often complements a major and allows students to explore another discipline.

What is a minor in notes? ›

A minor is a minor scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has no flats and no sharps. Its relative major is C major and its parallel major is A major.

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What is the minor unit of the euro? ›

There are eight different denominations of euro coins: €0.01, €0.02, €0.05, €0.10, €0.20, €0.50, €1.00 and €2.00 The €0.01, €0.02 and €0.05 coins show Europe in relation to Asia and Africa in the world.