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Currency in New Caledonia

XPF · CFP franc (pegged to the euro at a fixed rate, issued by the IEOM for New Caledonia and French Polynesia)

Regulator in New Caledonia

Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (IEOM), with banking supervision by the French ACPR(opens in a new tab)

Local accounts in New Caledonia

There is no separate 'NC' IBAN registry entry: New Caledonia is covered by the French IBAN system, so banks there issue FR-format IBANs (FR + 2 check digits + 23 characters, 27 in total) for accounts held in the territory.

Payments in New Caledonia

Domestic payments clear through the banks' local arrangements under the French-framework banking system, with the IEOM handling note issuance and settlement between institutions; cross-border transfers move over SWIFT and euro/CFP exchange generally routes through French correspondents. Card spending rides Visa/Mastercard rails, and day-to-day payments in Nouméa are card-heavy, but the territory is outside SEPA despite the French banking framework.

Sources: IEOM: Institut d'émission d'outre-mer · ACPR: register of authorised institutions · IBAN registry: New Caledonia (no NC entry)