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glutnix/nz-bank-account-validation
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A library that validates New Zealand bank account numbers (BECS numbers) as matching the format, within valid ranges, and contain a valid checksum.

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NZ Bank Account Validation for PHP
==================================

[](#nz-bank-account-validation-for-php)

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A PHP library that validates New Zealand bank account numbers (BECS numbers) as matching the format, within valid ranges, and contain a valid checksum.

Licence
-------

[](#licence)

MIT

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.4+

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Using Composer:

```
composer require glutnix/nz-bank-account-validation
```

Alternatively, download the contents of this repository into your project and require the class manually, like a caveman.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$account = new \Glutnix\BankAccountValidator("01-902-0068389-00");
echo $account->isValid() ? "Valid" : "Not Valid";
```

There are other usable methods on BankAccountValidator, so check the code: check the spec for how they are used. Maybe contribute some documentation?

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Open an issue to check if your contribution is desirable, or just go right ahead and send a Pull Request against the master branch.

- Code must be PSR-2 compliant; PHP Code Sniffer and editorconfig settings are included for your convenience.
- Passing PHPSpec tests required to cover any new code.

TODO
----

[](#todo)

- Full-featured Documentation
- Optionally use PaymentsNZ Bank Branch Register to validate against currently open banks and branches.

References
----------

[](#references)

- [PaymentsNZ Bulk Electronic Clearing System (BECS) Register](http://www.paymentsnz.co.nz/clearing-systems/bulk-electronic-clearing-system)
- [IRD - Validating Bank Account Numbers](https://www.ird.govt.nz/resources/d/8/d8e49dce-1bda-4875-8acf-9ebf908c6e17/rwt-nrwt-spec-2014.pdf)

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance15

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity38

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3834d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/88983?v=4)[Brett Taylor](/maintainers/Glutnix)[@Glutnix](https://github.com/Glutnix)

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Tags

validationBankfinancenew zealandBank accountBECS

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