# Financial and banking translation - Link: https://aftraduction.fr/en/financial-translation/ - Published: 2026-04-05T22:20:11+02:00 - Author: AFTraduction [Specialised translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/specialized-translation-services/) Field 02 of 12 **Financial and banking translation** The same figures, in another language. AFTraduction, a translation agency in Montreuil, on the edge of Paris, translates your financial and banking documents: annual reports, financial statements, prospectuses and tax documents. Each document goes to a native translator who specialises in finance and translates into their mother tongue; a second linguist then revises the translation. When a French authority or court requires it, the translation is sworn. A bank statement, payslip or invoice for a French authority? 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Can be ordered online: [Bank statements](https://aftraduction.fr/en/produit/sworn-translation-bank-statements/) [Bank certificate](https://aftraduction.fr/en/produit/sworn-translation-bank-certificate/) [Payslip](https://aftraduction.fr/en/produit/sworn-translation-payslip/)[Invoice](https://aftraduction.fr/en/produit/sworn-translation-invoice/) [Kbis company extract](https://aftraduction.fr/en/produit/sworn-translation-kbis-extract/) [Order online](https://aftraduction.fr/en/sworn-translation-services/#commander) [Get a quote for a sworn translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=assermentee) The two can be combined: annual accounts or a tax document can be translated by a finance specialist and sworn. For your partners, clients and teams ### Specialised financial translation Annual reports, financial statements, prospectuses, tax documents. A native translator who specialises in the field translates into their mother tongue; a second linguist revises the translation before delivery. Free quote in about 2 hours. **Not sure?** Call us, 24/7, or send the document with your quote request: we will tell you which translation it needs. What we translate ## Which financial documents do we translate? The documents of finance and banking, from annual reports to bank statements. Any of them can also be provided as a sworn translation when an authority or a court requires it. ### Accounts and reporting * #### Annual and half-year reports * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=rapport-annuel) * #### Financial statements * Balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement. * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=etats-financiers) ### Markets and investors * #### Investment prospectuses * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=prospectus) * #### Stock market analyses and research reports * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=analyse-boursiere) * #### Financial press releases * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=communique-financier) * #### Investor presentations * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=presentation-investisseurs) ### Contracts and transactions * #### Financial and legal contracts * See also: [Legal and judicial translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/legal-translation-services/) * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=contrat-financier) ### Tax and compliance * #### Tax documents and regulatory filings * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=declaration-fiscale) ### Banking * #### Bank statements * Order online: [Bank statements](https://aftraduction.fr/en/produit/sworn-translation-bank-statements/) * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=releve-bancaire) * #### Bank certificates * Order online: [Bank certificate](https://aftraduction.fr/en/produit/sworn-translation-bank-certificate/) * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=attestation-bancaire) ### Company and payroll * #### Payslips * Order online: [Payslip](https://aftraduction.fr/en/produit/sworn-translation-payslip/) * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=fiche-paie) * #### Invoices * Order online: [Invoice](https://aftraduction.fr/en/produit/sworn-translation-invoice/) * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=facture) * #### Kbis extracts * The registration extract of a French company. Order online: [Kbis company extract](https://aftraduction.fr/en/produit/sworn-translation-kbis-extract/) * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier&doc=kbis) ### For which sectors? 1. **Banking and financial institutions** 2. **Insurance** 3. **Stock markets and listed companies** 4. **Accounting** 5. **Tax** 6. **Mergers, acquisitions and fundraising** See also: [Legal and judicial translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/legal-translation-services/) Is your document or sector not listed? Send us the document: free quote in about 2 hours. The craft ## Translating finance Financial translation is the translation of documents from finance, accounting and banking: annual reports, financial statements, prospectuses and banking documents. The translator follows the terminology of the field, the accounting framework of the document and the way figures are presented, which differs from one country to another. The amounts remain as they are in the document: no currency is converted. Note 2 — Chiffre d’affaires Note 2 — Revenue **2.1** Le chiffre d’affaires de l’exercice N s’élève à x xxx,x M€, contre x xxx, x M€ pour l’exercice N–1. **2.1** Revenue for financial year N amounted to €x,xxx.x million, compared with €x,xxx.x million for financial year N–1. **2.2** À périmètre et change constants, il progresse de x,x %. **2.2** On a like-for-like basis (constant scope and exchange rates), it rose by x.x%. **2.3** Les montants sont exprimés en millions d’euros et arrondis à la décimale la plus proche ; la somme des éléments peut donc différer légèrement du total. **2.3** Amounts are stated in millions of euros and rounded to one decimal place; the sum of the individual items may therefore differ slightly from the total. **Fig. 2 — **Specimen: a fictional note to French financial statements, annotated, with its translation. Five marks of a financial text. 1. **Accounting framework** The English term follows the framework of the accounts:“ revenue” under IFRS, “turnover” in UK statutory formats. 2. **Periods and dates** “Exercice” becomes “financial year”; a date keeps the day- month-year order in British English (dd/mm/yyyy), not in American English (mm/dd/ yyyy). 3. **Number formats** The decimal comma becomes a decimal point and the thousands space a comma: x xxx,x → x,xxx.x; x,x % → x.x%. 4. **Consistency of terms** Once chosen, a phrase keeps the same translation throughout the document and in the press releases and presentations that repeat it. 5. **Units and currencies** The symbol moves before the number and the unit follows English usage: x xxx,x M€ → €x,xxx.x million. ### What the translator must keep 1. **Vocabulary** Technical terms that keep changing: EBITDA, interest rate swap, hedge fund. 2. **Precision** Figures, dates and currencies follow the conventions of each language. 3. **The regulatory framework** Accounting standards, market rules, tax law: each term is read within its framework. 4. **Consistency** The same term keeps the same translation from one document to the next. At each of these marks, an approximate translation would distort how the accounts are read. Method ## How does a financial translation project work? From the document we receive to the translation we deliver, in five steps. 1. ### Analysis 2. You send us the document with your request; we analyse it and reply with a quote. 3. Free quote in about 2 hours 4. ### Choice of translator 5. We assign the project to a native translator who specialises in finance, from a network of more than 800 linguists. 6. Including more than 150 sworn translators and interpreters, long-standing partners 7. ### Translation 8. The translator works into their mother tongue, using the terminology of your field. 9. ### Revision 10. A second linguist revises the translation before delivery. 11. Processes that meet the requirements of the ISO 17100 standard, without external certification 12. ### Delivery 13. You receive the translation. Your client area holds the quote, which you can sign online, the project tracking and the invoice, which you can pay online. 14. Personal access, with a username and password Member of the CNET (French national chamber of translation companies) · Service open 24/7 by phone Check for yourself ## Who translates your financial documents? A native translator who specialises in finance and translates into their mother tongue, from a network of more than 800 linguists (translators and interpreters), including more than 150 sworn translators and interpreters, all long-standing partners of the agency. A second linguist revises every specialised financial translation, and all our translators sign a non-disclosure agreement. 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Our network covers nearly 200 languages and dialects across all our services; for sworn translation, we work in 75 languages. Good to know ## Financial translation: frequently asked questions Answers to the questions clients ask before sending us a document. 1. [ Choosing a translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/financial-translation/#faq-t-choisir) 2. [ Prices and turnaround](https://aftraduction.fr/en/financial-translation/#faq-t-devis) 3. [ Quality and confidentiality](https://aftraduction.fr/en/financial-translation/#faq-t-qualite) 4. [ Languages and validity](https://aftraduction.fr/en/financial-translation/#faq-t-validite) ### Another question? Call us on +33 1 84 74 56 56, 24/7, or request a free quote: reply in about 2 hours. [Request a quote ](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=financier) Call us +33 1 84 74 56 56 Updated on 21 October 2026 ### Choosing a translation What is financial translation? It is the translation of documents from finance, accounting and banking: annual reports, financial statements, prospectuses and banking documents. The translator follows the terminology, the accounting framework (IFRS, for example) and the way figures are presented, which differs from one country to another. At AFTraduction, each document goes to a native translator who specialises in finance, then a second linguist revises it. Financial or sworn translation: which do I need? It depends on who will receive the document. French authorities and courts (prefectures, OFII, ANTS, town halls, courts) require a sworn translation, signed by an expert translator sworn before a court of appeal. The two can be combined: annual accounts can be translated by a finance specialist and sworn. [Sworn translation online](https://aftraduction.fr/en/sworn-translation-services/) Which financial documents do you translate? Annual and half-year reports, financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement), investment prospectuses, stock market analyses and research reports, financial and legal contracts, tax documents and regulatory filings, financial press releases and investor presentations; and, as sworn translations, bank statements and bank certificates, payslips, invoices and Kbis extracts. For banking, insurance, stock markets and listed companies, accounting and tax. Is machine translation suitable for financial documents? Post-editing is a separate service: a native linguist reviews a machine translation, lightly for internal use, in full for publication. It suits large volumes of factual text and costs 30 to 40% less than human translation. [Machine translation post-editing](https://aftraduction.fr/en/machine-translation-post-editing/) ### Prices and turnaround How much does financial translation cost? The price is set in a quote, based on the document, the languages, the volume and the turnaround. The quote is free and reaches you in about 2 hours. For large volumes of factual text, post-editing costs 30 to 40% less. As sworn translations, banking and payroll documents can be ordered online from €35 incl. VAT per page, for a standard document of up to 250 words in English or Arabic; other languages follow the shop’s price list. How long does a financial translation take? It depends on the volume, the languages and the document: the turnaround is set in your quote. Please give your publication or closing date in your request. A sworn translation takes 24 to 72 hours on average, up to 5 working days depending on volume, and 24 to 48 hours with the express service. Our team answers 24/7 on +33 1 84 74 56 56. [Request a free quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/) Can I order the translation of a bank statement or a payslip online? Yes, as a sworn translation, for five documents: bank statements, bank certificate, payslip, invoice and Kbis extract, in 13 languages paired with French, at the shop’s prices. On the document page, you upload your file: the page counts its pages and works out the price. Annual reports, financial statements and other financial documents are translated on quote. [Sworn translation online](https://aftraduction.fr/en/sworn-translation-services/) ### Quality and confidentiality Who translates my financial documents? A translator whose mother tongue is the target language and who specialises in finance. Our network brings together more than 800 linguists (translators and interpreters), including more than 150 sworn translators and interpreters, all long-standing partners of the agency. Is my financial translation revised before delivery? Yes. Every specialised financial translation is revised by a second linguist before delivery. Our processes meet the requirements of the ISO 17100 standard, without external certification. Are my financial documents kept confidential? All our translators sign a non-disclosure agreement. Our website and our ERP are hosted in France, in line with the GDPR, and connections are encrypted. Your quotes, projects and invoices stay in your client area, with personal access. ### Languages and validity In which languages can you translate financial documents? Our network covers nearly 200 languages and dialects across all our services. For sworn translation, we work in 75 languages; banking and payroll documents can be ordered online in 13 languages paired with French. Will a bank or a French authority accept my translation? Sworn translations are recognised by French authorities (prefectures, OFII, ANTS, town halls, courts). Abroad, an apostille or legalisation may be required. A bank, in France or abroad, sets its own requirements: ask it which form it expects and mention it in your quote request. ## Related services * [**Sworn translation online** For a bank statement, payslip or invoice to submit to an authority, in 75 languages; these documents can be ordered online.](https://aftraduction.fr/en/sworn-translation-services/) * [**Legal and judicial translation** Contracts, articles of association, court decisions: a translator who specialises in law.](https://aftraduction.fr/en/legal-translation-services/) * [**Conference interpreting** For a meeting or an event in several languages: conference interpreters, on site or remotely.](https://aftraduction.fr/en/conference-interpretation-services/) ## Other fields Each field has its specialist translator. * [Legal and judicial translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/legal-translation-services/) * You are here: Financial and banking translation * [Medical and pharmaceutical translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/medical-pharmaceutical-translation/) * [Technical and industrial translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/technical-translation-services/) * [Marketing and advertising translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/marketing-advertising-translation/) * [Scientific translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/scientific-translation-services/) * [Website translation and multilingual SEO](https://aftraduction.fr/en/website-translation-seo/) * [Video game localisation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/video-game-localization/) * [Luxury and cosmetics translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/luxury-cosmetics-translation/) * [Tourism and culture translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/tourism-culture-translation/) * [Architecture and construction translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/architecture-construction-translation/) * [Environmental translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/environmental-translation-services/) [All specialised translation services](https://aftraduction.fr/en/specialized-translation-services/) Your document, your field ## Send us the document: free quote in about 2 hours. 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