diff --git a/src/additional/additional.js b/src/additional/additional.js
index d4161ba..792885a 100644
--- a/src/additional/additional.js
+++ b/src/additional/additional.js
@@ -33,146 +33,6 @@
 
 }());
 
-/**
- * IBAN is the international bank account number.
- * It has a country - specific format, that is checked here too
- */
-jQuery.validator.addMethod("iban", function(value, element) {
-	// some quick simple tests to prevent needless work
-	if (this.optional(element)) {
-		return true;
-	}
-	if (!(/^([a-zA-Z0-9]{4} ){2,8}[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,4}|[a-zA-Z0-9]{12,34}$/.test(value))) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	// check the country code and find the country specific format
-	var iban = value.replace(/ /g,'').toUpperCase(); // remove spaces and to upper case
-	var countrycode = iban.substring(0,2);
-	var bbancountrypatterns = {
-		'AL': "\\d{8}[\\dA-Z]{16}",
-		'AD': "\\d{8}[\\dA-Z]{12}",
-		'AT': "\\d{16}",
-		'AZ': "[\\dA-Z]{4}\\d{20}",
-		'BE': "\\d{12}",
-		'BH': "[A-Z]{4}[\\dA-Z]{14}",
-		'BA': "\\d{16}",
-		'BR': "\\d{23}[A-Z][\\dA-Z]",
-		'BG': "[A-Z]{4}\\d{6}[\\dA-Z]{8}",
-		'CR': "\\d{17}",
-		'HR': "\\d{17}",
-		'CY': "\\d{8}[\\dA-Z]{16}",
-		'CZ': "\\d{20}",
-		'DK': "\\d{14}",
-		'DO': "[A-Z]{4}\\d{20}",
-		'EE': "\\d{16}",
-		'FO': "\\d{14}",
-		'FI': "\\d{14}",
-		'FR': "\\d{10}[\\dA-Z]{11}\\d{2}",
-		'GE': "[\\dA-Z]{2}\\d{16}",
-		'DE': "\\d{18}",
-		'GI': "[A-Z]{4}[\\dA-Z]{15}",
-		'GR': "\\d{7}[\\dA-Z]{16}",
-		'GL': "\\d{14}",
-		'GT': "[\\dA-Z]{4}[\\dA-Z]{20}",
-		'HU': "\\d{24}",
-		'IS': "\\d{22}",
-		'IE': "[\\dA-Z]{4}\\d{14}",
-		'IL': "\\d{19}",
-		'IT': "[A-Z]\\d{10}[\\dA-Z]{12}",
-		'KZ': "\\d{3}[\\dA-Z]{13}",
-		'KW': "[A-Z]{4}[\\dA-Z]{22}",
-		'LV': "[A-Z]{4}[\\dA-Z]{13}",
-		'LB': "\\d{4}[\\dA-Z]{20}",
-		'LI': "\\d{5}[\\dA-Z]{12}",
-		'LT': "\\d{16}",
-		'LU': "\\d{3}[\\dA-Z]{13}",
-		'MK': "\\d{3}[\\dA-Z]{10}\\d{2}",
-		'MT': "[A-Z]{4}\\d{5}[\\dA-Z]{18}",
-		'MR': "\\d{23}",
-		'MU': "[A-Z]{4}\\d{19}[A-Z]{3}",
-		'MC': "\\d{10}[\\dA-Z]{11}\\d{2}",
-		'MD': "[\\dA-Z]{2}\\d{18}",
-		'ME': "\\d{18}",
-		'NL': "[A-Z]{4}\\d{10}",
-		'NO': "\\d{11}",
-		'PK': "[\\dA-Z]{4}\\d{16}",
-		'PS': "[\\dA-Z]{4}\\d{21}",
-		'PL': "\\d{24}",
-		'PT': "\\d{21}",
-		'RO': "[A-Z]{4}[\\dA-Z]{16}",
-		'SM': "[A-Z]\\d{10}[\\dA-Z]{12}",
-		'SA': "\\d{2}[\\dA-Z]{18}",
-		'RS': "\\d{18}",
-		'SK': "\\d{20}",
-		'SI': "\\d{15}",
-		'ES': "\\d{20}",
-		'SE': "\\d{20}",
-		'CH': "\\d{5}[\\dA-Z]{12}",
-		'TN': "\\d{20}",
-		'TR': "\\d{5}[\\dA-Z]{17}",
-		'AE': "\\d{3}\\d{16}",
-		'GB': "[A-Z]{4}\\d{14}",
-		'VG': "[\\dA-Z]{4}\\d{16}"
-	};
-	var bbanpattern = bbancountrypatterns[countrycode];
-	// As new countries will start using IBAN in the
-	// future, we only check if the countrycode is known.
-	// This prevents false negatives, while almost all
-	// false positives introduced by this, will be caught
-	// by the checksum validation below anyway.
-	// Strict checking should return FALSE for unknown
-	// countries.
-	if (typeof bbanpattern !== 'undefined') {
-		var ibanregexp = new RegExp("^[A-Z]{2}\\d{2}" + bbanpattern + "$", "");
-		if (!(ibanregexp.test(iban))) {
-			return false; // invalid country specific format
-		}
-	}
-
-	// now check the checksum, first convert to digits
-	var ibancheck = iban.substring(4,iban.length) + iban.substring(0,4);
-	var ibancheckdigits = "";
-	var leadingZeroes = true;
-	var charAt;
-	for (var i =0; i<ibancheck.length; i++) {
-		charAt = ibancheck.charAt(i);
-		if (charAt !== "0") {
-			leadingZeroes = false;
-		}
-		if (!leadingZeroes) {
-			ibancheckdigits += "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ".indexOf(charAt);
-		}
-	}
-
-	// calculate the result of: ibancheckdigits % 97
-    var cRest = '';
-    var cOperator = '';
-	for (var p=0; p<ibancheckdigits.length; p++) {
-		var cChar = ibancheckdigits.charAt(p);
-		cOperator = '' + cRest + '' + cChar;
-		cRest = cOperator % 97;
-    }
-	return cRest === 1;
-}, "Please specify a valid IBAN");
-
-/**
- * BIC is the business identifier code (ISO 9362). This BIC check is not a guarantee for authenticity.
- *
- * BIC pattern: BBBBCCLLbbb (8 or 11 characters long; bbb is optional)
- *
- * BIC definition in detail:
- * - First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
- * - Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
- * - Next 2 characters - location code (letters and digits)
- *   a. shall not start with '0' or '1'
- *   b. second character must be a letter ('O' is not allowed) or one of the following digits ('0' for test (therefore not allowed), '1' for passive participant and '2' for active participant)
- * - Last 3 characters - branch code, optional (shall not start with 'X' except in case of 'XXX' for primary office) (letters and digits)
- */
-jQuery.validator.addMethod("bic", function(value, element) {
-    return this.optional( element ) || /^([A-Z]{6}[A-Z2-9][A-NP-Z1-2])(X{3}|[A-WY-Z0-9][A-Z0-9]{2})?$/.test( value );
-}, "Please specify a valid BIC code");
-
 jQuery.validator.addMethod("dateNL", function(value, element) {
 	return this.optional(element) || /^(0?[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])[\.\/\-](0?[1-9]|1[012])[\.\/\-]([12]\d)?(\d\d)$/.test(value);
 }, "Please enter a correct date");
diff --git a/src/additional/bic.js b/src/additional/bic.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f93ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/additional/bic.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * BIC is the business identifier code (ISO 9362). This BIC check is not a guarantee for authenticity.
+ *
+ * BIC pattern: BBBBCCLLbbb (8 or 11 characters long; bbb is optional)
+ *
+ * BIC definition in detail:
+ * - First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
+ * - Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
+ * - Next 2 characters - location code (letters and digits)
+ *   a. shall not start with '0' or '1'
+ *   b. second character must be a letter ('O' is not allowed) or one of the following digits ('0' for test (therefore not allowed), '1' for passive participant and '2' for active participant)
+ * - Last 3 characters - branch code, optional (shall not start with 'X' except in case of 'XXX' for primary office) (letters and digits)
+ */
+jQuery.validator.addMethod("bic", function(value, element) {
+    return this.optional( element ) || /^([A-Z]{6}[A-Z2-9][A-NP-Z1-2])(X{3}|[A-WY-Z0-9][A-Z0-9]{2})?$/.test( value );
+}, "Please specify a valid BIC code");
diff --git a/src/additional/iban.js b/src/additional/iban.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e061cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/additional/iban.js
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/**
+ * IBAN is the international bank account number.
+ * It has a country - specific format, that is checked here too
+ */
+jQuery.validator.addMethod("iban", function(value, element) {
+	// some quick simple tests to prevent needless work
+	if (this.optional(element)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	if (!(/^([a-zA-Z0-9]{4} ){2,8}[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,4}|[a-zA-Z0-9]{12,34}$/.test(value))) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// check the country code and find the country specific format
+	var iban = value.replace(/ /g,'').toUpperCase(); // remove spaces and to upper case
+	var countrycode = iban.substring(0,2);
+	var bbancountrypatterns = {
+		'AL': "\\d{8}[\\dA-Z]{16}",
+		'AD': "\\d{8}[\\dA-Z]{12}",
+		'AT': "\\d{16}",
+		'AZ': "[\\dA-Z]{4}\\d{20}",
+		'BE': "\\d{12}",
+		'BH': "[A-Z]{4}[\\dA-Z]{14}",
+		'BA': "\\d{16}",
+		'BR': "\\d{23}[A-Z][\\dA-Z]",
+		'BG': "[A-Z]{4}\\d{6}[\\dA-Z]{8}",
+		'CR': "\\d{17}",
+		'HR': "\\d{17}",
+		'CY': "\\d{8}[\\dA-Z]{16}",
+		'CZ': "\\d{20}",
+		'DK': "\\d{14}",
+		'DO': "[A-Z]{4}\\d{20}",
+		'EE': "\\d{16}",
+		'FO': "\\d{14}",
+		'FI': "\\d{14}",
+		'FR': "\\d{10}[\\dA-Z]{11}\\d{2}",
+		'GE': "[\\dA-Z]{2}\\d{16}",
+		'DE': "\\d{18}",
+		'GI': "[A-Z]{4}[\\dA-Z]{15}",
+		'GR': "\\d{7}[\\dA-Z]{16}",
+		'GL': "\\d{14}",
+		'GT': "[\\dA-Z]{4}[\\dA-Z]{20}",
+		'HU': "\\d{24}",
+		'IS': "\\d{22}",
+		'IE': "[\\dA-Z]{4}\\d{14}",
+		'IL': "\\d{19}",
+		'IT': "[A-Z]\\d{10}[\\dA-Z]{12}",
+		'KZ': "\\d{3}[\\dA-Z]{13}",
+		'KW': "[A-Z]{4}[\\dA-Z]{22}",
+		'LV': "[A-Z]{4}[\\dA-Z]{13}",
+		'LB': "\\d{4}[\\dA-Z]{20}",
+		'LI': "\\d{5}[\\dA-Z]{12}",
+		'LT': "\\d{16}",
+		'LU': "\\d{3}[\\dA-Z]{13}",
+		'MK': "\\d{3}[\\dA-Z]{10}\\d{2}",
+		'MT': "[A-Z]{4}\\d{5}[\\dA-Z]{18}",
+		'MR': "\\d{23}",
+		'MU': "[A-Z]{4}\\d{19}[A-Z]{3}",
+		'MC': "\\d{10}[\\dA-Z]{11}\\d{2}",
+		'MD': "[\\dA-Z]{2}\\d{18}",
+		'ME': "\\d{18}",
+		'NL': "[A-Z]{4}\\d{10}",
+		'NO': "\\d{11}",
+		'PK': "[\\dA-Z]{4}\\d{16}",
+		'PS': "[\\dA-Z]{4}\\d{21}",
+		'PL': "\\d{24}",
+		'PT': "\\d{21}",
+		'RO': "[A-Z]{4}[\\dA-Z]{16}",
+		'SM': "[A-Z]\\d{10}[\\dA-Z]{12}",
+		'SA': "\\d{2}[\\dA-Z]{18}",
+		'RS': "\\d{18}",
+		'SK': "\\d{20}",
+		'SI': "\\d{15}",
+		'ES': "\\d{20}",
+		'SE': "\\d{20}",
+		'CH': "\\d{5}[\\dA-Z]{12}",
+		'TN': "\\d{20}",
+		'TR': "\\d{5}[\\dA-Z]{17}",
+		'AE': "\\d{3}\\d{16}",
+		'GB': "[A-Z]{4}\\d{14}",
+		'VG': "[\\dA-Z]{4}\\d{16}"
+	};
+	var bbanpattern = bbancountrypatterns[countrycode];
+	// As new countries will start using IBAN in the
+	// future, we only check if the countrycode is known.
+	// This prevents false negatives, while almost all
+	// false positives introduced by this, will be caught
+	// by the checksum validation below anyway.
+	// Strict checking should return FALSE for unknown
+	// countries.
+	if (typeof bbanpattern !== 'undefined') {
+		var ibanregexp = new RegExp("^[A-Z]{2}\\d{2}" + bbanpattern + "$", "");
+		if (!(ibanregexp.test(iban))) {
+			return false; // invalid country specific format
+		}
+	}
+
+	// now check the checksum, first convert to digits
+	var ibancheck = iban.substring(4,iban.length) + iban.substring(0,4);
+	var ibancheckdigits = "";
+	var leadingZeroes = true;
+	var charAt;
+	for (var i =0; i<ibancheck.length; i++) {
+		charAt = ibancheck.charAt(i);
+		if (charAt !== "0") {
+			leadingZeroes = false;
+		}
+		if (!leadingZeroes) {
+			ibancheckdigits += "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ".indexOf(charAt);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// calculate the result of: ibancheckdigits % 97
+    var cRest = '';
+    var cOperator = '';
+	for (var p=0; p<ibancheckdigits.length; p++) {
+		var cChar = ibancheckdigits.charAt(p);
+		cOperator = '' + cRest + '' + cChar;
+		cRest = cOperator % 97;
+    }
+	return cRest === 1;
+}, "Please specify a valid IBAN");