diff --git a/bin/addons/base/base_data.xml b/bin/addons/base/base_data.xml
index ebe0054a01c..ce8d0dd2aba 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/base_data.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/base_data.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <terp>
 <data noupdate="1">
+
 	<record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_menu">
 		<field name="name">ir.ui.menu.tree</field>
 		<field name="model">ir.ui.menu</field>
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
index 5e1ad6f1bf6..ce884bf2711 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ class res_partner_bank(osv.osv):
 	}
 	_defaults = {
 		'active': lambda *a: 1,
+		'type_id': lambda self,cr,uid,context : self.pool.get('res.partner.bank.type').search(cr, uid, [('name','=','Other')])[0],
 	}
 res_partner_bank()
 
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_data.xml b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_data.xml
index 82fcfae9607..74244c56716 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_data.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner_data.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <terp>
 <data>
+
+<!-- bank types -->
+	<record model="res.partner.bank.type" id="bank_type_iban">
+		<field name="name">Iban</field>
+		<field name="code"></field>
+		<field name="elec_pay">iban</field>
+	</record>
+	<record model="res.partner.bank.type" id="bank_type_notype">
+		<field name="name">Other</field>
+		<field name="code"></field>
+		<field name="elec_pay"></field>
+	</record>
+
+
+
 </data>
 </terp>