
SWIFT Standards, a division of The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), handles the registration of these codes. Where an 8-digit code is given, it may be assumed that it refers to the primary office.
if the second character is "2", then it typically indicates a reverse billing BIC, where the recipient pays for the message as opposed to the more usual mode whereby the sender pays for the message.ģ letters or digits: branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office). if the second character is "1", then it denotes a passive participant in the SWIFT network.
if the second character is "0", then it is typically a test BIC as opposed to a BIC used on the live network. The SWIFT code is 8 or 11 characters, made up of:Ĥ letters: Institution Code or bank code.Ģ letters: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code Please visit the SWIFT website for official information on SWIFT codes.
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