11-character BIC
An 11-character BIC (optional element attached to 8-character BIC) that comprises the following components: party prefix, country code, party suffix, and branch identifier.
8-character BIC
A BIC that comprises the following components: party prefix, country code, and party suffix.
See also business party identifier.
additional BIC
An organisation may register several 8-character BICs, the additional BIC(s) is always linked to the primary BIC. The additional BIC may be connected to the Swift network or not and may be published or not published.
Swift enhances reference data quality for treasurers
SwiftRef’s new Customer Data Validation service supports corporate treasury teams with assessing and validating payments reference data
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Unlocking payment confirmations for all
The vast majority of payments on Swift are now confirmed.
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EBA CLEARING and Swift kick off EURO1 ISO 20022 migration for November 2021
EURO1’s core components to be maintained in order to preserve its key benefits and maximal alignment with TARGET2-related developments to be ensured
Use case 1 - Streamline financial crime compliance
… the risk of data truncation. Financial institution (BIC) and legal entity (LEI) identifiers, improving …
HSM Refresh Programme 2023-2025: FAQs
The Hardware Security Module (HSM) boxes currently in the field are reaching end-of-life in 2025. To help ensure safe and continuous operations on our network, we’re launching a programme to swap existing boxes for their updated models.
This programme is planned to start in early 2023 and will run throughout 2025. Complying with this programme is mandatory for members of our community, but we’ll be on hand to help along the way.