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business party identifier

The first element of the BIC, used to identify a business party in a country. The business party identifier consists of 8 contiguous characters. It is composed of the party prefix, the country code, and the party suffix. The business party identifier is assigned by the Registration Authority.

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Business Identifier Code (www.swift.com)

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