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.
Data Standards - BIC, IBAN, LEI
… Home Search Home Search Home Search Data Standards - BIC, IBAN, LEI Supporting standardisation By developing … items including: The ISO 9362 Business Identifier Code (BIC) ISO 13616 International Bank Account Number (IBAN) and … Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Business Identifier Code (BIC) Used for addressing messages, routing business …
Swift Test Sparring Partner: How to configure BICs and subscribe to test services
Learn how to add, edit and remove a BIC, as well as, subscribe, edit and remove test services in the Swift Test Sparring Partner.
Banks take opportunities to simplify their routing data
New paper outlines opportunities to rationalise BICs and centralise the internal routing of payments
Policies
Shared Infrastructure Policy, BIC Policy, Customer Testing Policy, Data Protection Policies.
BIC-to-LEI Relationship file now available from Swift
The Global LEI Foundation (GLEIF) and Swift to collaborate to provide open source BIC to LEI file
Case Study - Hubbing implementation Services - Daiwa Capital Markets
Hubbing implementation for existing BIC
Swift adds new real-time delivery channel for payments reference data
New SwiftRef APIs provide an automated data look-up service that identifies and validates BICs, LEIs, IBANs, settlement instructions and national bank codes against the latest data in real time.
Swift Test Sparring Partner: How to assign and manage user access to the BICs and test services
Learn how to assign and manage user access in Swift Test Sparring Partner.