ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC, LONDON - SWIFT/BIC Code

ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC, LONDON - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ANTSGB2LTGT

Bank / Institution

ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC

Address

SANTANDER HOUSE, TRITON SQUARE

City

LONDON

Postcode

NW1 3AN

Country

United Kingdom

Connection

Active

ANTSGB2LTGT - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ANTSGB2L or ANTSGB2LTGT

Bank Code

ANTS - code assigned to ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC

Country Code

GB - code belongs to United Kingdom

Location & Status

2L - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

TGT or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ANTSGB2L - primary office of ABBEY NATIONAL TREASURY SERVICES PLC, United Kingdom

What is a SWIFT Code ANTSGB2LTGT?

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

SWIFT codes comprise of 8 or 11 characters. All 11 digit codes refer to specific branches, while 8 digit codes (or those ending in 'XXX') refer to the head or primary office. SWIFT codes are formatted as follows:

AAAA BB CC DDD

First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - location code, passive participant will have "1" in the second character (letters and digits)
Last 3 characters - branch code, optional - 'XXX' for primary office (letters and digits)

The registrations of SWIFT Codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.