BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, GLASGOW - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, GLASGOW - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BOFSGB2S

Bank / Institution

BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

Address

50 WEST CAMPBELL STREET

City

GLASGOW

Postcode

G26YJ

Country

United Kingdom

Connection

Active

BOFSGB2S - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BOFSGB2S or BOFSGB2SXXX

Bank Code

BOFS - code assigned to BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

Country Code

GB - code belongs to United Kingdom

Location & Status

2S - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code BOFSGB2S?

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.