BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, LONDON - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, LONDON - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

NOSCGB22MOC

Bank / Institution

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

Address

80 CHEAPSIDE

City

LONDON

Postcode

EC2V 6LD

Country

United Kingdom

Connection

Active

NOSCGB22MOC - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

NOSCGB22 or NOSCGB22MOC

Bank Code

NOSC - code assigned to BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

Country Code

GB - code belongs to United Kingdom

Location & Status

22 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

MOC or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

NOSCGB22 - primary office of BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, United Kingdom

What is a SWIFT Code NOSCGB22MOC?

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.