STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, LONDON - SWIFT/BIC Code

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, LONDON - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SCBLGB2LWEB

Bank / Institution

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

Address

1 BASINGHALL AVENUE

City

LONDON

Postcode

EC2V 5DD

Country

United Kingdom

Connection

Active

SCBLGB2LWEB - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SCBLGB2L or SCBLGB2LWEB

Bank Code

SCBL - code assigned to STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

Country Code

GB - code belongs to United Kingdom

Location & Status

2L - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

WEB or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

SCBLGB2L - primary office of STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, United Kingdom

What is a SWIFT Code SCBLGB2LWEB?

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.