A SWIFT code can be 8 characters long if it identifies a bank, or 11 characters long if it identifies a specific bank branch. An example of a SWIFT code is this one for theRoyal Bank of Canada (RBC)‘s International Trade Centre location in Calgary: ROYCCAT2CIC. When we break down thi...
An example of a UK IBAN is GB98RBOS16605010796587. Here, “GB” is the country code, “98” are the check digits, RBOS refers to the Royal Bank of Scotland, “166050” is the sort code (also known as routing code), and the last eight digits are the personal account number. Some ...