NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, CHRISTCHURCH BRANCH 57 HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH, United Kingdom
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | NWBK |
| Country | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | GB |
| City | CHRISTCHURCH |
| City Code | 21 The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | CHRISTCHURCH BRANCH |
| Branch Code | 05Y |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
NWBKGB2105Y
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| Address | 57 HIGH STREET |
| Zip Code / Postal Code | BH23 1BB |
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| Whether Bank IBAN Compliant | Yes, NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, is IBAN Compliant. |
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| SEPA Credit Transfer Status | Account holders of this branch can Receive Payment through SEPA Network |
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What is a SWIFT Code / BIC code?
Business Identifier Codes (BIC) has been developed by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) to identify banks and financial institutions globally. That is why BIC Codes are also known as SWIFT Codes.SWIFT Codes / BIC Codes are used for transferring money between banks of different countries or SEPA payments. Banks also use these codes for exchanging financial messages.
SWIFT Code / BIC Code is formed of 8 or 11 characters in following system:
- First four characters in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code from left depicts bank code. In the case of NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC the first four characters from left NWBK indicates that it is NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC characters 5 and 6 from left GB indicates that bank is in UNITED KINGDOM. It means that all the banks located in UNITED KINGDOM will have GB at 5th and 6th place from left in their Swift Codes / BIC Codes.
- Characters 7-8 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts City Code of the Bank. In the case of NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC characters 7 and 8 from left 21 indicates that bank is in CHRISTCHURCH. It means that all the branches of NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC located in CHRISTCHURCH will have 21 at 7th and 8th place from left in their Swift Codes / BIC Codes.
- Characters 9-11 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Branch Code of the Bank.In the case of NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC characters 9 - 11 from left 05Y indicates branch code. It means that NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC Branch code: 05Y is used for branches located at :57 HIGH STREET. If XXX are in 9-11 place then it means that it is the Head Office of Bank / Financial institution.
- Many Banks has taken only one SWIFT Code per country or have one SWIFT Code per city, for processing International Payments of all the Branches of the country / city through SWIFT enabled branch. So, if your Bank Branch is not depicting in the list, contact your Bank Branch for the SWIFT Code transactions.