BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, GALASHIELS 3 CHANNEL STREET, GALASHIELS, United Kingdom
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | BOFS |
| Country | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | GB |
| City | GALASHIELS |
| City Code | 21 The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | GALASHIELS |
| Branch Code | 291 |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
BOFSGB21291
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| Address | 3 CHANNEL STREET |
| Zip Code / Postal Code | TD1 1BE |
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| Whether Bank IBAN Compliant | Yes, BANK OF SCOTLAND 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 BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC the first four characters from left BOFS indicates that it is BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of BANK OF SCOTLAND 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 BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC characters 7 and 8 from left 21 indicates that bank is in GALASHIELS. It means that all the branches of BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC located in GALASHIELS 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 BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC characters 9 - 11 from left 291 indicates branch code. It means that BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC Branch code: 291 is used for branches located at :3 CHANNEL 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.