BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC, Chaps 1 Churchill Place, LONDON, United Kingdom
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | BUKB |
| Country | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | GB |
| City | LONDON |
| City Code | 21 The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | Chaps |
| Branch Code | CHP |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
BUKBGB21CHP
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| Address | 1 Churchill Place |
| Zip Code / Postal Code | E14 5HP |
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| Whether Bank IBAN Compliant | Yes, BARCLAYS BANK UK 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 BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC the first four characters from left BUKB indicates that it is BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of BARCLAYS BANK UK 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 BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC characters 7 and 8 from left 21 indicates that bank is in LONDON. It means that all the branches of BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC located in LONDON 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 BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC characters 9 - 11 from left CHP indicates branch code. It means that BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC Branch code: CHP is used for branches located at :1 Churchill Place. 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.