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Sort codes are the domestic bank codes used to route money transfers between financial institutions in the United Kingdom, and formerly in Ireland. They are six-digit hierarchical numerical addresses that specify clearing banks, clearing systems, regions, large financial institutions, groups of financial institutions and ultimately resolve to ...
The Extended Industry Sorting Code Directory (EISCD) is based upon the ISCD and was introduced to provide reference data to support the UK's Faster Payments service. The EISCD contains all data elements found within the ISCD, with the addition of a new section containing Faster Payments clearing information for each UK bank branch.
It is a 22-digit code constructed as follows: 3 digits for the bank code, 4 digits for the branch, 1 check digit, and 13 digits for the bank account. Venezuela - The Central Bank of Venezuela, since 2001, has used a 20-digit to identify venezuelan banks. The bank company is identified in first four digits followed by four digits for agency, two ...
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The first bank cards were automated teller machine (ATM) cards issued by Barclays in London in 1967, [5] and by Chemical Bank in Long Island, New York, in 1969. [6] In 1972, Lloyds Bank issued the first bank card to feature an information-encoding magnetic strip, using a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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It consists of an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, followed by two check digits that are calculated using a mod-97 technique, and Basic Bank Account Number with up to thirty alphanumeric characters. The BBAN includes the domestic bank account number and potentially routing information.
The Payments Council went on to implement the mobile payment system Paym and the Current Account Switch Service (CASS). [ 6 ] In April 2015, the regulatory powers of the Payments Council were transferred to a new body, the Payment Systems Regulator , [ 7 ] set up by the Financial Conduct Authority in accordance with section 40 of the Financial ...