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The first two digits of the sort code identify the bank (90-xx-xx = [Bank of Ireland], 98-xx-xx = [Ulster Bank], for example) and the last 4 identify the branch. There is an exception with 99-xx-xx - these codes are used for international banks Irish Clearing ACs, and some Post Office accounts.
Australian Payments Network Limited (AusPayNet), formerly the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) [1] is the self-regulatory body set up by the payments industry to improve the safety, reliability, equity, convenience and efficiency of payment systems in Australia.
Clearing Code Bank Name Chinese Name Established SWIFT-BIC; 012: Bank of China (Hong Kong) 中國銀行(香港) 1917: BKCHHKHH 027: Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) 交通銀行(香港) 1934: COMMHKHH 015: Bank of East Asia: 東亞銀行: 1918: BEASHKHH 018: China CITIC Bank International: 中信銀行國際: 1922: KWHKHKHH 009: China ...
The role of NNA is typically assigned to the national stock exchange, central bank, or financial regulator but may be as diverse as a financial data provider or clearing and custodian organisation for that country. There is a global governing body that coordinates the work of the NNAs called the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA ...
In May 1911, the American Bankers Association released the codes. [5] The numerical committee was W. G. Schroeder, C. R. McKay, and J. A. Walker. [6] The publisher of the new directory was Rand-McNally and Company. [7] The ABA clearing house codes are like the sub-headings in a decimal outline.
The sort code is usually formatted as three pairs of numbers, for example 12-34-56. It identifies both the bank (in the first digit or the first two digits) and the branch where the account is held. [1] Sort codes are encoded into International Bank Account Numbers (IBANs) but are not encoded into Business Identifier Codes (BICs).
Some of the larger banks had two bank codes, with separate codes for their trading (cheque) and savings bank entities. The first digit of the bank code was either 0 (for trading bank accounts) or 1 (for savings bank accounts), with a common second digit. For example, 03 was for Westpac's trading accounts, while 73 was for Westpac's savings ...
The bank sort code must be specified for many business transactions in payment transactions (e.g. bank transfer). With the establishment of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), which completely replaced the national payment systems from 1 February 2014, the bank codes in the participating countries were replaced by BIC (Business Identifier ...