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The (national) bank codes differ from the international Bank Identifier Code (BIC/ISO 9362, a normalized code - also known as Business Identifier Code, Bank International Code and SWIFT code). Those countries which use International Bank Account Numbers (IBAN) have mostly integrated the bank code into the prefix of specifying IBAN account numbers.
A typical British bank statement header (from a fictitious bank), showing the location of the account's IBAN. The International Bank Account Number (IBAN) for example LV30RIKO0000083232646 is an internationally agreed upon system of identifying bank accounts across national borders to facilitate the communication and processing of cross border transactions with a reduced risk of transcription ...
A bank’s SWIFT code is an eight- or 11-digit code with four components: Bank code: Four letters that represent an abbreviated version of the financial institution’s name
Westpac: 03: 0001–1999 Heartland: 03: Kookmin Bank: 02: Agency arrangement via BNZ NZCU: 03: Agency arrangement via Westpac Rabobank New Zealand: 03: 0001–1999 China Construction Bank New Zealand: 05 8884-8889 National Bank of New Zealand [a] now ANZ: 06: 0001–1499 National Australia Bank: 08: 0000–9999 Industrial and Commercial Bank of ...
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 accounts. Some banks continue to use two bank codes, which today are of only historic and legacy significance. [citation ...
Westpac Banking Corporation, also known as Westpac, is an Australian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered at Westpac Place in Sydney, New South Wales. [ 2 ] Established in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales , it acquired the Commercial Bank of Australia in 1981 before being renamed to Westpac Banking Corporation ...
On 9 May 2008, Westpac and St.George released communications outlining an intention to merge, [11] which was approved by St.George shareholders on 13 November 2008, and upheld by the Australian Federal Court on 17 November 2008. Immediately following the court decision, Paul Fegan announced his resignation as CEO and managing director.
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is the international financial industry messaging cooperative that maintains the official list of worldwide currency codes as used with BAI2. Appendix B of the BAI2 specifications mirrors the list as of June 2005.