| Directories in downloadable file format |
| BIC Directory Lists the BICs issued under ISO 9362 to the financial institutions and corporates that need to be identified in FIN payments traffic. |
BICPlusIBAN Directory Combines the 90.000 BICs and their details with the national clearing codes of some 60 countries. Lists all IBAN-related SEPA BICs. |
| SEPA Routing Directory Lists SEPA adherent banks, BICs ready to process SEPA payments, and clearing channels to reach them. |
Countries, Currencies, Holidays Directory Contains country specific payment processing information.
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| IBAN Registry (free) SWIFT registers new IBAN formats (one per country) and documents them in the ISO 13616 IBAN Registry document. Download this document here. |
EURO1/STEP1 Directory Lists the EURO1 and STEP1 participants and the institutions reachable through them. (restricted to participants in EBA CLEARING EURO1/STEP1). |
| BIC Enquiry Tool (free) Use our downloadable software tool for looking-up data in the downloaded directory files and for validating and translating IBANs into BICs. (Free for users subscribing to one of the downloadable directories). |
Workers' Remittances Directory Lists the participants of the Workers’ Remittances solution with their respective role (service participant or participant's agent). The Directory also identifies the products and services offered by each participant as well as their physical location for money collection. As a participant, you can easily upload your reference data yourself. Published monthly. (Free for the users subscribing to the Workers’ Remittances solution). |
Access the Directories Download page (for subscribers only).
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| Directories for manual look-up over the Internet |
BIC Search (free) The simple online tool for looking up financial institutions and their BICs.
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Online Directories The online tool for looking-up all BICPlusIBAN, SEPA routing, countries, currencies, holidays and BIC directory data. Also provides tools for validating IBANs and deriving the corresponding BICs. |
| SWIFTNet Services Directory (free) A look-up tool with a file extraction facility that shows all participants in services and SWIFT solutions implemented on SWIFTNet. (accessible by SWIFT users only). |
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| Directories in book format (paper) |
| BIC Directory Paper Contains all BICs used on FIN plus a list of countries, currencies, banking holidays and other details. Sorted by BIC and by country. Shipped quarterly. |
BIC Pocket Directory A small version of the BIC Directory Paper, sorted by BIC only. Shipped quarterly. |
| Support |
| What is a BIC, BEI Identifying your financial institution with the Bank Identifier Code (BIC). Identifying your corporation with the Business Entity Identifier (BEI). |
Data Registration Services Register a new BIC, BEI or modify its details. Register a new IBAN format.
Provide or correct your institution’s data:
- BIC details, name, address, etc.
- SEPA BICs related to IBANs
- SEPA routing BICs and ACHs
- EURO1/STEP1 reachable banks
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| Publication Schedule Lists the publication dates for the directories. |