Additional information

On this page we publish files that complement the monthly Directories Downloads.

IBAN Registry

The IBAN Registry document contains all ISO 13616-compliant, country-specific IBAN formats.

• IBAN Registry (PDF)
• IBAN Registry (TXT)

Business Codes

The Business Codes document lists the indicators, codes and keywords used in the BICPlusIBAN Directory to describe various characteristics of financial institutions and their branches.

Download the Business code (PDF)

General Country Information

The General Country Information document contains information about the payments processing in each country connected to SWIFT.

Download the General Country information (PDF)

Release Notes

The Release Notes document contains any important information relevant to the current directory release.

• BICPlusIBAN Release Notes (PDF)
• SEPA Routing Release Notes (PDF)

Useful links

• Monthly publication schedule
• BIC Enquiry tool (free of charge):downloadable software tool to look-up data in the donwloaded directory files and to validate and translate IBANs into BICs.