Those countries which use International Bank Account Numbers (IBAN) have mostly integrated the bank code into the prefix of specifying IBAN account numbers.
Why up-to-date sort code data is important
The sort code data used by the UK payments industry is updated constantly to reflect bank and other financial institution changes. For example, sorting code 00-00-00 would represent the main bank office, and the first subbank office registered would have the suffix 01.
For example, sorting code 00-00-00 would represent the main bank office, and the first subbank office registered would have the suffix 01.
It is increasingly important that we are able to make automated payments smoothly and efficiently.
Sortcode Introduction
This guide provides details of the format of the Industry Sortcode Directory(ISCD) data that is publically known as a bank sortcode.