If money is being transferred across international borders, an international network is used. The checksum enables the initiator of any transaction to perform a sanity check of any specified bank account number on their own computer prior to actually initiating a request. Those countries which use International Bank Account Numbers (IBAN) have mostly integrated the bank code into the prefix of specifying IBAN account numbers. If money is being transferred across international borders, an international network is used. Many European countries use the IBAN as a means of identifying bank account numbers, but transfers to, amongst others, the United States and Australia make use of the BIC Codes.

Bank NameSort CodeCityAddress & Info
WACHOVIA BANK NA 165671 Equivalent Codes: 16-56-71 16 56 71 London 24 MONUMENT STREET LONDON 3 BISHOPSGATE, EC2N 3AB, Phone: (20) 76211477, London England
WACHOVIA BANK NA 300456 Equivalent Codes: 30-04-56 30 04 56 London BISHOPSGATE (EURO ONLY) 3 Bishopsgate, EC2N 3AB, Phone: (20) 76211477, London England
WACHOVIA BANK NA 405133 Equivalent Codes: 40-51-33 40 51 33 London 1/3 BISHOPSGATE LONDON 1-3 Bishopsgate, EC2N 3AB, Phone: (20) 76211477, London England