A sort code is the name given by both the British and Irish banking industry to the bank codes which are used to route money transfers between banks within their respective countries via their respective clearance organisations. Whilst every effort is made to provide accurate information, users acknowledge that we accepts no liability what so ever with respect to its accuracy.
The numbering ranges for both are complementary, but do not overlap.
BICS are allocated for international payment services over the SWIFT network. These errors will be trapped by the computer program as they will result in an incorrect format.
It identifies both the bank and the branch where the account is held.