Banking International Codes

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Hi I'm not sure if this is the right place or not to post this query.
My brother who lives in south-eastern France want to send me 700 euros via a bank transfer. His bank the Credit Agricole want the international banking code to transfer it from his account to mine in England
I bank with the HSBC and after I asked there on Friday I was given their 'Swift no.' or ' IBAN no.' and was told that is all that was needed.
He went to his bank yesterday (they are open in France until 1.00.o'clock on a Saturday) and was told he also needed the B.I.C. no.,the Bank International No. What do I do now .He wants me to buy him the Europe Tom-Tom sat-nav system ,but I am not going to be able until the cash comes through from france .Unless I go down to see him and pick it up how else can I get the cash transferrd ? Anyone know anything about a BIC no. ?

Hazzanet

The BIC is the swift code. EG, co-op bank is CPBK GB22, so HSBC would be something like MIDI GB22 - but I would double check that with the HSBC.

Hazzanet

This also may be of use:

http://www.swift.com/biconline/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_freesearch

gt94sss2

You should find the IBAN and BIC codes on any statement that HSBC have sent you about your account..

The BIC is listed as the 'Branch Identifier Code'

Regards
Sunil

oldwiring

JackieO wrote:

Hi I'm not sure if this is the right place or not to post this query.
My brother who lives in south-eastern France want to send me 700 euros via a bank transfer. His bank the Credit Agricole want the international banking code to transfer it from his account to mine in England
I bank with the HSBC and after I asked there on Friday I was given their 'Swift no.' or ' IBAN no.' and was told that is all that was needed.
He went to his bank yesterday (they are open in France until 1.00.o'clock on a Saturday) and was told he also needed the B.I.C. no.,the Bank International No. What do I do now .He wants me to buy him the Europe Tom-Tom sat-nav system ,but I am not going to be able until the cash comes through from france .Unless I go down to see him and pick it up how else can I get the cash transferrd ? Anyone know anything about a BIC no. ?

I am with HSBC too, staff pensioner:eek: , both BIC and IBAN are om all my statements. What about your statements. The details are just below the account summary on right hand side near top.

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oldwiring wrote:

I am with HSBC too, staff pensioner:eek: , both BIC and IBAN are om all my statements. What about your statements. The details are just below the account summary on right hand side near top.

Hi I have just looked at my bank statement and it says IBAN no.GB(75)MIDL************** ,yet when I asked in the bank they gave me a slightly different IBAN no. of GB (97 )MIDL **************and underneath the BIC no as MIDLGB2112C
would it make any difference do you think ?would 75 and 97 be the same do you think.

peter999

JackieO wrote:

Hi I have just looked at my bank statement and it says IBAN no.GB(75)MIDL************** ,yet when I asked in the bank they gave me a slightly different IBAN no. of GB (97 )MIDL **************and underneath the BIC no as MIDLGB2112C
would it make any difference do you think ?would 75 and 97 be the same do you think.

I would use what's on your statement.

AndyR_3

Swift and BIC codes are two names for the same thing. In reality, just the IBAN number is needed however, as this also contains the BIC/Swift.

oldwiring

AndyR wrote:

Swift and BIC codes are two names for the same thing. In reality, just the IBAN number is needed however, as this also contains the BIC/Swift.

Thre isn't a great deal of similarity as per my HSBC sataements.

hansi

Following on from that, I have to send a postage receipt to a firm in Germany who will credit by bank account. I have both the IBAN and BIC numbers. I take it is is safe to send these in an email?