It is the unique identification code of a particular bank. SWIFT is the process the Commonwealth Bank uses to send money overseas (similar to BPay used for domestic payments) and a BIC is the code that the SWIFT system uses to identify banks worldwide. Other Codes Other codes that you may see are BSB, Sort Code, ABA Routing Number, Clearing Code or National Clearing Code. In this review, the BISAC scheme was checked and considered for every section, and, where suitable for BID users' needs, any changes that brought the schemes closer together were adopted. Enter any keyword like bank name or city or country name to those 3 forms text area. This month, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has indicated that transaction reporting firms under MiFID will need to obtain a bank identifier code (BIC) in order to be in compliance with wider European level regulations.

Country	City	Bank Name	Branch	SWIFT
Portugal	Aguiar DA Beira	Caixa DE Credito Agricola Mutuo DE Aguiar DA Beira	Caixa DE Credito Agricola Mutuo DE Aguiar DA Beira	CCCTPTP1XXX