Sending money to a bank is no different. €“ A nine-digit ABA Routing number that can be pre-fixed with FW. In line with its crackdown on the data details, the FSA has also issued a general warning to firms to pay more attention to transaction reporting data. These codes are commonly used to identify the banks involved in an international wire transfer. Swift is a communication network used by banks, brokers, financial institutions and corporations to exchange messages. The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) had originally wanted each competent authority (CA) to collect this information and share relevant reports with other CAs by November 2008, one year after MiFID went live.

Country	City	Bank Name	Branch	SWIFT
Portugal	Lisbon	Sibs Sociedade Interbancaria DE Servicos S A	Sibs Sociedade Interbancaria DE Servicos S A	SISRPTP1XXX