These 'BIC12's are not part of the ISO standard, and are only relevant in the context of the messaging platform. For example, DEUTDEFF500 would direct the payment to an office of Deutsche Bank in Bad Homburg. Fortunately, all banks doing regular international business have their full BIC details listed in the SWIFT online database shown above; access is free. IBAN Validator & IBAN Decoder Verify and decode any International Bank Account Number using our IBAN validator and combined IBAN decoder. Main Aims of BIC2 The stated aims behind BIC2 can be summarised as follows: Removal of UK bias The BIC scheme was originally conceived as a subject classification system for the UK book trade, which led to certain subjects being given an inflated degree of detail or prominence (eg English Law) or being taken out of objectively correct hierarchical sequence (eg British history). €™s AII project are to meet MiFID obligations for reporting all AII derivatives transactions in an efficient and secure manner.

Country	City	Bank Name	Branch	SWIFT
France	Paris	Zebank	Zebank	ZEBKFRP1XXX