Change log
What each part of a BIC (SWIFT) code means, from SWIFT's own policy document, with a private checker for the format. No ads.
Important changes are listed here with their date.
| Date | What changed |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | Initial launch. |
| 26.10.2026 | Corrected: verification of payee now follows Regulation (EU) 2024/886 (EUR-Lex): three results (match, close match, no match) and the payer can still authorise the payment after a warning; liability and the 9 July 2027 date for non-euro states added. |
| 26.10.2026 | New: SWIFT codes of the big US banks (Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC, USAA, BMO, U.S. Bank, Capital One, Navy Federal), each read on the bank's own page; separate pages for Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and USAA; SWIFT code vs routing number; receiving an international wire in the US; where to look a code up (Swift's free BIC search). |
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