Verified directory record

BOFSGB21388 BIC/SWIFT code

Identify BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC in Chester, United Kingdom, and understand every part of this bank identifier.

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  • Branch identifier
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BIC/SWIFT record
BOFSGB21388

BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

GB Country
388 Branch
Record overview

Institution and branch details

Financial institution
BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
Branch
(B O S FORTHRIGHT PREF - 120134)
City
Chester
Country
United Kingdom (GB)
Address
CITY HOUSE, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, CITY ROAD, CH883AN
Code anatomy

What does BOFSGB21388 mean?

A BIC is built from an institution code, country code, location code and an optional branch code.

BOFS 01

Institution code

Identifies BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC.

GB 02

Country code

ISO code for United Kingdom.

21 03

Location code

Identifies the institution’s location.

388 04

Branch code

Identifies this specific branch.

Built for developers

Validate BOFSGB21388
through the API

Retrieve this BIC as structured JSON for onboarding, payment routing or data-quality workflows.

curl 'https://api.fincodesapi.com/v2/bic/BOFSGB21388' \
    --header 'X-Api-Key: your-api-key-here' \
    --header 'Accept: application/json'
# INSTALLATION
$ composer require guzzlehttp/guzzle
# REQUEST
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.fincodesapi.com/v2/bic/BOFSGB21388', [
    'headers' => [
        'Accept' => 'application/json',
        'X-Api-Key' => 'your-api-key-here',
    ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
# INSTALLATION
$ python -m pip install requests
# REQUEST
import requests

url = "https://api.fincodesapi.com/v2/bic/BOFSGB21388"

headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-Api-Key": "your-api-key-here"
}

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
# INSTALLATION
$ npm install node-fetch --save
// REQUEST
import fetch from 'node-fetch';

const url = 'https://api.fincodesapi.com/v2/bic/BOFSGB21388';
const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'X-Api-Key': 'your-api-key-here'
  }
};

fetch(url, options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(json => console.log(json))
  .catch(err => console.error('error:' + err));
const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'X-Api-Key': 'your-api-key-here'
  }
};

fetch('https://api.fincodesapi.com/v2/bic/BOFSGB21388', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));