Verified directory record

BOFSGB21438 BIC/SWIFT code

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

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  • Branch identifier
  • Edinburgh
BIC/SWIFT record
BOFSGB21438

BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

GB Country
438 Branch
Record overview

Institution and branch details

Financial institution
BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
Branch
(STANDARD LIFE BANKING)
City
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom (GB)
Code anatomy

What does BOFSGB21438 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.

438 04

Branch code

Identifies this specific branch.

Built for developers

Validate BOFSGB21438
through the API

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

curl 'https://api.fincodesapi.com/v2/bic/BOFSGB21438' \
    --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/BOFSGB21438', [
    '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/BOFSGB21438"

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/BOFSGB21438';
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/BOFSGB21438', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));