Goldman Sachs International - Swift Codes or BIC Codes


Bank / Institution City Branch Swift Code Country
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL LONDON (GLOBAL CONTROL SWIFT) GSILGB2XGCS UNITED KINGDOM
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL LONDON (GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL MARKET MAKING EX-HULL BUSINESS) GSILGB2XHUL UNITED KINGDOM
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL LONDON (ICMA TRAX REPO MATCHING) GSILGB2XREP UNITED KINGDOM
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL LONDON GSILGB2XXXX UNITED KINGDOM


SWIFT Code stands for ‘Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication’ code. A SWIFT code is also called BIC Code – ‘Bank Identification Code’ which is used to identify banks uniquely throughout the world.

The SWIFT code is an 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters code that uniquely identifies financial institution. If a SWIFT code is eleven characters, this means that the bank has added a three-digit code to denote a specific branch of a bank.

First 4 characters – Bank Code – Identifies financial institution uniquely (only letters)

Next 2 characters – Country Code (only letters)

Next 2 characters - Location Code (Letters and Digits)

Optional Last 3 characters – Branch Code of a bank (‘XXX’ for main office) (Letters and Digits)

The above mentioned format of Bank Identifier Codes (BIC) or Swift Code is approved by the International Standard Organization (ISO) and represents a particular bank or bank branch. These codes are used for transferring the money between banks especially the international wire transfers and are also used for exchanging other messages between banks. If you want to do a international direct wire transfer between banks, your bank will probably ask for the SWIFT code of the bank receiving the funds.