# swiftbic.org — SWIFT / BIC Code Reference
> Free browser-based lookup of 51,670 active SWIFT/BIC bank codes across 202 countries.
> All search runs locally in the browser; no account, no data sent to a server.
> Data is community-maintained (br99bry/swift-bank-codes, MIT, 2024). Not the official SWIFT directory.

## Tools
- [SWIFT / BIC Code Lookup](https://swiftbic.org/): Input a bank name, city, country, or BIC string; returns matching BIC codes with bank name, city, branch, BIC8/BIC11 type, and an ISO 9362 decoded breakdown (institution, country, location, branch).
- [IBAN Validator](https://swiftbic.org/iban-validator/): Input an IBAN; validates the ISO 7064 MOD-97-10 check digits and returns country, bank code, and account number.
- [UK Sort Code Validator](https://swiftbic.org/sort-code/): Input a 6-digit UK sort code; returns validation format check.
- [US ABA Routing Lookup](https://swiftbic.org/routing-number/): Input a 9-digit ABA routing number; returns validation format checksum check.

## Notes
- BIC characters 5-6 are the ISO 3166 country code; chars 1-4 the institution; 7-8 the location; 9-11 the optional branch.
- Reference only — verify any code with the beneficiary bank before sending funds.