GBRECIPIENT BANK DETAILS
What details do you need to send money to United Kingdom?
Use this as a format checklist, then follow the exact fields shown by your chosen provider. Local GBP payout and a direct international wire can use different instructions.
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FIELD BY FIELD
United Kingdom recipient checklist
“Conditional” means the field depends on the provider, currency or payment rail.
DetailWhenFormatWhat to check
Recipient namerequiredExact legal or account name
Use the name shown by the recipient's bank. Do not shorten a business name.
IBANrequired22 characters, beginning GB
The published national format is GBkk BBBB SSSS SSCC CCCC CC.
SWIFT/BICconditional8 or 11 characters
Use the code supplied by the recipient's bank when the payment form asks for it.
Sort codeusual6 digits
Used with a UK account number for local GBP settlement.
Account numberusualUsually 8 digits
Copy the number exactly as the recipient's bank displays it.
LOCAL PAYOUT OR DIRECT WIRE?
The same destination can ask for different details
A direct international wire may request the bank's BIC and the recipient's IBAN. Providers paying through UK local rails may ask only for a sort code and account number.
Prefer their banking screen, official statement or bank-issued incoming-payment instructions.
Use the official source links below. A passing format is not an institution match.
Call through a trusted number, not contact details contained in the payment-change message.
Sources for United Kingdom
Use these for the institution, branch or national format. A directory result still does not identify the recipient account.