1. In China, the codes of financial institutions are separated, and they all start with 9. The same financial institution looks like the same code all over the country, and insurance is also a financial institution, but the code is the same all over the country.

2. If you don't know the bank code, you can also enter the English name of the bank in the institution name column, such as Bank of China, and click Search for the corresponding information.

3. If you don't know the bank code or the English name of the bank, recommend a domestic website with a comprehensive bank code: swiftcode.cn. Choose a bank, city and branch, and it is relatively easy to find the information you want.

4. If you know the swift of the head office of the bank, you can directly check the branch code in swift official website: swift.com. For example, the head office of China Bank: BKCHCNBJ, you can enter BKCHCNBJ in the BIC column, enter the corresponding country and city, and then click Search.

5. The central bank strengthened the construction of the coding system of financial institutions. Since 2009, the central bank has successively issued standards and systems such as Code of Financial Institutions and Regulations on Information Management of Financial Institutions.

6. Establish the framework of financial institution coding system through institutional system, technical platform and application promotion.