Credit Suisse International SWIFT/BIC code

SWIFT/BIC code of Credit Suisse International

CSFPGB2L and CSFPGB2LXXX are two spellings of the same SWIFT/BIC code, and both point to Credit Suisse International in London. A BIC has a single purpose: it makes sure that money from abroad ends up at the right bank. In daily life you mostly see it on international invoices, in your banking app and on the account details of Credit Suisse International customers.

On this page you will find how the code is put together, when you need it and what else you need for a transfer to or from Credit Suisse International. Keep in mind that the SWIFT code only identifies the bank, not the account: the account number or IBAN does that part.

Tracking a transfer to or from Credit Suisse International

How fast a payment reaches Credit Suisse International depends on a few things: which currency you send, the number of banks in between, cut-off times and differences in time zone. Payments made after the cut-off time or on weekends and holidays often go out a business day later. Occasionally a bank wants to know what the payment is for.

If the money is late, ask the sending bank for the status or the UETR; with that reference banks can see where the payment is. Specialist transfer services often show a status online so you can see where the money is.

Only the sending bank is able to request a trace; the receiving side usually has nothing to trace yet. As a recipient, it helps to check your account to see a partial amount.

Paying into Credit Suisse International in GBP

The currency of United Kingdom is the British Pound (GBP). Money sent in a different currency is converted into GBP, and whoever converts it chooses the rate. Each conversion costs the amount.

Which bank converts the payment makes a difference, because each party uses its own rate. Often it is cheaper if you send GBP straight away via a provider with a good rate, so that the receiving bank does not need to convert again.

Exchange rates move all the time. On larger amounts, even seemingly small gap in the rate adds up quickly.

Euro transfers to Credit Suisse International: is a BIC needed?

United Kingdom is part of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), the zone for standardised euro payments. When you send euros from another SEPA country, you normally only need the IBAN.

For anything other than euros and for senders outside SEPA, CSFPGB2LXXX or CSFPGB2L remains part of the payment details. If a payment form asks for the BIC anyway, adding CSFPGB2L does no harm.

SEPA transfers normally land by the next business day. Charges on SEPA transfers tend to be low, as long as no currency conversion is involved.

How to check CSFPGB2L before you pay

The best place to find the correct BIC remains paperwork issued by the bank like a bank statement or the account page in online banking. If the code you have differs from CSFPGB2L or CSFPGB2LXXX, stop and ask: check with the recipient or with Credit Suisse International directly.

Mistakes in the BIC tend to be annoying rather than disastrous. A mistake in the IBAN or account number is more serious because it can reach the wrong person.

An automatic check by your bank only confirms that the IBAN exists – not that it belongs to the person you mean to pay. If your bank offers it, a payee name check before sending adds extra certainty. For a first payment, many people send a small test amount.

Receiving money from abroad at Credit Suisse International

For a transfer from abroad into your account at Credit Suisse International, the person paying you needs not just the SWIFT code. The basics are: the account holder’s name, IBAN or account number, CSFPGB2LXXX and, for some countries, your postal address.

You can include Credit Suisse International and London as well, since some forms ask for it. Check every detail before you share them, because the sender’s bank usually copies them as is.

Money from abroad does not always land in full. Correspondent banks can take a fee and your own bank may charge for processing, and when currencies differ, a markup on the rate applies. On invoices, it is common to state how the fees are split.

Sending money abroad from Credit Suisse International

When you send money to another country via Credit Suisse International, the fee you see is rarely all of the cost. Besides the transfer fee, banks in between can take a cut, and if the money changes currency, the bank usually applies a rate below the actual market rate.

Many banks rarely list the margin on the rate as a cost – you only notice it if you compare. Check the rate you are offered with the mid-market rate – the rate you find on financial news sites.

Money transfer services frequently offer rates closer to the mid-market rate and lower fees. GoldexPay compares these services side by side so you can see what actually arrives for the same amount sent. You can still keep your account at Credit Suisse International as the source of the money, while a cheaper service handles the conversion.

Scams that use SWIFT codes

Fraudsters regularly use payment requests with new bank details. A correct SWIFT code says nothing about who owns the account – scammers simply use real codes.

Check new payment details through a different channel like a call to a number from an earlier contract, not by replying to the message. Pressure or requests to keep it quiet tend to be red flags – a real supplier can wait a day. If a payment was sent to a fraudster, contact your bank immediately: the sooner they act, the better the chance of a recall.

Recipients can be targeted as well: one known trick is an overpayment followed by a request to refund the difference abroad. Do not act before the money has really arrived and check with Credit Suisse International if anything seems off.

About this information

We collect bank codes using public sources and check them regularly. Even so, banks merge or change codes and our data may lag behind. The number of codes on this page reflect what is in our directory, not official figures from Credit Suisse International.

Treat our data as a starting point, rather than as the last word. GoldexPay has no connection to Credit Suisse International, we only compare transfer services. If you notice a mistake, we appreciate a message.

CSFPGB2L or CSFPGB2LXXX – which one to use?

The structure of every SWIFT code is always the same: four characters for the institution, two for the country and a two-character location code, plus an optional branch code. In this case, the 8-character core is CSFPGB2L.

Many payment forms accept either length. If a form asks for eleven characters, use CSFPGB2LXXX, otherwise CSFPGB2L is fine.

Enter the code as one block, in capitals and without separators, exactly as shown here. Watch for the letter O and the digit 0 and I versus 1.

Choosing between the 5 SWIFT codes of Credit Suisse International

With 5 codes in 1 locations, Credit Suisse International is one of the banks that use individual codes for parts of the organisation and departments. The main code remains CSFPGB2LXXX.

In most cases there is no need to pick a branch: payments sent to CSFPGB2LXXX reach Credit Suisse International correctly. A branch code only makes sense when the account holder specifically asks for it.

The best way is to copy the code directly from the recipient’s invoice. Branch codes are more prone to change than the head office code when a bank merges or closes offices.