Societe Generale International LTD SWIFT/BIC code

Societe Generale International LTD SWIFT code: NEWGGB2L

Whether a recipient gives you NEWGGB2L or NEWGGB2LXXX, you are looking at the same address for Societe Generale International LTD in United Kingdom. Banks worldwide use BIC codes to route payments between countries to the correct institution. In daily life you usually come across it on international invoices, in your banking app and in the bank details that Societe Generale International LTD provides.

We wrote this page to help people who pays into an account at Societe Generale International LTD. Remember that the SWIFT code just identifies the bank, not the account: the IBAN or account number does that part.

Scams that use SWIFT codes

Be alert if a contact suddenly wants you to pay into a different account abroad. A valid SWIFT code says nothing about whether the request is genuine: scammers use real codes of real banks.

Check changed bank details through a separate channel, never via the email that asked for the change. Urgency or secrecy tend to be warning signs; a genuine business can wait for you to check. When money has already gone to the wrong account, call your bank right away.

Fraud can also target the receiver: someone sends too much and wants you to return the difference via a different route. Wait until the money is actually in your account and check with Societe Generale International LTD if anything seems off.

Is NEWGGB2L still correct? How to check

The most reliable place for the correct BIC is paperwork issued by the bank. Compare it with NEWGGB2L here and ask if anything does not match.

Mistakes in the BIC tend to be annoying more than disastrous: often the payment comes back, minus fees. A mistake in the IBAN or account number is more serious, because the money may be credited to someone else; check it just as carefully.

Most online banking apps validate the format of an IBAN and sometimes look up the BIC automatically – that confirms the format, not the owner. Some banks now check the payee name against the account. When you pay someone new, many people send a small test amount before sending the rest.

Transfer times and tracking a payment to Societe Generale International LTD

There is no fixed delivery time for international payments: many arrive the same day or the next. Weekends and public holidays in either country can add a day or more to the journey. Compliance checks by one of the banks can also cause a delay, regardless of the details.

A growing number of banks use SWIFT gpi. Every payment carries a unique transaction reference, the UETR. Specialist transfer services usually show a status online so you can see where the money is.

A missing payment has to be investigated from the sending side, using the payment confirmation. On the receiving end, you can look at your statements for a slightly lower amount, since fees may have been deducted.

British Pound (GBP) and conversion costs

Accounts at Societe Generale International LTD are usually held in GBP, the local currency. If you send another currency it has to be converted at some point. There is rarely a separate line for the conversion.

Who converts the money makes a difference: every bank has its own margin. Often you pay less to send GBP directly via a transfer service with a good rate.

Rates for GBP move all the time. On larger amounts, a seemingly small difference in the rate adds up quickly.

SEPA payments and the Societe Generale International LTD BIC

Because United Kingdom is in the SEPA zone, a euro payment to Societe Generale International LTD from within the SEPA area normally only needs an IBAN. Many banks do not require the BIC in that case.

Outside the euro and for senders outside SEPA, NEWGGB2LXXX remains part of the payment details. If your banking app asks for the BIC regardless, adding NEWGGB2L does no harm.

SEPA transfers normally land by the next business day; instant payments are faster if both banks offer them. Fees for SEPA transfers tend to be low, as long as no currency conversion is involved.

What to give a sender who pays you at Societe Generale International LTD

When you are waiting for a payment from another country, give the sender a complete set of details. Give them the account holder’s name, the IBAN or account number, the BIC NEWGGB2LXXX and your address, which some banks require.

Certain banks want the name and address of Societe Generale International LTD in London; it does no harm to include it. Double-check each detail before you send them – a sender rarely spots a mistake in someone else’s details.

An incoming payment will not always land in full. Fees for incoming transfers differ per bank; check the price list of Societe Generale International LTD. For business payments, you can state how the fees are split, so that nobody is left short.

NEWGGB2L or NEWGGB2LXXX – which one to use?

Each SWIFT/BIC code has the same eight core characters: a four-letter bank code, a two-letter country code and two characters for the location. The result is NEWGGB2L, the short form of the code.

The 11-character version adds three more characters that identify a branch or department. If the last three are XXX, the code points to the head office, so NEWGGB2LXXX and NEWGGB2L are interchangeable.

Leave out spaces or dashes when you type NEWGGB2L. Watch for O versus 0 or the letter I and the digit 1.

About this information

The details here come from publicly available data that we update regularly. Even so, banks merge or change codes and our data may lag behind. Figures such as the number of codes come from our directory and are not confirmed by Societe Generale International LTD.

See our directory on this page as a handy check, and let the details from the recipient or Societe Generale International LTD have the final say. GoldexPay is independent of Societe Generale International LTD. If you notice a mistake, we appreciate a short note via the contact page.

Head office or branch code at Societe Generale International LTD?

Societe Generale International LTD has 9 separate SWIFT/BIC codes across 1 cities. Only one is the head office code, NEWGGB2LXXX; the rest identify branches.

Usually you do not need to pick a branch: payments addressed to NEWGGB2LXXX are routed within Societe Generale International LTD without problems. Just use a branch code when the recipient gives you that exact code, for example on a letter or invoice.

The best way is to take the code straight from the recipient’s bank details. Codes are sometimes changed or retired over time.

Sending money abroad from Societe Generale International LTD

The price of a payment abroad is made up of more than one component – not just the fee on your screen. There is the transfer fee, possibly charges from correspondent banks along the way and, most importantly, the margin on the exchange rate if the currency changes.

The real cost is often in the rate, not in the fee: the bank converts at a rate that includes a margin. Compare the rate you are offered against the mid-market rate – the rate you find on financial news sites; the gap is what conversion costs you.

For a lot of routes, a specialist provider is less expensive than a bank – mostly thanks to the rate. Before your next transfer, take a minute to compare the total cost on GoldexPay rather than accepting the bank’s rate by default. Using a transfer service does not mean closing your account at Societe Generale International LTD: you simply pay the service from your account.