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BIC Validator

Laminas\Validator\BusinessIdentifierCode validates if a given value could be a "Business Identifier Code" (BIC) as defined by ISO 9362. A BIC is a unique identification code for financial and non-financial institutions.

Supported Options

There are no additional supported options for the BusinessIdentifierCode validator.

BIC validation

BICs should be a string which length should be equal to 8 or 11.

  • The 4 first characters can only be letters and it is used to identify a bank or an institution.

  • The following 2 characters can only be letters too and it should be a country code assigned within ISO 3166-1 alpha-2. The only exception is the code 'XK' used for the Republic of Kosovo.

  • The following 2 characters can be letters or digits. It is used to represent a location (like a city)

  • The last 3 characters are optional and can be letters or digits, generally to represent a branch office. The code 'XXX' is often used to represent the AIN office when the 11 character code is used.

Basic Usage

$validator = new Laminas\Validator\BusinessIdentifierCode();

if ($validator->isValid('DEUTDEFF')) {
    // bic appears to be valid
} else {
    // bic is invalid; print the reasons
}