0 an official number used to refer to a particular bank
1 an official number used to refer to a particular branch of a bank:
The sort code, which is a six-digit number, is usually formatted as three pairs of numbers, for example 12-34-56.
It is aimed at commercial providers offering sort code validation products and services which are used by organisations to manage their electronic payment processing.
Recipients are identified by their mobile phone number instead of bank details such as sort code and account number.
It may be helpful to use visual models to sort codes into the potential themes.
Other countries, however, have codes which are equivalent to sort codes, but with formats unique to the country concerned.
Although sort codes in both countries have the same format, they are regulated by different authorities as each country has its own banking system.
Six-digit account sort codes are used in the range between 09-00-xx to 09-19-xx.
In some countries there is no direct equivalent of sort codes as the bank and branch codes are maintained separately from each other in those countries.
