BESNIE21
BEAR STEARNS BANK PLC is identified on the SWIFT network by the BIC code BESNIE21, registered in IRELAND, settling primarily in EUR. International wire transfers routed through this institution can be tracked free of charge by pasting your UETR or payment reference on the Ohmyfin homepage.
| Institution | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|
| BESN | IE — Ireland | 21 (test/non-live BIC) |
| SWIFT/BIC | BESNIE21 (head office, 8-char) |
|---|---|
| Bank | BEAR STEARNS BANK PLC |
| Country | IRELAND (ISO IE) |
| Primary currency | EUR (inferred from country) |
The SWIFT/BIC (Business Identifier Code) is the international standard ISO 9362 for identifying financial institutions in cross-border payments. BESNIE21 uniquely identifies BEAR STEARNS BANK PLC in IRELAND on the SWIFT network and is used as the routing identifier in field 57A of an MT103 message (or the equivalent BICFI element in an ISO 20022 pacs.008).
Because BESNIE21 is an 8-character BIC, it addresses the head office. Branch-level BICs append three additional characters (for example, BESNIE21XXX for the primary office) and are used when a specific branch must be addressed.
Payments routed through BEAR STEARNS BANK PLC can be tracked end-to-end via SWIFT GPI when both the sender and receiver are GPI-enabled. Ohmyfin provides free public lookup of any UETR — paste yours on the homepage to see the latest available status, including which correspondent banks the payment has passed through.
ANUNIE21ASRNIE21AARBIE21ABAPIE21ABRUIE21ACNTIE2DCSRUIE21AIFIIE21BESNIE21 is the unique SWIFT/BIC code identifying BEAR STEARNS BANK PLC in IRELAND. The first four characters (BESN) are the institution code; the next two (IE) are the ISO 3166-1 country code for Ireland; the next two (21) are the location code; no branch code is present, so this BIC addresses the head office.
Use the Ohmyfin SWIFT tracker on the homepage. Paste the UETR (field 121) or the payment reference (field 20) and Ohmyfin returns the latest available SWIFT GPI status, including each correspondent bank the payment passed through on the way to BEAR STEARNS BANK PLC.
BESNIE21 is 8 characters long — head-office BIC (8-char). An 8-character BIC identifies the bank's head office; an 11-character BIC identifies a specific branch. Both are valid in MT103 field 57A.
BEAR STEARNS BANK PLC's primary settlement currency is EUR (Euro). EUR clears via TARGET2. TARGET2 same day; SWIFT MT103 1-2 days.
Most delays at the beneficiary bank come from sanctions/AML screening on the ordering customer, missing remittance information in field 70, or arrival after the local RTGS cut-off. Use Ohmyfin to see which hop is holding the payment so you can chase the right party.