ALLIED BANK LIMITED, LAHORE - SWIFT/BIC Code

ALLIED BANK LIMITED, LAHORE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ABPAPKKA979

Bank / Institution

ALLIED BANK LIMITED

Address

3,4 TIPU BLOCK, NEW GARDEN TOWN

City

LAHORE

Postcode

54000

Country

Pakistan

Connection

Active

ABPAPKKA979 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ABPAPKKA or ABPAPKKA979

Bank Code

ABPA - code assigned to ALLIED BANK LIMITED

Country Code

PK - code belongs to Pakistan

Location & Status

KA - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

979 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ABPAPKKA - primary office of ALLIED BANK LIMITED, Pakistan

What is a SWIFT Code ABPAPKKA979?

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

SWIFT codes comprise of 8 or 11 characters. All 11 digit codes refer to specific branches, while 8 digit codes (or those ending in 'XXX') refer to the head or primary office. SWIFT codes are formatted as follows:

AAAA BB CC DDD

First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - location code, passive participant will have "1" in the second character (letters and digits)
Last 3 characters - branch code, optional - 'XXX' for primary office (letters and digits)

The registrations of SWIFT Codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.