BANQUE AFRICAINE POUR L'INDUSTRIE ET LE COMMERCE BENIN, COTONOU - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANQUE AFRICAINE POUR L'INDUSTRIE ET LE COMMERCE BENIN, COTONOU - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

AFICBJBJ

Bank / Institution

BANQUE AFRICAINE POUR L'INDUSTRIE ET LE COMMERCE BENIN

Address

IMMEUBLE BAIC, BOULEVARD ST MICHEL, 522M

City

COTONOU

Postcode

01 BP 4477

Country

Benin

Connection

Active

AFICBJBJ - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

AFICBJBJ or AFICBJBJXXX

Bank Code

AFIC - code assigned to BANQUE AFRICAINE POUR L'INDUSTRIE ET LE COMMERCE BENIN

Country Code

BJ - code belongs to Benin

Location & Status

BJ - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code AFICBJBJ?

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.