ALLAHABAD BANK, SURAT - SWIFT/BIC Code

ALLAHABAD BANK, SURAT - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ALLAINBBSUR

Bank / Institution

ALLAHABAD BANK

Address

864,ATHUGAR STREET,NANPURA, ALAKANANDA APARTMENT

City

SURAT

Postcode

395 001

Country

India

Connection

Active

ALLAINBBSUR - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ALLAINBB or ALLAINBBSUR

Bank Code

ALLA - code assigned to ALLAHABAD BANK

Country Code

IN - code belongs to India

Location & Status

BB - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

SUR or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ALLAINBB - primary office of ALLAHABAD BANK, India

What is a SWIFT Code ALLAINBBSUR?

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.