ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, CHRISTCHURCH - SWIFT/BIC Code

ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, CHRISTCHURCH - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ANZBNZ22797

Bank / Institution

ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED

Address

CORNER COLOMBO AND HEREFORD STREETS

City

CHRISTCHURCH

Postcode

Country

New Zealand

Connection

Active

ANZBNZ22797 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ANZBNZ22 or ANZBNZ22797

Bank Code

ANZB - code assigned to ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED

Country Code

NZ - code belongs to New Zealand

Location & Status

22 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

797 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ANZBNZ22 - primary office of ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, New Zealand

What is a SWIFT Code ANZBNZ22797?

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.