EGYPTIAN ARAB LAND BANK, 6TH OF OCTOBER - SWIFT/BIC Code

EGYPTIAN ARAB LAND BANK, 6TH OF OCTOBER - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ARLBEGCAOCT

Bank / Institution

EGYPTIAN ARAB LAND BANK

Address

6TH OCTOBER - INDUSTRIAL AREA, SECTOR 52

City

6TH OF OCTOBER

Postcode

Country

Egypt

Connection

Active

ARLBEGCAOCT - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ARLBEGCA or ARLBEGCAOCT

Bank Code

ARLB - code assigned to EGYPTIAN ARAB LAND BANK

Country Code

EG - code belongs to Egypt

Location & Status

CA - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

OCT or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ARLBEGCA - primary office of EGYPTIAN ARAB LAND BANK, Egypt

What is a SWIFT Code ARLBEGCAOCT?

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.