BANCO AZTECA, S.A. INSTITUCION DE BANCA MULTIPLE, MEXICO - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO AZTECA, S.A. INSTITUCION DE BANCA MULTIPLE, MEXICO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

AZTKMXMMTVA

Bank / Institution

BANCO AZTECA, S.A. INSTITUCION DE BANCA MULTIPLE

Address

City

MEXICO

Postcode

Country

Mexico

Connection

Active

AZTKMXMMTVA - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

AZTKMXMM or AZTKMXMMTVA

Bank Code

AZTK - code assigned to BANCO AZTECA, S.A. INSTITUCION DE BANCA MULTIPLE

Country Code

MX - code belongs to Mexico

Location & Status

MM - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

TVA or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

AZTKMXMM - primary office of BANCO AZTECA, S.A. INSTITUCION DE BANCA MULTIPLE, Mexico

What is a SWIFT Code AZTKMXMMTVA?

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.