BANCA DEL SEMPIONE SA, LOCARNO - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCA DEL SEMPIONE SA, LOCARNO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BASECH2266A

Bank / Institution

BANCA DEL SEMPIONE SA

Address

City

LOCARNO

Postcode

Country

Switzerland

Connection

Active

BASECH2266A - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BASECH22 or BASECH2266A

Bank Code

BASE - code assigned to BANCA DEL SEMPIONE SA

Country Code

CH - code belongs to Switzerland

Location & Status

22 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

66A or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BASECH22 - primary office of BANCA DEL SEMPIONE SA, Switzerland

What is a SWIFT Code BASECH2266A?

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.