BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST, SAN PEDRO - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST, SAN PEDRO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC
BCAOCIABSAN
Bank / Institution
BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST
Address
City
SAN PEDRO
Postcode
Country
Cote d’Ivoire
Connection
Active
BCAOCIABSAN - SWIFT Code Breakdown
SWIFT Code
BCAOCIAB or BCAOCIABSAN
Bank Code
BCAO - code assigned to BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST
Country Code
CI - code belongs to Cote d’Ivoire
Location & Status
AB - represents location, second digit means active code
Branch Code
SAN or not assigned, indicating this is a head office
Head Office
BCAOCIAB - primary office of BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST, Cote d’Ivoire

What is a SWIFT Code BCAOCIABSAN?

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.

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