BANCO COMERCIAL DO ATLANTICO, S. VICENTE - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO COMERCIAL DO ATLANTICO, S. VICENTE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BCATCVCV0C2

Bank / Institution

BANCO COMERCIAL DO ATLANTICO

Address

APARTADO 19 MINDELO

City

S. VICENTE

Postcode

Country

Cape Verde

Connection

Active

BCATCVCV0C2 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BCATCVCV or BCATCVCV0C2

Bank Code

BCAT - code assigned to BANCO COMERCIAL DO ATLANTICO

Country Code

CV - code belongs to Cape Verde

Location & Status

CV - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

0C2 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BCATCVCV - primary office of BANCO COMERCIAL DO ATLANTICO, Cape Verde

What is a SWIFT Code BCATCVCV0C2?

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.