BANCO LAFISE S.A., SAN JOSE - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO LAFISE S.A., SAN JOSE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BCCECRSJ

Bank / Institution

BANCO LAFISE S.A.

Address

OFIPLAZA DEL ESTE, BARRIO ESCALANTE, EDIFICIO C, 100 OESTE DE LA ROTONDA DE, LA BANDERA

City

SAN JOSE

Postcode

Country

Costa Rica

Connection

Active

BCCECRSJ - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BCCECRSJ or BCCECRSJXXX

Bank Code

BCCE - code assigned to BANCO LAFISE S.A.

Country Code

CR - code belongs to Costa Rica

Location & Status

SJ - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code BCCECRSJ?

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.