BANK OF THE COOK ISLANDS LIMITED, RAROTONGA - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF THE COOK ISLANDS LIMITED, RAROTONGA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BCKICKCR

Bank / Institution

BANK OF THE COOK ISLANDS LIMITED

Address

BCI HOUSE, 1 MAIRE NUI DRIVE

City

RAROTONGA

Postcode

1000

Country

Cook Islands

Connection

Active

BCKICKCR - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BCKICKCR or BCKICKCRXXX

Bank Code

BCKI - code assigned to BANK OF THE COOK ISLANDS LIMITED

Country Code

CK - code belongs to Cook Islands

Location & Status

CR - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code BCKICKCR?

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.