BANCO CENTRAL DEL PARAGUAY, ASUNCION - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO CENTRAL DEL PARAGUAY, ASUNCION - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BCPAPYPXGON

Bank / Institution

BANCO CENTRAL DEL PARAGUAY

Address

City

ASUNCION

Postcode

Country

Paraguay

Connection

Active

BCPAPYPXGON - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BCPAPYPX or BCPAPYPXGON

Bank Code

BCPA - code assigned to BANCO CENTRAL DEL PARAGUAY

Country Code

PY - code belongs to Paraguay

Location & Status

PX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

GON or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BCPAPYPX - primary office of BANCO CENTRAL DEL PARAGUAY, Paraguay

What is a SWIFT Code BCPAPYPXGON?

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.