BANK OF CYPRUS PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED, NICOSIA (LEFKOSIA) - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF CYPRUS PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED, NICOSIA (LEFKOSIA) - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BCYPCY2NTSY

Bank / Institution

BANK OF CYPRUS PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

Address

City

NICOSIA (LEFKOSIA)

Postcode

Country

Cyprus

Connection

Active

BCYPCY2NTSY - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BCYPCY2N or BCYPCY2NTSY

Bank Code

BCYP - code assigned to BANK OF CYPRUS PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

Country Code

CY - code belongs to Cyprus

Location & Status

2N - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

TSY or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BCYPCY2N - primary office of BANK OF CYPRUS PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED, Cyprus

What is a SWIFT Code BCYPCY2NTSY?

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.