CAISSE D'EPARGNE CEPAC (FORMERLY BANQUE DES ANTILLES FRANCAISES), POINTE-A-PITRE - SWIFT/BIC Code

CAISSE D'EPARGNE CEPAC (FORMERLY BANQUE DES ANTILLES FRANCAISES), POINTE-A-PITRE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BDAFGPGX971

Bank / Institution

CAISSE D'EPARGNE CEPAC (FORMERLY BANQUE DES ANTILLES FRANCAISES)

Address

PLACE DE LA VICTOIRE, BP 76

City

POINTE-A-PITRE

Postcode

97152

Country

Guadeloupe

Connection

Active

BDAFGPGX971 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BDAFGPGX or BDAFGPGX971

Bank Code

BDAF - code assigned to CAISSE D'EPARGNE CEPAC (FORMERLY BANQUE DES ANTILLES FRANCAISES)

Country Code

GP - code belongs to Guadeloupe

Location & Status

GX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

971 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BDAFGPGX - primary office of CAISSE D'EPARGNE CEPAC (FORMERLY BANQUE DES ANTILLES FRANCAISES), Guadeloupe

What is a SWIFT Code BDAFGPGX971?

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.