BANCO INTERNACIONAL S.A., GUAYAQUIL - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO INTERNACIONAL S.A., GUAYAQUIL - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BINTECEQ100

Bank / Institution

BANCO INTERNACIONAL S.A.

Address

City

GUAYAQUIL

Postcode

Country

Ecuador

Connection

Active

BINTECEQ100 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BINTECEQ or BINTECEQ100

Bank Code

BINT - code assigned to BANCO INTERNACIONAL S.A.

Country Code

EC - code belongs to Ecuador

Location & Status

EQ - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

100 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BINTECEQ - primary office of BANCO INTERNACIONAL S.A., Ecuador

What is a SWIFT Code BINTECEQ100?

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.