BANK OF INDIA, ANTWERPEN - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF INDIA, ANTWERPEN - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BKIDBE22BOI

Bank / Institution

BANK OF INDIA

Address

SCHUPSTRAAT 18-20

City

ANTWERPEN

Postcode

2018

Country

Belgium

Connection

Active

BKIDBE22BOI - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BKIDBE22 or BKIDBE22BOI

Bank Code

BKID - code assigned to BANK OF INDIA

Country Code

BE - code belongs to Belgium

Location & Status

22 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

BOI or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BKIDBE22 - primary office of BANK OF INDIA, Belgium

What is a SWIFT Code BKIDBE22BOI?

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.