SCOTIABANK CHILE, VALPARAISO - SWIFT/BIC Code

SCOTIABANK CHILE, VALPARAISO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BKSACLRM061

Bank / Institution

SCOTIABANK CHILE

Address

City

VALPARAISO

Postcode

Country

Chile

Connection

Active

BKSACLRM061 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BKSACLRM or BKSACLRM061

Bank Code

BKSA - code assigned to SCOTIABANK CHILE

Country Code

CL - code belongs to Chile

Location & Status

RM - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

061 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BKSACLRM - primary office of SCOTIABANK CHILE, Chile

What is a SWIFT Code BKSACLRM061?

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.