BANQUE NATIONALE D'ALGERIE, CHLEF - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANQUE NATIONALE D'ALGERIE, CHLEF - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BNALDZAL260

Bank / Institution

BANQUE NATIONALE D'ALGERIE

Address

RUE IBN BADIS

City

CHLEF

Postcode

Country

Algeria

Connection

Active

BNALDZAL260 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BNALDZAL or BNALDZAL260

Bank Code

BNAL - code assigned to BANQUE NATIONALE D'ALGERIE

Country Code

DZ - code belongs to Algeria

Location & Status

AL - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

260 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BNALDZAL - primary office of BANQUE NATIONALE D'ALGERIE, Algeria

What is a SWIFT Code BNALDZAL260?

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.