BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA, SAN JOSE - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA, SAN JOSE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BNCRCRSJGCI

Bank / Institution

BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA

Address

City

SAN JOSE

Postcode

Country

Costa Rica

Connection

Active

BNCRCRSJGCI - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BNCRCRSJ or BNCRCRSJGCI

Bank Code

BNCR - code assigned to BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA

Country Code

CR - code belongs to Costa Rica

Location & Status

SJ - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

GCI or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BNCRCRSJ - primary office of BANCO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA, Costa Rica

What is a SWIFT Code BNCRCRSJGCI?

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.