BNP PARIBAS U.S.A - NEW YORK BRANCH, NEW YORK,NY - SWIFT/BIC Code

BNP PARIBAS U.S.A - NEW YORK BRANCH, NEW YORK,NY - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BNPAUS3NCUS

Bank / Institution

BNP PARIBAS U.S.A - NEW YORK BRANCH

Address

THE EQUITABLE TOWER, 787 SEVENTH AVENUE

City

NEW YORK,NY

Postcode

10019

Country

United States

Connection

Active

BNPAUS3NCUS - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BNPAUS3N or BNPAUS3NCUS

Bank Code

BNPA - code assigned to BNP PARIBAS U.S.A - NEW YORK BRANCH

Country Code

US - code belongs to United States

Location & Status

3N - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

CUS or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BNPAUS3N - primary office of BNP PARIBAS U.S.A - NEW YORK BRANCH, United States

What is a SWIFT Code BNPAUS3NCUS?

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.