BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, BRUSSELS BRANCH, BRUSSELS - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, BRUSSELS BRANCH, BRUSSELS - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BOFABE3XRES

Bank / Institution

BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, BRUSSELS BRANCH

Address

SQUARE DE MEEUS 38-40

City

BRUSSELS

Postcode

1000

Country

Belgium

Connection

Active

BOFABE3XRES - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BOFABE3X or BOFABE3XRES

Bank Code

BOFA - code assigned to BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, BRUSSELS BRANCH

Country Code

BE - code belongs to Belgium

Location & Status

3X - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

RES or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BOFABE3X - primary office of BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, BRUSSELS BRANCH, Belgium

What is a SWIFT Code BOFABE3XRES?

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.