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

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

SWIFT Code / BIC

BOFAES2X

Bank / Institution

BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Address

TORRE SERRANO, FLOOR 8, CALLE MARQUES DE VILLMAGNA 3, PLANTA 40

City

MADRID

Postcode

28001

Country

Spain

Connection

Active

BOFAES2X - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BOFAES2X or BOFAES2XXXX

Bank Code

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

Country Code

ES - code belongs to Spain

Location & Status

2X - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code BOFAES2X?

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.