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

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

SWIFT Code / BIC

BOFAIT2XMIL

Bank / Institution

BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, MILAN BRANCH

Address

10 CORSO MATTEOTTI

City

MILANO

Postcode

20121

Country

Italy

Connection

Active

BOFAIT2XMIL - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BOFAIT2X or BOFAIT2XMIL

Bank Code

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

Country Code

IT - code belongs to Italy

Location & Status

2X - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

MIL or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BOFAIT2X - primary office of BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, MILAN BRANCH, Italy

What is a SWIFT Code BOFAIT2XMIL?

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.