BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, MANILA - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, MANILA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC
BOPIPHMMTRY
Bank / Institution
BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Address
AYALA AVENUE, CORNER PASEO DE, ROXAS, MAKATI CITY
City
MANILA
Postcode
1827 MCC
Country
Philippines
Connection
Active
BOPIPHMMTRY - SWIFT Code Breakdown
SWIFT Code
BOPIPHMM or BOPIPHMMTRY
Bank Code
BOPI - code assigned to BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Country Code
PH - code belongs to Philippines
Location & Status
MM - represents location, second digit means active code
Branch Code
TRY or not assigned, indicating this is a head office
Head Office
BOPIPHMM - primary office of BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Philippines

What is a SWIFT Code BOPIPHMMTRY?

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.

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