BANK BPH SA, WARSZAWA - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK BPH SA, WARSZAWA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BPHKPLPKCUS

Bank / Institution

BANK BPH SA

Address

TOWAROWA 25A

City

WARSZAWA

Postcode

00-958

Country

Poland

Connection

Active

BPHKPLPKCUS - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BPHKPLPK or BPHKPLPKCUS

Bank Code

BPHK - code assigned to BANK BPH SA

Country Code

PL - code belongs to Poland

Location & Status

PK - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

CUS or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BPHKPLPK - primary office of BANK BPH SA, Poland

What is a SWIFT Code BPHKPLPKCUS?

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.