BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, SAN JUAN - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, SAN JUAN - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BPPRPRSX

Bank / Institution

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Address

1500 PONCE DE LEON AVENUE, SANTURCE, FLOOR 2, STOP 22

City

SAN JUAN

Postcode

00907

Country

Puerto Rico

Connection

Active

BPPRPRSX - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BPPRPRSX or BPPRPRSXXXX

Bank Code

BPPR - code assigned to BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Country Code

PR - code belongs to Puerto Rico

Location & Status

SX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code BPPRPRSX?

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.