BANCO PROVINCIAL S.A. BANCO UNIVERSAL, MARACAIBO - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO PROVINCIAL S.A. BANCO UNIVERSAL, MARACAIBO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BPROVECAMAR

Bank / Institution

BANCO PROVINCIAL S.A. BANCO UNIVERSAL

Address

City

MARACAIBO

Postcode

Country

Venezuela

Connection

Active

BPROVECAMAR - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BPROVECA or BPROVECAMAR

Bank Code

BPRO - code assigned to BANCO PROVINCIAL S.A. BANCO UNIVERSAL

Country Code

VE - code belongs to Venezuela

Location & Status

CA - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

MAR or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BPROVECA - primary office of BANCO PROVINCIAL S.A. BANCO UNIVERSAL, Venezuela

What is a SWIFT Code BPROVECAMAR?

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.