BANCO CENTRAL DEL URUGUAY, MONTEVIDEO - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO CENTRAL DEL URUGUAY, MONTEVIDEO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

CBCUUYMD

Bank / Institution

BANCO CENTRAL DEL URUGUAY

Address

FABINI 777

City

MONTEVIDEO

Postcode

Country

Uruguay

Connection

Active

CBCUUYMD - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

CBCUUYMD or CBCUUYMDXXX

Bank Code

CBCU - code assigned to BANCO CENTRAL DEL URUGUAY

Country Code

UY - code belongs to Uruguay

Location & Status

MD - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code CBCUUYMD?

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.