BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR, SAN SALVADOR - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR, SAN SALVADOR - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

CENRSVSSGTE

Bank / Institution

BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR

Address

BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA, 1A. CALLE PONIENTE Y 5A. AVENIDA, NORTE

City

SAN SALVADOR

Postcode

06-106

Country

El Salvador

Connection

Active

CENRSVSSGTE - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

CENRSVSS or CENRSVSSGTE

Bank Code

CENR - code assigned to BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR

Country Code

SV - code belongs to El Salvador

Location & Status

SS - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

GTE or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

CENRSVSS - primary office of BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DE EL SALVADOR, El Salvador

What is a SWIFT Code CENRSVSSGTE?

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.