CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, MANILA - SWIFT/BIC Code

CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, MANILA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

CHBKPHMM

Bank / Institution

CHINA BANKING CORPORATION

Address

CHINA BANKING CORPORATION BLDG., 8745 PASEO DE ROXAS CORNER VILLAR, STREET MAKATI, METRO MANILA

City

MANILA

Postcode

1226

Country

Philippines

Connection

Active

CHBKPHMM - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

CHBKPHMM or CHBKPHMMXXX

Bank Code

CHBK - code assigned to CHINA BANKING CORPORATION

Country Code

PH - code belongs to Philippines

Location & Status

MM - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code CHBKPHMM?

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.